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
So I'd be thrilled to discover I do have the digital inputs you mention, but I'm a bit confused. Here's a shot of the of the 5.1 inputs:
'Cuz if that's case, I think there's a light at the end of tunnel (so to speak). I like the other options you suggested to, but before I go that way, I do want to know if any of those little yellow jacks actually are Toslink or S/PDIF?
Can you confirm that?
You can choose to believe, or not believe whatever you want. But until you've owned nice systems, and actually tried all of this stuff, like I have. This is just your opinion. I'm coming from a place of experience, not repeating what I've seen on the internet, or what I think works/doesn't work. I've read so much conflicting opinions on the internet, it's crazy. So I chose to buy, and try as much at I possibly can. I own over a dozen pairs of speakers, over a dozen amps/integrated amps/receivers, 4 DACs, 3 or 4 preamps, an EQ, a TT, a Compact Disk changer, and a cassette player. I also own a few pairs of quality interconnects (Blue Jean/Mogami Neglex, etc), and some bulk speaker/power cable from Jenving (Supra brand from Sweden).
I've learned that all the people who claim audiophoolery, and that rely only on measurements all have one thing in common. They talk about things based on their opinions, their feelings, or from what they've seen in the internet. Most have very little, if any real experience with different gear. They say stuff like "My Onkyo I bought in 1978 still works great, and there's no need of any more then that, as it's satisfied me all these years". And that's great, except he's just proving that he hasn't listened to anything, but that one piece for all these years. He's got no real experience. And then they'll go on, and talk like they do have experience.
In my experience things definitely do sound different, and you do get better sound with better equipment. It's just that simple. I've managed to put together an amazing system for under $1000 buying used equipment. It's all carefully thought out though. And the retail price is over $4000 if it were bought new. Having done this, and learned that the naysayers were wrong. And that you do get what you pay for when buying quality audio gear. I'm now going to spend real money, and get something epic. I've heard a great system years ago that blew me away, and I'm looking to get to that level someday soon.
Having said all that. I'm also willing to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, and send Ray my Geek Out 450 DAC/headphone amp to compare to a Chromecast if he wants (he'll have to buy the Chromecast obviously). It was about $200 new. I bought it for $60 shipped from a fellow member on AudioKarma. That way he can make his own decision between Bluetooth, and a directly connected DAC. And he can send it back when he's done, or I'll sell it to him cheaply. If he wants to keep it. I'll even pay shipping to him, and I'll send along a nice Radio Shack 1/8in to stereo RCA cord/adapter. So he can hook it up to his receiver. And he can use it just as is for headphones. It's got a Class A headphone amp built in that sounds great.
Just let me know if you want to try it #RayF , and I'll send it your way soon as I have some time. Probably next week, mid week sometime.
BTW, what floorstanding speakers would you recommend?
As for the speakers. I'm not sure what's really or there. I've only recently been looking at new speakers, for the future. I've got a garage full, but they're all old ones I bought used. I did almost buy some Polk Audio T50's because they were recommended by one of my favorite reviewers (Zero Fidelity on YouTube), and they're cheap. But I don't really have the room, and my next set will probably be much more serious high end type ones.
You really should let everyone know what you listen to. The room size. How loud you'll listen. And what type of sound you prefer. Warm, and musical, or bright and detailed. Or totally neutral (expensive, and hard to get though).
I see you have a $1000 budget. I don't think you'll have to spend that much myself, but if you did. You'll probably want something better then that Sony to do them justice. I would just get the Polks though probably, if I were you. They're on sale for $100 a piece right now, and are very good supposedly for the money. They'll work fine with that receiver too. Keep it cheap for now, and make sure you'll really use it enough to warrant spending lots of money.
And I was serious about the DAC. It's not being used at all, and sounds pretty good. It's also just a tiny little thing. Looks like an Audioquest Dragonfly DAC. Just plugs into a USB port with no cable, and is powered by the port itself. It's about the size of two matchboxes. If you borrow that, and get those speakers. You'll be in business cheap. And if you buy them new. You'll have a return window. In case you don't like them. Really no risk that way. The Pioneer Andrew Jones speaker (SP-FS52) is another possibility. But I think the bass is lower on the Polks, and they're more musical. Some people prefer them though. And if you wanted to spend more. People love the Elac speakers that Andrew Jones makes. The Debut series, or the pricier Uni-fi series both get rave reviews. The start at $250 for bookshelf, and go to $1000 for Uni-Fi towers. And Dali speakers get a lot of love too. Really though. We'll need more info to give proper advice. This will get you started down the path towards what's out there though. Here's some videos about the Polks, and one that talks about the Pioneer ones too.