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
Be wary and check your headphones. The packaging was immaculate with plastic wrap and 4 taped areas around the opening. The headphone audio seems intact and delivers what I read here from others.
I find it odd too because I recall the original description stating that this was categorized as B-stock purely because of a packaging redesign; this leads one to believe the headphones should be in tip-top condition.
I also cannot find the bump identified in the head-fi thread. I will try outside in the sunlight later. I fear for refurbished headphones inserted inside new packaging with newly printed serial numbers. There are no serial numbers on the headphones that I can see.
Yes, Will made it clear that these were brand new, perhaps even several times, but I find it very difficult to understand how a new headphone can already have dents. Another user theorized earlier that AKG had 'scavenged' parts from [perhaps] older headphone returns, breaks, etc, and added that it would make sense due to the immense quantity of returns the early 267 models would have warranted due to poor construction. As for the bump, several purchasers including myself have found that the bump is either not present, or extremely difficult to observe.
If I recall correctly, the product number is written on the original box of the headphones. That said, if what was said before about the possibility of AKG scavenging parts to make Frankenphones, then I suppose it's also possible we have units with the fragile part (before the upgrade in the ~7000th unit) that were just placed in the box which read a high product value. I have, however, talked to a 267 owner on Head-Fi who has the updated version, and he says his does not have this bump as well.
There is a possibility that the bump has been reworked to be invisible as well, so can't point fingers yet on that one. So few people are posting that it can also lead me to think I am just being picky.
My worst fear is that it is a return as well as a old batch with the design flaw repackaged in a box with a serial number above 7,000.