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
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I didn't buy the cable for an increase in sound quality. My instinct has always been that any difference in sound quality would be subtle at best. I haven't listened extensively to the new cable, and I haven't A/B'd it with the original, but my impression remains the same. The new cable certainly sounds good, no worse than the stock cable, but if it's better, the difference is small. Certainly smaller than rolling a different tube into my amp (Vali 2). At this point I'm willing to chalk up any perceived difference to placebo effect. I do have some friends who also have the HD 6XX, so I will try to do a comparison next time I get together with them. On the other hand, I think long term listening is actually a better indicator of sound quality.
So, if it wasn't for sound quality, why did I buy it, and is it worth it? If you look up my original post, it was primarily for comfort. I find the original cable slightly annoying at times, as the rubber coating tends to grab at by jaw and neck when I move. I think it succeeds in that respect. It is easy to position them away from my face and neck, and the paracord covering doesn't grab at my skin like the stock cable does.
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