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
At this price point, these absolutely cannot be beat. There's nothing on the market under $1000 that matches or exceeds the HE-500s, and the bonus to these is they pair very well with fairly inexpensive amplifiers (Schiit Lyr). You don't necessarily need to spend $2k on an amp to do these justice. After listening to headphones quite a bit more expensive than these in comparison, I consider the HE-500 a steal of a deal even at full price. Paying less than $600 for them is a real bargain.
I have not had a chance to listen to the HE-5LE, so I can't comment in regards to that. It's also no longer made by HiFiMan. I have heard from several other folks that they do also prefer the HE-5LE to the HE-500. Since the HE-5LE is no longer made though, it's a bit difficult to put that in as a fair comparison for somebody who doesn't currently own either.
I'm hoping I'll get an opportunity to listen to the HE-5LE and the SR-009 with a Blue Hawaii or Liquid Lightning at the Austin Head-Fi meetup in January since a much larger group of folks usually attend. I'm not sure what gear will be present, but I may revise some of my opinions afterwards. Currently though, I've listened to a pretty wide array of gear and stand by my statements, although I certainly acknowledge they are merely my own personal opinions.