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
And both the DAC and amp make an equal difference.
Jotunheim’s optional DAC module uses two AK4490 DACs in a hardware-balanced configuration, with a passive-filtered output stage and asynchronous USB Gen 2 input.
Jotunheim's gain stage is a unique, inherently balanced, fully discrete current feedback topology that provides both balanced and single-ended output without the need for splitters or summers.
And since you know all the technical stuff, may I ask couple questions? 1) I'm getting the CTH with separate Grace SDAC . Which one do you think it's better? CTH+Grace SDAC or Schiit Jotunheim +DAC and why is it better (Also, there's a bit of a price difference between them $330 vs $499)? 2) Do you think Schiit Jotunheim +DAC is a good product for what its worth?
I hope you can answer them in a simpler term, but not too simple since I would love to learn a new thing or two. Either way, I'll probably be getting both.
Thank you!
I haven't listened to a CTH but I respect the maker, and that respect turns into some level of belief that his products will be better than Schiit. CTH isn't exactly a tube amp, my understanding is it's a tube pre and solid state power, so you're not going to get the kind of "tubey" distortion out of the CTH, and tube rolling isn't going to get you much difference due to lack of negative feedback on this amp.
Schiit make some really great low-end stuff like the Fulla, Modi, Magni etc but the quality of their mid and high tiers are lacking compared to other similarly priced products, watt for watt. When a beginner audiophile gets a Modi/Magni it's usually their first serious rig, but the fan base propagates upwards.
I haven't listened to the SDAC either, but it would sound very similar to the ODAC - it's based off it, (which I have). It would be better than the built-in DAC to the Jot. But neither is great. For a good DAC, at this price point look at an Aune, Audio-GD, or lesser known Consonance.
Then there's the issue with power, whether either of these amps will give you enough power so you don't run into clipping distortion. Without knowing what headphones you use it's hard to say. Jot gives a lot of power running with the balanced output, but you can find better output on a dedicated amp like the Lake People G103-S, it's cheaper too. On the DAC side of the Jot, the $100 plug-in option isn't great, another problem with the Jot+DAC is the DAC is in the same housing as the EI core, these transformers give off a lot of interference and is not suited for low level audio applications.
There is a fine line between power and quality, sometimes power output might be good enough, but the preference is towards a better quality output. Personally I prefer (full) tube amps, there's less of a worry on headroom and all I need to concentrate on is output quality.
Hope I answered your question and put in enough tech too :)