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
I think this device is well suited for those with small to medium spaces who want a good quality, versatile, compact audio at a reasonable cost, without a lot of fuss. It's also a relatively rare, high quality, compact CD player, which is great for us old-timers with CD collections. On the other hand, I don't think this device would satisfy spec-oriented, 1%-er audiophiles searching for the latest, coolest thing.
I hooked mine up to my Klipsch R-14M speakers and tested all the various inputs. Functionality is perfect. Drives the R-14Ms really well, plenty of volume with lots of headroom. Also drives my 250ohm DT880s just fine, again plenty of headroom. Based on the specs, I don't think the headphone amp is a "drive anything" type (like my Magni 2 Uber), but I expect it will drive anything up to the mid sensitivity/mid-impedance range quite competently (e.g., 96db/300ohms). The Bluetooth 3.0, while again not the highest standard, worked just fine in my testing, with no significant quality drop-off in casual listening.
The sound quality is very good, both speaker and headphone. The expected sound of the Klipsches and the Beyers comes through clean. Overall, I think this is a very nice piece of engineering. While it's not going to compete on the spec front, I feel like there was a nicely executed tradeoff away from high specs that would likely be wasted on most users, toward solid real-world performance and versatility.
It will even work even when your grandpa comes over all excited about his new Blink 182 CD ;)
I have not yet tried any other features but for the size and capability, it would be a great compact system for many folks.