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
Your amp will only be as good as the source going into it. A better DAC than the on-board ones in your Apples will pay dividends as well, or better yet, a decent phono. I would start with a good clean DAC since it appears from your post that you're stuck in digital land. I don't go overboard on these. $100-$200 range is sufficient to get a nice transparent DAC with a genuine high Z line level output. I'd take a look at the SMSL Sanskrit DACs were I in the market. I hear good things about them.
For an all-in-one, I hear good things about the Schiit Jotunheim with the DAC addition as well.
With those headphones you really are ready to make audio gear your playground (which sucks because it can be an expensive hobby; even if you're building your own...)