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Apr 25, 2024
SsButerbal
Ringing in PC38X's
I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
itsamepe
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
MrChiSox
Big changes coming to my tiny little music room, I've recently purchased a new stack. Currently figuring out where to locate it all and ordering up the necessary cables, it won't be too long before I'm up and running. I am now the proud owner of a brand new stack. It's a European brand called Earmen. Amp, DAC, Streamer & Linear Power Supply. It won't be long!
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Apr 23, 2024
Briankan
Recommendation for my next headphone set? I have Koss 95x
Hey all, What would you recommend I get next and why? I have Koss ESP-95x electrostatic massdrop headphones. These are my first and only audiophile set. I love them. I think my only real requirements is $500 or less for the headphones and that they have a little more low end. I don’t need thump but these are really light on lows…but the experience is still awesome. Also any recommendations on an amp? I only have my electrostatic thingy. I am using the Topping D50 DAC. thx!!
Apr 22, 2024
Simthaniel
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Modded headphones with qudelix at the core
When I received the Qudelix 5K, I had already modified a pair of Superlux HD-681 headphones. I previously soldered my own balanced connections to the drivers, providing multiple ways to connect and...
Apr 14, 2024
brothamike
A decent set of IEMs
I am in the midst of a 300 hour burn-in but, I will say I am enjoying how this set sounds so far. Before I received these which was btw late by a few weeks, I purchased a Sony/Kimber Kable MMCX...
Apr 12, 2024
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I follow the mantra, "buy low mod high" on my headphones (unless I buy high expecting them to sound good without any work). I bought these suspecting they'd need some work based on the first round of measurements posted with the announcements. I got them and my suspicions were confirmed. They were uncomfortable, the low bass (below 40Hz or so) was anemic and there was a bit of a peak at around 9kHz. The same complaints the haters have about them. I burned them in, the highs calmed down a bit, and the bass extended a little further. I changed to some velour HM5 pads that I had sitting around and they got more comfortable and the bass extension went beyond my low audible range. I put a single ply of tissue paper behind my pads and knocked down the sharp peak as well as the rest of the high end a bit too much for my liking. I opened the vent holes in the driver plate and raised the high end back up a bit too much and ended up covering some of them again.
These are now a highly detailed, but laid back, fun headphone to listen to. Do I disapprove of them and call them crap because I had to make some modifications to make them wonderful? No, I don't, but then I didn't buy them for $100 expecting them to be perfect and I'm not afraid to monkey around inside them to tweak things to my liking. That ability to be modified to suit the users' demands is a benefit in my opinion.
The complaints some have are legitimate, but let's not forget these are $100 cans and there's things you can do to make them punch way above their weight, that are not hard to do. I'd call mine a combination of a Philips Fidelio L1 and Fidelio X2 for frequency response with a better sound stage than either.
Comparing them to SHP9500 since it's kind of the current best in class. SHP9500 has horrible bass extension (like can't hear anything below 60Hz kind of bad) and fall off your head whenever you move. They sound similar right out of the box except the highs are sharper on the HE350 and the HE350's sound stage is much bigger and bass extends farther. The SHP9500 is more comfortable due to the horrible pads the HE350 comes with. The major difference is that you can't mod the SHP9500 without irreparably damaging them to get into their guts so there's no hope for improvements. HE350 is much better after mods but probably not before them.
Anything else that comes close in <$100 price range? Nope. There's plenty of closed back options but they don't have a sound stage and honestly I wouldn't claim they have better bass extension. Other <$100 open cans are not as good as the SHP9500 for various reasons. HE350 handily wins with a few easy mods. Straight out of the box, the SHP9500 wins though.