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
I have two Q701, one A900X and one HD700 and I take out them depending on my mood. All of them pair awesome with both the E18 and the O2+ODAC (this last one modded to allow batteries on it). Just superb combinations.
You can do better with a Lyr or above probably but other than that, I would highly recommend the E18.
Honestly, 90% of the headphones are going to be properly driven by the E18 amp (this includes all the ones I mentioned above) BUT some others will need more juice (current, not voltage), for example orthodynamics like Foxtex T50RP, Mad Dogs, Hifiman, Audeze, etc. If you are in a tight budget you can go with E18 first, and add an O2 later if needed, which is similar to E17+E09K. Maybe a little bit more messy, but better combo in my opinion, plus you can add ODAC later and keep the E18 for on the go only.
By the way, I forgot to mention you can build your own O2 fairly cheap. Just check this link if the designer: http://nwavguy.blogspot.com