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
Listened to them and they sound quite good. Iv'e been using Razer Orca's for the fast five years and i thought they didn't sound too bad for the money. Since i don't have an external Amp or DAC I had to rely on my on-board sound (Maximus vi formula with built in amp/dac). I could not hear any interference from my rig when either listening to music or when nothing is playing. I don't think a stand alone dac would make a lot of difference.
From a person that has only listened to mediocre headphones, these performed decently well. I did notice when i turned up the volume, the highs became a bit harsh to listen to (cymbals and hi-hats and high guitar notes). Ill do some research on what amps can help with reducing the highs a bit. the mids and lows are pretty good. Again I'm used to bass heavy muddy headphones and noticed a drastic clarity improvement. Listening to Something from Nothing by the foo fighters in wav format was insane, i didn't realize how many sounds i can hear from these cans. im quite impressed.
As far as I can tell, i am not experiencing any sort of rattling and even listened to some frequency tests and didn't hear anything cringe-worthy.
I'm thinking of saving up for an amp like the Lyr 2, but might go with an ODAC depending what finances are like. Plus i think tube rolling could be fun!
Overall, pretty impressed with the headphones and am quite happy with Massdrop. You guys did a great job, thanks.
Sincerely,
Average music listener turned snooty audiophile :)