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 want to add my voice to those who are NOT having issues. These are great cans, built like tanks. Extremely resolving. Great sound stage. Bass and treble to last forever, without being bassy or sibilant. Mids that sound great to me.
They are on the bright side of neutral to my ears for sure, but not overly so - think DT 1990 Pro and turn it up a notch. If you like your music dark like an AQ Nighthawk or Nightowl you should look elsewhere, and if you like bass that kicks you in the teeth get th-x00 cans. But if well built, wide sounding, highly resolving, clear (forgive the pun), and a bit bright is what you are looking for these should serve well, not withstanding the quality issues some are experiencing.
I have too many other headphones to listen to just the Elex... these are a treat I let myself have when I want to hear the music like I THINK the artist intended...
So far no quality issues with mine. No rattle when I move. No driver issues at any volume I would ever care to listen at.
Edit: On the Head-Fi forum a Focal rep has come out and said that the "clipping" and distortion that people are hearing at high volumes is a design decision that they employed, but should occur only at very high volumes... These volumes, from what it sounds like, are extraordinarily dangerous to your hearing (though maybe some QC escapes result in lower levels?)... Look, I am not your father, but if you are listening to your headphones at such high levels, please consider your hearing 20 years from now. Just simply not worth it, unless you figure you won't want to listen to music, or even regular speech by then. Hey, you might like sporting some stylish hearing aids!
Given the number of problems being reported it sure does seem that there are some QC escapes here! I am glad that mine are good, but sorry to hear about yours!!