Sennheiser PC series question

[Laksen]

Hey guys,

I have already got a pair of sennheiser PC350s bought for about 3-4 years ago, now they are starting to degrade, with the microphone stopping to work, and the padding coming apart and leaving small chunks of the coating everywhere.

My setup is an ASUS Xonar DGX - the one with the headphone amplifier.

My question is: Should I buy the PC 350SEs or buy a new pair of PC 350s?

The main problem that I have with the PC 350SEs is that the heaphone frequency only is 50 Hz - 16000 Hz, with the PC 350s being 10Hz – 26000 Hz

Also I prefer the closed ear cups, any recommendations?

EDIT:

I have been looking at the sennheiser PC 363Ds. Does anyone have any experience with how loud open ons are against closed ones?

Also my budget is not limited.

[Colonel Mustard]

Just want to let you know it's possible to purchase replacement ear pads.

Secondly, I can't find any reference to a PC 360 SE. Do you mean the PC 350 SE?

Thirdly, the PC 360 has a frequency range of 15-28000 Hz.

Lastly, Can you clarify what you mean by "how loud open ons are against closed ones?"? Closed headphones block out outside noises and prevent people around you from hearing what's being played through your headphones. In contrast, open headphones allow you to hear what's going on around you, and allow people to better hear what you're listening to in your headphones.

[t0wer]

363d just have a usb sound card, that the 360's don't.

and open/closed doesn't affect the volume.

[Laksen]

I made a mistake with the pc 360SE, I meant the 350SE. In relation to the open/closed i meant how loud it was to others, like how more loud is it for others like in a room besides me.

[t0wer]

put your pc350's on with a normal listening volume, and set them on a table. The 360's won't be much different.

[Laksen]

So there really isn't any difference for the people in your house with going for opens instead of closed?

[t0wer]

not like going from headphones to speakers.

[suky]

I asked my friend who is musician and he said that on open headphones sound doesn't come out or it comes out really quiet, only the air is flowing more naturally through the headphones and you can hear things from your surrounding.

[Laksen]

thx guys, I will buy the PC363Ds and report back when I have tried them out :-)

[t0wer]

if you plan to use your xonar card, go with the 360's, the 363d have a usb sound card bypassing your xonar.

[Laksen]

I has a usb sound card that you can plug in, in-between the microphone and heaphone jack, but you can just choose to plug them in directly :-)

[ice_hiboy]

I have some PC360 and i love them. Best headset i have ever used. And a Soundblaster Z very happy with them :)

[Jozi]

PC360 owner here too ^^. It took me like couple of weeks to get used to them.