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
That said, I borrowed his and they live up to the $5 Chi-Fi hype. Great clarity, super warm mids, love em.
My gripes are as follows:
1. Not incredibly comfortable. May want to hunt down some thicker foams. 2. Since these are earbuds, there's 0 noise isolation. As a result, the bass can be a bit anemic.
Due to the slightly higher impedance and the lack of bass/isolation, I plugged them into my Topping NX1s amp. With gain/bass boost on, these sound incredible. The warm mids really bring out male vocals and high-gain guitars (Interpol and Intervals sounded really fantastic.) I also have to give props to the cable and jack as well. Very solid, not something I feel will fall apart after a few weeks of wear & tear.
I think these are worth it to have tossed into your backpack on the daily, or just as a backup if you forget your daily driver IEMs.
I'll have to toss them back to my buddy soon, can't wait to get mine in the mail!!
EDIT 1/9/2018:
I received mine in the mail, and boy am I glad I opted for the upgrade package with the braided cable and case. The nicer cable comes with a very sturdy termination point, a carrying case, and lots of additional choices for ear foams. The braided cable is also longer than the stock cable, meaning I can wear these more comfortably when using a portable amp or my desktop setup.
The Y-Joint where the cables meet seems kind of far away from your chin, but adding a small piece of shrink-wrap should fix that problem fairly easily. Would have been nice if this was added from the get-go.
Easy $20 spend on a fun set of earbuds!!