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'm expecting this pair of headphones in 2018, but i'm new to this kind of quality. As i read through some of the comment, it seems that a DAC/amplifier is needed to run thoose at their best.
My question is, what type of dac-amplifier, or at least brand, can you recommand for less than 150$? I'm a little lost here so i can use some help, i will mainly use them for anything from music, movie, to video game.
Thank you in advance !
https://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10K-Headphone-Amplifier-Titanium/dp/B074P7C9JR
Ps: inb4
If you're just getting into exploring this world, I would recommend you buy just an Amp for now, and then later buy a decent DAC. Some good amps at your price point would be: O2 https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-o2-amplifier Schiit Magni 3
The above two options can be followed on with a DAC (ODAC goes with O2 or Schiit Modi 2 Uber goes with Schiit Magni 3) down the line.
If you can stretch your budget just a little further, MD has a drop for Aune T1 SE MK3 (AMP/ DAC) now for $179.99. Heard that it goes very well with the 6XX and many other comparable headphones. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/aune-t1-se-headphone-amp
If you want to buy a cheaper alternative, you could go for Schiit Fulla. It is a fair AMP/DAC, that doesn't quite do justice to 6XX, but does the job.
Cheers!
Now the wait to March begins for moi...
Reading all of your comments, it's clear to me that i need to dig deeper into what's an Amp, what's a DAC and how they operate with each other,
I will read all the suggested posts/sites and i have another question :
Is a sound card (external or not) like a soundblaster (only brand coming to mind) is interesting for this kind of product ? Can it be used with an Amp/DAC or not ?
I'm sorry to ask so many questions but i'm very curious on how to "properly" use this 6XX.
Since i bought the 6XX, i'm starting to get a "proper" repertory of music with better quality MP3 or FLAC to really enjoy them.
Really thank you for the anwser, even if i still have a long wait to receive them, knowing more about all thoose thing is great for the future !