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
That being said, I've heard tell the Benchmark DAC-3 is pretty insanely good. If you aren't into buying a cheap car, then perhaps check out the Audio-GD NFB-28.38 (which uses the ESS SabreDAC 9038PRO iirc), because that's a pretty great DAC/Amp.
If you're looking for a Resister Ladder Dac instead of a Delta-Sigma, then perhaps you want the R2R-11 from Audio-GD or the Massdrop Airist R2R.
Schiit Audio also makes some pretty great (hearsay) Multibit DACs, like the Bifrost Multibit, and the Gungnir(?) Multibit. Their Delta-sigma DACs are decent too tho.
It really depends on the sound you're looking for, and your budget. Even then, there's always more, better quality cables, USB Isolators if you're going via USB, higher quality Coax/Optical if you're going SPDIF...
And that's not even talking about amplifiers.
But insofar as as recommendation based on what I've used, which is admittedly entry level stuff...
A JDS Labs OL DAC + O2 Amp from Massdrop, or JDS Labs would be a fine start. I've used the Massdrop X Grace SDAC+O2 Combo and the SDAC and OL DAC measure similarly.
An SMSL M6 offers a decent dac and headphone amp, pre-outs OR line-outs depending on your setup, and remote operation. That's all pretty sweet imo.
I've seen lots of recommendations for the Audio-GD NFB-11 and R2R-11 though as well for starter products.
Anyways, sorry about the info dump, but I hope that helps you somewhat. If you have any questions, feel free to drop them and I'll answer what I can.