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
Personally 1. I lean towards open back phones because a. ventilation b. supposedly has wider sound-stage which helps with locating footsteps (I love FPS games) c. I like the flexibility of hearing my kids and wife talking to me or knowing if someone/something needs my attention if I have the volume just right, or turning the volume up to enjoy my music so I can't hear my surroundings 2. I like the comfort which these brings a. The velour earpads won't make my ears sweaty (doesn't stick on skin like some pleather or leather alternatives) b. These are light weight for the substantial power and quality it delivers in its class c. Clamping force is light 3. I like the looks and functionality of the microphone a. it looks like it belongs in a professional recording studio b. by rotating it upwards I can mute the mic 4. I prefer the cabling a. it does not have any dongle or control along the cable (don't like things weighing on my cables) c. its nice and braided but not too thick 5. It sounds a lot better than what it replaced
I also own the Kingston HyperX Revolver, but prefer the G4me One over it.
Things I hope it had or complaints: 1. I wish there's more bass. It's not that it doesn't have bass, it does. It has a very responsive bass in fact, but just not as visceral and powerful as say Beats (I also own Beats Solo HD) for example. I guess you just can't have everything. 2. Proprietary cable connection on the headset side - meaning you can't interchangeable use other cables that you own or would prefer 3. The mic is not-detachable. I'd love to use these on the go (ya... i dun care about sound leak issues) but the huge mic isn't the best fashion statement 4. The velour earpad is a lint magnet.... just have to clean often
Lastly, I personally don't like those dongles or integrated DSPs which gives you "Virtual Surround" sounds. The reason behind it is that: 1. Games nowadays, like Overwatch, supports things like Dolby ATMOS (http://www.dolby.com/us/en/categories/games/overwatch.html). It essentially means: a. It already offers you "virtual surround" like sound with your stereo headphone/headsets b. if you play competitively, you are naturally accustomed to the built-in in-game settings (i.e. at competition you won't be asked to turn off DSP or settings alike if the rules are strict, and then you'd have a different sound experience than you are used to) c. It normally is more expensive if your headset/headphone is marketed with virtual surround sound (i.e. G4me One & G4me Zero is cheaper than PCXXXs) d. If you absolutely want to play around (customise) EQ settings, most motherboard vendors nowadays do include software utilities which allows it to control the onboard sound cards. (if not, then there are others like Razer Surround Pro which I am using for free now, because I have their mechanical keyboard and the software utilities supports it, and I am sure there are 3rd party free ones you can d/l for free also).
Hope it helps!