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
Sennheiser has two adapters (check other online sellers for availability): PCV-05: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/pcv-05 PCV-07 (Mac): https://en-us.sennheiser.com/pcv07
Either one of these should work for audio out (i.e. sound coming out of the headphones). Where you may have issues, however, is the microphone.
For most devices, the PCV-05 should work well. However, if you are planning to use this with a recent MacBook/iPhone, Apple apparently uses some non-standard microphone signalling method (see below link). For the microphone to work on these devices, you will need the PCV-07 adapter.
Contrary to the Amazon reviews, I don't think it's as simple as OMTP vs CTIA, since CTIA devices like the PS4 DualShock 4 controller and Xbox One controller work fine with the PCV-05 adapter. There's a more technical overview here: http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/flow/item/17561_Jays_AB_headset_for_Windows_Ph.php
I purchased the PCV-07 to use with my 2016 MacBook Pro, and the mic on my PC37X is working fantastically. Of course, there's many alternative adapters on Amazon and whatnot - just be aware of the potential differences, and read through the adapter reviews for anecdotal evidence.
Thanks again for the great drop! Definitely the best gaming headset that I've ever owned.
The problem is that the pcv07 is 100% unavailable anywhere on the internet. I read other reviews of other cables that say they work with macbook but others say they do not. So bleh.
Might end up just buying a usb sound card. Gotta love mac's sometimes.