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 was looking for a pair of budget BA IEMs for everyday use. That's why I bought them. But I'm planning to sell them, because they don't perfectly fit my liking. Don't get me wrong though! They're fantastic at the price point. It would be hard to find anything to compete against them. Unfortunately, the weird soundstage / imaging really bugs me enough to let them go.
The vocals are easily the strongest aspect of this IEM, it really feels like the singer is singing inside my brain. I like that the bass is quite tamed, although in some songs especially the bass guitar can still be very strong. Hi-hats and snare drums are really sharp and clear. BUT The background guitars are almost barely noticeable. Even some guitar solos feel far away or out of focus somewhat.
My point of comparison is the NuForce HEM Dynamic, that usually retails at $120, but I got it for about $50 brand new, and as far as I can tell it's the off-the-shelf version of the regular EDC with just a single cable. There the vocals are definitely not as strong, and the high-end is also less sharp, but the bass is quite elevated, not too much for my taste, but still a lot more present than in the EDC3 or my Audio-Technica SR5BT, and although those are on-ear headphones, they are also probably the most neutral sounding pair I've ever owned. I'll hear test it later, but I'd go as far as to say that even the EDC3 don't quite come close (yes I know it's not a fair comparison).
I also tried listening to these off of my MD O2+SDAC, which I immediatelly had to dial almost all the way down or I'd go deaf in seconds, but most of my findings are based on listening off of the Samsung Galaxy A8.
I'm not saying that the imaging is bothering me, I think it's more of a "something to get used to". I will follow up on this after I've had a bit more time with these IEMs.
P.S.: Curiously, probably because Massdrop sent this in a reinforced envelope instead of a parcel, my shipment didn't go through customs, so I didn't need to pay any duty on these. That's a $20. Thanks MD