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
I've only had the GMP 8.35 about half a year, but so far so good. Standard single side detachable cable is a big plus, because it pops free when snagged instead of snapping or dragging the whole thing off. Replaceable when it wears out (I've lost cables to cold weather, which makes them noticeably stiffer and more prone to flex fatigue and intermittent shorts). The plastic accordion covers over the expanding part of the headband is a plus (I've lost cans to water infiltrating the earcups through gaps used by headbands or exposed L/R wires, another common snag/snap zone). The cups don't fold for compactness, nor are they particularly adjustable for comfort, which is a minus, but that also means no joints to wear out or crack. Personally, that's a net plus since joint failure is usually the first and final can killer in my own experience.
The main downside is that lack of adjustability. I've got a big noggin, and at full extension, these would just barely fit on me if i'm wearing a cap or a fro. I also prefer wearing the headband just a little bit forward to prevent them slipping off the back if i am doing anything active, so I wish these had a touch more angle on the cups. And the cups aren't deep or wide, so may be a problem for the big eared or glasses wearers. Definitely not as comfortable or sealing as larger circumaurals, and so not as good at isolation either.
Overall pleased, and if they can last a few years, I'd buy them again for my use case if they needed replacing.