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 HD700 would benefit much more from the Massdrop treatment, I feel, given how relatively neglected it is compared to both the 600 and 800 family.
Another HD 700 drop, like they had once in the past, is a possibility though. I really liked it with the Dekoni pads, which increase the upper mids for a more even sound signature!
I have a respect & fondness for the 580, the 700 was my first $$ set,, and did well here, the spaciousness... The Phonons, my hotel room closed travel cans, have a precise clarity that still pleases,,, but the Elex recomposes it to naturalness, and puts me in that recording studio...
So unless they put an MD7XX at a price point that is simply irresistible,, I just don’t see it... the middle child syndrome... the stigma is strong here...
I have only heard the 800S once in a noisy store,, and wanted to leave with them, but had the Elex on order, a gamble that paid off well.
Nearly everyone wants an 800 in their can harem, but that bubbly needs to drop a shelf... Sennheiser is missing an affordable <$1K price market many have self-imposed, consciously or not. They did the ‘S’ fix, now the closed, but I don’t think they like the numbers. An 8XX can cash in on the legacy, while maintaining the legacy, keep the ‘S’ & 820. They should focus on the next generation MEMS technology, imho.
The HD 660 S and HD 700 are carry the flag of Sennheiser’s best <$1,000 headphones. In my opinion, the HD 660 S sounds like it sits right in the middle between the HD 800 and HD 650, with an objectively more full-bodied timbre than the HD 700.
”Cashing in on the HD 800 legacy” would be a permanently damaging deal for Sennheiser. It’s still a higher performing headphone than a Focal Elear or Elex, though it has a different flavor. Improving on the HD 700 or HD 630VB is still a possibility, to replace the current models.
The 630VB, I have never heard, never seen in a store, liked the concept, seems like a DOA due to high price; beaten by too many cheaper alternatives in the bass heavy department. Used on eBay ~$140...
MEMS as audio transducers, is a very interesting technology for cans beyond electrostatics etc., as well as many other markets that are being focused on now. Phased array capability... damn... true acoustic holography... an old post fyi: https://www.massdrop.com/talk/2405/digital-sonic-fluidity?utm_source=linkshare&referer=HBCVS7