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
Sadly the build quality was absolute garbage. They were full of static and noise (to the point of drowning out the music). Also the entire thing feels very cheap, nothing like how a one thousand dollar set of headphones should feel like (I bought it at full MSRP).
I exchanged them for a new pair from Amazon. The replacements sounded exactly the same. I returned them.
If you really want to try electrostatic headphones. Try to get another Stax drop. The build quality is in a completely different league.
I had an ESP950 and a STAX3030 before, and I am using STAX005MKII. ESP950 sounds more naturally comparing with STAX, but not that "electrostatic", which you can find on STAX . The sound characteristic is a mix of electrostatic and hi-end dynamic headphones. Its quality looks not that good because of the outdated body styling and plastic material, but it is light and durable. At this price, what else would you expect?
If I were you I would have exchanged it with Koss or bought from Koss directly. A working ESP950 (not a rarity) sounds beautiful. It is a stunning headset.