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
Here are two options: 1. For Mac: The headphone style audio output is actually two outputs in one, either an analog headphone output or an optical digital output (S/PDIF: Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format). To take advantage of this, get a Toslink mini to Toslink cable. I recommend the AudioQuest Forest OptiLink, but if that's too rich you can pick one up at MonoPrice or Amazon for less than $10. Avoid the adaptor at Monoprice ($0.89 / sku #2671) due to high failure rate. This WILL get you 24/96, plus big benefits in terms the elimination of noise in the audio signal or picked up by the cable.
2. No optical output? Check out the USB Disruptor. They have different versions depending on the type of USB output your computer has. This won't get you 24/96 from the D20, but why spend money on an expensive DAC if you haven't tackled the noise issue outlined above. It matters a heck of a lot more than the higher 24/96 resolution because you can't hear resolution masked by noise. If you can't go optical, you'll have to decide if the D20 DAC is for you. Do you have 24-bit music? Unless you buy your music from a company like HDtracks you probably don't. Once again, remember you won't hear resolution if you don't cure the noise problem. At www.USBDisruptor.com you can learn a lot more on why.
For $69.99, me thinks the Toppings D20 DAC is an outstanding deal (especially if hooked up right).
Joe (aka Audiomaven)