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
They're great. Comfortable, fairly isolating, nice soundstage...
Except mine has unusually high impedence. I have to drive it extra hard to get a proper sound out of it; my Sennheiser HD 280 PROs and Urbanite XLs are at "comfortable listening levels" at 40% volume, but these have to be pushed all the way up to 60%.
The reason being...is that there is an electrical short in the headband.
I need to find my voltmeter to "prove" it, but you can FEEL the electricity passing through your fingers if you touch the center of the headband while it's being driven, and you can hear a ground loop hum in the cups as you run your fingers over the surface.
I wish I could record it. It's bizzare.
But, as long as I don't sit there running my fingers along the headband while I'm using them, it'll be fine.
Again with the weirdness, the headphones are pretty balanced, and they sound great, despite the obvious problem.