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
First of all, the Modi only has unbalanced RCA outputs. So for those speakers you already need a pair of 1/4" TR/TRS to RCA cables to connect that to each other. If you only get a Modi/Magni you will also then need to swap the cables each time on the Modi. You could also buy a switch and have it go like Modi -> Switch -> Magni or Yamaha HS7. If you want to just stick with Schiit they have the Sys, which is a passive pre-amp or switch [reversed, volume knob at 100% all times].
I was in your dilemma not too long ago. I never bought a switch, but my KRK Rokit 8 G3's were my last purchase in my mix of Modi/Magni and then the Sys to fulfill that role, Personally the Sys was just for volume control of the speakers for convenience. I was still unplugging cables regardless.
That all became very tedious and I decided to buy a Schiit Asgard 2 and sell my Magni and Sys. The Asgard 2 is more expensive, but it has 1x pair of RCA in/out respectively (1 pair in; 1 pair out). Another benefit was it had an ACTIVE pre-amp, unlike the sys. The Asgard 2 switches between headphone amp and pre-amp depending on if headphones are plugged in or not. I also own a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 990 600 ohm headphones and the magni was underwhelming in regards to them, so it was a win-win for me.
Another suggestion might be undesirable, but I had seen it suggested depending on your personal needs when looking to resolve my own problem. Some folk on the internet suggested just using your motherboard outputs for the active monitors and the Modi/Magni for headphones. If you have an audio interface by chance you could use that exclusively with your monitors. Other crazy people bought 2 Modi's (wouldn't recommend)!
I wish you luck in finding the most cost-effective option for your needs.
Edit: Added some clarification and a second photo showing I've owned the triple Schiit stack for credibility.