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
A few comparison photos : http://imgur.com/a/Lyqvq
Now for the rattle thingie. I have it on the left side and I've made a quick video that shows the problem here: A few notes: It seems to me that on the same level of volume K7XX drivers do tend to move more on lower frequency than Q701 drivers thus we have the dome break-up on K7XX. (or maybe im imagine things). Rattle on left cup cuts off after 65hz. I can make my Austrian Q701 rattle either, but on much higher volume, the left driver tend to rattle more on Q701 either.
I do not experienced rattle issue during music listening yet even at ear-bleeding levels , though i didn't tried any bass heavy music yet. 3 o'clock on O2 is as far as i go during my ordinary listening (usually its 12-2 o'clock). Had some rattle during 20hz part of "Heart beat track" from Chesky 's Ultimate Headphone Demonstration Disc (5 o'clock O2 2.5x gain (default)).
I am going to let them burn in for some time now, for more fair comparison with Q701, as they are a year and two month old and been in heavy use. Also interested if rattle settles down after some burn in.
Probably gonna sell mine.