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
Sound quality in headphones has 3 general categories:
Lo-fi (less than $300) Mid-fi ($300-$900) Hi-fi (over $1000)
Lo-fi isn't worth your time because if you decide that headphone listening is for you, it will INEVITABLY lead you to trying something in the mid-fi range. You might as well skip the lo-fi step altogether.
If you could trust my advice, you would find the budget for hi-fi headphones. But, I know you won't, so I'll at least suggest a few strong mid-fi options such as the TH-X00 here on Massdrop, AudioQuest Nighthawk, HiFiMan HE-400S (or i if on sale). I recently listened to the B&W P5 and it was an impressively solid mid-fi offering. A few more tips:
1. This isn't the 90s. Avoid conventional plastic dynamic drivers. Planar, electrostatic, bio-cellular = good. There a re a FEW exceptions that use unique technologies.
2. Don't be tempted by the HD600/650/6XX, etc. They are mid-fi performers from a technical perspective, but are very boring you WILL get tired of them, just skip them altogether. Also they are old school plastic dynamic driver junk, avoid.
3. The difference between closed and open is *** NOT *** as large as many would have you think. Ignore this factor, concentrate on performance.
4. Class A = best, class A/B = good, class D = junk (unless you pay huge $).
5. Desktop-sized DACs and amps perform better than small portable units.
6. Headphones ALL require SIGNIFICANT break-in (think 200-800 hours). The used market IS your friend: not only do you save money you save time on break-in.