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
In my opinion, they are the best lightweight, walkman-style portable headphone available.
The bass is quite strong for an on-ear lightweight, but not very articulate. Similar to Grado SR-60i in bottom end character. The mid-highs are recessed, and the upper treble is very natural, slightly dark, with no harshness whatsoever.
They are very efficient, and can play at loud levels from portable devices. If you like rock/pop/country and you like to play it LOUD, then I think you'll like this headphone for on-the-go use, as its tonality and slightly recessed treble prevent fatigue at high volumes.
The darker character and lack of fine detail and bottom end refinement make these less suitable for classical in my opinion.
The only thing that has changed on these phones since they were first introduced in 1984 is the color and the cord. Unfortunately, the thin-gauge cord Koss introduced several years back is sonically inferior to the original from the first couple decades of production.
Since the 2000s, some folks have claimed the Sennheiser PX-100 give the PortaPro's a run for their money. The long discontinued original PX-100 had a better character in the bottom end and less of an upper-midrange dip, but a thinner overall sound and scratchy highs. The Sennheiser PX-100II is a totally different phone than the original PX-100, with a tonality very, very close to the PortaPro, but with a lot more bass distortion than the Koss.
The Grado SR60e sports improved efficiency (more sound output for a given amount of power) than the prior i series, and is a better sounding can than the PortaPro. If you don't mind spending the extra money, and you don't mind having a larger more fragile contraption on your head, the Grado is the way to go for casual portable listening IMO. But, if you want to exercise with headphones on, or have a much smaller walkman-style headphone package, I have never heard anything in its class that tops the Koss PortaPro in the 34 years it has been in production.
Highly recommended product for what it is.