Razer Kraken

Sean Dibble

So earlier I talked about the Razer Naga, well this is another peripheral by Razer and this product is a headset.

Earpieces- The earpieces of the Kraken are very comfortable and give you the ability to play games for a good amount of time, with very little discomfort. The sound quality is great, maybe a tad bit heavy on the bass, but I personally enjoy a heavier bass sound. Also, built into the headphones are separate drivers per ear to give you that immerse sound quality any gamer is looking for.

Cords- The cords of the Kraken are somewhat of a problem. First, the headset has the ability to just be used for mp3's by plugging into a Ipod or any type of player. With that said, it is packaged in with a splitter to be plugged into any PC system with obviously a stereo jack/ microphone jack. Now normally, I would like this, but with the splitter cord being just over 1 meter long it's far too long and your constantly running over it with your chair.

Microphone- This is the worst part of the Kraken, and sadly one of the most important parts to a good gaming headset. The mic just sucks to put it bluntly; it's flimsy, seems to be made as an afterthought, and so quiet that even with all the settings maxed out no one could hear me when I screamed into it. The one thing I liked about it was if I wanted the mic away from my face its retractable and goes right into the earpieces, but that is a very VERY small plus.

Look- The Kraken looks amazing coming in two colors: Black with green lettering or Green with black lettering. The earpieces have a nice over the ear look and the mic, though flimsy, has a nice look to it instead of the ball mic its a futuristic look to it. And lastly when you're ready to stop gaming or pack up to go to a friend's house the headset folds up for easy storage.

Good:

-Nice look.

-Great sound.

-Folds up for easy storage.

Bad:

-Microphone....how a great company fell so hard with the most important part puzzles me.

-Cord is too long.

Scully Rating: 7 out of 10