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
1 week update: Usage: approximately 3 hours. Content: mix between digital streaming services. Example forced tests: Whitney Houston - Always Love you, Nine Inch Nails - Less Than, Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun, Chainsmokers - Paris. Equipment/Signal Path: Schiit stack (M&M 2U's), Periapt Pro Cable
Comments: Like my Fostex Thunderpants you will have to at least have some sort of amp to drive these, but instead of a super unique soundstage presentation you get a more defined reference earphone. These are probably better reference headphones than the AKG studio headphones I have because the Senn 6XX leans so much toward neutral and the AKG's end up being a bit bright. Cable upgrade is nice since while the length of the factory is good (5 feet) for sitting at a PC, its production quality feels cheap. Once these reach past the 25 hour mark I hope that something changes a bit in their presentation as they are not amazing yet, just surprising in their clear representation.
P.S. If you drive these amp and listen to bass heavy music you can get hints of some of the higher iteration Senn headphones (bass but not overwhelming).