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
I'm not a full blown audiophile but I do appreciate the difference a DAC, Amp, and decent headphones have made in my experience so I'd like them to have something with respectable audio quality. However, they are kids so it'll be dropped, sat on, left on the floor, etc, and I'm not made of money so there's a balance to be struck on quality vs price vs durability. I'd go up to $200 for the right product but something in the <$75 range would be best for my stress level when they open the car door and it goes tumbling down the driveway.
They primarily use a rotating cast of ear buds and low end IEMs (that are lost for weeks and found again absurdly often) so nothing much to drive currently though I'm toying with getting the older one an entry level set of cans for Xmas.
Thanks in advance for any help.