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
The sound the ER4SR gives is articulate. This is where the love comes from for Etymotic buds. I use a very good Amp / DAC to accommodate the buds although not required but in doing so I know just how articulate the sound these IEMs can provide. It can be a very intimate listening experience with good source music. Key is good source music. Argue the difference in compression, bit, DSD, Flaq, Wave, etc. but I would not want to listen to any source using cheap compression as these are a very revealing IEM. Using Tidal Hifi I can immediately tell when a track is either old analog, old analog remastered or new high definition or simply a bad recording. There is a dramatic difference. Again, once you plug into a long familiar song at 1411kbps remastered these buds are a personal, intimate connection with that track. It can be intoxicating as is the draw on any high quality music listening experience.
These IEMs isolate well. This was my primary purpose in purchasing Etymotic. I wanted isolation and detail. I can't see the reason anyone would settle for noise cancellation while sacrificing fidelity. Etymotic does this in spades. Good luck with your tips as this is an adventure on its own with flange, foam, rubber, etc. I ended up with generic brand silicone that isolate and are easy to insert / remove as necessary in an office environment.
The caveat with the Eytymotic is the single driver. If you purchase these as a top of the line IEM in your collection they should be wonderful with the understanding bass is and will always be under emphasized on these IEMs. I use them for acoustic singer song writer tunes and they are wonderful. If I want to get lost in some rock or EDM then these will not be my choice. If you purchase these as a step in the expensive path of a fidelity "jones" you may decide to purchase a nice quality multiple armature driver IEM as sold on Massdrop frequently. When you find that set of IEM's that have multiple drivers that represent low, mid, high frequencies in quality and detail as the one found in the Etymotic then it is a hard sell to put them away to grab the Ety's. Beware.
Enjoy the music!
Also, remember that any IEM with a dynamic driver will require venting which will compromise isolation so I prefer an armature driver dedicated to each frequency in range compensating for the lack of a dynamic driver.
Good luck man.