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
The HD650/6XX need 2-4 Vrms, the Nuforce UDAC 5 only outputs 2 Vrms. Meaning at full volume the UDAC 5 would only be able to push the HD6XX to ~108dB. I personally find some movies that have quiet dialog scenes will also have loud action scenes with 120dB peaks that the Nuforce UDAC 5 simply wouldn't do that well for, you either wont hear the quiet scenes, or the loud scenes will be somewhat loud but lacking in bass extension.
So if you listen to things at a lower volume level you might find the Nuforce UDAC 5 is fine. But most people will want more power for dynamic range, especially in movies or classical music.
I'd recommend looking at the following amp/DACs for the HD6XX/650/600 FiiO K5 DAC X6 Monoprice desktop amp
All should be cheaper than the Nuforce.