Customer Ratings & Reviews

Head set is good. Easy to set up and connect with other gamers.

I accidentally pushed it off my desk and just about cracked the whole left side of the headphones. My desk is 38in high and I have long furry rug underneath. They worked amazing don’t get me wrong but after the crack the headphones became unusable.

Microphone just ok. Wishbit was better quality. Sounds ok.

Headphones dont sound good at all. Doesnt even have a option for voice chat volume. Bass is so not bass sounded. One of the most wack headsets I have own. And now I can return them becuase I forgot to take them back for a refund. I tryed them two times and the battery completely died on them .

For as much as I spent on these headphones the volume button on them has all but stopped working. If I don’t have it all the way up I can just hear. However, if I accidentally touch the volume dial while putting them on or taking them off it pretty much goes silent until I turn the dial all the way up again.

INTRODUCTION This is the 3rd generation of Razer’s Kracken series of headphones and they pulled out all stops when bringing this set to market. Nearly any feature you can think of for a set of gaming headphones, including some you may not have (haptic feedback) have been included. The only notable exception, and a bit of a mystery is, Active Noise Cancellation. Hmmmm. USE The new Razer Krackens can be hooked up to your PC via 1 of 2 methods: USB or via the included Hyperspeed dongle. The Hyperspeed dongle provides a high speed data connection between your PC and the headphones. The Hyperspeed link is much faster and transport much more data than an ordinary Bluetooth connection. The link has been seamless and transparent to me so far. I have experienced no drop outs or static and the speed at which the two (dongle and headphones) talk to each other seems to have eliminated any noticeable lag between the speech on the monitor and what the user hears. A poor connection where the image gets out of sync with the sound is a completely ruins the experience for me. I wish all wireless headphone connections could be as refined and reliable as the Krackens. Razer claims up to 44hrs of playtime with no lighting or haptic feedback and only 11hrs of playtime with both lighting and haptic feedback enabled. Not great, but not horrible either. The new Krackens sport 50mm titanium drivers that are capable of reproducing the entire audible range of human hearing, 20Hz – 20kHz. Big 50mm drivers in the ear cups help to reproduce the lower octave of bass frequencies and add a depth to the headphones that many competitors’ products can’t match. Add to that, the Krackens also support THX 7.1 channel spatial audio. This is a form of psycho acoustic tech that allows 2 stereo drivers to virtually reproduce 7 channels of surround sound. While the believability of the surround sound greatly depends upon the source material, if it is done correctly, it is enveloping and adds a level of immersion ordinary stereo headphones cannot reproduce. As an added bonus, Razer includes this as part of their software, at no additional charge. The real reason for purchasing these headphones though is for the haptic feedback brought to you by Razer’s “Hypersense” technology. The spatial audio and DSP processing work cohesively with your gameplay, music, movies, etc. and applies what amounts to varying levels of vibration to your headset. Simplistically put, think of it as taking the rumble from your PS5 or XBOX controller and putting it in the headphones. Getting shot in a game, running off road during a street race, helicopters buzzing overhead, all get fed through the haptic feedback drivers. It’s pretty cool, similar to Bass Shakers, but in your headphones. The haptic feedback can be quite aggressive and can be downright tiring after a while. Thankfully, Razer includes a simple button to adjust the amount of feedback you want: Low, Med, High, Off. Razer wisely put the ability to control this function with a simple button on the bottom of the ear cup. NEGATIVES I still, to this day, despise the Synapse 3 software. It is unnecessarily resources intensive, but is a necessary evil, if you wish to fully customize and unlock the features of the headphones. The mic is merely average. My friends knew right away something was different compared to me using my old headphones. They thought I sounded softer and not as clear. I have tried to remedy most of these shortcomings through the Synapse software, but have only been semi-successful to this point. To be fair to Razer, I may just need to sit down and do some additional tweaking. But, one thing I really dislike is that the way the user controls the mic. The mic plugs in via a standard 3.5mm jack, but it doesn’t rotate to turn on and off. All my Logitech headphones and even my JBL Quantum X headphones turn the mic off by rotating it up and out of the way. With the Krackens, the user must push the mic mute button located beside the microphone connector on the ear cup. It works, but it is not nearly as intuitive as just flipping the mic up to shut it off. RGB overload. Razer loves putting RGB on stuff. I can’t think of anything they don’t put RGB on. Heck, they even put it on their Zephyr mask. While I won’t knock Razer for putting it on the Krackens, I do think it is unnecessary. Who can really see their headphones while they are being worn? It only draws precious battery power that can be used to increase playback life and/or power the haptic feedback. The reason I won’t knock Razer for it, is because you can easily turn the RGB lighting off in the Synapse software. CONCLUSIONS Haptic feedback takes the Razer Kracken V3 Pro headphones to another level. It can be a lot of fun playing games and watching movies with the feedback. It adds another dimension of immersion and realism. The 50mm titanium drivers sound great and the cushions do a good job at keeping the headphones from getting too hot on your ears while isolating the user from the world around them. There are 3 things I knock the Razer Krackens for: 1. A mediocre sounding microphone 2. The poor design (in my opinion) of turning the mic on and off. 3. Lack of Active Noise Cancellation. I would like to be able to only take one set of headphones with me while traveling, but without ANC, I can't see using these on a plane. These should be on any gamer’s list that is in the market for a good sounding, well-built, quality set of gaming headphones. While they are not perfect, none are, they are good at what they do and Razer included some technology that I really didn’t even think I needed or wanted, until I had it. Recommended.

