I’ve had these for a little over 2 years now, but they were already slowly coming apart after a year or so, but I never got around to meddling with warranties and such. Probably should have since they also had some sound problems, but the software updates seem to have fixed them.
Did Sennheiser decide to use the cheapest materials and workmanship known to man for the external parts of Sennheiser GSP 670 to really crank up the margins? I just never expected Sennheisers to be such poor quality.
I’ve always been a big fan of Sennheiser and I love my Momentum M2 which I’ve had for 7 years and they’re still in great condition with only minor wear on the ears.
So anyway, now I’m struggling because I need to replace these ahead of schedule and my sense of justice doesn’t allow me to purchase another pair of Sennheisers. I’m not very knowledgeful about headphones, but I’ve heard Beyerdynamics could be good and I’m thinking of going with a desk microphone this time, probably a Blue Yeti.
Would love to hear your impressions on whether Sennheiser’s quality has been dropping or is it just this one product or do you completely disagree with my interpretation of my experience?
The GSP models aren’t actually Sennheiser, I don’t think. It’s a collaboration with EPOS Audio.
Well it still has Sennheiser’s name on it, but that’s a good point. Gonna avoid anything with EPOS like a plague from now on.
Maybe EPOS’ non-gaming hardware fares better, I have no idea. But these headsets certainly aren’t indicative of Sennheiser’s own production.
The closest thing is probably the G4ME ZERO, which is based on HD 380, which in turn has another headset version in PC 350. Similarly, there’s an open-back headset based on some HD 5xx model. These are okay and should have replaceable parts. They’re not perfect though, and there have been well documented quality issues too.
However, Sennheiser also has a professional product line with models such as the current HD 26 or HD 300 Pro that have HMD counterparts. These should be rugged and serviceable, but potentially not the most convenient for regular users. I’m a huge fan of the older HD 25 and HD 250 though.