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TheDuffer
Right ear keeps cutting out
So I have a PC38x headset that I bought a few years back. I moved away from home for work, and left the headset there with my gaming PC. I used it maybe 2 or 3 times before I left, and it always had the problem of it cutting out in my right ear phone. It makes like a crackling noise like something is loose, and then cuts out the audio entirely. Sometimes it works for a few minutes, but inevitably cuts out on the right side again. I am wondering if there is a fix? Or could I be shipped a new one?
Jan 6, 2025
Frankbarone1
Please suggest headphones for me.
Please someone here help buy a headphone for my use case- listen mostly Indian music ( old and new Bollywood songs ) . play them on my iPhone. So need to be wireless. must be light and comfortable for small ears and 3-4 hours of listening. noise canceling is not important. budget is around $150. i am not audiophile by any means and do not understand much of the jargon. Just want something that sounds good and is comfortable on my ears while I work from home. thank you all.
Jan 3, 2025
Hauntednsk
E-MU Teak Repair - Any Experience?
Hello, I am wondering if anybody has any experience contacting E-MU support, sending them headphones for repair, or getting them back fixed. Can anybody share any experience? I have been emailing them for a while now, but nobody has responded. Thank you.
Dec 29, 2024
murphdc
pc38x still has audio coming through with the volume dial turned all the way down
Finally got my hands on the pc38x. I mostly wanted to try this headset because of all the good things i heard about it. Out of the box i wasn’t really impressed. My 50 dollar astros were just as loud if not louder. After setting up an EQ on dolby access i got them sounding a little better. But one thing that really bothers me is the volume dial on the headset. When i turn it all the way down there’s so much audio still coming through, like the headset is turned up 10-20%. Is this normal?
Dec 28, 2024
MrChiSox
My little room work in progress.
It's not done, I apologize for the mess. Health issues have put this on hold. It's a small room and I'm likely to sell off my KEF 104.2 loudspeakers and some other gear after surrendering the living room to my wife after her patience of 35 years. She deserved her own little sanctuary.
Dec 26, 2024
magica
What lead/cable do i need?
i own a Drop + EPOS PC38X Gaming Headset and i need a new cable that connects the headset to the computer. i dont know what its called and i cant work out what to look for on amazon etc. could someone please help me with this
Dec 21, 2024
MrChiSox
New addition to the stable.
I made the decision to take advantage of the $600. price on the HiFiMan Arya Stealth, here pictured with the Meze 109 Pro. I think 2025 is going to be a really uneventful year so far as new purchases. I've also upgraded my Fiio BTR7 to the newly released BTR17 and I purchased the Earmen stack which consists of Amplifier, Linear PS, DAC & Streamer.
Dec 19, 2024
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The Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee have rewritten what a $150 headphone could sound like. The release of these headphones will be as monumental to the budget audiophile community as the original release of the Objective2 Amp, maybe even more. These can be driven well using a regular phone (errr, ones with a headphone jack..), so you won't need any additional hardware for really amazing sound, although when paired with a proper dac and amp you will get a little more out of them, but these do not "scale up" the same way the HD 650/6XX will with better and better amps.
The sound remarkably clean throughout the entire spectrum, lows are strong but not boomy, the mids are quite full, and the highs are fairly detailed, but not blurry by any means.
The bass is a strong pronounced feature of these headphones, but not distracting. You definitely won't feel like these don't pack enough bass, but it's not distracting, it's complimentary, very much like the sound of a movie theater, the bass is there but it seamlessly blends in with the rest of the sound. This bass is also very clean and precise, it doesn't linger or get muddy. If anything, maybe a little more sub bass would be nice, but that is purely a personal taste as I also love my TH-X00s. Overall, the bass is a 9/10, this is an exceptional headphone in this category.
The mids are very equivalent to the HD 6XX, vocals are beautiful, both male and female vocals will be exceptionally detailed, you will only be bound by the actual recording quality of the song. The are perhaps on the warmer side, but that is definitely to the benefit of modern music and use cases. Compared the HD 6XX, these will sound like the have a slightly recessed mid, but I believe that will be because the 58X has a stronger lower bass kick.
The highs are the only place where I can detect any room for a little improvement. These are not painfully sharp, and will allow you to have extremely long listening sessions without fatigue, I believe this to be by design. Sure, a little bit of detail is lost compared to the HD 6XX, but not by much. The highs are very pleasant overall but it may disappoint treble enthusiast who may prefer the DT990 sound.
This sound signature is perfect for modern listening habits. Video games are fantastic, great headphones for most games, although they won't give you "footsteps" boost that you'll find in the DT 990, but that's a good thing for most people. Movies are perfect, these have the perfect signature and sound-stage for listening to movies, absolutely perfect. Music will sound great all around, but definitely emphasized on more modern tastes, the extraordinary contained bass keeps these right in between analytical and fun when listening to all genres. Classical and country will benefit the least from this core feature of the headphone, but it's not distracting and will still sound rich and full bodied, but pop rock and rap will definitely benefit from the bass.
I know I made a lot of comparisons to the to the 6XX, but that's honestly what a large number of people will be deciding against, and the HD 650/6XX serves as a great baseline to measure these headphones against. Build quality, these are solid Sennheiser set of headphones, maybe a little better build quality than the 6XX, but we're talking minimal differences, 6XX are midnight blue, these are black.
A lot of people will ask, 58X or 6XX? If you don't have a decent amp, 58X hands down, you'll never be able to get the 6XX sounding as good as these off your phone or motherboard, or even a fairly low power amp. If you do have an amp (think at least a Magni 2), then it depends on what you want more of, deeper more pronounced lows - 58X, more detailed highs and a flatter sound - 6XX, also remember the differences are small and both will have good lows and detailed highs overall. I also have ignored reviewing these against the HD 660 S because I do not own a pair to really compare against, but as you've probably heard, these are really freaking close to the HD 660 S. These do not use the same driver as the HD 660 S, this has been confirmed by Sennheiser, and the foam behind the driver is mostly acoustically transparent, and is meant for extra durability due to the driver being mounted differently.
This entire review is excluding the fact that the initial drop was at $150, which is a ridiculous steal. I think if there is a price increase, it will be to $200, which still makes them a steal, but now you really have to decide between these or the 6XX. They could increase the price of these to pretty insane levels and I would still say they are worth it.