Sennheiser GSP 300 Gaming Headset Review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing3. Sennheiser GSP 300 gaming headset4. Testing5. Final Thoughts6. View All Pages

Sennheiser has one again produced a solid all-round gaming headset, but is it worth the money?

The GSP 300 sounds great in games, has a decent stereo mix and great clarity throughout the volume range. It is also pretty great for listening to music and is comfortable over long periods, but there are a few problems that I would like to see addressed and one which makes me question recommending it at all.

For starters, the ear cups are a little too small for my taste and left me with a bit of ear ache at times. The mid frequencies could also do with a boost, though a general bump to the volume across the entire frequency range would be nice.

The biggest problem though was the microphone. It is so unbelievably quiet. Only holding it by hand practically in your mouth gave enough volume to not require a boosted frequency, which in turn lead to lots of background hiss. It is not a problem we saw with a similar mic on the Sennheiser PC 373D headset, so perhaps as with the overall volume, this is a problem of a lack of power?

Regardless, most of these faults would be forgiveable if this headset was priced at a mid-range cost, but it is not. At £90 thanks to the recent change up in dollar/pound pricing, it is up there with some of the more expensive gaming sets we have reviewed and this one just does not hit enough marks to be impressive at that price.

You can buy the Sennheiser GSP 300 for £89.99 at Overclockers UK.

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Pros

• Sounds great in all gaming and musical genres.
• Solid, well-built design.
• Great clarity throughout the volume range.
• Comfortable and looks great.
• Mic-boom automute was a nice touch.

Cons

• Could do with a little extra volume.
• Microphone is ridiculously quiet – almost unusably so.
• Expensive for what you get.
• Ears can feel a bit cramped after long use.
• No bundled software for sound tweaking.

KitGuru Says: It might look and sound good, but there are enough problems with the Sennheiser GSP 300 that make its £90 price tag hard to justify.

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