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
1. Address the comments below made by @sosolar.
2. Can you clarify whether this ships with a regional power plug? If I order from Australia do I get an Australian plug? Myself and other international customers aren't keen on paying $300+ just to whack a flimsy power adapter on the end. This goes for your other products (e.g. Cavalli Tube Hybrid) too.
3. Bring back the Grace Design SDAC as a regular drop. It seems like you have stopped dropping it in anticipation of this new DAC's release, perhaps to boost sales? If this is not the case, can you let us know when the SDAC will be returning - or why it won't be? Futhermore, I'd love to see the SDAC avaliable in a chassis similar to this new DAC - that way it can look good stacked with the CTH/Carbon. If not possible, at least release the DAC/Amp combo units again.
4. As others have mentioned, can you please make an effort to send a review sample to 'Amirm' from the Audio Science Review forums?
Thanks for your ongoing interaction and communication with customers.
1. Absolutely. Massdrop (or more likely Airist Audio) need to address the claim made by @sosolar, the sooner the better.
2. Agreed, this is a valid concern.
3. The stated reason by @CEE_TEE for the lack of renewed SDAC availability is a global parts shortage. Given the SDAC’s tiny footprint and budget focus, I’m not sure a simpatico redesign of its chassis would be worth the commensurate price increase.
4. There isn’t really any reason to do this.
Personally I am considering getting this DAC and would love to see some objective measurements. I know measurements do not tell the whole story, however I want to make sure the product I am getting isn't shoddily put together and measures by far the worst like Schiit DACs.
Also hoping to see the drop for the Airist Heron 5 Amplifier again as I am very excited to get my hands on one. Any idea when that will drop again?
There are things the human mind will do to make people think the new product is better because they anticipated it would be. The only true fair way would be to do true blind testing and also measurements within the same set of parameters. This would show the true differences if any. Interestingly enough in blind test most people can't make out the differences.
Here is an example of a blind test: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/high-end-pc-audio,3733-19.html
A small part of the article I found most interesting: "I sank $2000 of my own money into the DAC2 HGC last December, so I subjectively wanted it to sound better than everything else. Tests have shown that it doesn't. I was surprised, but, having been personally involved in the evaluation and believing in the integrity of what we set up, I rationally accept the findings. Of course, we're ready for the audiophile community to rise up in arms about the statement you'll read next, but it's true that neither an intermediate enthusiast nor a serious one with ~$70,000 in gear at home were able to reliably tell apart any of the four devices once we properly set up a blind test with accurate volume-matching. We actually enjoyed them all as great audio experiences."