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
Maybe there is something wrong with my 6xx, or maybe just perhaps, your standard grade audiophile whom I've been listening to just doesn't know WTF they're talking about. I really hope a few dozen more hrs of burn in makes a difference because I really wanted these phones to be everything I read about.
See that's why you're dumb. The 6XX's have fine bass, I listen to 21 Savage/Metro/Future/Travis Scott with them all the time. Those people when they produce, will always up the bass on their end. You don't need headphones further emphasizing bass on already bass heavy songs. If a song you listen to doesn't have enough bass, it's either because the artist intended or they made the music with the expectation their listeners would be using bass junkie garbage. Take Metroboomin for example, in the song X feat Future, it's got that classic deep kick, but due to 21 Savages more monotone(some would say mundane) voice it's a bad idea to up base because you'd lose the clarity in his voice. Listen to the small injections of words that are "far away"(best I can describe it, basically when he whispers "21"). You would NEVER hear that with cheap bass heavy headphones, notice how directed those sounds are too, Metro does an amazing job positioning the audio, again you'd barely be able to tell if the bass was strong.
I've read some of your other comments, maybe they started making the 6XX worse over time. I have the #134 pair from the first drop and with a S-Stack as well and it's amazing.
- They have an almost perfect frequency response, the "veil" in fact it's not a big deal and makes the sound much less fatiguing, enabling LOONG pleasurable listening sessions (not like the M50x, that gave me headaches after an hour or so). I said "almost" because some people might lack some sub-bass, but nothing a tube amp can't fix. And there's this warmth that's sooo engaging, making everything sound more natural... It's just a lovely sound, once you get used to it you won't like cold headphones anymore.
- Soundstage is just right, not artificially large like some AKG, not too close like most closed-back headphones.
- Clarity is just great, no other headphones in this price range will be better than the 6XX on this.
- Detail is a perfect compromise, you can spot minor mastering faults but they won't slap you in the face, so they're just right for low-quality recordings while better quality ones will be even more enjoyable.
- Comfort is TOTL, no compromises: stock pads are great, headband feels great, they're so light you literally forget you're wearing them.
- Build quality & aesthetics, for me, are just right. Nothing fancy, just headphones, they're neither rock solid nor weak, just ok. They don't look too fancy, if you're more into aesthetics maybe you dislike them, but I'd personally wear rotten potatoes on my ears if they sounded better than this.
@HispanicPanic et al. — give the Emily Palen DSD track (was free) a listen and tell me the HD6xx aren’t excellent. ;) http://dsd-guide.com/emily-palen
Monolith M1060 look great, I'd suggest you to get into the HE4XX but the drop finished SO FAST (maybe because they're awesome price-performance, I hope they are because I got my pair). Some other completely different options: - IEM: Tin Audio T2 (balanced sound signature, $50, awesome for the price), TFZ Exclusive 5 (v-shaped sound, $90, best bass I've ever heard), KZ SZ6 (quad hybrid driver, $40, one of the best price-performance headphones). - over-ear: superlux HD668b (open back, $36, similar to AKG K240), Takstar PRO82 (closed back, $60, highly recommended on some communities as a budget all-rounder), Fostex T50RP mkIII (semi-closed back, $160, need mods to sound good but after modding they're great).
There's a lot of great options in the sub-$100 price range, if you don't wanna go big and spend $300 on the M1060. If you do, please share some thoughts because I'm really interested on these :) I'll share you one review I saw, seems very interesting: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/6b8cqf/not_another_monoprice_m1060_review/
Noticeable increase in clamping force due to additional volume but the memory foam is softer than stock foam. Overall, I think it’s more comfortable.
Appearance wise, there’s no comparison.. 6XX should’ve shipped with this. Build quality is great and smells quite nice too :)
Dekoni, out of interest, where are these made? It doesn’t say anything on the box.
In summary it’s a keeper for me.. this + 6XX + Schiit Stack will keep me entertained for many years to come.