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
Going back to the original question, the DacPort Slim is very clean and neutral. If the dac/amp in the HyperX Cloud II is also neutral, you hear much colouration differences. You might get lower noise floor or better resolution, but that's about it. It's up to you if it is worth 100 dollars. If the dac/amp in the Cloud II are not neutral, well, the dacport will give you a more neutral output. Colouration of sound can also be achieved pretty well today via EQ, so it's up to you if you will benefit from the Dacport enough to justify the price. The Cloud II are basically the Takstar 80 Pro under a different name, so you can look into that and see how much they benefit from a dac/amp other than the one that comes bundled with it.
In the end, the DacPort Slim is a great product. If you need it, then it is an amazing bargain for what it offers. However, depending on the headphones/previous setup used, I don't believe that everyone will benefit from it enough to justify the price.
These are not really for portable use as they will severely drain the battery on mobile devices, and they don't work with all android devices. CEntrance has a portable solution with a built in battery if you are interested, but it is also more expensive. Then there is the big brother of the DacPort Slim, the DacPort HD, which you can get from CEntrance's website. I will recommend looking into some Creative products. They have certain portable amps that can be clipped on and offers a ton of features. If you are on a budget, there's the Fiio offerings. They might be enough to give you the small boost you need without costing a fortune.