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
Initially I thought people were over-heavy with the praise, but after switching to the smallest included tips (not a size that works for me with other IEMs), the previously non-existing bass appeared, now outlining the entire range.
Bright is a good descriptor here. There is an area of treble reproduction with a serious hotspot if a track happens to be mastered with a forward item (usually a synth/sample) in the area.
Other than that, these headphones are *incredible*.
They remind me of my Sennheiser HD 580/650’s, with fine detail, great retrieval, reference reproduction of bass elements and terrific general balance overall (the mentioned treble hotspot aside). Even with the bright treble, it rarely crosses to harshness, instead lending itself to additional clarity & detail retrieval. They aren’t perfect, but at less than $45 (or $35 as here), they’re no doubt as close as you can get for that small sum.
You cannot go wrong with these if you’re an audiophile, or just someone who loves music and isn’t a tweaker (OG speak: a junkie for artificial song manipulation with a wide-band EQ) or bass-head (same, with bass).
The price to performance on these is ridiculous. I’d recommend buying several pairs since the cable system is dainty and accidents can happen with such small portable ‘phones. And don’t forget to *fit your tips*! I run mine with a TROND Bluetooth 4.1 receiver/transmitter (10-12hr battery life), keeping the TROND in a front pocket and my phone wherever in the near vicinity. Run the cable under my shirt, gently looped through my collar buttons to facilitate removing them to converse with someone, then replace them. Using a BT unit gives you the same controls (volume adjustmen, track repeat & skipping fire & aft) missing from the 2000’s cable design.
(BONUS TIP: Despite being low impedance (anything will drive them), these phones benefit extremely well from clean amplification!)