Sennheiser PC37X randomly goes bad after disconnecting the cable ?
Greetings, Yesterday I was using my headset like normal with my macbook, just listening to music and on a call with people like usual, and the headset was perfectly fine. The stock wire that came with the headset is extremely long and yesterday it annoyed me very much that it kept getting tangled with itself, so I decided to see if the cable is replaceable. I pulled out the cable from the headset and saw the adapter, and looked online for a replacement. Upon plugging it back in, the audio sounded extremely muffled and washed out. Im not sure what I did wrong to make it mess up like that as I've always taken good care of it, ive had it for about 2 years and its always just been chilling on my desk, but anywho I thought the cable just went bad and ordered a replacement. The replacement came, and the issue is still persistant, so I am not sure what the issue is I've tried multiple different headsets and the issue is not with the port, and I also tried it with my windows laptop and...
Apr 23, 2024
Welcome to the second drop for the Massdrop Objective 2 Headphone Amplifier! First off, big round of internet applause for participants of the first drop. This product exists because of their patience and support. To kick things off, here’s a Q&A taking the most asked questions from the previous drop and adding what we expect you’ll ask first.
Q: Is this the original O2 with all NwAvGuy’s approved parts? A: Yep! All parts used in the production of this O2 are from NwAvGuy’s original BOM (other than the metal case, and metal volume knob, those are both custom parts we had manufactured)
Q: For the desktop version (RCA Input, 1/4” output, rear power) how did you add those options without altering the PCB? A: Where most manufacturers use jumper wires (little wires that run from the output PCB pads to the rear RCA jacks as an example), we created daughter PCBs that connect inside the case. While this solution is more expensive, there’s no danger of jumper wires being dislodged during transit.
Q: Looking at the discussion, I see the last drop was delivered much later than originally anticipated. What’s being done to ensure an on-time arrival for the drop this time around? A: Most of the delays we faced in the first drop were caused by unexpected part shortages. We had to source several parts in the united states, ship them to our manufacturing partner, and deal with meaningful delays when foreign customs decided to hold those parts for nearly 10 days. This time, all the parts are already sourced and on their way to our manufacturing partner, no customs shenanigans expected this time. Glad to provide more examples, but suffice to say, we’ve learned from our experiences in the first drop and won’t repeat the same mistakes.
We’re excited to have the O2 (plus new desktop edition) back on Massdrop. I’ll be around all day to answer questions so hit reply, write your post, and I’ll be notified.
Thanks for your interest and support!
How I can connect it?
I'll jump this!
Thank you, once I get this O2, I will get adapter cable for it.
Thanks!
I mean of course since it cost more charge the extra whatever but still people who wanted rear power, 1/4in, RCA etc... were not able to get that from the first run and around a couple of weeks POOF what users requested shows up!
BUT WAIT they already bought it previously... hmmm doesn't make sense and whoever made that move/decision should be disappointed in themselves because THIS was NOT a good business decision hurting customers isn't the way to go so the only come back would allow people who previously bought it that wanted those additions to be able to get them at the extra cost.
And will the ODAC be better than the DACport Slim?; I was in the first DACport Slim drop and love it but I like the stacked look of this kit.
So then I'd have to purchase a soldering iron then have the risk of potentially ruining the O2 AMP and then I'll have a $70 brick, which is why I thought MD should allow some send in/trade in option and have the users pay an additional X amount for the upgrade because they have to manufacture these anyway before sending out so what's wrong with getting yours to them before the drop ends and then boom easy peasy...
I would understand if MD had these in stock and wouldn't want a whole bunch more coming back so then they are overloaded with potentially unwanted units but if they send them back to manufacturing they could just do the upgrades, as i'm sure EVERYONE wouldn't want to upgrade some people might like the original portability of the unit.
Options are always nice; but as of yet we don't have any other than just buying a whole other $95 dollar unit.
http://www.jdslabs.com/pdf/Custom%20O2%20-%20Soldering%20Guide.pdf
Keep in mind, the reference design requirements on the PCB, and that guide is very relevant, and looks like it would be very easy to move the power and RCA inputs to the back.
You can even get machined front and rear plates from JDS for pretty cheap.