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
The build quality is very good. The cables that come in the box as well. The box is fancy, but bulky, so if you have a small place, you won’t be displaying that box as you hoped. I wish the clasping force was a little higher.
The sound signature of the ELEX is different compared to the HD6XX. Without trying to sound very poetic, and in my opinion:
- it seems to me the ELEX produces superior sound, but not for all kinds of music. - the ELEX sounds better with R&B, hip hop and similar genres. The ELEX has not proven to be better than the HD6XX for live concerts, plugged into my AVR Receiver. Acoustic or Live music simply sound better in the HD6XX to my ears. - I wish I had a manual equalizer in order to control the high’s that sound too crisp in many genres of music, which makes it difficult to listen at high volumes. - the base is present but not completely immersive. Not impressive with really low base, that just may the nature of open back headsets. - The mids of the HD6XX are superior than the mids of the ELEX. My opinion of the highs is similar. The base of the ELEX seems to cover a wider rage of frequencies.
Overall, my rating is due to the price tag mainly. Reducing this variable would make it a superior headset choice. I wouldn’t recommend this item at this price range, because there are other cheaper headsets that produce similar or greater sound at a cheaper price. In my experience.
It's true that the Elex have a huge dynamic range and can be overwhelming; this is largely a function of poor recording or mastering. But I'm liking the Elex more and more with a good signal chain.