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
From my memory, when I owned the Magni 2 and the Q701, the pairing was a bit on the lean side. The K7xx is a bit more relaxed sounding with a meatier midrange compared to the Q701,The Magni 2 may be a fine pairing with the K7xx and would be worlds better than running the 7xx without a dedicated headphone amp.
The M-Stage is a warmer sounding amp which I originally bought to complement my Q701's. THe M-Stage provides 400 mW at 60 ohms and plenty of current to drive the K 7 series headphones. It eliminates a lot of the leanness in the midrange/upper midrange and rounds out the Q701, which could be a bit fatiguing at times. The K7xx do not seem to have that problem, they have a much more full bodied sound, but are still complemented by the M-Stage's warmth.
I am quite pleased with how the 7xx perform on my M-Stage, it is a very listenable, non-fatiguing, and engaging system. I also have the class A biased op627 op amp mod on my M-Stage, which further warms the sound. It is a widely recommended upgrade for the M-Stage.
I would look into the used market for an M-Stage if you want to go that route. I'm sure they can be found for well below $200.
Also, If you do not have a decent external dac or sound card , that might be another consideration. It would be better to spend $250 for a Magni/Modi combo than the M-stage at $250. The dac in the M-stage is supposed to be just ok. The Modi is a very good dac for the money and the combo of the Magni/Modi may outperform the M-Stage with it's internal dac. My M-Stage does not have a built in dac, so I cannot comment on it's quality. I do have a Modi 2 uber as a dac in my system and I am very happy with it's performance.