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Truzzle
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Jul 18, 2018
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Aren't the Game One getting kinda old (2014)? Surely tech and materials have evolved since then. The cushioning and cord materials certainly seem like they could benefit from an update. PC37X sure look good, but Sennheiser's design and materials have clearly improved, you may compare to the GSP 500. Only newer Sennheiser are not unreasonably flimsy and breakable in my experience.
Cokeman
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Jul 19, 2018
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TruzzleNot at all. Look at the HD600 and HD650. Sennheiser has been making both since 1997 and 2003 respectively. Both still amazing by today’s standards.
Evshrug
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Jul 21, 2018
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TruzzleI’ve had my PC37X for awhile now (my review got highlighted in the product description), after about a year and a half these have no cracks or other durability issues, and they get used several times a week. Once upon a time, they had some cracking plastic issues in early HD 595 era headphones, but those were covered by warranty and long ago the plastics were improved (this is like 3 generations newer).
That said, these are sonically great performers, right up there with Sennheiser’s HD 599, except tuned with a tad more treble.
The GSP 500 is really interesting too, I like the adjustable clamp pressure, and the hybrid pads on the closed GSP 600 look like a great idea compared to my Game Zero, but alas I haven’t heard the new GSP series yet. I hear they were tuned with more extension into the sub bass range.
Headphones aren’t like smartphones or computers, where they can’t play new material or degrade in performance quickly (if you don‘t blow out the drivers, and change the pads when they get deflated or scratchy), and also the tech is much slower to improve. On the other hand, the performance of DACs, amps, and the soundcards they are installed in have seen a lot of incremental upgrades in the past few years, but that’s because a DAC is like a little computer, and increased demand for headphone amps has lead to some creative innovations.
Off topic from headphones for a moment: Moore’s Law, which postulated in 1965 that the number of transistors and thus computing speed would double every two years, was true for a long time but now is Reaching a plateau. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601441/moores-law-is-dead-now-what/ We’re going to see some cultural denial and disbelief of the fact that computers aren’t going to improve at the same rapid rate we saw in our lifetimes so far, and product manufacturers are going to struggle to continually find new kinds of benefits to keep selling “new” computers. Manufacturers are going to have to be innovative, because ”consumable goods” on a frequent upgrade cycle generate more money than “durable goods,” but I would imagine hardware will eventually become “durable goods” like microwaves and clothes washing machines, while software will become a big differentiator.
That said, these are sonically great performers, right up there with Sennheiser’s HD 599, except tuned with a tad more treble.
The GSP 500 is really interesting too, I like the adjustable clamp pressure, and the hybrid pads on the closed GSP 600 look like a great idea compared to my Game Zero, but alas I haven’t heard the new GSP series yet. I hear they were tuned with more extension into the sub bass range.
Headphones aren’t like smartphones or computers, where they can’t play new material or degrade in performance quickly (if you don‘t blow out the drivers, and change the pads when they get deflated or scratchy), and also the tech is much slower to improve. On the other hand, the performance of DACs, amps, and the soundcards they are installed in have seen a lot of incremental upgrades in the past few years, but that’s because a DAC is like a little computer, and increased demand for headphone amps has lead to some creative innovations.
Off topic from headphones for a moment: Moore’s Law, which postulated in 1965 that the number of transistors and thus computing speed would double every two years, was true for a long time but now is Reaching a plateau. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601441/moores-law-is-dead-now-what/ We’re going to see some cultural denial and disbelief of the fact that computers aren’t going to improve at the same rapid rate we saw in our lifetimes so far, and product manufacturers are going to struggle to continually find new kinds of benefits to keep selling “new” computers. Manufacturers are going to have to be innovative, because ”consumable goods” on a frequent upgrade cycle generate more money than “durable goods,” but I would imagine hardware will eventually become “durable goods” like microwaves and clothes washing machines, while software will become a big differentiator.
Truzzle
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Jul 23, 2018
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TruzzleI appreciate the comments.
In particular, regarding materials, the velvet/velour padding looks undesirable to me to be in contact with skin. Better materials are always becoming affordable.
Regarding technology, acoustic designs are still finding little ways to improve. HyperX cloud alpha's dual chamber design sounds really good in busy scenes.
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