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
Edit: Also would bet my old rooted Android phone with ViperFX and a sub $50 DAC has the same quality.
The reason this Dedicated Music Player is better is due to a variety of factors. 1) No Touchscreen: A player not having a touchscreen may sound like a bummer, but in reality, touchscreens utilize so much processing power which is already a scarce commodity in a portable devices. There is more to this, but I will elaborate further later. 2) No multitasking: Dedicated music Players are exactly that, they simply play music. They don't have to receive emails, browse the internet, stream YouTube videos, send and receive text messages, etc, etc.. once again more to this but I will explain later.. 3) Internal Components: Dedicated Music Players have internal components that have been tested and proven to be superior to your standard components found in smartphones. They have Low-Pass Filters, Buffers, amplifies, and Digital to Analog chips (DAC's) that the majority of the audiophile community has experimented and rolled till their ears were sent to auditory heaven. 4) Implementation: This is where it all comes together.. Having all the internal components is like having a Football player that can ace the combine in every category.. just because they can run a 40-yd dash in 4 seconds flat doesn't mean they will know where they are going with all that speed. In addition, having all the components working together in perfect synergy helps, but you also need clean power sources and minimum variation in processor speeds, and minimal Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI). Which can be introduced by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Cellular signals. Therefore, if a player doesn't have them, the better off the signal to noise will be. The Shanling M5 has all of the above factors that are beneficial in producing the perfect sound every time you load your favorite song, and has the power to power almost any set of cans you wish. Sure there are other players that have more bells as whistles, hence why they cost more, however, remember what I said, by introducing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Cellular services, you will introduce unnecessary EMI into the sound signal. I truly believe that for $400 there isn't a player on the market that can compete with how clean of a signal this produces.