Thursday, October 10th 2019
Sennheiser Launches GSP370 Wireless Gaming Headset, 100 Hours of Battery Life
Sennheiser today launched the GSP370 gaming headset, which will allow you to immerse yourself in virtual worlds for as many as 100 hours between charges. Sennheiser have managed to improve power efficiency of the GSP370 over their current flagship, the GSP670, by more than five times - that one headset only lasts between 16 and 20 hours for each full charge. And this battery efficiency didn't come at the cost of maximum output levels - the 117dB SPL makes sure of that.
There's a noise-canceling mic in the headset, and memory foam pads appeal to comfort and extended gaming sessions. The GPS370 is compatible with PC, Mac, and PlayStation 4 (and Xbox as well with the headphone adapters or newer controllers) and is available on Sennheiser's website starting today for $199.95. Data transmission is taken care of by Bluetooth 5.0 (in a dongle adapter) and there's a micro USB charging cable in the box, which is enough to power the headset for usage even if its battery runs completely dry. Sennheiser will also include its GSA 50 headset hanger, which normally sells for $38, for free.
Sources:
Sennheiser, via TechSpot
There's a noise-canceling mic in the headset, and memory foam pads appeal to comfort and extended gaming sessions. The GPS370 is compatible with PC, Mac, and PlayStation 4 (and Xbox as well with the headphone adapters or newer controllers) and is available on Sennheiser's website starting today for $199.95. Data transmission is taken care of by Bluetooth 5.0 (in a dongle adapter) and there's a micro USB charging cable in the box, which is enough to power the headset for usage even if its battery runs completely dry. Sennheiser will also include its GSA 50 headset hanger, which normally sells for $38, for free.
28 Comments on Sennheiser Launches GSP370 Wireless Gaming Headset, 100 Hours of Battery Life
*facepalm*
Almost everything I've owned that's micro-usb is unusable because the port wears out. Cable ends last a year or two at best.
I do want Sennheiser 5.1/7.1 analog / digital headphones and for not more than $200. My Sennheiser stereo headphones haven't broken after years of wearing them to sleep listening to music. Before that I'd have to buy a new set of headphones every two to three months. Should they do analog (and they totally should) they should include splitters at the end of the wire for normal speakers. That would be badass, logical and as far as I can tell unique in the industry.
I couldn't find mention of Bluetooth anywhere... Sennheiser doesn't state that in specs. Other news sites only say "2.4GHz"
It's interesting from two perspectives:
1) I'm a bit wary of Bluetooth (admittedly based on experience on older revisions). Using various BT devices with my PC usually meant: crap audio quality and downright silly lag/latency.
2) On the other hand, it would be great it it could be used as a standard BT headset
*edit*
And I'm passively searching for a new gaming headset. My old Sennheiser (10+ years old) headset's mic gave out. Bought a Corsair HS50 to get by, but that mic is essentially useless in the games I've tested it in (it picks up noise FROM the headset, until reducing the sensitivity to where it picks up nothing at all). Also got a Hyper X Cloud Alpha to replace that, and they're great (read: good enough), but I can't stand the volume/mic controls are on the cable and not the back/side of the earcups like on the Corsairs.
As it is now I share those two headsets w/ my two Fortnite maniacs until I can find one that checks all my boxes. I've been afraid to pull the trigger on something $200-$400 just to find some stupid quirk like above about them.
I thought about Astro A20, but it seems like eye-candy hype thing...
Corsair Void Elite maybe ? Only few reviews out..
It's horrible compared to my old G930. Microphone is much worse. Picks up way more background noise, and voice is not as clear.
Sound is also much worse. It's not just bass-heavy. It's muffled.