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
After doing a little research, the cheapest balanced amps were I can find where the smsl sap 10-9-7 , aune x7s (not xlr inputs tho) and as far as balanced dacs go they are like $300+.
So smsl and if you can find a cheap bal dac, or the topping dx7, or the best cheap option again and I agree would be the schiit jot.
I am interest to know what dac they plan on pairing with this LCX bal amp. According to the link the cee-tee guy gave they only plan on the sdac and that is not balanced. This lcx amp has bal inputs, so I would like to see a bal dac to go with it, but then we probably be talking about a $500 price point.
The NAD can be found on the bay for under $300 used. I picked one up a week ago for under $250 to pair with the LCx. As of right now, I can confirm that the amp section isn't great and sounds very dark with the HD6xx. It is a bit better with the HE4xx.
While I wait for the LCx, I hooked the NAD up SE to my Schiit Vali (1st gen) and it sounds pretty good... better than the Schiit Modi (1st gen) and about the same as the Schiit Mimby. My guess is that the Vali 1 is holding back both the NAD and Mimby... allowing neither to shine to their fullest.
FWIW, my goal is to have Mimby -> CTH -> HD6xx at the home office and NAD -> LCx -> ZMF Eikon at work. Since I'm waiting on both amps, March can't come fast enough for me.
-------edit-------- I listened to a friend's Jot and didn't care for the high end... seemed a little bright/shrill. I'm hoping the NAD/LCx will have the same low/mid and dial back the high end a touch. Of course, it all comes down to the headphone pairing too...
Also, while the JOT at $499 does include a balanced DAC, the amp portion is $399 and the DAC portion is $100. I don't know if I could bring myself to buy a JOT and then only use the DAC portion... essentially throwing away the $399 amp section.