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
The SDAC is good and clean sounding across the ranges in the music I've listened to so far, and the amp is plenty powerful to drive the headphones and IEMs I've tried so far (even some planars, all without high gain). The sound is more analytical, which I suppose holds true to the goal of the original ODAC + O2 design.
Construction-wise, it feels pretty well made. The fit and finish on the chassis and panels is good. The headphone output, volume knob, RCA ports, USB input, and power input ports all feel solid. The rubber O-rings on the volume knob are a nice touch. The power and gain buttons have a little bit of lateral movement, but they're not loose by any means. The power-indicator LED looks a bit out of place right in the middle of the front panel, but it doesn't affect function.
Overall, I think the SDAC+O2 is a good value. It's a marked improvement to the default sound in any computer and will work well with most headphones (and powered speakers). Improvements beyond this are going to be more a matter of personal preference (ie. different sound profiles). For most, I'd expect this could be a one-shot solution to take care of your computer audio needs.
The setup I've been using: - Source: Macbook Pro, Spotify, iTunes (playing some ALAC tracks) - Headphones: Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart, Monoprice Monolith MP1060, V-Moda M-100 - IEMs: Westone 3, Ultimate Ears UE900, Shure SE215