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 love them. More open than earbuds normally are (my comparison being Yuin PKs or iBuds), but with markedly better sound quality. They do fall out of my ears more than I'd like; but are markedly better in that regard than my vmoda-m80s or Parrot Zik, barely worse in that regard than normal buds (and perfectly fine for non-strenuous activity, namely dog walks/dishes/etc.) They've actually gotten most of their use for me so far in bed playing PS4 games plugged into the controller.
Easy to drive but sound better amp'd, great for dog walks without worry about getting hit by a car/bicycle. My only regret is the lack of inline-mic; would likely double their use for me as I pull them off for calls or my group online starts using comms.
EDIT: if you're handy with a soldering iron you can always splice in a mic-enabled cable. The cord is the exact same as the one on the PortaPro, except worse: it consolidates down to a single strand for the negative/ground at the Y-split. At least the PP maintains separate strands all the way down to the plug. They're easy enough to solder, but it means modifying for balanced operation is that much more difficult for me.
Seriously, how does Koss make such a fantastic product, only to pair it with the cheapest cable in their inventory?