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
My friend recently told me, after he got some good headphones, that a DAC seriously improved the sound through his headphones.
I am looking to buy a DAC for around £50, possibly £100, and maybe £120+ (since I am not much of an audiophile to be honest, I just want the most out of my headphones), so it really depends on if the extra cost really would show significant / valuable change for me.
1) I really don't know how to set a DAC up whilst mixing my speakers and headphones with it.
My speakers are connected using a 3.5mm jack, but have RCA connections too. I also want to use my headphones. How would I go about connecting what to what, and using which connections / cables?
2) What would be the most valuable DAC for the price range given above, whilst being able to connect all my devices shown above?
3) Are DACs / AMPs definitely worth it? Considering the fact I love listening to music, watching movies and videos and playing games that require good listening. I heard that you can often hear more sounds that you couldn't hear before.
Thanks very much to anyone who reads this, any useful replies are extremely valued and appreciated.