GSP 600 is Trash

I purchased the Sennheiser GSP 600 series roughly 18 months ago. Although the sound and microphone quality is not a topic for discussion here, I do want to mention that the external proofing/dampening is worse than you'd expect for the design and price.

The problem here, is the terrible design of the earpads. After less than a year's use, they started to pull apart at the seams where it connects on the inside. Now, less than 2 years after purchase, both ears are in a state where the material has completely separated from their holding position, causing the cushion to push out of place. The “outside soft material” has started disintegrating to the point that my table has lots of black material ‘waste’ after a gaming session.

They stated that they do not cover ear bud covers, cushions or padding. As seen below: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/service-support-services-warranty-conditions

Now if this was the norm for all high-end earphones, I would not be making this review, however, that is not the case. Being a gamer for most of my adult life so far, I have contact with many other gamers. 3 of which I have found to have owned the GSP 600 series at some point as well, and all 3 of them have the same problem.

Another 10 people responded to my enquiry as to the condition and age of their high-end headset and ZERO of them had any ear bud or cushioning problems after 2 to 5 years of use.

This simply tells me that the material used is of terrible quality and never intended to last.

This is definitively NOT the kind of product you expect when it’s competitors, razor for example, offers better quality sound, longevity and at a better price.

It’s extremely disappointing and I’d like to let others know to not make the same mistake in supporting this money grab trash venture of Sennheiser.