66 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2020REVIEWS SENNHEISER GSP 370
frame, so the earcups are almost twice as
deep as the exterior indicates.
I don’t know why Sennheiser settled on
that design but it works. I complained that the
GSP 600 held my head in a vice grip, even
after I played with its proprietary “contact
pressure” adjustment sliders. The GSP 370
needs a short break-in period—give it a few
good flexes—but after that you get an
excellent seal without any unnecessary
squeezing. Passive noise cancellation is
top-notch, and while my ears did get a bit
warm with prolonged use, I was still pretty
impressed by the fit.
As for the built-in controls,
Sennheiser had an easy time of it. The
wired GSP models already included a
flip-to-mute microphone on the left
ear and a volume knob
surreptitiously built into the right ear.
The GSP 370 duplicates those
elements, adding only a MicroUSB
charging port and a power toggle on the
bottom of the left ear. The power toggle is a
bit small and finicky, but whatever, you only
have to touch it once or twice a day.
Oh, and there’s an RGB LED power
indicator on the left face, right below the
microphone. It’s a gaming headset, and don’t
you forget it. (Kidding, mostly. The LED turns
off after a few seconds.)AUDIOPHILES ASSEMBLE
Per usual, Sennheiser’s built a cheap-lookingheadset that sounds great. Consistency
where it matters, I guess.
The GSP 370, like the GSP 600, is on a
par with comparably priced Sennheiser
headphones. The tuning is different, as
Sennheiser tends to give its gaming
headsets a bit of a midrange boost, the
better for making certain sounds like
gunshots and dialogue pop. But it’s not as
overbearing as the high-end boosts applied