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
If you plan on doing actual streaming you may wish to go for the XLR route and a nice USB mic pre-amp together. That will add another $70-100 however it would give the best quality sound and make it easy to monitor the mic levels on the go and make changes to the gain levels on the fly.
Really it just depends on your budget and what you're looking to be able to do.
For the average home user you wont really need the increased resolution offered by higher quality DACs, but it IS nice to have the option available, and XLR does make it very easy to upgrade individual components without having to get an entirely new setup if/when you decide to upgrade.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/m-audio-mtrack-plus-usb-interface
This is the link to the drop and please keep the discussion going. Thanks for posting!
However, I have been using the M-Audio exclusively lately and I am really happy with them. I find them both, the Focusrite and the M-Audio, well matched and each with their pluses and minuses. Construction wise they are both well built with aluminum chassis, dual inputs, and a small footprint as well. However, I like the top-down design of the M-Audio, functions more an to a mixer than a peripheral in my opinion.
But that is the short answer. You should read up on them both and make a determination based on tech specs and others' reviews as well. Thanks for the post!