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
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All of the above is obviously very subjective, but if I had to recommend either, I would only need to ask what were your previous headphones. If you've never listened to something from the $500 territory, the HD6XX is the next step. If you already had a taste of high-end (and don't let audiophiles bullshit you, $500 was and is still, high-end), never heard planars and want something new and exciting, the HE4XX is the right direction, but be prepared to upgrade in a couple of years because they are more of an expo than a whole package.