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
A DAC is a Digital-to-Analog Converter that takes all those 1's and 0's that make up digital audio files and converts it to an analog signal that can be amplified and played back by traditional speakers and headphones. DAC's are typically connected to a PC, CD Player or streaming box via USB, Optical, Coaxial or AES balanced connection. The DAC would then be connected to your headphone amp via RCA or XLR balanced outputs.
You can find many varieties of DAC's and I generally recommend focusing on the budget and feature set before worrying over chip implemented. I for one use my DAC for both headphones and my stereo. I also switch fairly regularly between headphone amps. I like DAC's with two or more outputs as it facilitates my listening habits. Schiit and Topping make good budget DAC's. If portability is needed Audioquest makes the Dragonfly Black/Red. For someone new to the experience I don't know if I could recommend you spend more than $500 "all in" for the amp/dac AIO or a stack with cables. I have personally used DAC's and headphone amps from Fiio, Emotiva, Schiit, Gustard, Teac, Cayin, Audioquest, MD O2.
My favorite chain would be the Teac UD-501>Cayin IHA-6>Focal Elex/HE500/T1 but I also get a ton of enjoyment out of the Dragonfly 1.2 (my cheapest combo). The Schiit Stack of the Modi2 Uber and either a Vali or a Magni (Magni being more versatile but lacking that tube charm) is a good deal for $250-$300. I personally wouldn't recommend going Multi-bit for anything less than the Gungnir but that's just me being overly cautious.
Nice choice and a great start to the world of ever lasting upgrades lol. I'm sure you will get some great fun out of that set up and maybe it could be something you have for a long time. You know I have been full circle in the headphones hobby starting modest and ending up with high end gear but now I'm back left with a hd600. The 6xx series are really great and in the end you probs won't need anything else really so enjoy them knowing they are top class headphones.
Cambridge Audio Pro-ject Emotiva Schiit Vincent (stretching the term cheap)