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 was late to class this afternoon because I just got them at college and really wanted to listen to them :/
This is going to sound somewhat disjointed because they're so good and I'm still listening to them and oh man so great.
Anyway, my current setup is listening through a FiiO E10K (while my DACport is getting fixed) to FLACs - mostly vinyl/CD rips, plus some really high quality digital stuff. Bands: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Starset. Tonight is just rock and stuff and I'll listen to other stuff like classical tomorrow. I'm not sure where to start. Actually, where I did start was http://www.audiocheck.net/soundtests_headphones.php to make sure everything was ok - and it was; wiring etc. was fine, and it seems like the drivers are perfectly matched (or at least for my ears), and the frequency response/flatness is perfect. So great.
And from listening to the music (and all my favorite tracks that I know what they "should" sound like) was great. Soundstage (or what you can get from rock songs) is perfect; especially for the live tracks I could place the band in my mind. Bass is present while being warm but not overpowering for the rock songs. For some of the Sabbath and BOC, the bass lines were perfectly audible, which can sometimes be an issue.
Besides the sound, a few notes - taking the cables out of the cups takes more force that I was comfortable with. It doesn't look like it, but at least you can't put the cables in backwards. It smelled really weird when I first opened the box, but that's gone away. It's a very light pair of cans, although they do pinch a bit more than my other Sennheisers (HD598). The ear pads are firm but really comfortable.
I really can't wait to keep listening to these. Man they are so good.