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
- You need to actually set the unit up, it installs into windows in the higher bitrate 2.0 mode. You need to set it up so you can actually use it in 7.1
- You have two separate devices for audio - one can be adjusted for 7.1 effects, and one is used for voice. This gives you hardware volume mixing of the two devices when set up right, but make sure you're not listening to game audio through the voice channel!
- There is a known issue with the units where they will occasionally shut down after you boot your PC, and you need to unplug it and replug it to get it back on. Sometimes this is fixable with bios USB settings, other times not. It worked faultlessly on my AsRock board, but i need to unplug and replug after most boots on my MSI...
- As mentioned elsewhere in this list, it's only bus powered. It does have the connections to feed it through to an amp if you need (I think the Schitt Magni Heresy would look nice with a GSX1000 stacked on it)
This is a great device. If you are using it for the things it was meant for. As someone primarily gaming and consuming streamed media on a PC, this unit is a huge step up from a normal "gamer" audio setup. Beware if you're not an audiophile though... this may end up being your "gateway" device!