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
UPDATE: I've been comparing the Noble X's to my RHA T20 earphones running them both off of my iBasso DX80 at the office and I've noticed a few additional things. The Noble X's are definitely warmer sounding and a tad fuller because of it. The soundstage is definitely wider on the Noble X's and to my ears it's partly because the bass on the T20s definitely feels like it's in your ears whereas on the Noble's the bass sounds like it originates farther away. This also might be a case of the bass being slightly more elevated in the X's compared to the T20s. They both seem to be resolving similar levels of detail overall and initially, I thought the highs had more sparkle in the T20s while it was missing in the X's but after more rounds of listening, the X's definitely have that same level of sparkle, it was just harder to hear at first because of the fuller and wider soundstage. One pleasant surprise is the microphonics, or lack thereof in the Noble X's. My T20s have really bad microphonics and the wire going over my ear can get annoying since I wear glasses. Virtually no microphonic issues with the Noble X's and no comfort issues with the cable going over my ear either.
I'm really enjoying the sound of the Noble X's but there are just a couple things I have issues with. I would have liked to see the wire leading into the plug reinforced a bit more and have a more robust housing. It seems rather small and flimsy compared to the T20 and it isn't exactly the easiest to grab onto. My DX80 makes for a rather tight fit so I have to be a bit more careful when unplugging. I also would have liked to see the cable be just a couple inches longer but I'm really splitting hairs on this last point.
Overall I'm quite pleased with them and there's a good chance I'll end up selling my T20s soon. If anyone here is interested in them let me know.