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
- Storing high quality files needs a lot of disk space (esp. DSD), and then I still need to replicate the music files across the different devices that I use
- The streaming service makes a massive catalog of music available, which allows me to discover and listen to new bands and albums
- I listen to at least 30 different albums on rotation, while discovering new albums weekly, so there would be a large upfront and ongoing cost of purchase (I see the EUR 20 per month as fairly pricey but also great value)
- Tidal allows for FLAC and MQA albums to be downloaded to my 256 GB iPhone, so I can listen to music on the go without having to stream. I have a very high speed and uncapped internet connection at home, so that's not an issue. The office wifi is sometimes a problem, but I have my phone as a back up there
- The Tidal player has settings that allow direct data streaming and MQA passthrough to the DAC, which bypasses the Windows audio decoding layers / settings
- I had a large music library in the iTunes / Mp3 days, and it was a huge hassle to manage, and an experience that I don't want to relive
- Digital music quality is a whole discussion on its own, but for my purposes, I've decided that I'm happy with FLAC 44.1 kHz/16 bit, and MQA (96kHz/24 bit as I understand it) when available
- I like the consistent user interface across all my devices
- I like being able to click an info button and read a review / description of the album that I'm listening to (the backstory)
I agree on your point about Netflix and other video streaming services. I cancelled my subscription to Netflix, but only because I spend so much time listening to music that I ended up never watching any TV! haha