Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great headset overall to use for gaming and phone usage

Love them! Would definitely recommend them for gaming

it doesnt stay on my head, mic falls out, i have to reset it every day, and it doesnt do well switching between devices

This headset is amazing. Would recommend to anyone!

excellent quality and I like to very much. wow what a feeling

From the moment you open the box you know that this is a quality product, the packaging is superb. The headset comes with a detachable microphone which is nice if you are using it for a conference call and have a desktop microphone. The headphones are extremely comfortable to wear, and the sound quality is the best I have ever experienced. You can download 7.1 surround sound for free or pay a small fee to have THX Spatial Audio. With surround sound you can tell the direction of the action while gaming. The battery is changed via USB and provides 70 hours of use before needing to be recharged. The headphones connect using Bluetooth or Razer HyperSpeed Wireless. The Razer HyperSpeed Dongle is included. You get a six zone RGB ring around each earcup which is powered by Razer Chroma RGB. The Chroma software is downloadable from Razer and becomes part of the Razer Central application. The Croma lighting effects can be controlled using the software. The headphones have a nice black storage bag so you can keep everything together.

I love i can take the dongle for my headphones, plug it into my smart phone and use it there

They look really cool with the lights and also great sound

Was a Gift and my son loved it! He loves the lights!

Its a good headphone around less than 200$ i think

These headphones have everything you will need in a gaming headset. It is practically very dependable and reliable on top of it being easy to use and comfortable for all-day use. First of all, it has everything I need in terms of connectivity. It has a really cool USB C 2.4ghz dongle that also snugly connects to the included a USB A adapter-- take note, I said snugly, because it is so important especially when I move my PC around and do not want any unstable shaking when I put a dongle on. The option of the USB C/A helps when I need to manage my port space (like when my controller runs out of battery and I need to wire it). It also has bluetooth so I can switch. I connected this using the dongle, only because I know it is more stable this way, and have it bluetoothed with my phone so I can pick up calls without having to switch headsets, especially when I’m in the middle of a tight situation. It does not have a 3.5mm jack, which is fine for me. There is a reason I like wireless headsets—I move a lot out of frustration most of the time, and I do not want me to tug on any wires so I can “freely” express myself. The headphones are really comfortable. I can use them all day and it does not press on my glasses. It is decently light. What is most important is the COMBINATION of weight and comfort—the weight is just right to know my headphones are on, and light enough to move around, at the same time, not fear it falls out on jerking but not too tight for me to take a break from it. So Razer pretty much nailed this. The build is solid quality even with all plain hard plastic. The buttons are very easy to get used to, like the volume roller, mute button, and the special switch button (with accompanying light) to transfer to my phone when needed. Software is pretty easy. It has full customizations for lighting, options for mic monitoring, EQ adjustments (on the phone app) plus the software to add for 7.1 audio (which did not do anything special for me btw, similar to the Windows spatial audio). I keep my RGB lighting on a decent 30% with a steady blue color so it doesn’t drain battery (though I am on my 35+ hours and still going strong) without any effects. This kind of helps tell anyone entering the room to know that I am “in session” without them having to look at my monitor. Sound quality is great. It is a bit on the high side in terms of out-of-the box setting; lots of mids and highs. I toggled through the different modes—music, gaming and movie but I like the gaming mode on because of my paranoia with being flanked. The movie setting had a little bit better bass and is good for cut-scenes, but I feel like I am missing out on dialogue for some reason—I mean, it is not bad but comparing it with the separation of chat in gaming mode, I keep it on game mode. So even if there was an easy way to switch between modes, the quality difference will not be a deal breaker for me and can live with just one setting. Oh there is a custom option but I am so bad at mixing, for some reason. Chat quality is loud, as in loud. I had to turn it down a bit because I did get some complaints. Lol. I had to verify it by being on the receiving end of the conversation, and it is very loud and clear. I just had to adjust it so I don’t sound like I am about to die all the time. I tried listening to the Bluetooth mode and it sounds different with some rough texture in the output. Overall, pretty stable and good quality continuous audio and chat transmission. Maybe my only quirk is, it is not foldable by any means and I have to remove the mic attachment to easily slide it into the included bag (or to also easily take it out). Other than that, great overall build, especially for the price range. For my usual gaming, this checks 95% of my needs. I think this headset is a standard for the bigger part of the gaming population.

