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
This is a case where understanding some basic technical drivers of the equipment you spend a lot of money on would've really helped.
Or the new iFi wireless xDSD just now coming out, don't know the price point or real availability, but the features... damn: https://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/x-xdsd/
Plus a decent Thunderbolt 3 to USB A adapter/cable to connect the iFi to your macbook pro if you don't have one; do you have player software on your mac? https://roonlabs.com/index.html
Nope, not rumor, Will in collaborations at MD has put it out; that an effort is underway for a new DAC, no time frame though...
DSD = Sonic Lubricity.
Audioengine D1 "Input sample rate (USB) 32kHz-96kHz native playback 188.2kHz & 192kHz re-sampled to 96kHz "
The iDSD BL Nano: "DSD 256/128/64/12.4/11.2/6.2/5.6/3.1/2.8 DXD 384/352.8kHz PCM 384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1kHz "
They know about the looks issue... When MD releases the new DAC,, that is the looker and the iFi becomes a traveler.
My OTL amp inspired me to explore headphones beyond the headphone-out on my preamp. I expect the Alex’s will inspire an exploration of Amps.
When I got back into this, I listened to PCM through the levels,, and then heard what I have been waiting for with DSD. I have finally determined that a native 2.8 is better kept there, than upsampled to 5.6, but it may be the PC:)
Should have invested in SACD, but just as well not, because not a fan of injection molded & gilded media, now that I can get studio files.
Edit: The xDSD is only $400. Not that bad for what it does.