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Deadman42
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Feb 25, 2024
Bought these headphones in Amazon and when I got them I was using it to play music and I noticed that on the left side the sound would die out. If you lightly tap it or unplug/replug the cable the sound will come back. But it does this so often so I returned it back to Amazon for a replacement. When I got the replacement it did the same thing. I have another pair of headphones not Sennheiser, but they don't have any issues. Also it happens when I am listening to people talk in Discord or gaming. Any ideas how I can fix this? Or is this a common issue?
V2Schneider
52
Feb 2, 2024
I have owned almost every pair of headphones by Sennheiser...this is the one I have tested for about 10 minutes and put it back into the box immediately. Pure plastic construction and far less superior than the HD6xx od HD 58x...worth maybe half the price. It is a shame Sennheiser is not advancing on design over all these years and sticks to the same old plastic construction...soundwise neither neutral nor interesting at all and this horrendous clamping force...
Gummo
16
Apr 30, 2023
GodsOwnDj369Hey there, sorry to disappoint but I'm not him, and had never heard of him.
Throwscoach
0
Jan 20, 2022
Recently bought the 560s and have been super pleased except for a couple of things. I use them for music, movies, and PC gaming. When gaming (CoD: Vanguard), the sound will occasionally fade out (not completely) for a couple of seconds then back to normal. Sometimes with a soft squeaky/static sound in one or both sides. It is hooked up to my computer through a DAC which is more than powerful enough to drive it. Has anyone had this issue with this headphone or any other Sennheiser? This is my first step into the audiophile arena. Wasn't sure if this was normal or could it be the game? I have only noticed it when gaming, but I also spend more time doing that.
DamienR
169
Jul 22, 2022
ThrowscoachThat random sound fade, I had my HD560s arrive today, 1H into breaking them in I noticed it did that once. As for that soft squeaky/static sound you have without hearing it myself could be anything from failure to just hair rubbing on the earpad.
Evshrug
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Jul 25, 2022
DamienREasy thing to double check: make sure the removable cable is snuggly plugged into the headphone jack of the computer, and twisted to lock into place in the headphone’s earcup itself.
side note: the PC38X’s cable fits into the HD 560S even though it’s too thin for the twist and lock feature… but I like locking it and knowing I didn’t tug it loose with a cable snag.
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Bitvar
0
Dec 13, 2021
Kinda wild how much better these are than the HD6XX and HD599. Naming scheme outta wack. Also cheaper at Amazon and Best Buy.
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METTTAL
2
Mar 21, 2022
acuiteI highly recommend the HD560s over PC38x. For Escape from Tarkov it's is insanely better the soundstage and imaging. I used the PC38x for almost a year and I struggled so much to pinpoint the sound direction. It's just not accurate enough for a hardcore shooter like EFT. Also, more recently the volume dial started to be bug, sometimes unbalancing L&R channels.
Evshrug
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Jul 17, 2022
METTTALHuh.
The soundstage and imaging shouldn’t be that much different between the HD 560S and PC38X. I mentioned the HD 560S and PC38X together because they are remarkably similar in construction and design, with just a slightly different tuning.
This might get overly-technical. The short version: angled drivers more naturally reproduce depth and directional cues, while drivers mounted “flat” are commonly perceived as having more intimate soundstage and imaging.
HD 560S and PC38X, the latter two are in acoustically similar enclosures that angle the drivers to match the angle of the ear. This causes sound waves to interact more with the shape and folds of our outer ear, as they bounce around and are redirected towards our ear canal from different distances Both ought to have superior sense of stage depth and a bit more realistic frontal imaging due to this, and their performance will be similar in other areas as well. I kind of think of the PC38X as a more consumer “v-shape” fun tuned version of the HD 560S, plus the headset has a microphone obviously.
While the HD 58X Jubilee’s driver is the same size as the other two, the HD 58X Jubilee’s driver (and enclosure) directs the sound directly towards your ear canal. It’s perception of soundstage mostly comes from mildly less emphasized upper mids (to make things sound a bit distant, because higher frequencies reduce in intensity more as distance increases… like how thunder gets more bassy over a distance). Which is valid… but while soundstage depth is OK, and you can tune a headphone to include the average “EQ effect” that angled outer-ears have on a sound recording, fact is that an average won’t accurately match most people’s ears… so while the “direct” flat angle approach of the HD 58X Jubilee was great in the earlier HD 600 series models for evaluating detail and professionally evaluating music production, I prefer angled drivers in my gaming headphones.
I would say the HD 58X Jubilee, PC38X, and HD 560S have similar performance in presenting detail, though the more analytical, less bassy presentation of the HD 560S makes it easier to focus on highs. In competitive gaming, bass doesn’t usually contain much tactical information, so it might be a distraction to have some of the “fun” bass that most consumers are accustomed to and expect.
With that said, the most extreme “competitive” type of headphone would actually be very bass light and possibly irritating and fatiguing quicker than a more balanced and natural tuning. My old Audio Technica AD 700 was like this, but my AKG K612 Pro and HD 800 don’t go that far and IMO are more enjoyable because of it. Neither does the HD 560S, it’s more balanced than “treble heavy.” YMMV, but my personal stance is that just having headphones at all, with good clarity and low muddiness, provides a substantial improvement over speakers built-in to a TV, monitor, or handheld device. Even the top prize-earning pro eSports gamers usually use in-ear headphones with closed headphones over top to help block crowd noise and distractions, and they can have amazing situational awareness through practice and training.
So, if you’re playing at home for fun, it’s OK to enjoy your audio instead of making it weird just for the sake of a slight edge. If you truly want to see the best advantage headphones can have over stereo speakers or even a 7.1 surround speaker system, then I recommend looking into how to add spatial audio processing (or HRTF Binaural Stereo, or virtual surround sound processing) into your setup. Our two ears are able to distinguish sound coming from any direction (including up and down) in real life, so adding that dimension adds to realism and tactical awareness. All three headphones respond well to this processing, though I would still pick either the more balanced/“flat” HD 560S for more focus or PC38X for more fun competitive gaming.
I own an HD 560S, PC37X, PC 38X, HD 58X Jubilee, HD 800, AKG K612 Pro, and many other headphones besides (collected over the course of 14 years!).
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StavrosHalk
1
Dec 7, 2021
ZillionAbsolutely, the clarity difference alone is crazy, along with a much wider soundstage. As long as you're not bothered by more treble content, it's an amazing set of headphones.
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