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
It gives you some options, I performed better with my Moto X and aiaiai TMA-2 setup, then now with the NAD D3020 plus HDXX.
I seem to prefer the lower bitrate songs with the Sennheisers. I wonder it is because I'm still not used to the new sound signature. Or to used to the old 128 KB. I have been trying it with my own preferred songs and there I seem to like the higher bitrate when the recording is good. I fear that the songs in the test Katy Perry, Coldplay (that crackle...) and Kanye are just really bad recordings. The more organic voice I had correct immediately.
Would anyone else care to do this test and share their findings?
I am listening on Teufel Aureol Massive (which are very bassy, closed headphones) and a Fulla 2. I'll save a bookmark and repeat the test, when my 6XX arrive.
When I listen to Jazz at the Pawn Shop or the Birdman soundtrack (used to drum myself) I hear clear difference especially on my Bower and Wilkins Speakers. I've made them into 128Kbps mp3's and have the original Flac files.
I can immediately tell the difference there. I'm specifically referring to this NPR test.
I was surprised by how often I choose wrong there. So thank you for replying but I would happily hear your results actually.
I feel the music they choose made me choose wrong. How about you?
Once I listened to a high quality file from Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. This was in a store where my girlfriend and I listened to Avratz and were blown away. Miles Davis, well I asked to turn it off. It was so bad, the speaker was a Sonus Faber Cremona with a matching setup. These speakers were so revealing. The trumpet was just too sharp. Really really unlistenable. Whilst I still love this album to this day the experience showed me how important good quality recorded music is for high end gear.
I can do this test later if you want, but keep in mind I don't have my 6xx yet, so I'd be using HD595.