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 use these for music listening and gaming (hence the ModMic 4.0 applied to the left ear-cup) plugged into a SMSL M6. I haven't tested how they sound with my Fiio X5 1st Gen yet, but I'm sure it'll be glorious. They are simply the comfiest ear-pads I have ever felt. They feel like literal clouds on your head. They provide the perfect amount of space for your ears to fully fit inside them and also rest your ears a bit further away from the headphone drivers, eliminating any chance of your ears to be rubbing on the drivers. I forget that I'm wearing these tbh. And being memory foam, they provide the perfect fit on your head.
These ear-pads opened up the sound-stage almost to the point where they sound like open-ear headphones (there's definitely less isolation from outside noises with them on too). It's actually quite insane how much they changed the sound signature, and I mean this in a good way. Everything sounds a lot more spread apart without losing any detail. In-fact I notice MORE detail in music and games with these on. I feel like if these ear-pads were shipped with the original product people would pitch these headphones against others that are farrrrr above the DT1770's price point.
My only complaint is that they don't have an attenuation ring behind the ear-pads like the stock pads have, allowing the trebles to sound a lot louder with the Elite Velours on. The bass was also recessed a bit with the Elite Velours but are a lot smoother and full-bodied without losing precision and speed. Because of my taste, I installed Equalizer APO (provides a 31-band equalizer) on my PC and set a pre-amp of -4.5db to provide headroom while boosting the sub-bass frequencies a bit and decreased the very high trebles a bit as well.
Pros: - Provides an open-back headphone(like) presentation. - Widened sound-stage substantially. - Revealed how much detail these drivers actually provide. - Improved sub-bass detail. - Unbelievably comfy (FREAKING PILLOWS, I'M TELLIN' YA!!!!)
Cons: - Decreased isolation (this is a con to most because these are intended to be closed-back headphones, but I don't mind it). - Increased sound leakage (I never take these out of my office in my dwelling, so this isn't an issue for me). - Very tough to get on (remember, be patient and take your time). - A decent EQ might be needed, based on your tastes in sound.