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
That is literally the antithesis of needing a dac or amp. Save yourself the cash, or invest in a better pair of IEMs, although these should work great for your situation.
Amps are primarily used for hard-to-drive full sized headphones that cannot be driven to satisfyingly loud levels from a portable device. Yes, they *can* benefit certain iems, as in slightly extending the perceived frequency response, potentially giving better/louder bass and airiness and soundstage. However, this does not happen with just any iem or headphone. Iems by nature are portable and meant to be driven from relatively low-powered devices (like phones) and therefore rarely benefit from additional power unless they are fairly high-end (which these are not). Since you'll be out and about and not in a quiet listening environment any improved nuances will be even less noticeable.
But if that won't make any difference I would just save the money. Btw I bought a Klipsch x6i In-Ear Headphones. Is that any good while waiting for these?
Not sure about in-ear units, sorry. Try a forum like Head-Fi...