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
Lets talk about scaling with gear. My home rig is an iFi Audio Micro iDSD run from a custom build PC. Again Spotify Premium and Jet Audio are used. All tests were running off the battery rather than USB power. IEM match high sensitivity was engaged as well as normal power mode on the iDSD. The Noble X's definitely scale with gear. Across the board their strengths become better, but their weaknesses are unfortunately not overcome on this setup.
The packaging is pretty good for the price point. I like the utilitarian outer can and really like the sealable plastic carrying case. Ample tips were included and a magnetic cleaning tool. I don't feel there was any skimping here.
The build quality is excellent. I absolutely love the machined, midnight blue anodized aluminum caps. I have to nit pick about something though and it's going to be the cable. The cable is excellent in regards to reducing/eliminating microphonics. However, two areas I would improve on. One is length. I'd like another 6" to a foot of cable. At both work and home I route my cable down and around a keyboard. Just a bit more to work with would be nice, but not a deal breaker. Two, the biggest weakness is the length of the plug and strain relief. It just needs to be longer. Inserting the tip into a cell phone with a case and having moderately large fingers causes a gravitation to grabbing by the cable. I have to be careful not to. A light bit more in either place would bring more peace of mind. I would gladly pay more.
My song list is as follows. Some of these are chosen for recording quality, some for testing accuracy and clarity, and some just because I like them. All of them have a piece in completing a full picture of audio capability. I won't get into detail on what I'm looking for in these tracks. If you care to follow along, see if you can pickup why I use these tracks.
- Michael Buble - Feeling Good - D-A-D - Laugh and A1/2 - AFI - Malleus Maleficarium - Antonin Dvorak, Prague Chamber Orchestra - Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op. 22: II. Menuetto - Impact Repertory Theater, Jamia Simone Nash - Raise it Up (August Rush Soundtrack) - Brandie Carlie - That Wasn't Me - Catherine Spaak - Non E'Niente - Daft Punk, Julian Casablancas - Instant Crush - Melody Gardot - My One and Only Thrill - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, Haley Reinhart - Seven Nation Army - Tom Petty and the Heatbreakers - Refugee - When Saints Go Machine - Fail Forever - The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jazzyfatnastees - The Next Movement - Steve Morse - Tumeni Notes - Paul Ritch - Run Baby Run (original mix) - Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction - Stevie Ray Vaughn - Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town) - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert
In closing I can't believe I'm reviewing $250 IEMs. These could be sold for a fair bit more and people would be happy. Me, I'm extremely pleased I got in on this drop. The arduous wait was well worth it! Well done Noble and Massdrop on another hit collaboration. Well done indeed.