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
I got them for $90 each, used, and many will claim an AKG C414 XLS sounds far better, I actually prefer one of my M179. I've never tried the Rode NT1, but I was tempted to buy that over this, but I have no regrets. I really like the fact I can vary the pickup pattern without any button pressing.
Great for drums, although I use my pair for general-purpose in-studio stereo recording. They sound pretty good on my male voice as well, assuming you have a quiet place to work. They are very sensitive! I don't notice any white noise when using these -- they will work well with most mic pre-amps just fine I'd say, assuming the preamp can provide phantom power.
A $20 large generic shockmount will fit these just fine. I like to put a foam windscreen on them to keep the plosives down and for protection against bumps. This is a side-address microphone, which is a bit awkward for me as I typically use dynamic microphones.
I can recommended this if you need a general purpose condenser microphone for home studio work and don't want to dump all your money on an AKG C414. These are worth getting for drums as well, regardless of budget. Great price.