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'm admittedly an EQ maniac but haven't felt a strong need to use EQ yet. I'll probably drop the highest frequencies a tad and might boost the low end, but that's just for personal preference, nothing wrong with the vanilla sound coming out of these. Paired with a XDuoo TA-02 (cheap tube amp), which has no issue driving them at and beyond comfort level. Detail is excellent as can be expected. Crisp but smooth presentation, etc.
Build: small signs of stress on the plastic connecting the cups to the headband (around where the 'L' and 'R' indicators are). Only noticeable when light is reflecting off of it. My guess is whatever tool they used to clamp the headband to the cups was pressed a bit too hard. No biggie, but something that might piss off a collector if it's a common issue. I hope we continue to move away from plastic on higher-end headphones, but these don't cost enough to warrant it.
For once, I don't immediately need to buy replacement pads. They're a tad stiff but already forming to my head. Not usually a fan of velour (or whatever these are) but they're not as scratchy as others I've had.
So yeah, perfect 8/10 :). If they can keep their purchase processing servers from exploding next time around I think it'll be a great buy for those that got screwed when this drop launched like a glitchy beached whale.