Razer Kraken – Cross-Platform Wired Gaming Headset (Custom

use this every day for my computer comes with adapters and works on both xbox and pc. there’s a mute button on the headset and volume control both have been very useful

These headphones are one of the best purchases I have made. I use these headphones everyday and have had nothing but crystal clear audio and mic quality with them. The setup is easy being no more complicated than plug and play. Razer themselves also have an amazing software to easily control these headphones. In comparison to similar ones on the market they are also significantly cheaper. I would highly recommend these headphones to anyone looking for a new pai

I’ve used this headset for almost a year and it is worth the money, the only thing I don’t like is how the wire twists around itself. But overall its pretty good.

This headset is great sound is the best ive ever heard and I sound better on others mics however the wire that needs to be plugged in means I can’t charge my controller and have the headset in at the same time on the ps5 it’s a small issue and it’s more of a PS5 problem but overall the headset is amazing can’t recommend it enough.

The Kraken V3 continues the trend of the previous generations but really nails it this time. The sound is beautiful, very impressive responsiveness across the range, whether its hearing every instrument of a song balanced amazingly or every detail of whats going on in a game, it effortlessly lets you experience it all.

So haptics on headphones may seem potentially unnecessary, however, it’s honestly a great experience. I can understand that to some people it might be a bit much if you are hyper sensitive to vibrations but even then the lowest setting might work for you, but for me it set to medium is the sweetspot. Feeling the bass in songs and the beat of drums makes it feel much more real, like you’re actually there with all the noise pulsing through your body, and feeling the shockwave of explosions or the rumble of a car engine is definitely something to experience. I’ve briefly had to go back to another pair of headphones (simply to play games on another device and i didnt feel like setting up the kraken on it, even tho its basically instant if you already have razer synapse installed) and i found myself really missing the haptics even more so than the THX spacial audio which made my other headphones sound dull. To sum up about the haptics, they add an extra edge of immersion into whatever content you are experiencing and it’s so satisfying but you’ll miss it if you have to go without it for even a minute.

Now the last of what i consider to be the three most important factors of a headset, comfort. Now, I’m not the biggest fan of round headphone cups, but honestly these are the most comfortable ones I’ve tried, it still feels strange to me (as I have mainly used rectangular for many years) but it’s definitely comfortable the many hours I’ve had the kraken on. It doesnt make your ears overheat and the cups are soft yet supportive. Only issue I have is there’s less clamping pressure than I’m used to and due to the circular shape, if i tilt my head completely down, the headphones slip and rest on the back of my ears, feeling as if they’ll fall of with some average energy head shaking, but I may just be spoiled with my previous rectangular headphones which feel sturdy no matter what which made them feel more comfortable just because I could do anything and not worry about them falling off. I have the same issue with all round headphones I’ve tried, so if you don’t have an issue with others, you wont with this because this is noticeably better than others to me.

Overall, the Kraken V3 with hypersense is an absolutely amazing set of headphones, amazing quality, innovation in the amazingly tuned haptics, and decent price below what I’d consider matching level headphones from competitors. Of course they’re not the best headphones in existence, as if you spend a couple to many times the price you’re likely to get better clarity and surround sound from headphones with five or so speakers per ear, but you cant get much better in the same price range, if you can find anything better anyway.

And to actually finish, in a place most people skip to read, best headphones for price, will probably last forever like my older Razer Electra V2. Only issue is its microphone is great for picking up voice no matter the surroundings, but it still sounds like “a high quality game chat”, and is a bit worse than my electra, so perfect for game chat, mediocre for talking to friends or in meetings, and definitely wouldn’t use for streaming or making content of any sort.

Razer Kraken Competitive Gaming Set are overall very good headsets but…sound quality should be better:

Negative:
– The max volume is a bit low for my liking. I’m using max volume on ps4 settings and game settings and on headset settings and its still not good enough.
– The surround sound or positional is good, but could be better, doesn’t satisfy me, I would probably invest a bit more and get more quality. I mean, for the price tag you really cant demand much more…I imagine that this is what you get on other brands for this price.
– Can’t find anything else I dont like

Positives:
– Build quality is very good and the finishing touches are amazing.
– Super comfortable, they are amazing!!!! Although the headsets have a big and chunky look their size makes them very adjustable and they are a perfetc fit for me. I have a large head and big ears and the fit is confortable and I dont feel my head pressured or being squashed and plus my ears fit all inside the cup and this adds confort and for long gaming periods you dont feel pain on your ears.
– Besides being extremely comfortable and the earcups actually isolate you from outside sound very well so all your focus is in the game.
– The foam or gel technique and fabric cover on the earcups edges makes them confortable but they also prevent the warming up of the ears and building up of sweat. I have some Sony music wireless headsets and I cant wear them more than half an our because of the heat discomfort and I start sweating lots…so I’m very happy with this RazerKraken set!
– Love the retractable mic and its very adjustable. Mic sound is clear and good enough, and background sound isolation is good also.
– I like the fact that the sound volume control is in the 3.5mm cord and that there is a button to mute the mic. Also the cord is built with a anti tangling fabric like finishig that is very handy.
– In the box you get also an extra extension cord with 2 different types of 3.5mm jacks that I imagine that you can use for different platforms.
– Sound quality is very good…just wish it could go lauder and thet positional sound technology could be better.

Overall very good quality, extremely comfortable, good sound quality. Very good for the price tag.

Personally I woul invest a few more pounds to get a better model from the same brand

The audio is good for the price, and the microphone seems OK. The one-axis ear-cup rotation and quite squishy, deep, fake-leather ear-cushions of these feel odd and were noticeable less breathable during recent summer weather, compared to the two-axis ear-cup rotation and fabric/foam ear-cushions of my prior headset. It would be nice if the manufacture could look at improving ear cushion breathability, possibly via accessories.

I chose these because they seemed the best, economy priced, headset I could find for remote group sessions and some media use, after being embarrassed for a remote group session by a fragile design failure of an expensive S. S. 7 gaming headset I had, which is now obvious in most of their models.

I buy gaming headsets because they tend to have better Audio, so are useful for media, and can even be cheaper than voice specific headsets with microphones, the larger over-ear cups can also better block external noises too.

Update: December 2022, after, only, a little over a year:
The headband is flawed because the leather-like padding cover has part come away at the back, from the slot it originally was in. More seriously, the headband has started cracked from the back, on the Right side near to by the R, of RAZER on the top, so it’s only a matter of time before it completely separates. I’m glad that I later bought a pair of “Razer Kraken” as an upgrade, because they are much tougher with a one piece Steel headband and ear cup rings, and really put S. S. to shame. I had relegated these for mobile use, but may have to bin them if I can’t patch them up easily.