Razer Piranha Stereo Gaming Communicator

by Razer

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 9.8 x 22.4 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RPD05Y
• Item model number: RZ04-00080100-R3U1
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 9, 2007

Product Description

The Razer Piranha is engineered from the ground up to blend performance and comfort to deliver realistic in-game audio that will satisfy the needs of a demanding gamer. Communicate with your team mates clearly through the digitally enhanced microphone and utilize the adjustable on-ear headphones to ensure perfect fit and comfort through those long hours of intense raids.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little heavy but great overall, July 23, 2008

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Gamer Girl (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This is one of many headsets I have tried for gaming. I love it. It is a bit heavy weight wise. So when wearing for a long time it starts to get noticeable. But its so comfortable in how it fits my head, and the padding on my ears. Those we problems with past headsets. Too small, too big, too tight on the ears too loose on the ears, lop sided weight etc. This one none of those things.

For feature that I love, its mute button. Not only does it have one, which is nice. But its a switch that is not easy to just click on accident. The sound is good. It has adjustable volume on it that is easy to use, but also not use by accident.(Had problems with past headsets in this area too.)

Its not USB. Which if you want it for teamspeak or ventrilo(most gamers do I am sure) , it can be finicky to set up. Once I got it working though, its become my favorite so far!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic but... !, December 12, 2009

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Raku - See all my reviews

I bought the Razer Piranha headphones when they were first released and immediately I was impressed.

Since this seems to be the biggest issue with these... I would not suggest wearing this headset for more than 4+ hours. These do get heavy and start to feel irritable to the ears, but not without being on for several hours. Then again most headsets are going to get uncomfortable at that point. Everyone's comfort level is different when it comes to headphones, and these are by far some of the most comfortable I've worn.

These are very sturdy! The wires are actually a little long in my opinion, so I have them tied to keep them from falling onto the floor. The lighting needs to be plugged into a USB port, but in actuality it's not a big deal with some of the gaming cases out today that have plenty of ports. I carry these around quite a bit to LAN parties and the like, and I've never had any problems with them getting near breaking point, they can take a punch. Unless you're being overly rough with them you shouldn't have a problem.

Sound quality. I'm a bit of an audiophile, and I can safely say it's pretty good, though not excellent. As another reviewer stated, it's for gaming, not really intended for music listening however they don't sound bad for just music or videos either. When I have these on I can't hear much noise pollution except for the game or music I'm listening to. Unless I have one side off on purpose of course.

The microphone is pretty good as well; I find that I have to turn my outgoing up on occasion, but in all reasoning it could be because of several factors when it comes to program and computer settings. People can hear me clearly and rarely catch any noises going on in the background. It has an in-line remote control with volume and microphone muting adjustments; the muting button is not easy to move so no accidents!

I've owned a lot of headsets from Logitech to Plantronics, and I can say these are some of the nicest I've owned.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty nifty, November 16, 2008

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Roger Chung "Black Schlong" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The fidelity is pretty good, but it doesn't do a good job at keeping ambient noise out. However, for the price, it's a good mainstream headset... not the best, but a good all around performer.