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
So I finally got in the drop last month and have been trying to do as much research as possible to get a suitable AMP or AMP/DAC combo I just can't seem to really get a straight answer considering most people are looking in the 100 dollar range. What AMP/DAC could I get to really bring out the beauty in these bad boys for anywhere from $300-600 range possibly stretch that to $800 but pretty set in the 300-600 range. Also I don't know about a tube amp, considering I have a small desk and wouldn't want the heat to melt my monitor.
If possible, I also recommend trying a few or purchase dacs/amps with good return policies so you can see what you really like. Everyone's ears/brains are different.
My experience, the HD6XX is best with a warm source. Many people describe these headphones as already warm, I think people are confusing between warm and dark. These headphones are in fact very neutral and a warm source will have really good synergy with its dark signature. That said, I think anything will bring out their beauty, it depends on how much beauty you want to bring out of them. I've got almost a $4k dac/amp running these, and I still can't say it brings out 100% of their beauty.
Schiit is usually a safe bet when you can't audition for what ever reason, their stuff is decent but doesn't excel at anything. IMO the Lyr is the best all rounder in the Schiit range. If you can audition, I highly recommend you to try out gear by Violectric, Aune and Woo. Audio-GD is nice too, but it's hard to audition unless you find one at a meet, they are really amazing for the price you pay but their main issue is QC.
I won't spend more than $200 on audio gear without a decent audition.
If you want budget: schiit magni 3 and (if needed) add a modi 2 or sdac. OR aune x1s OR aune t1 se (mkiii) ≈ 170 to 220
Class a and more power: aune x7s and (if needed) add a modi 2 or sdac. ≈ 300
If you don't want budget: schiit jotunheim with added dac option. ≈ 500 (True balanced).
Now I have heard the nfb.11 and heard it is high quality, but it has a serious audio pop problem. Also massdrop now has the cavalli line and have not heard much of it yet.
If you wanted to go tubes I heard the dark voice is a nice choice. Tube rolling is a must.