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 am streaming Tidal Hi-Fi from my Mac Mini to a Schiit Yggdrasil DAC, though I am patiently waiting for Massdrop's DAC in a matching enclosure... possibly:
Massdrop x Grace Design DAC Massdrop x Benchmark DAC Massdrop x Chord DAC Massdrop x PS Audio DAC Massdrop x Audio-GD DAC Massdrop x Aune DAC Massdrop x Topping DAC Massdrop x ?????? DAC
Personally I am hoping for a Massdrop x Grace Design m93X DAC, as I see that the Grace Design m920 has been discontinued (maybe signaling a new model is on the way).
Regardless, I am glad the CTH is finally here. Now for the LCX, due to arrive tomorrow ;)
FYI - I have used my Torpedo III hybrid tube headphone amp with this setup (computer/DAC/headphones) extensively, and have never heard intermittent little static storms like this before.
1) Static and crackling is gone (for me) after a few hours of settling in; 2) Sound did open up (for me) and improve some after 24-40 hours of use; and 3) The distortion continued (for me) until I disconnected the Cavalli Liquid Carbon X 'pass through' and connected my Schiit Modi DAC directly to the CTH.
The unit now sounds quiet and has very nice tonality. It's a little more 'tube-y' in sound but has a bit less power than the Liquid Carbon X. Both are very good amps and to be recommended.