Honestly previous generation was way better, This one makes me sick of constantly discharging battery and random behavior on turn on/off

Constant disconnects, mic quality poor, battery says its at half but then it shuts off by itself. Terrible headset. Returning for a different option.

A wonderful sounding headset by Razer. I'm loving the compatibility between between my PS5 and Switch simply using the included USB dongle.

Audio is great, the mic is complete garbage. It picks up everything from the headset itself and in-game chat. Constant echo and audio feedback. Will be returning

The best headset I have ever used! Great for playing any game! The haptic feature makes you really feel like you’re in the game!

This things can't seem to stay awake when not hearing any Audio for more than 10seconds, then wont work until you power them off then on. Very annoying even uninstalled all audio drivers and reinstalled them and no help.

Since buying these headphones I've only had issues with them. They constantly drop signal, randomly shut off, have an annoying beeping sound that won't stop even when fully charged. Now they won't turn on. I've owned them for less than a year, almost exclusively using Razer brand products ranging from the keyboard I'm typing on to my mouse. I'm so disgusted with the quality and experience I almost never want to purchase a Razer brand item again.

Not the best the sounds is kinda quite and they hurt my ear

I like these headphones. They are great for gaming. Here's where they really stand out: The sound is immersive. It does a great job of blocking out background sounds and makes me feel like I'm inside of where the sound is happening. The directionality works -- I can hear things in the game sneaking up behind me. The boom mic gives really good sound, and there's a real positive feel that when you unplug the mic there's no question you're on "mute." It's really nice to be sure that they can't hear you sometimes. The sound quality is really nice. I can kick back and just listen to music on it. The headset is really comfy, no problems there at all. The RGB lighting is also fun. I can't see it when I'm wearing the headset, but it feels cool that my gear can light up in sync. With all that -- the thing that really sets it apart for me is the haptic feedback. The ear cups vibrate. It might seem cheesy but I really enjoy it. Again -- it adds to the game immersion when you can feel the sounds, feel explosions and stuff. Added bonus -- it's been a long time since I've had audio equipment that let me actually feel the bass thump of hard-driving music. Feeling that thump thump makes the music feel way more complete to me. Here's what I wish they could have done differently. I game on a laptop. Why not bluetooth??? I hate it that I have to worry about losing that dongle and giving up a USB jack. Not only that, but the dongle is pretty big. It sticks out about half the length of a stick of gum. I think that's just hanging itself out there to be broken. There's no way I would put my laptop in the bag with that thing plugged in. Couldn't they squeeze it into a smaller package, like the mouse controllers? And there's no place to store it, but then again, the headsets don't fold either so they're not awesome for packing up. And again, there's no storage for the boom mic either. Maybe give us little pockets in the headband? Wireless charging would also be nice. Overall, these are awesome, but with those weaknesses I mentioned, I don't know why they bothered to make it wireless. This is way better for desk use.

Very bad crackling sound qnd and othere can hear everything in the background

Using this headset was pleasant for aviut a few hours but then it started having problems with audio such as changing volumes and the software disconnecting.

Sounds great, you can heard the footsteps while you playing. I recommend it A++

Let's be honest... It's Razer... Overprice Crap. I'm returning the headphones and going with steel series tomorrow.

The sounds are great and the gaming is so freakin great you wouldnt beleiev