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 did replace the original pads with Shure 1540 pads. Gotta love that alcantara fabric. Sound is about the same to my ears, but they're more comfortable. These are pretty heavy (maybe needlessly heavy) headphones. But while the listed weight is about the same as the HE-500, these feel tangibly lighter and more comfortable on my head.
One durability concern: the headphones themselves feel extremely solid, but the cables seem to lack any strain relief at all. And while they're happily detachable, the connectors on the HP side are 2.5mm mono connectors with a bayonet locking mechanism that might be hard to replace. I've ordered some parts to add some relief, but I wish that they'd have scarified some aesthetics on the cable in favor of durability.