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 tried driving the HE4XX directly from a Sony D-J75TR Discman (without its tuner/amp/remote), and it could play at a "reasonable" (but not ear-splitting) level. The Creative Labs E5 (another Massdrop purchase), through an optical connection, permitted higher volumes. Interestingly, the Sony didn't "lose" in this comparison. Because you have to jack up its volume all te way, crossover distortion (if any) in the output stage isn't obvious.
Perhaps the best thing I can say about the HE4XX is that there's nothing "musical" about its sound. It seems to be basically neutral, rather than euphonic, which is exactly what I want in any audio component. More thoughts, in greater depth, later.
PS: Are spare earpads available?