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
Pros: - compact form factor, small footprint on a desk
- solid build quality, look and feel
- ease of use and set up
- does hi-res and DSD
- HP crossfeed (best for IEMs)
- dual headphone outputs for simultaneous listening with a friend, drives TWO AKG K7XX.
- ultra-low output impedance @ 0.08 Ohms for even the most sensitive IEMs such as AKG K3003 (8 Ohms) or Shure SE845 (9 Ohms)
- nearly 1w of power in Hi-Power mode @ 32 Ohms (most hps are around 30 Ohms)
- optical input for external digital music players such as Astell&Kern DAPs
- RCA output for use with external headphone amp or to powered speakers
- USB bus-power, single cable system
- high power mode for hard to drive headphones such as Beyerdynamic T1 , Sennheiser HD800, Audeze LCDs (I've tested all of these)
- operates on external battery for portable use or on an airplane (Anker 10000mA lasted TWO work days driving HD800 during my testing)
- exceptional sound quality
- Mac and Windows supported
- iOS and Android devices compatible with a simple USB hub (hack)
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