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
First, I think we all agree this is NOT a $1,000 headphone, regardless of the MSRP. The listed MSRP is set at $1000 so that it's aligned with that of the TH-600 MSRP. If we take that at face value, the TH-X00 should be valued at roughly the same as the TH-600. Currently the TH-600's street price is around $600. So for $400, you're getting a $600 set of cans. Already, this looks like a pretty good value; it looks even better when you consider that the few reviews of the TH-X00 are overwhelmingly positive, better even than the TH-900 in some respects. I would expect to be able to sell a TH-X00 for $600-700 on eBay, possibly more if the hype continues. This looks to me like a smart buy, even if you aren't looking for phones in category.
Now let's buy up the remaining units so they'll ship them pronto. I want my headphones. :)
Thanks for supporting this drop! I want to take a moment to explore the concept of an MSRP.
People interpret MSRP in different ways, but honestly, it means nothing. Literally nothing. It is a make-believe number. Sadly most people don't realize this, maybe because they like to believe they're getting a deal when they pay $50 for something with a $500 msrp, despite the item really being worth $40.
So... If I'd put the MSRP at $2000, and the TH-900 sells for $1200, is this a $1200 headphone? What about the Denon D7000 that sold for $1000 and used objectively inferior parts throughout (except maybe those expensive gold "DENON" letters)?
At this point, I'm essentially ranting, and while it's usually frowned upon to rant at the customers, I feel like there are a lot of people who genuinely believe the MSRP of a product is a valid signal to work with. Rid yourself of this assumption.
My point in observing that the MSRP of both the TH-600 and the TH-X00 were the same was simply to recognize that the products fall roughly into the same category of consumer expectation. I think this is a $600-700 headphone because that's what the market will bear for a set of this caliber, based on price histories of existing products. It won't be less, it could be more. This is, I think, a finer point than you give me credit for.
At any rate, I maintain this is a bargain, making this a purchase worth repeating. Is there an argument to the contrary?
And to be honest, the situation is even worse, because MD doesn't keep a constant supply(they do "drops"). In most scenarios we know when a manufacturer discontinues a product. But in MD's case they can come back anytime, which means the price will stay low in fear of that. And when MD finally decides to stop making them we'll never know but the resale price will stay low do the "fear" of it being redropped.
I suspect it'll take about 2 years of the TH-X00 never being "dropped" to increase their sale price over 399(sans official announcement).