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
You may find a better option if you only plan to use it stationary (at home/office), but at the same time, I don't know many decent options for a dac/amp combo at less than $150.
"if you know how an E10K sounds, then E17K is like an E10K but on steroids. I assume it is due to a higher quality filter, due to better op-amps and battery operated power supply – that is more stable and virtually eliminates line noise." http://soundnews.ro/2015/01/19/fiio-e17k-alpen-ii-review-english-version/
Specs wise, both are very similar. On the amp/EQ side of things, the E17K can go up to 12db whereas the E10K can only go up to 8.8db on the high gain setting which means it is more capable of driving higher impedance cans although you shouldn't need it for the K7XX (always stick with the lowest gain and higher volume over lower volume and high gain whenever possible). I guess part of the reason why I think the E17K is cleaner is that I run it with 0db gain whereas I believe you only have a choice of low or high gain on the E10K (I could be wrong on this one though, I didn't touch the gain toggle when I auditioned it, only left it at low). The same story with the EQ side of things...the E10K has a bass boost toggle either on or off, which gives ~3db boost on the low end when on. In comparison, the E17K can go from -10db to +10db on the bass and treble boost so that's a 20db adjustment on both ends when compared to the E10K only having a 3db adjustment on the low end. Take that as you will as people have different opinions on EQing.
So, the TL;DR is like I've quoted, the E17K is like the E10K but on steroids. If you don't care about everything I've stated above (or think that it's not worth the price difference), then the E10K will probably do the job just fine.