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
I have these, the Sennheiser open backs that Massdrop did (that the site also tested and said, what the hell is going on that these sound and test so much better for so much less $$), and the Fostex ebony closed back. (not going in to other ones I have.) I can't decide which of the two open back Massdrop phones I like more. I'm not sure I can even describe the differences. I listen to everything except opera (please don't ask) and with my CIEMs, IEMs, and small portable headphones, I have clear preferences for specific headphones for certain types of music. Damned if I can come up with a "best with" music recommendation. These are excellent. The Senns are too. Both of them make headphone listening have a soundstage that's room sized, open, airy, with real imaging.
I like the comfort on these more. They look a little more weird (I have the ones with the red wires - I think red wires image better... I'M KIDDING) but I think the headband design is amazingly comfortable. For reference - I have a huge head. Size 8 hat. I also like the ear pads on these a bit more than the Senns, my ears are also large. The Senns are very comfortable, I just prefer these for how they are on the top of my head, by a tiny bit.
My wife thinks these look weird. She thinks the Senns look slick and high tech. She wouldn't wear either because she thinks they're both bigger than her head.