Reviewers Liked
- Good sound quality
- Robust software
- "Underglow" lighting looks pretty neat
- THX Spatial Audio is a decent software-driven surround
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Somewhat expensive
- Ridiculously large
Razer Kraken Ultimate
With an excellent upgrade to an already excellent headset, Razer have made a gaming headset that can keep you comfortable even in the longest gaming binges.
-- As reviewed by TechRadar
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Razer added active noise cancelling to the microphone, which does a pretty good job at cancelling out unwanted noises. The other change is that you get RGB lighting on the headset itself, which look pretty cool.
By ThinkComputers onThe Razer Kraken Ultimate sits firmly in the gaming headset sub-genre for peripherals, with RGB-forward design aesthetics and questionable sound quality to match. While definitely an improvement on previous iterations of the Kraken, there still isn't...
By nag.co.za onBottom LineThe Razer Kraken Ultimate wired gaming headset brings powerful bass, programmable lighting, and an excellent microphone to your...
By PCMag IN onWith an excellent upgrade to an already excellent headset, Razer have made a gaming headset that can keep you comfortable even in the longest gaming binges.
By TechRadar onAs a wired, USB gaming headset, Razer Kraken Ultimate offers great gaming experience: THX Spatial Audio, great microphone clarity and quality with active noise cancellation option, full RGB lighting, comfy thick cushion, and a good length of USB...
By Craving Tech onThe Kraken Ultimate looks pretty good, sounds pretty good, and is priced pretty good. It shouldn't be your first choice, but you can't go wrong with it either.
By PCWorld onRight after connecting the Kraken Ultimate to our testing PC and trying out some games and 4K TV Shows, we have found the headset lacking bass and overall it was not giving out very much audio detail. After adjusting the output details via Synapse...
By MadShrimps onThe Kraken Ultimate is a solid package. It looks pretty good, it sounds pretty good, and the price is pretty good. There are better headsets for the money, but you won't go wrong with a Kraken Ultimate either.I think Razer needs to work on the Kraken's...
By Good Gear Guide onAt $130, the Kraken Ultimate costs a little bit more than the SteelSeries Arctis 5 ($100), and a little bit less than the Astro A40 ($150), two comparable headsets in the same price range. Both the Arctis 5 and the A40 let you connect to gadgets via...
By Tom's Guide onRazer Kraken UltimatePer sintetizzare con una sola parola quest Kraken Ultimate possiamo utilizzare: potenti.Potenti perché si riesce ad avere un headset con caratteristiche e potenza tali da impensierire anche quelli di marche dedicate esclusivamente...
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