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
So far it pops with my Fidelio X2 and Beyer 880s.
I'm most likely going to replace the optical just to make sure, but it's noticeable.
My problem before was when I would be playing The Division with music in the background (media app) it would make popping sounds and hurt my ears. It was so random and distinct that it really did hurt. I thought it was the optical cable which I cleaned, but that one setting set to mute fixed it. From the box, it's set up for PC play.
If you're on the fence about this, get it. I had a Schiit stack and debated between this and the m9xx and I'm glad I went with this. The sound quality is amazing and it's so feature rich, it's perfect for gaming. Music sounds good too with Dolby and the effects.
I never really did believe the hype between dac and amp making headphones sound great, but with this I can be a believer. Would help if all my music was FLAAC and run from a PC. On the Fidelio x2 it sounds superb.
My headphones: sennheiser 598, 650, Beyer 880/600 990/600, the x2, fostex mk3, k7xxs etc
Since you have the X2s you're pretty much set. It's one of the best cans for gaming.
Don't be like me and get stuck in midfi. I have so many other headphones that I didn't list, I'd probably have been better off with the HD800s or LCD3. Although, I did get the THx00 purps drop that is active now.