Razer Kraken V3 X - Wired USB Gaming Headset (Ultra-Light Headphones, TriForce 40 mm Driver, HyperClear Cardioid Microphone, 7.1 Surround Sound, RGB Chroma) Black

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WIRELESS HAPTICS FOR ULTIMATE IMMERSION.Go all in on immersion with our top-of-the-range wireless haptic headset that knows no limits when it comes to gaming realism. Just plugging it in allows you to use the microphone without a problem, which means you can speak in any game with built-in chat functions at the ready. But due to the way the Xbox interface is set up, you have to fiddle with menus to hear in-game audio via the headset. I ultimately had to start a Chat party by myself to access the chat mixer settings to adjust how much game audio I heard versus chat audio. It took me 20 minutes to figure it out, and even then, I had audio coming out of the TV and the headset, with no real instructions on how to do it perfectly. After that, I tweaked around a bit with the headset’s software to see how I could really get the most out of the already stellar sound. There are three settings in the audio However, the microphone itself still isn’t anything to write home about. It’ll get the job done if you need a microphone for in-game chatting or to talk to your friends over Discord, but don’t expect the sort of clarity you’d find from the best microphones on desktop. Of course, the software’s mic settings allow you to tweak its noise gate, vocal clarity, and volume normalization. And presets like Mic Boost, Conference, and Broadcast are available and do make a difference after some personal tweaking. For instance, I used Mic Boost when live streaming and could be heard loud and clear over the game’s audio when I couldn’t be heard beforehand. Software

ESSENTIAL IMMERSION THROUGH COMFORT.Our lightest headset in the range that’s heavy on comfort, audio performance, mic clarity, and Razer Chroma™ RGB. OUR NEW FLAGSHIP HAPTIC HEADSET.Iconic sound fuses with advanced haptics to deliver a gaming experience you can not only see and hear, but feel. Like the other headsets within the Razer Kraken family, the V3 Pro utilizes Razer Synapse to customize its RGB lighting or make adjustments to the mic/audio quality. The tabs for the V3 include a general Sound section for assigning sound properties, a Mixer to set THX Spatial settings to individual apps, and unlabeled tab for testing the calibrations of the headset’s Game, Music, and Movie Mode presets, Enhancements for audio settings, Mic for microphone settings, and Lighting to tune RGB colors. ICONIC SOUND. IMMERSIVE COMFORT.Our cult classic with cutting-edge upgrades across the board—a headset designed to meet the needs of the modern gamer.The Razer Kraken V3 have a sub-par imaging performance. Unfortunately, our 'Phase Response Mismatch' graph doesn't fully represent what we hear when using the headphones, and we had to redo many passes to get matching or close-to-matching results. We don't know if this is an issue with our dummy head or with our software. However, we have retested imaging to achieve results that better match their real-life performance, and you can see this graph here. We've kept the original results in our review as we also hear imaging issues with the bass range. As I’ve continuously alluded to, the Synapse software is really where the V3 shines. The tabs for the V3 include: a general Sound section for assigning sound properties, a Mixer to set THX Spatial settings to individual apps, a tab for testing the calibrations of the headset’s Game, Music, and Movie Mode presets, Enhancements for audio settings, Mic for microphone settings, and Lighting to tune RGB colors. When the haptic bass feature is at 'Low', the Razer Kraken V3 Pro have a more excited sound profile than the Razer Kraken V3 HyperSense. They still have a bump in bass that adds extra boom to mixes, which can help emphasize sound effects like footsteps. Their treble response is a lot more neutral, and while it's still a bit overemphasized, dialogue and instruments sound clear and bright. If you're looking for more bass, their haptic bass feature can add more rumble and boom when set to 'High'. You can see a comparison of their raw frequency response with the different levels of haptic bass here. You can also cycle through the different levels by pressing the HyperSense button or via the app. However, there isn't much difference between the 'Low' and 'Medium' settings. All of those ports and buttons clutter the left side of the earcup. I would rather have a button or input port placed on the right side of the headset, which only houses the button to turn off or activate Razer’s Hypersense feature. Audio Performance

Note:Unfortunately, we received a defective unit. When using the haptic bass feature, we could hear rattling inside both ear cups. Some usershave also reported experiencing this issue with their units when the haptic bass feature is on. We replaced our unit and didn't experience this issue with our second pair, which works as expected. This review is tested with the second unit. If you've encountered this, please let us know in the discussions.The Razer Kraken V3 Pro Wireless are the Razer V3 HyperSense's wireless sibling. Like this model, the Pro have customizable RGB lighting and a HyperSense haptic bass feature that you can use to add vibrations while you game, which can make for a more immersive audio experience. However, there isn't much difference when this mode is set to 'Low' or 'Medium'. Using the 'Low' setting, they have an excited sound profile that delivers extra boom, emphasizing sound effects like footsteps in gameplay while brightening dialogue in cinematic cut scenes. That said, their companion software has robust sound customization features if you want to tweak them. They have very low latency and over 45 hours of continuous battery life. Their boom mic also delivers a good overall performance, so your teammates hear you clearly, whether you're shot-calling or chatting.