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
Yes, the whole point is they let sound through, while theoretically just lowering the volume level without actually changing the sound signature, so it doesn't sound muffled like with foam earplugs. If you're trying to block snoring, use regular foam earplugs.
Some info on earplugs:
One of the original popular concert earplugs was made by Etymotic, called the ER-20. These were rebranded by a lot of companies (such as Vater). You can look up a picture to see how common that model is. Then Etymotic released the ER-20-XS which these look like. The XS sound a bit better, but they are definitely a different earplug. Those are definitely good-sounding.
It is simply hit and miss for any other manufacturers earplugs, because unless they post a graph that shows smooth attenuation across the entire frequency range, we can't know for sure if they'll actually sound that good, apart from hearsay reports. However, the filter inside these, the way it looks, looks to be the same style of filter commonly used in IEMs to change their sound signature (the light grey foam).
I would only be concerned with sweat or rain getting on the surface of that foam, soaking it and muffling the earphone.
All in all it looks like a good bet, pick them up, but if you even occasionally visit concerts and understand the importance of keeping your ears young, get a pair of etymotic ER20XS as well.. Can be found for 20 on amazon.
These prices are totally insignificant for your ability to continue to hear high quality sound as you get older.