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 PA3 Stereo Amp is for passive speakers so you don't need that.
The other side is the amp. Amps tend to affect your headphones sound much more since they are supplying the power to the drivers, and in general, the more power the amp has, the less distortion there is when pushing the volume loud (some amps with less power but high gain can get loud but the sound will get veiled, muddy, or otherwise distorted so it doesn't sound as clear, or you start to hear a background hiss because the gain is cranked high so it's just magnified instead of truly powered properly to that volume) so with this drop's headphone amp, the A30, it will do well with most headphones, though the 300 and 600 ohm headphones will be shorter of power (not by much, talking 20 to 80 mWs difference, most headphones under $200 and under 250 ohms don't need more than 180mW average, some peak bass may need 400mW but only when that strong bass is actually played) compared to a direct competitor, the Magni 3 from Schiit. Magni 3 puts out about double the power at 32 ohms, but unless you have planars, 250+ ohm headphones, or some fostex, EMU, or Denon headphones, you can get by without the doubled power of the Magni 3. Personal preference is the rest of it. Personally, I like more bass, smooth and detailed mids, and more relaxed treble, so the D30 fits my ear, and the Magni 3 and Jotunheim unbalanced connected to it are great with all my headphones.
I'd say get both here unless you really want more 250+ ohm headphones or planar magnetic headphones, you might want to get just the D30 and then the Magni 3 from Schiit. I won't say Schiit is the best, but at the price range, they tend to be some of the best price/performance at this level. Once you hit $400+, other amps from other companies tend to be more sought after.
Also I do believe others have said the A30 has a slightly higher output impedance so idk how accurate the low ohm headphones are, but like I said before I'm not a big IEM fan so my opinion there is moot.
The only thing I have to add to the high ohm cans is bass tends to need higher peak power for that moment of bass slam, so having that little extra power can squeeze out that extra oomph, idk how big of a difference the two would have.
Of course, I need an A30 to tell any sound coloration, since that would likely be the biggest difference with different parts and configuration on the inside. Someone that has both may be able to chime in.
I am also new to high-end audio. Last year I started my little investment : I have an HD6XX, A30 and D30. I am really happy with this setup. Both DAC and Amp improve the music very much. I think you can't go wrong with this. This is a cool beginner setup. I plugged the HD6XX to my friend's higher end setup (500$ DAC and Vali amp), it's quite impossible to tell a difference. You know there is something a little bit different, but it's impossible to recoognize on which setup you are plugged. I have never tried a really cheap DAC/Amp but I think that what is important is to have a decent Amp/DAC combo.
Sorry for bad English.