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
Sound wise it is excellent at first listen, although I haven't put more than 2 hours worth of listening to it. My setup is a Thaulab Varna IV > DIY Belden cable with Neutrik Rean RCA plugs > O2 > Sennheiser HD-555. First impression is that it's dead quiet (or if it's noisy, it's imperceivable to me). Sound is just something else (in the good sense) - compared to the headphone out of the DAC, it's quieter (the headphone out has a weird ring/hum), the sound is way, way more dynamic, the bass, even while not a strong suit of these headphones, is now tighter and moving easier, toms and cymbals sound way more articulate, vocals are more forward and everything is just better. I haven't yet listened to quieter recordings, but normal sounding ones didn't require me to go past 11 o'clock on the knob at 1x gain, so there's plenty of loudness (although I'm usually listening relatively quietly). Channel imbalance is there, but it's below comfortable listening levels, so it doesn't bother me.
Overall I'm very happy with it at first and I hope my impressions stay the same with more time. Can't wait to get home and put some more listening to it.
Thanks!