DROP Sennheiser PC38X Gaming Headset — Noise-Cancelling Microphone with Over-Ear Open-Back Design, Velour Earpads, Compatible with PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox, Mac, Mobile, and More

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Treble is detailed, sparkly (if just so), and incredibly well extended. Either than 7.5k hitting a bit softly, there's plenty of shimmer and sharpness throughout without overexertion. One of the best Sennheiser headphones I've heard in this regard. Compared to the PC38x it's kinda strange. They are both priced the same, the HD58x is a downgraded HD6xx and the PC38x is an upgraded HD599 with a mic. Technical performance-wise they come close to each other. But the PC38x has an advantage as it's better in games. But the HD58x isn't that much better for music unless you prefer the smaller staging. So honestly overall I'd take the PC38x over the HD58x for most people Complete starter set for in-ear monitoring – renowned Sennheiser sound, easy to set up, including UHF reliability.

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I was sent the graphs to showcase the difference, so extrapolate what you can out of it. For me, looks like there's very little difference in terms of response, other than past 10khz. That still doesn't highlight what I feel may be the body and decay differences, though that may just be expectation bias. The outer right cup houses the volume dial which I find slightly insensitive in terms of travel to volume change ratio. I find this to be a good thing, as minor volume adjustments can be made. Turning the volume all the way down doesn't completely mute the audio, yet goes low enough to allow for your attention to be diverted to the outside world. The volume dial also doesn't lose perfect channel balance at low volumes unlike other headsets with inline volume adjustments.

This is the one debatable area in comfort for me, as it tends to be with most Sennheiser headphones. The PC38X isn't exactly super heavy on clamp, but it is moderate and enough for me to feel to stretch it out over some game/dvd cases. I do feel some unwanted pressure from the area around my ears due to the clamp. Not much, but enough to remove the headphones at random intervals to relieve some of that pressure. It's really no big deal, and something you grow accustomed to with Sennheiser headphones. The upside is the very secure fit you will always have with the PC38X. I find that setting the extension to be more than what you feel is your optimal length, can relieve some of that pressure. Has anyone tried different pads on these? I am not too fond of the thin pads comfort wise. Was looking at dekoni or brainwaves, but not sure if those will completely screw up the sound balance of these headphones, which I really like. Once again sorry for no mic samples, but look at any sample of Game one, game zero, gsp300, gsp500, gsp600, pc37x, and you will see how it sounds. The mic sounds ok, nothing special, but it may be a little bit on the quiet side in my opinion. I had to turn the gain up +10dB through windows to be heard in discord. Experience the feeling of instant connection — with your music, your craft, your audience. Designed for musicians, audio professionals, and filmmakers.

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Gaming headsets shouldn't be hard to drive properly. This general understanding continues with the PC38X. I rarely ever keep my amplifiers in low gain, yet that's precisely what I did with the PC38X, as it sits in the sweet spot of the volume pot, on all of my amplifiers. You really don't need much. The PC38X sounds great off anything you hook it up to. My recommendation is a neutral, clean sounding dac and amp, regardless of power. Something to further aid its sharp detail and focused sound. To anyone worried about numbers, the PC38X is 28ohm, at 108db SPL @ 1khz. Very efficient.In terms of using this for music, it does very well, but at its price, you can do better. But in terms of a gaming headset, it's still the best on the market. Which many of you will say “isn't that obvious it's a gaming headset” and well in general just because something is marketed for gaming does not mean it's even good at gaming or really at anything. The PC38x offers average sound quality, great gaming performance, and a steller tuning.