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
The THX AAA amp has very low THD+N and I remember others recommending a similar spec DAC for it. If you have no preference and want a good value for money DAC then the Massdrop x Grace Standard DAC might be your best option (delivery time of May 2019). Or a Topping D30, or D50 even.
24-Bit Resolution Analog Performance: − Dynamic Range: 132 dB (9 V RMS, Mono) 129 dB (4.5 V RMS, Stereo) 127 dB (2 V RMS, Stereo) − THD+N: 0.0004% Differential Current Output: 7.8 mA p-p 8× Oversampling Digital Filter: − Stop-Band Attenuation: –130 dB − Pass-Band Ripple: ±0.00001 dB Sampling Frequency: 10 kHz to 200 kHz System Clock: 128, 192, 256, 384, 512, or 768 fS With Autodetect Accepts 16- and 24-Bit Audio Data PCM Data Formats: Standard, I2S, and Left-Justified Optional Interface Available to External Digital Filter or DSP Digital De-Emphasis Digital Filter Rolloff: Sharp or Slow Soft Mute Zero Flag Dual-Supply Operation: − 5-V Analog, 3.3-V Digital 5-V Tolerant Digital Inputs Small 28-Lead SSOP Packag
My motherboard has the ES9023 which isn't half bad.
@AndrewMason Thanks for sharing about the Topping NX4-DSD. That one seems to measure quite well at <0.0008% THD+N and cheaper.