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
These are maybe the worst pair of any IEM or in-ears I've heard. Comparing to the $10 pair of Sony EX-10, the Sonys are much more natural and balanced, they have less bass but at least they have some detail in them. For Chi-Fi budget IEM, KZ ZST are much, much more natural and nice sounding with deeper, more detailed bass extension without the ridiculous mid-bass bloat, and they only cost $20. Furhermore, the complimentary tips have a very rough seam in them, and are made of a relatively hard rubber mix that is extremely uncomfortable. The sound doesn't improve at all with nicer rubber tips that I enjoy with other IEM, or with Comply foam tips.
EDIT: If you EQ the 60-150Hz region down some massive -9dB, they become tolerable. Mids are still recessed, highs still don't exist. I don't believe in burn in, but will keep these playing for "shits and giggles". I'll be extremely surprised if the burn-in fixes a +9dB mid-bass emphasis. As is, they sound like how 12-year old CoD players like their Logitech subwoofers. And just the subwoofer, without the mains.
This is the last time I get aboard the hype train. Get the KZ ZST instead if you like anything towards natural sound with deep bass extension. Will update after "burn-in", I guess.
They do sound terrible with low volume though, so it could be that? And I got the best sound out of the rubber tips they supplied.
If people talk about V- and U-curves, mine needed a /-shaped EQ to sound anything like anything else I own and even then it was bad. I doubt that's how they're supposed to sound.
Return shipping would cost me as much as the IEM itself, so I guess I'll chalk this one as a loss.
Glad you're liking your pair! Was just a bit irritated, was very dissapointed after the hype. Thanks for responding.
Better luck next time, cheers.