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
The W10 having a single driver, is similar to your current dynamic headphone. The W40 having four individual drivers, each tuned to different frequency ranges, is quite different. The multiple drivers are more akin to speakers with separate woofers and tweeters. I'm no expert on earphones by any stretch. I haven't tried many earphones. The W40 sounds as good if not better than the HD600 to me (and my ears, for my musical preference).
Depending on your intended usage, a W40 may indeed be overkill.
If you want to completely block out the world and it's surroundings, the isolation in Westone W## earphones (25 dB) isn't as much as say a shure SE535 (37dB). The W40 is more neutral than a SE535. The SE535 has an added emphasis on mid bass if I recall correctly. The SE535 has three drivers closer like the W30 in terms of specifications. They W40 and SE535 are balanced earphones in a similar price range.
Professional artists or musicians should probably look into a professional line (don't quote me on that) of earphones. An example by Westone would be their 'UM PRO ##'.
Anyone planning on doing some HiFi listening while exercising should look elsewhere. These aren't made for that. Your sweat and oil will decay the exposed area where the detachable/replaceable cable is connected. I've read into this plenty on head-fi and reddit. An exercise friendly earphone by Westone would be their ADVENTURE ALPHA ADV EARPHONES or BETA ADVENTURE SERIES EARPHONES (apologies for caps, too lazy not to copy paste). Both Adventure series earphones are IPX-3 weather resistant.
I understand amp is the next important expenditure. The IEM will mainly be for work\travel and the cans for home use. For that reason I sprung for the FiiO E09K and E17 combo DAC/AMP. They're amazon primed and unopened so I can always return and get a more suitable fit for each driver. Through reading it seems like tube amps are where its at which is why I mentioned the Schiit combo. I don't mind having to purchase an additional portable amp for travel if it makes a difference in sound quality.