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
http://www.head-fi.org/t/722996/mid-fi-side-by-side-testing-the-sennheiser-hd-598-akg-k712-and-philips-fidelio-s2-iems-comparatively This has been mentioned before, but on previous pages so letting people know again.
Fellow Canadians, the deal is there on Amazon.ca still (http://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones/dp/B0042A8CW2)
On a side note, I owned the HD598 and currently have the Q701. FWIW, I prefer the Q701. The soundstage is more wider, and (to me) it's more comfortable. Although, for some people, the bumps are what sinks the AKG in comfort. I also found, after a bit of EQ, the Q701 bass felt more complete - hard to describe.
This might not be an issue for most, but I also found the HD5xx headphones earpad to be narrow, I hate that if it moved a little, it touched the edges, and the AKG's are more circular and large.
Still, those are very minute picky things, they're still damn good @ the price above.
PS. I said "normally sell for $320" because the Amazon listing during sale time said: "List Price: <strikethrough>$319.00</strikethrough> Price: $99"
Now it says "Price: $180" instead, which is *still* cheaper than this pair. This being my first pair of proper headphones I'm still very confused about where to go.