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
Does anyone know how this would work with the newly released Magni 3 from Schiit? I am hesitating between that and the Massdrop O2 AMP+SDAC combo, or even the Topping D30+A30 combo also found here. I am pretty new to the Mid-fi community and would like some advice based on my sound preferences and my current and upcoming gear. So far I have some portable gear, including the Topping NX1s to run with my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, as well as the Cayin C5 (DAC/AMP version) paired with a Cayin N3 DAP. My headphones include a Philips Fidelio L1, Shure SRH750DJ, Beyerdynamic DT1350 80 ohm, AKG K7XX, as well as a Fostex T-X0 (my first planar) and a Sennheiser HD6XX on the way. As for IEMs, it's only worth mentioning the Magaosi K3 Pro (and the VE Monk Plus of course ;) ). I listen to various music styles but tend to be more on the Hip Hop / RnB side, so I do like my bass (although I wouldn't consider myself a basshead). So what would you guys suggest be the best combo out of the 3 I mentioned for me to enter the desktop DAC/AMP world (tight budget around or under 200 dollars, thanks Massdrop for forcing me to get the T-X0 and HD6XX! :D )? Thanks for your suggestions!
= You can buy a sepaerate amp or dac and still use it with the o2+sdac in case you want to either upgrade the dac or amp. For example the magni 3 is a better amp, so you could output the sdac to that amp and that amp has rca outputs so you could passthough the dac through the magni 3 to something else like powered monitors.
If you have powered monitors/speakers I would recommend the sdac and schit magni 3 amp combo.
I you have passive monitors/speakers then you could just buy a all in one like the smsl AD18. I seen massdrop have a few times lately for around $100. Very good deal to me.
Also, if you do want to go down the passive pre amp path with the Schiit Sys, it may be worth looking at the JDS Labs OL Switcher. It has two inputs and two outputs making it a more complete switching pre amp in my opinion.
I hope all of this helps and please correct me if I got anything wrong.