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'm willing to admit my thinking/reasoning is wrong, just curious as to what makes such small devices cost so much?
I don't know why you'd expect frequency range to be worse when IEMs can and have been delivering TOTL quality for ages now. If anything, I consistently find fewer and fewer cans that can match the speed and imaging of IEMs a vast majority of the time. Usually, at a MUCH higher cost. The one thing open cans do well for me is soundstage, but that's to be expected. Although IEMs are coming along nicely in that area as well.
And just like the amount of drivers in an IEM (or speaker really), headphone driver size is not indicative of bass quantity/quality. That has more to do with the driver housing and materials than anything else otherwise every planar would have more bass than any other headphone since their drivers are massive by comparison.
I dunno, I enjoy IEMs so much more than closed cans nowadays as I feel they're a perfect complement to my open-back cans. They're highly portable, typically don't require much power to drive whatsoever, and just have a level of musical intimacy I can't get anywhere else.
And yeah, I get the small drivers being difficult to make and tune, I figured that's about right for that. I've just never really understood why people would get such expensive IEMs when a bad day stepping on them or a chair rolling on them could ruin them (I work with kids that slam cheapos against desks, walls, the floor, etc because they swing them around, so I've never really liked the idea of having them outside of travel or exercise)
And of course I just don't like how it feels to have IEMs in so I'm probably biased against it in the first place. Just curious about why people like them, and if certain ones can compare to your Senn Hd 600+ line, Beyer 880-990, T1 250+ ohms, Denon X000/fostex X00, focal clear/elex, etc.
IEM durability is also pretty good nowadays. With more and more housings being made all out of metal, they can take more abuse than most cans. I have dropped and stepped on my fare share (even washed a pair once) and they have held out well. I can't begin to tell you how many yokes, sliders, and headbands have broken on my over-ears over the years.
In terms of comfort, it really boils down to finding the shape for your ear. I prefer anything tear-drop shaped as anything else rubs and is beyond comfortable. Same with tips. I normally use a triple-flange but prefer silicon over foam most of the time. Foam puts more pressure in my ear and just gets uncomfortable for long sessions.
Personally, IEMs these days compare very well to headphones. There's so many variations and configurations and exotic designs not to be. And just like most headphones, they offer their own unique sound just like dynamic vs. orthos/planars vs. electrostatic in headphones. The same tech exists for IEMs but with IEMs you get multiple drivers reminiscent of a loudspeaker so their frequency ranges can vary wildly. That's the fun in it, really is sampling all the new and evolving tech as I feel headphones aren't in the same way unless you're in some ridiculous boutique price bracket.