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
December 2014 - Some of the first reports of driver imbalance and leaking dye from the pads. A keyword search of the thread @ http://www.head-fi.org/t/723025/philips-fidelio-x2 will enlighten you.
I think it is therefore accurate to say these issues were present from "day one" and there is no such thing as "pre QC issues". FWIW the leaking ink issue seems to have been resolved around the same time they switched manufacturing to Glueson.
You already seem biased towards liking them, so I think you're going to enjoy them and be able to overlook any small flaws they may have.
There's enough information around to tell if your pair is defective or not. Happy hunting.