I'll start this by saying i'm a huge razer fan and i have been using their product dating back to 2013. This headset is extremely poorly made the audio was choppy from first use the mic is nearly unusable overall complete garbage buy a different headset for the price

This new headset from Razer is top quality. The quality starts with the solid physical build relative to materials and design. The headset is very lightweight. The adjustable features work very smoothly, which I have found is something that is sometimes overlooked in many other headsets. The adjustable headband allowed me to dial in the perfect fit – tip of the cap to the Razer engineers for a great physical/ergonomic design of these headphones. The device came in perfect condition, the packing was actually above and beyond outstanding for those who want to be sure the device is received in pristine condition both electronically and physically (and I’m one of those). One exception in the quality is that the User guide with silver ink on black paper was a terrible choice, very hard to almost impossible to read. May look snappy but a bad choice by the Razer team in this area, especially for such an otherwise outstanding device. The RGB color 6-zone light-effects for the earcups were amazing. The color arrays are very eye-catching; I liked the extra bling. You should download the Synapse 4/Chroma Studio (yes it up to release 4 now), to customize lighting; and especially use the equalizer. There are other features like sleep settings too. The 40 mm speaker drivers are great but I found it necessary to smooth out the audio to my preferences for the best sound effects that suited me; this is of course a personal choice. The point is I think you must have the application installed so you can customize the sound. There are audio settings for gaming, movies or music via a button on the headset too - nice. The dual wireless is a very useful feature with Bluetooth and the 2.4GHz super-fast dongle connection. Remember you need to hit the ‘Smartswitch Dual Wireless’ button on the headset twice to connect with the dongle; I forgot, so this messed me up for a couple minutes; just a tip, ‘nuff said on that. This headset has a great rechargeable battery life of up to 70-Hours, so that is excellent.  I thought the microphone audio was fine, it utilizes the Cardioid technology so that is a big plus for clarity. This mic is also noise reducing which I found to be effective, I tested via a zoom meeting with this mic and another mic and I preferred this one that came with the Razer Barracuda. The earcups were super soft and anti-sweat – very breathable. I wore them for 3 hours straight as a first test and had no discomfort (and I wear glasses). The quality of the audio was wonderful. I liked the mix of bass and midrange and treble that these headphones could produce when adjusted via the equalizer. I highly recommend this outstanding mid-price headset for gaming, movies, and music. I especially liked the very soft earcups as my ears are sensitive. Nice job by the Razer engineering team.

This review is on a Razer - Barracuda X Chroma Wireless Multi-Platform Gaming Headset. I was really excited about this purchase due to Chroma. I was not let down by this side of the product. The chroma looks amazing and is very bright. I was guessing that it would be dim but it's not. These are light weight and feel good. They fit around my large ears and do not smash down. I have other pairs that smash down on my ears and this creates pain after long gaming sessions. I can barely feel the headband. It does not look bulky or stick out like other headsets. I love that the speakers can be rotated all the way flat, so that if I do get tired of wearing them, I can still listen with them off. They actually smell great. Connecting was easy to both PC and phone. There isn't much to the phone app other than EQ and Chroma but the PC software is just unbelievable. The whole Razer software group is what I have been looking for. There is actually 5 apps that get installed. Razer Axon has some amazing wallpapers to apply. Even motion, video and connects to Spotify to play matching music. I have a new favorite wallpaper that is just unbelievable. I was supposed to get an activation code for 7.1 but I didn't find it in the box. I registered my headset and they sent me a code. Then when I went to activate it, the code was invalid. I have a case open right now, so we will see how long this takes. Now for the bad part. I do not like the sound that is produced by this headset. My friends say that my mic audio is crystal clear. I think these are probably tuned towards voice and are great in that area. They aren't horrible but it is not what I am looking for. There is no bass and when turning up the bass in the EQ, it still doesn't reach what I want. Other than the sound, it has been an amazing experience.

I think most people who buy from Razer are pretty aware of what they're getting at this point: Blinky lights, good quality hardware, and lots of customizability. In this, at least, the Barracuda X does very little to rock the boat. It is a versatile, comfortable, well performing headset that should be seriously considered for your next gaming setup. First let's start with the key feature of any Razer device: the RGB. Each earcup is divided into six programmable lighting zones, allowing for a variety of different effects to be programmed in. The Razer RGB utility isn't the easiest one out there to use but it is one of the most capable overall, making it very easy to integrate into a larger RGB setup. Moving past the lighting though, the headset has quite a lot to offer. The included wireless dongle is designed for USB-C, but comes with an adapter to use USB-A. In both configurations I found audio quality to be excellent. Even with a variety of other wireless peripherals I experienced no issues with syncing or dropouts, the surround sound effects were convincing, and battery life was quite good. For comfort, again I have to give the Barracuda X top marks. It seems well sized for larger heads, and fits comfortably around the ears. It does tend to heat up after a while, a problem that most high end headsets have, but I had no issue wearing it for several hours at a time. The removable boom mic can't quite compare to the convenience you get with designs offering flip up or retractable designs, particularly when you need to rapidly mute/unmute in chat, but makes up for it with superior adjustability. How much of an advantage that is will likely come down to personal preference for most, but speaking for myself I found it an acceptable trade.

