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
However this headphone lacks bass. To be honest I was pretty disappointed with this headphone. Mid is also recessed. So if you value either of those in your sound signature I'd not recommend these.
At the time I had the choice of going with Philips L1 and I regret not going with that. But later on I bought Philips L2 so it's ok. And now my daily driver is Denon AH-D2000.
But everyone has different preference so just know what you're getting yourself into.
Creative Aurvana Live! (version 1 is made by Fostex, don't get version 2) is about $82 on amazon right now. I personally haven't try this yet but the review says it sounds like a mini Denon D2000 so that's a good indication.
If you can afford to pay a little extra then Bose SoundTrue (1 or 2 both have same driver, so either one is ok) is a good all around headphone that's also very comfortable to wear. I know Bose generally aren't associated with audiophile but I've personally used this before and quite like it. You're looking at around $170 but can probably find cheaper if you dig around.
Third choice is going to be an odd ball, Fostex T50RP MK3 is $140 on amazon though it's semi-open. It's also harder to drive but I've heard report of people saying it's really not as bad as you think. This one will potentially have the best clarity and sound quality out of the 3 I listed but it's planar magnetic driver so just make sure you can drive it depending on what device you use. The stock earpad apparently is not comfortable so you might need to change it which is cheap and easy from what I heard.
Good luck !