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 in the previous drop for what I assume is the newer version. I wasn't aware there was an older version until it was mentioned in this drop. The ear hooks are actually pre-molded and can't really be reshaped. They are not memory wires so basically the shape you see in the pictures is the shape of the over-the-ear portion. This is a problem because the cables are literally over-the-ears because for me at least, they hover over my ears, they don't actually rest on top of my ears like other cables. Couple this with the MMCX connection and this means the cables swivel around a lot. There is a little nub on the proprietary cable which is supposed to prevent swiveling, but I've found this doesn't work. Basically, the cables can swivel around 90 degrees while I'm using them. I've actually stopped using these earphones because of this. I actually joined this drop for the "older" version in the hopes the cable is different.
I found it strange they reference this difference in ear hooks in the description, but don't provide pics of the older cable for comparison. Anyway, I just received my order today, but if the cable is the same, I won't need to open them up & can just give them away as a gift.