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
- Light-weight
- Wide soundstage
- Easy-ish to power
- Decently comfortable
Lets do the cons:- Weird memory foam in the earpads take a while to settle into place when I put them on. And though they remind me of my X2, they are no where near as comfortable (other than being lighter in weight.) I'd call it some slow-moving memory foam. No better way I have to explain that...
- Somewhat muddy bass. Which is an issue I've heard from others. Not totally deal breaking, but compared to the competition in the price-range, and under, it is unacceptable. I've listened to the 702, which the 7XX is based off of. Massdrop/AKG should have just stuck with that sound, instead of trying to V-shape it. Highs and mids are still very good. Ever so slightly sibilant on the higher frequency horns - possibly a resonance issue inherent to the all-super-light-weight plastic construction? I don't recall the 702 having that issue.
- Plastic construction quality creeks a bit. Just feels....weak overall. The 58X feels premium compared to the 7XX.
Overall, I'll give them a 7-8/10, but I think the 6XX, 58X, 4XX, and other cheaper options are better value. I may play with EQ on them, due to their wide soundstage, and try to turn them into footstep detecting treble cannons....