A whole morning’s worth of Wolfenstein 2 was really fun, and the Kraken was comfortable and performed very well. Testing the Kraken headset rigorously in games is a must, so here’s how it performed. Overall in terms of features, for a near $80/£70 headset I think they’re a bit light, certainly when you compare the Kraken to its competitors that have things such as party audio vs game audio adjuster or audio boosts of some kind.
I was told that sound from my game and chat did seep out from the headset a little to the outside, and while there’s no noise-cancelling tech to speak of, the ear cups did a good enough job of that themselves. It’s incredibly neat and easy to use with the extension and retraction function, which itself means that the transition between gaming headset and regular headphones is simple. Lastly, the exceedingly compact and retractable microphone is present in a Kraken headset.
RAZER KRAKEN EQ SETTINGS PC
The cable is an audio jack connection so you’ll be sorted however you setup but there is a splitter if your gaming device or PC requires the mic and headphones to be inputted separately. A point to remember here is that the volume dial does raise or decrease all the audio you’re presented with - there’s no choosing between game or chat audio - so it might take a short while to find your sweet spot. Down from the headset, on the cable, there’s a small control box which does have some buttons but these are still kept limited and simple: only a volume wheel and mic on/off switch are present. There are no buttons or switches attached directly to the headset, and the audio and build quality does the majority of the Kraken’s talking.