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
Basically I'd just like more info on the effects of different volume settings on the computer since it does affect the level outputted by the unit.
Nothing you do with your system volume will cause the tube to be utilized more or less. At least not in any way tangible to you or anyone else. These tubes are being used at a very low level. Probably 6v or so. When they're used for actual sound amplification in other amplifiers, they can typically 100v or more. The way the tube is used in this DAC is extremely easy on the tube. Also because of how the tube is used in this unit, you'll never get the "full potential" of the tube being used because it's not actually amplifying the sound.
Either way, the volume should be raised on your computer and then the headphone volume should be controlled via the amplifier.