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
Ear Impressions & Ordering
Custom in-ear monitors are like custom suits. They need to be tailored to your body. So as part of the ordering process, you'll need to visit an audiologist for ear impressions. Then, you’ll need to mail those impressions to the Ultimate Ears lab (address will be provided). The vendor must receive tracking info on the impressions within 3 weeks of the drop completing, or the offer will be canceled and refunded—no exceptions or extensions.
If I was in the market for CIEMs and paid this kind of $ for them, I'd certainly trust and audiologist's molds over my own fit kit. And at least that way you have molds done already if you purchase other customs.
What are your other customs? Out of curiosity..
Maybe go for a BT cable with connectors for yours or get the well-regarded BT amp/DAC that allows you to use your wired IEMs via BT?
PlusSound custom BT cables (have dropped here on MD before) http://www.plussoundaudio.com/customcables/bluetooth.html
Earstudio ES100 https://www.amazon.com/EarStudio-ES100-24bit-High-Resolution-Bluetooth-unbalanced/dp/B078H4YD2L
Regarding the BT cable, both the traditional cable (Superbax with IPX connector) & their BT cable have the same IPX connection. You can purchase the BT cable separately, or call them when you place your order & add it.
Fun fact about their "newly released" BT cable: Logitech owns UE, Logitech also owns JayBirds. UE's new BT cable is actually the Jaybird Freedom hardware, a slightly different firmware, & the IPX connector. You can use the JayBird app to change the equalizer, & there are some pretty good ones available. Finally having BT for my UE has made it much more convenient, but BT technology can't quite match the sound quality of a traditional cable. UE's new traditional cable (Superbax) is truly incredible. The BT cable is a little dated; it's still using BT 4.1, it uses a dated codec (doesn't have AptX or AptX HD) so there's some noticeable compression, & it does have noticeable static noises in between songs or if the cable is powered on but not playing anything. Do I regret being impatient & buying the cable now even though I knew the tech was dated? No. Will I buy the updated cable the moment it's released & then regret that I was too impatient to wait for a cable that could perform on the same level as the CIEMs? Yes.
Here are the details about the BT cable, specs are on pg. 25: https://pro.ultimateears.com/media/pdfs/UE-Custom-User-Guide.pdf
I have owned a pair of UE Pro11 CIEMs for 7 years now, & just sent them in to be converted to the new cable system & to have the BT cable. I do not recommend doing the FitKit; having a professional make your moulds ensure the tubes will be the right length in your ear to align (but not rest) on your eardrums, the fitment will be deep enough in your outer ear, & they'll ultimately be comfortable. Regarding the BT cable, both the traditional cable (Superbax with IPX connector) & their BT cable have the same IPX connection. You can purchase the BT cable separately, or call them when you place your order & add it. Fun fact about their "newly released" BT cable: Logitech owns UE, Logitech also owns JayBirds. UE's new BT cable is actually the Jaybird Freedom hardware, a slightly different firmware, & the IPX connector. You can use the JayBird app to change the equalizer, & there are some pretty good ones available. Finally having BT for my UE has made it much more convenient, but BT technology can't quite match the sound quality of a traditional cable. UE's new traditional cable (Superbax) is truly incredible. The BT cable is a little dated; it's still using BT 4.1, it uses a dated codec (doesn't have AptX or AptX HD) so there's some noticeable compression, & it does have noticeable static noises in between songs or if the cable is powered on but not playing anything. Do I regret being impatient & buying the cable now even though I knew the tech was dated? No. Will I buy the updated cable the moment it's released & then regret that I was too impatient to wait for a cable that could perform on the same level as the CIEMs? Yes. Here are the details about the BT cable, specs are on pg. 25: https://pro.ultimateears.com/media/pdfs/UE-Custom-User-Guide.pdf
My experience pairing it with the Live though is that the sound quality is pretty poor. The Live is 8 ohms though vs. 30-something for the 18+ so that's probably why.