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
While I was waiting, I picked up a Schiit stack (Magni 3 & Modi 2 Uber) so I would have something to power my 6XX with. This is my first foray into open back headphones but not into quality audio products overall. However, since my twins were born I can no longer use my home theater setup to any where near it's capability for music & movies. So now, I can at least listen to my music while working on the computer with above average sound quality. Is this the best setup money can buy? No, I'm sure it isn't but considering the price of entry I'm more than happy. I have listened to a variety of tracks (rock, metal, trance, industrial) and so far the headphones and amp/dac have performed very well. I love the sonic reproduction and it always sounds clear but not at all fatiguing. Bass is just slightly on the light side, but that is likely due to my past experience listening to music on the home theater system which includes a large sub. With that your whole body can feel the bass and that will never be possible with headphones.
Overall I'm happy with the purchase.
I'd argue that it pretty much is, and if it's not, it is at least in the 99th percentile for quality audio. I challenge anyone to listen to the HD 6XXs in a volume-matched blind test on a $250 Schiit stack, and some audiofool/snakeoil $12,000 setup and tell the quality apart at least 95% of the time.