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
SQ change - The bass of my songs now sound uncontrolled and bloated - Harsher highs(like the stock HD800's treble wasn't harsh enough), - Lifeless vocals. the vocals are now has a metallic feel to it. both female and male What's worse, there's almost no instrument separation in my tracks now, everything sound muddled together. With the stock cable, I can distinctly hear different instruments playing. I switch tested back and forth many times and the difference is obvious.
Now I know the whole lot of you think cable shouldn't make a difference in sound quality, (blah blah. ooooh audiophile snake oil etc etc). Can't blame you. I thought the same way until I did a hands on comparision. In my experience it DOES make a difference and I'll put it simply. If you can't distinguish the stock cable sound from this rubbish cable sound, then you don't have good enough ears to appreciate high-end headphones like the HD800 in the first place. I'm gonna put this cable up for sale on craigslist. Obviously I'm not gonna tell the buyer the real reason I'm selling this. XD Wish me luck in selling this cable and finding one with the same or better SQ to the stock. Peace.
Any time a so-called "audiophile" has taken a real double-blind A-B comparison test, they have been unable to discern between different cables.
Here's a tip: think before you open your mouth or write down unintelligent arguments then defend by attacking someone presenting FACTS!