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
So, fundamentally, you've got a big amp on your hands. Definitely no DAC on board, as all of the inputs are analog.
The short answer, then, is you can do anything you want that has a dac in it. But that's no fun at all as an answer. If you're all about staying digital, your idea of adding a Bluetooth receiver is a winner.
But, if it was me, I'd totally try building an era specific full size stack. I know that's what I'd do, because I'm doing it.
I recently started accompanying my wife on her "treasure island" runs. (our adorable name for our treasure hunting trips to the local Salvation Army and goodwill stores)
You can easily pick up a CD changer from the same era for $10 bucks. Mark my words, someday CD will be the new vinyl. You can pick up full CDs for less than the price of a single download. Plenty of junk to sift through, but I've never come up empty. I've found it a very therapeutic way to scratch my audio itch and my bargain hunting needs at the same time.
A record player is harder to find, as is good vinyl. It's too trendy now. Although I did stumble upon a trove of great mid 70s Decca, DG, & London classical records a few weeks ago.
However, if you can find one, you can add it to your stack and have a pretty cool and complete throwback setup. Heck, add a cassette player for good measure.
You could easily build a late 90s rig around that receiver, with a decent little collection of discs and vinyl for under $150.
And then party like it's 1999.
I thought these would be really rare... Lo and behold, I accompanied my wife on a “treasure island” trip (you’re right, that is a cute name for it. “Have you got any cheese about you?”), maybe the second time in my life, and there was one of these PlayStations there. Almost bought it! But I have some CD players already, haha.
More info can be found by searching for “Audiophile Playstation.”
Another potentially great pickup is an old DVD player. Not much use on the video front, obviously, but potentially a good option as a CD/SACD player, especially since SACD doesn't seem to be supported on new UHD blu-ray players. I recently picked one up in mint condition to play CDs on my in-ceiling audio system on my main floor. It works wonderfully at $5.
I love the spirit behind Ray's post - "what can I do with this?" instead of just trashing it because it isn't the hippest audio kit that everyone's talking about on Head-Fi. Sometimes I'm amazed at what people toss out, or what people overlook. I'm no greenie, but I do think it's great to be able to keep things out of the landfill when a little creativity can find a perfectly good use for them. At its core, stereo hasn't really changed that much in a long time. Thanks for the heads up on the PS1!