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
IMO, closed backs are pointless for: 1. Commute (ANC is a must for me) 2. Workout (IEMs are preferable)
But they do have some value at work. Given I already have a pair of ANC headphones for commute (Bose QC), I don't want to carry work headphones in my pack. So I want something I'd feel safe leaving in the office over the weekend. And obviously, they must sound better than the QC I'm already carrying around for commuting, or I'd just use them instead. Sound signature should be warm or even fun, as my focus should be on the work - i.e. I'm more likely to listen to pop than opera.
Priorities then are, in descending order: Warm / Fun Sound, Cost, Comfort, Leakage, and Isolation.
Right now, I have the E-MU Purplehearts for work. I've considered the Thinksound ON2, ATH-M50x, and maybe even Sony MDR-V6 as a possible change. A $150-or-so item with a similar value proposition to the Purplehearts would be appealing.
At home, where cost is less of an issue until my wife sees the receipt and starts to wonder why I couldn't have bought a new sofa with the funds instead: the E-MU Teak, TR-X00 Ebony, Oppo PM-3, Audeze LCD2, and PSB M4U have all hit my short-list. However, the fact these happen to be closed back is incidental.