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
Which one of these three would you buy and why? This Massdrop O2 + SDAC (I think like $160 shipped) Schiit Fulla 2 ($125 shipped) Feixiang DAC-X6 - not the most attractive name, but heard some good stuff, overall mixed reviews. ($65 shipped)
I'll be using the HD6XX for everything, high-high quality classical, pop, ranging from lossless to 128kbps, movies and whatever else is needed. I'll be using my MacBook Pro, so the DAC is not as bad as some windows based laptops, from what I understand. So, if the difference is substantial I can splurge, but since I am just a random Joe, I don't think I will notice it, without, and maybe even after, some continuous A/B testing. If you think otherwise, let me know.
So, yeah, I think that's all. Personally, I would prefer the Fulla 2, since it's readily available at any given point of time, unlike the SDAC combo (I know about the JDL and Mayflower ones, but they're like 279) and since it's more or less portable, unlike both of these. But, I'm not a house, I can move, if something is really worth it.
Someone called SSL, a highly regarded individual on linustechtips forum as I understand, says the O2 would be the bottleneck for the 650s (read 6XXs), would you agree? Will the Fulla 2 provide enough volume and range, I think it's called, for the 6xx?
If you could share some of your knowledge and advice, it would be much appreciated.