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
As a bonus, I replace the mounting mechanism to use a ModMic-style magnet attachment using 2 base clasps (one of which I cannibalized to replace the orientation of one magnet attached to the MiniMic). I've also been using a handy PS4 controller headset controller for muting the mic when I'm on PS4 (not shown, see parts list).
All in all, I've went through too many iterations to get to this point, but all is good now. At time of writing, the base mod cost an additional $36 for the cables, plus $18 for the Modmic clasps, and $11 for the PS4 thing. I'd say it's probably worth the money if you have the headset already, since you can grab the MiniMic and extra cables for less than the ModMic 5, which also seems to support single-cable mods like this (and you'd still need to buy these cables, you'd just not need to think about the clasps).
Result:
If I'm gaming, I use this setup. If I want to listen to music, I detach the mini-xlr adapter and mic, and plug in the original K7XX cable that is attached to my PC.
Advantages:
- single cable
- weight is only on the headphones, not on the mic
Disadvantages:- Possible quality impact
- No mic volume slide (possible to alleviate with additional mods)
Parts List:3.5mm male-to-male extension: http://a.co/gwriBFc
3.5mm female-to-male headphone/mic Y splitter: http://a.co/gZtBJns
Mini-XLR to 3.5mm adapter: http://a.co/7rzFYlr
Modmic Base Clasps: http://a.co/erkdWf8
DualShock 4 headset mute/volume control: http://a.co/38UqYNz
NOTES:
Be wary of the parts you buy. I ended up with more than one bad cable on this journey