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
But if the hisses are there, and it's not even powerful enough for the HD6XX (300ohm, 103dB SPL/mW) , I would gravitate towards the Magni ofc, and accept the fate xD.
Any advice?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sabaj-Audio-RCA-Headphone-Amplifier-PHA2-Portable-Home-Mini-Amplificateur-Hifi-Headset-Earphone-AMP-DAC/32821077258.html
They're only an amp but put out quite a bit more than a Fulla 2, works with a charge pump design so it splits the single 5V into two separate rails. Can run it off your laptop's USB and have the portability you need.
PHA1 was reviewed and is legit, reaches 4 Vrms no problems. Pretty good in a portable form factor.
http://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/report/amp/sabaj-pha-1.php
HD 6XX sounds great on the Fulla 2. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. Adding the Magni 2 improved sound a bit, mostly in the bass regions. Bass had a slight increase and seems tighter than just off the Fulla 2. Both units have plenty of volume by themselves. I personally have to lower Windows volume to 70/100 because I keep hitting the channel imbalance zone of the Fulla 2 when it's fully maxed out. I only get to about 9 o'clock at the very most with the Fulla 2 on most of my songs anyway. That's less than 1/4 of the volume range. I could very easily blast my ears out with the Fulla 2.
Since you don't want to be tied to a desk or a power outlet, I don't see the reason to get a Magni 3. The Magni 3 is meant for a desktop setup with its hefty wall wart. The Fulla 2 is a transportable device with plenty of volume pushing power for the HD 6XX.
Btw the HD6XX isn't 103dB/mW, it's 103dB/V, which works out to be about 97dB/mW.
Magni 3 is a pure amp. Fulla 2 is a dac + amp, so in order to have both some corners are cut on the amp side to meet the same $99 price point. Honestly to my ears the difference is minimal and I would be happy just using the Fulla 2.
Here is also a link to a vid, The guy is saying the exact same thing. Fulla 2 = Schiit Stack unless you are cranking it all the way up.
I've found that when insufficient voltage is supplied, while they can sound very loud they will distort/clip and in my case become rather fatiguing. Also a general lack of bass with low voltage, which otherwise would be there with higher available voltages.
It's up to you, the Fulla 2 is fine, I think it drives up to 3 Vrms into 300 Ohms. Personally I think it's expensive for what you get...the DAC in your Macbook is a good one and you get a much more powerful amp for your $99 with the Magni...or get the Sabaj if you want cheaper, it's still more power than the Fulla.
5/7 of the way, which is only needed for Classical music or Jazz, so if don't listen to those type of genres you will not here a difference between the two. Thought he explained it pretty well.
You can read the same thing from people in these discussion, like this https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx/talk/1940936 , there are more people saying the same shit, thankfully there are not that many snobs who advise newcomers to buy +300$ multi-bit dacs (just for sound) here.
To most accounts I heard and from personal experience fulla 2 and schiit stack sound the same unless you are listening to music which needs to at least go past lets say, 2 o'clock mark on fulla, which is only limited to genres like jazz or classical music or even maybe recording with very high dynamic range. EVERYTHING else will sound the same. So my point is unless you are listening to those types of songs and don't need the extra connections, you are better off just saving up for other headphones, because people don't need the deceptive "full potential" for twice the price that they are not never going to use.