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
As for the sound... Not bad. I was expecting more oomph in the low end - base is clear but understated, certainly not for baseheads. Pleasantly impressed that you can pump it up in EQ with next to no distortion - they still won't rattle your teeth but they are capable of quite pleasant and precise, if not overly powerful lows (haven't had a chance to try them with an amp, just my phone, but they are low impedance, phone should be able to push them. High quality FLAC files and a good DAC).
Very good separation between lows and mids, with the latter being clear and pretty vibrant and fun. I'd say probably their best feature. Highs are ok, reasonably clear (maybe a tiny bit sibilant if you push in EQ). They do tend to cut the lingering sound of a string a bit short, though... they can't seem to reproduce that much very fine detail.
Overall the sound feels well balanced, nothing stands out as wrong with them but nothing stands out as particularly good, either. Soundstage is quite narrow and instrument separation isn't amazing.. but again, certainly not bad either. Fun to listen to, responsive to EQ and could probably go well with pretty much any kind of music.. they didn't blow my socks off but you could do a whole lot worse for the money.
Compared to a pair of HiFiMan HE-350, they are not nearly as clear nor can they match their wide, airy soundstage and impressive separation. As you'd expect, E-MUs do win in the base race. They feel much more versatile though, as the HE-350s lean very heavily towards the high end and probably won't appeal to as many people. While I do like me some good base, I'd pick the HE-350s over the E-MUs for the huge difference in clarity, separation and soundstage. Of course, the HE-350s are also a bit more expensive and target a different usage scenario - big, open design headphones aren't all that great on the go.