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
The open backs.
I cannot listen to these headphones anywhere. I am a student and I want to listen to music while studying. I can't listen to them in libraries, at home when ANY noise is going on, or anywhere in public. I have a roommate and cannot listen to them at night past when he has gone to bed (which is usually an hour or so at the end of the night).
This is my fault -- the information was there on this discussion board and I read it, but did not give it the attention it deserved. However, the 2 star review stands because this is unfortunately not a product I would buy again or recommend to anyone I know without extreme qualification. I WOULD buy this product again, but under different circumstances, like if I lived alone in a quiet area. The quality of sound definitely justify the price tag, but unfortunately the lived experience of using the headphones do not. I am going to resell them and look for noise cancelling headphones. Before, I was fine with a little noise coming in. Now that I've had these for a bit, I'm very sensitive to any noise coming in and I'd like perfect quiet. In that sense, I'm glad I learned that lesson about my self. Too bad these didn't work out for me.
To anyone still on the fence, I recommend thinking VERY THOROUGHLY about where you'll be listening to these headphones. I did not and have had a bad experience. I recommend them based on quality versus price, but do not recommend them for students or anyone who intends to use these anywhere besides home alone.
Additionally, they took an incredibly long time to get here. That was extremely frustrating but not the fault of Massdrop nor the headphones. Screw FedEx and USPS, though.
However, I cannot comprehend the reasoning behind writing a negative review for a product that delivers everything it promises, regardless of your own error buying the wrong one or not paying attention to the given specs.
Keeps me wondering, who are you trying to hurt. Cause this product, Massdrop nor Sennheiser certainly do not deserve any of it.
Besides, you do not need "noise cancelling headphones", just buy a pair of closed backs with good sound insulation, and you'll be fine.
So, in spite of my better judgement I've read your ill-tempered, sour declaration of dissent and now I am a lesser man for it. You and your perverse, petulant put-down of the universally cherished HD58x Jubilee headphone have smeared an indelible stain upon my tender soul. Your reckless raging thesis has invaded the deepest recesses of my heretofore innocent psyche like a pilfering rabid rodent whose fetid feces is now festering there for all eternity, ultimately rendering me a ravaged withered worthless husk. I am dead. I do not blame you, alas, it was my own dumb fault...
I appreciate the effort you all put in to destroy this review. I must say I have never before been insulted in such as creative ways as "pompous jibber-jabber since Grandpa Simpson shook his haggard, liver-spotted fist in condemnation of all motorized vehicular transportation" and "vituperative screed." So thank you.
There are around 550 reviews of this product and it still maintains its 5 star rating with my negative review. The reason I gave 2 stars as opposed to 5, 1, or even 3 is because I wanted it to be identifiable as a negative experience with the product. I couldn't do 3, 4, or 5, which are neutral or positive, but also not 1 because that's even more unfair than 2. So I did 2.
This is a WARNING to other people with sugar in their eyes. Like I said, I was warned about the open backs, but did not take it seriously--the idea is that, if anyone reads my review who was in my situation, they would not make the same mistake. Therefore, I think my review is still worthwhile to the community as a whole. I am making a point that is totally valid and important to this product; I am making this point in the hopes that I will "be who you needed when you were younger," i.e. I'm speaking to other people who are about to make this same mistake.
I am not contending with you that this is--very slightly--unfairly hurting Sennheiser. However, in my opinion, it is still valuable, and I will not change it.
Best,
Outthere