The Razer Barracuda X Chroma Wireless Gaming Headset has exceeded my expectations. I have a couple of more expensive gaming headsets that sound really good so when I got these I was not expecting them to sound as good as those. However, to my surprise, the Razer Barracuda X Chroma Headphones sound very good. When I tested all of my gaming headphones they sounded the best. They have more volume yet still sound very crisp and clear with good low-end clear vocals and nice highs. Now I am wondering why the others cost more and they do not even have the RGB lighting like the Chromas. I have used them for chat and phone calls and they worked great for that as well. However, there is something going on with the mic as others have stated. I did a test where I made a phone call to my wife and at first, she said I sounded a little off but when I walked away from my phone everything cleared up. This leads me to believe the phone mic was still picking up my voice along with the mic on the headphones causing reverberation. I have not had time ti isolate the issue but it has to be a software issue. This has never happened with any of my other Bluetooth headphones or earbuds so it must be something on Razer's end. I am thinking this may be causing problems with PC’s and Consoles as well but I am not sure yet. I would just suggest making sure any other mics are off when using them. You can also be connected to your PC or console and your phone at the same time which is nice. These are very good headphones for the price that are very comfortable and lightweight. Not only that they look great and definitely punch above their class if you are going off of price.

I got these because I wanted a set of headphones for my son to game with on the computer that were similar to my older razer headphones that were a bit of a upper model, but not going to bust the budget. My other set is going on 2.5 years old and work well, the build on these seem to be solid and also light. There is a soft cloth like texture to the earpad portion on these that make them very breathable, unlike some of my standard headphones that have pleather/vinyl covering that get very hot and I get sweaty. I can wear these for hours and not complain of sweating ears. These are in a fair price point and the performance on then is very good. They connected right away with the 2.4ghz dongle. And the volume control on it worked right away. The sound is very adequate, can get very loud. These have the capability of 7.1 surround, and I used it and it works well, you get fairly good directional sound, but I uninstalled it only because it keeps the controls easier for my son to use (one less speaker system to sort through when changing from headphones to speakers). Plus, he felt it made no difference to him with and without it. For me, I can tell, but I also like the idea of simplicity. I deduct no points for our preference, it works. The color changing lights work well, easy to change in the app. The mic quality is good. Overall I do feel these are at a good price point for quality and functionality. I have had experience with sets ½ the cost and ⅔ the cost and they work well, but these do feel more comfortable the sound is better. I do reccomend these.

I've been an owner of other Razer gaming items and headsets, so I had an expectation. The Barracuda X Chroma Wireless Multi-Platform Gaming Headset with 6 Zone Earcup Lighting is a good headset for all your gaming needs. Sound is crisp and clear. The simulated 7.1 sound is accurate. You can literally hear someone sneaking up on you in-game. Quality of sound is good, though I would not recommend these for audiophiles. There's some distortion with bass, and a tinny sound with the high trebles. Gaming you wont notice and is not a detractor. The lights are fun, but do reduce battery life. With the lights on, you can still get a full day of gaming/watching tv, etc. You'll get at least 25 hours of gaming with the lights on, and about 55 or so hours with the lights off. Possibly more but I didn't push it. These are very comfortable gaming headphones. Lightweight and very adjustable. Another great thing for gaming is there is no perceptible lag. You're hearing everything in real time not matter if you're on a PC, hand held gaming system like a Switch, or on a console. One detractor, and it's why there's 4 stars form me instead of 5 is the detachable microphone. When it works it's crystal clear. The issue is you have to make sure it's fully seated in the socket. Adjust it first, then leave it alone or you risk a poor connection. Took a while to figure out for me the issue. It's frustrating for team mates not to hear you, or hear lots of static. All in all a solid performer and would recommend.

I want to like it because its great when it works but I continually have to spend too much time messing with settings to get it to work properly everytime i want to play with voice chat in game. Not sure why or how but its either Bluetooth or the dongle connection that causes the issue. I had to stop using the nice when it works or doesnt cause me issues, audio enhancement THX feature.

These are some decent headphones. They come with a decent number of cables and other accessories. The additional accessories in the box included a braided 60W cable, a USB-C to 2.4 GHz adapter for PC and mobile, and a USB-A to USB-C adapter for devices without a USB-C port. It would be nice if they included an adapter since most computers don't support fast charging at 60W, but it makes sense that one isn't included. The first time I put them on, I was surprised at how comfortable they were. I played some videos and also loved the sound quality. I also love how the microphone is detachable since I have a separate microphone. The main problem I have with this, however, is not the audio quality or comfort. It's the fact that using these made my head hurt within 5 minutes. Even though I regularly use Bluetooth earphones, something about these headphones gave me a headache. I'm not sure if that's a one-off thing with me, but if you're sensitive to wireless products then definitely don't purchase these unless you're planning on using the wired option. Overall, these are a decent pair of comfortable headphones with some minor quirks.