Razer Kraken V3 Pro HyperSense Wireless Steel Reinforced Headband Foam Cushions Earcups Gaming Headset with Haptic Technology and Detachable Hyperclear Cardioid Mic

Been using this for a few days and it has been a very good headset even as it gets a little older in the line of Razer headsets, a lot of the other brands I've owned are older models with lower quality and limited sound suppression. (Including Logitech). Setup was very quick considering all the bluetooth/2.4g items i have running through my room/office and computer.I got these headphones to use on my PC while streaming to free up some space on my plugs and still have a high quality headset, while the rest of mine are low quality, budget headphones. Spent a little more on these and they have been very reliable, I've even used them while gaming on my PS5. The feedback, "hypersense", system has been a great new experience while playing games that works well with the new gen pairing to surround audio and really enhances my immersion. I even tested it on my MacBook and all worked well and paired beautifully. Overall it works very well across the board with all my electronic systems.It has pretty decent battery life, I'm not sure how much it was when I got it but it lasts a long time and I can still use them very well when plugged into my controllers (although it being dead only affects the lights and i believe hypersense option(?))My only gripe with the product is that the headphone jack cord is not long enough at all for use with a PC. Could very well depend on where your PC sits on your desk, and would be a fine distance for a laptop right in front of you... However if you're going to include a headphone jack cord for gamers who want a wired headset and use it with no latency then I would expect a much longer cord.

I recently bought a new PC and was looking for some wireless headphones to go with it. These have been perfect. The Razer Synapse software is elegant and intuitive, guiding you through the driver update process and introducing you to your new headphones.The customization the software offers is frankly insane and offers way more than I'll ever get into, but it's there. There is EQ for every genre, you can set it to automatically switch depending on which game you're playing.The fit and comfort is amazing. One of the major things I was looking for was that beautiful faux leather padding. Ever since I've been using faux leather on my headsets I can never go back to cloth, and let me say, these things deliver. The clamping pressure is just right while still providing good sound deadening. Mic hair/dent is definitely a problem with these large faux leather headsets though, but for me, the benefits outweigh the inconvenience.The sound is amazing on these things as well. I have some Sony WH-1000XM4's and of course these don't compare, but for what they are--a gaming headset--the sound is really nice and I would pick these over my Sony's for movies and videos any day.That leads me into the "hypersense" which is just fancy talk for haptics/vibrators. And HOLY shi— ahem. They are completely game changing. I'm never NOT getting haptics on my headsets from now on. They utterly immerse you into the game. When I heard people talk about them I was expecting more of a gimmick like subtle rumble and boy was I surprised. They VIBRATE. The best way I can describe it is when you are at the movies and the speakers are so large and loud that they vibrate your chair and ears. It's like that but on a headset, which is arguably better because watching movies or any kind of action media at home now is almost like having a home theater, it's insane.The mic is clear, better than my last one, but nothing to marvel at.Everything about this headset is exactly what I was looking for... except the price. I managed to get it for $180. But unfortunately most wireless headsets are around $150 nowadays anyway, so I was willing to pay an extra $30 or even $50 for full price for the features. And I would %100 buy it again.The one gripe, if you could even call it that, is that the RGB, while wide and varied with customization and animations, is not entirely accurate color wise. It's just slightly off when choosing custom colors. But that's nitpicking, this headset is great. Buy it if you can, you won't regret it.

First off, I'll say that the sound quality of the headphones is fairly good, and they are very comfortable. However, these are completely and totally overshadowed by the glaring flaws this product has.1. To start with, this product will not be able to use surround sound (7.1 audio) unless you pay an additional $20 for razer's THX spatial audio software which is absolutely absurd. So if you don't have this software, you are stuck with just stereo audio. As far as I know (and I've tried a few times), you cannot use another software to use the surround sound. There is likely some sort of hard wall in the firmware that only allows the proprietary software with a valid license activate surround sound.2. Second, after about 5-6 months (maybe less, don't remember exactly), the mic just went down the drain, but not the mic on the headset itself, it was a software issue. Regardless, I tried reinstalling drivers, reinstalling synapse, updating firmware, and every other trick razer had me do and nothing worked. I was in contact with razer support for about a week trying to fix the issue, and finally they conceded and said alright, we'll have corporate contact you within 24hrs to get details for a replacement. Razer never contacted me once for a replacement. That was by far the worst customer service I've ever experienced. To be clear, the issue wasn't that the mic stopped working, only that the volume dropped to nearly zero regardless of how much I boosted it in synapse. I know that it wasn't a hardware issue though because when I turned on sidetone, everything was at the correct volume because that just went straight through the headset. I was able to manage it by funneling my mic through steel series sonar and boosting it as much as possible through there as well, but I shouldn't have to use additional softwares to get to a barely acceptable level.3. This headset charges at about the same speed that it uses power (sometimes it'll even drain faster than it charges), so you're tethered permanently to the computer for the rest of a session if it needs to charge, and the battery is very sensitive to overcharging. This completely negates the benefits of having a wireless headset.4. Personally have only experienced it a few times, but have heard of many others who have experienced it frequently, the servo for the hypersense (the vibrations) will sometimes go haywire has squeal VERY loudly in your ear which is just terrible design. This even happened to me while hypersense was turned COMPLETELY OFF. Also with the hypersense, you can always hear the slight quiet buzz of the servo inside. There is no silence, just some slight noise at all times when the headphones are on.5. I purchased these headphones July 11, 2023 and am writing this review March 11, 2024. In under a year, this headset just randomly died for no apparent reason. It no longer turns on, and when I try to charge it, the power light turns on briefly the goes to a shade of green that is not mentioned on any of the papers/documentation for the headset before stopping the charge completely. I purchased the $200 version (the V3 pro), and it died within one year. I've head $10 headsets with only slightly lower sound quality last over 2 years under the same conditions this headset went through.All in all, I've never had a pair of headphones/headset that I've had such a terrible experience with. I can confidently say that I will NEVER buy another razer product again because of how horrendous this headset has been. The only reason why I didn't return it originally is that most of the problems didn't surface until after the return date of one month and razer refuses to acknowledge its failure with this headset. Then I just had to run it out till it died because it still is an expensive headset. Don't make the same mistake I did. Don't buy this headset.