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
Since you mainly want to run it with a TV and Macbook Pro, you'll most likely need something with USB and Optical Inputs, you didn't mention if you had any speakers, so my recommendation will be based on that.
Here is my recommendation: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/smsl-m6-dac-amp
For the money, you get an entirely decent DAC, married to an entirely decent headphone amp that has enough power to run the 6XX and 4XX. Not at the top end of their capabilities, but it'll still sound quite a bit better than your current setup. The M6 has Optical and Coaxial SPDIF Inputs, as well as USB, has support for Hi-Res Audio as well as DSD files. It has a digital volume nub that you can use to switch inputs, or physically switch between the front 1/4" Headphone Out, and the rear RCA Pre-Outs (variable voltage for controlling powered monitors) with a flick to the right of the volume nub. On top of all that, the rear RCAs can be Pre OR Line Outs (fixed voltage for passing to another amplifier) by holding the nub to the right. By far, the best part though, is the remote. Which allows you to control volume and switch outputs and inputs from the comfort of your couch.
Meaning, you could have your TV plugged in via optical, your Macbook connected via USB, your powered monitors in the back and your headphones out the front. You get home and put your headphones on, make sure the output it switched to front and the input is your Macbook so you can listen to music and relax. The next day you've got a party, crank those tunes with the remote after you switch to your speakers!
Honestly, for the price, the feature set is amazing. I'm using an older version without the remote right now to power my current speaker/media PC's audio duties.
Anyways, good luck man.