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
5 hours is definitely not enough time to get used to any pair of headphones IMO. While you can get an idea of the overall sound signature, depending on which headphones you are coming from, the differences can be initially jarring. For example, coming from AKG K701 (thin, bright, and anemic on bass) to the TH-X00 would make the bass on the TH-X00 sound extremely booming.
As far the cable goes, honestly you should have expected that. There is no shortage of reviews on the TH-X00 and every single one mentions how long and fat and heavy the cable is. However, there are ways to deal with it: - Velcro wrap for cable management - Detachable cable mod (which opens up your headphones for custom cables) - Shortening and re-termination of existing attached cable
Lastly, it is NEVER a good idea to buy accessories for a pair of headphones you have never listened to. Always listen to headphones stock first to figure out what you like or dislike before spending more money on tweaks and upgrades. It's just smarter and more cost effective that way TBH.
If any one aspect of the headphone bothers you, be it lack of bass, too much bass, mids, highs, etc... than it is going to likely continue to bother you until you get rid of them, unless your tastes change.
The reason I'm not the biggest fan of the Th-x00 line is their mid-range. It just doesn't sound good. To me. Teaks were the closest to bearable but I just cannot agree with the driver no matter how it's modified. And that's okay, there's a ton of other headphones out there.
But don't let someone tell you you cannot judge a headphone in under 5 hours. The headphone isn't going to change it's sound signature magically, and pad break-in is so marginal the only difference there is is in comfort if there is any sound change at all (there isn't). Changing pads themselves will of course alter the sound signature, but always at some kind of cost. More bass? less soundstage. More mids? less extension (top and bottom) Those are just examples, but ultimately you cannot escape the way the driver "truly" sounds.
Hope you find the headphone that is your match though. Don't worry about $ too, my favorite headphones are less than 300 dollars and I've listened to ToTL endgame, it wasn't for me.
Then again, this is also why different opinions exist and no one should listen to just one person.
Now, you can formulate solid opinions based off what you want and not want, I completely agree. If I am the type to favor the AKG K701 or Sennheiser HD800 for example, I would most likely detest the TH-X00 as they are such different sound signatures. It could very well be the case here with the OP being in love with the very dark, treble rolled sound of the HD6XX and he just can't stand the much brighter treble range of the TH-X00 which initially can sound like they (along with the bass) drown out the midrange. The difference is however, he was not simply demo'ing them at some headphone meet, but actually owned them and would have done well to properly spend time listening to them long enough to let his ears adjust to the new midrange and increase of bass presence. 5 hour experimentation with headphones that you PURCHASED and then gave up on is a knee jerk reaction, plain and simple.
I am fairly experienced in audio equipment and headphones and I can assure you that after listening to any high end headphones, I will have differences in my evaluation of how they sound versus how they sounded when I first got them.
I would also say I'm fairly experienced in audio equipment. I listened to several in the th-x00 series and even with a couple hundred hours on one, even when I got 'used' to it the lack of midrange still bugged me from time to time, like a nag. So I'm not arguing with you, you can get used to a headphone and in doing so change your own tastes, but the headphone's sound itself doesn't change. So if you don't like it even in an initial impression, say 30 minutes... well believe me it's unlikely you'll ever like it, or it will sit outside of your rotation (I know this from experience, and having 10+ headphones in rotation). It'll never make you happy. I've demoed these cans for hundreds of hours each, easily.
Rather get the headphone that impresses immediately, because when you get 'used' to its sound you're going to love every second of it. It's never going to become boring to you, when you finally start nit-picking it. Funny that those headphones I initially loved are still in my rotation while I sold all the others. The ones I did love were the dt1990 (I got amirons though, liked 'em more), k712 pro, and the hd650). And they're companions until they break now.
Edit: I noticed very similar behavior in my other headphones that also utilize a bio-cellulose driver.