** SENNHEISER GSP 500 OPEN ACOUSTIC GAMING HEADSET ANNOUNCED - AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER **

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Hi all,

The new Sennheiser GSP 500 has been announced today, is available for pre-order now and should be landing at the end of March. Anyone who's worn Sennheiser cans knows the quality. I've got a meeting tomorrow with Sennheiser. Hopefully I'll be able to nab some samples and give you some more personal insight on these soon!

Sennheiser GSP 500 Open Acoustic Gaming Headset for PC, PS4 Xbox @ £199.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/senn...gaming-headset-for-pc-ps4-xbox-sp-098-sn.html




Sennheiser GSP 500 Gaming Headset, Open acoustic design, Ergonomic ear pads, Advanced hinge system for supreme comfort, Frequency response 10–30000 Hz, Impedance 28 Ohms

Only £199.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

When you want to truly immerse yourself in your game, you need superior comfort and high-fidelity audio
reproduction. If you want to enjoy your gaming experience to the fullest, you’ll love the captivating, realistic
sound of Sennheiser’s new GSP 500: The newest addition to the audio specialist’s acclaimed range of gaming
headsets, GSP 500 is an open acoustic headset that offers an incredibly natural and spacious sound, improved
microphone performance, and increased comfort and durability.

Featuring a new, improved open speaker system designed and manufactured by Sennheiser, GSP 500 delivers a
brilliantly natural sound performance with excellent clarity and pure realism. Its enhanced low frequency
response adds further impact to the gaming audio while specially-positioned transducers inside the ear cups
channel audio signals directly into the ears to ensure the best possible spatial representation of the gaming
environment.

The new headset features a range of enhancements to ensure superb comfort even during long gaming
sessions. It includes an all-new ear pad design and an innovative adjustable headband to customize contact
pressure, as well as an advanced hinge system for a better fit. The new, more ergonomic design of the
breathable ear pad mirrors the shape of the ear to enhance wearing comfort. As well as improving sound
reproduction, the open design of the GSP 500 includes ventilated ear cups that help keep ears cool. Sennheiser
has also used a new soft fabric on the padded ear pads for a pleasant, cooler feeling that ensures brilliant
wearing comfort.

The GSP 500 features an advanced, solid metal hinge system that gives even more freedom of movement, and
increases the durability for which Sennheiser products are renowned. This 2-axle mechanism improves the fit
for a wider range of face shapes by pivoting smoothly to conform just as well to both narrow and broad
jawlines. To better adapt to different head sizes, Sennheiser has integrated an innovative Adjustable Contact
Pressure mechanism into the headband that can be adjusted according to each user’s preference to ensure the
headset feels perfectly snug and secure without ever feeling too tight.

The GSP 500 also provides an advanced broadcast quality microphone with high-quality noise cancellation. This
ensures crystal-clear communication, and can be quickly muted by lifting the boom arm. Volume control
integrated directly onto the ear cup offers a similar level of convenient control for on-the-fly adjustment during
gameplay.

The GSP 500 is multi-platform compatible for gaming with PC, Mac, as well as consoles featuring a 3.5 mm jack
input. Use with lower-powered devices is improved thanks to reduced impedance.


Features

Open acoustic design, ergonomic ear pads, and advanced hinge system for supreme comfort
German-engineered Sennheiser speakers ensure exceptional audio fidelity
E.A.R. (Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement) technology provides a more realistic listening experience with specially-positioned speakers inside the ear cups that channel audio signals directly into your ears
Advanced noise-cancelling broadcast quality microphone for crystal-clear communication
Adjustable contact pressure function on the headband provides a customized fit on different head sizes
Flexible microphone boom arm with lift-to-mute function
Intuitive volume control on the right ear cup for on-the-fly adjustments
Advanced, highly-breathable fabric ear pads for a soft and cool feeling around the ears
The solid metal hinge and high-quality materials ensure outstanding durability
Exchangeable parts – spare ear pads, cables, and cover plates
Compatible with PC, Mac, PS4™, Xbox One and other consoles with 3,5 mm jack input*
Optimized impedance for gaming on lower-powered devices
2-year international warranty

* some Xbox One controllers may require Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, which is sold separately.

Specification

Headphones
Frequency response 10–30.000 Hz
Impedance 28 O
Sound pressure level 107 dB SPL @ 1 kHz, 1V RMS
Microphone
Frequency response 10–18.000 Hz
Pick-up pattern Bi-Directional ECM
Sensitivity -47 dBV/PA

General data
Ear coupling Over-Ear
Transducer principle Dynamic, open
Cable length 2.5 m PC cable / 1.5 m Console cable
Connector plugs
2 x 3.5 mm (3-pole connectors)
1 x 3.5 mm (4-pole connectors)
Compatibility
PC, Mac, PS4™, Xbox One and consoles with 3.5 mm jack input*
 
Can you find out if they are planning on a USB version like the 373D?

Not sure about the looks of these, but they will no doubt have market leading sound for a 'gaming' headset in the £200 price bracket.

Sound they will be up there of course, Sennheiser wouldn't put there name on anything which wasn't up to par acoustically.

Aesthetically they are very "futuristic"...
 
Consider them filled :)

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4 x 600's should be here tomorrow with more landing at the end of the month. 500's I'm still waiting on an ETA on.

I'm going to be running an exclusive offer on a set of 600's when bought with the GSX 1000 Amplifier if you want to swap your orders over to the below then you can save £100 when buying them with the amp:

Sennheiser GSP 600 Gaming Headset and GSX 1000 Amplifier Bundle Was £409.90 Now £309.95 inc VAT



Bundle includes: Sennheiser GSP 600 Professional Gaming Headset For PC PS4 Xbox, Sennheiser GSX 1000 Audio Amplifier for Gaming or Sennheiser GSX 1200 PRO Audio Amplifier For Gaming

Was £409.90 Now Only £309.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

If you want to swap over then call or webnote sales.
 
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how do these compare are the sennheiser superior? i need a new headset my clan mates are complaining of crackles and distortion from my current headset

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £568.60 (includes shipping: £8.70)

The Steelseries are a great headset with the amp and so are the Sennheiser ones. It's a toss up for the two above items in my book!
 
Expecting 4 x 600's to turn up and my other order turns up at the same time so we now have 11 in free stock!

All the pre-orders should all be shipping this afternoon and be with you tomorrow.

500's - the order from Sennheiser ETA is still "TBC"
 
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Have you installed the recent win10 update that stops the OS disabling 7.1 everytime you reboot?

We had issues getting 7.1 to work with a 7.1 speaker set we were promoting before chrimbo and it appears like they are still playing catchup trying to get things working again.

One of the guys managed to get it to work by downloading some dolby drivers which don't get auto detected and installed by the windows fall update. I'll speak to him Monday and post a link here if he thinks that would help.

I've emailed Sennheiser and asked them to get back in touch on this thread with some advice and support so keep an eye out. Probably won't be until Monday though at the earliest now.

I'm still waiting for our OcUK samples otherwise I'd try and help you resolve this myself!

Found a couple of steps on this thread:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/need-help-setting-up-gsx-1000.865164/

Hopefully they'll help.
 
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