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
Many IEMs are compatible with MMCX cables. You can try balanced cable and use it with different IEM units, from some JVC series to Shure. Some cables may not suitable for other IEMs. (I own HA-FX850 and TF10, both good but totally different sounds. Sharing cables between them is not a good choice.)
The original 5N OFC silver plated cable is good enough for a ~$50 IEM . I won't suggest you to purchase something with price lower than $20. The one I have (but not in use , $25) obviously had some issue with its conductor purity, causing remarkable sound distortion (or, kind of "blur"). In addition, if you want to have cables with $100+, only buy from authentic source (not suggesting those Amazon 3rd party sellers, not 100% sure).
BTW, I have never seen any 5N OFC cables (99.995% purity oxygen-free copper, ~3.3 ft in length, 4 cores) with price lower than ~$30. So, switching the original cable may result in downgrading, unless you really hate the original sound signature. Some ohno continuous casting (OCC) cables may be better, but I don't think they worth in low price IEMs.
Pls remind me if I made some mistakes about this.
Important: Do not be fooled by "Silver Copper Hybrid" in the description. Actually it means the silver plated copper portion. Those small workshops are always playing on words.
One quick correction, OCC doesn't means there is only ONE single crystal in each core. That's why some of the cables have good prices and some with $150+. I mean, those REAL single crystal cables are not worth buying, not all cables made by OCC manufacturing.