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
GGWP guys!
Update: I kinda regret even buying a headphone amp. Theese sound amazing straight from my Macbook Air, and I'm not sure I can even tell the difference from the Macbook vs my Cambridge Audio DAC + Schiit Vali amplifier. (Just kidding, definetely a difference, see update 2)
Update 2: Did some testing. The Macbook can play them fine and at a decent volume. At max volume, it seems like the volume in the right cup is a little higher.
However,when I hook it up to the Vali, the magic happens. The bass gains a lot of dept and I'm able to crank the volume up, which is in my opinion where this headphone really shine.
They are pretty bright which I really noticed when I tried gaming with them. Ingame sounds such as pings and swordswings in League of Legends become very bright. Similarly in CS:GO, gun shots are EXTREMELY crisp and it's an awesome experience if you crank it up which makes gunfights ridiculously loud. I'm pretty sure I need to work with some EQ settings for CS:GO as it's a little too much brightness over longer periods of time. Games with more teatrical soundeffects are another story though. The Witcher 3 gave me an incredibly detailed and super wide soundstage, and Battlefield drops you right into the war zone.