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I got these for working remotely, the goal was to give myself a more portable option that an XLR condenser mic with a separate USB audio interface and a scissor arm. Something I could tote around with a laptop. The Razer Blackshark V2 delivers. The audio quality on the mic is acceptable with the caveat that I spent hours in the Razer Synapse program tweaking the settings and trying to find some combination of options that I could live with. Now, I think I still sound VERY tinny compared to my more professional dekstop audio setup, but for the price, mobility, and comfort I have found these are capable of producing acceptable microphone audio quality. The biggest problem I ran into is that the mic on the Blackshark V2 doesn't pick up lower tones as clearly as higher ones, and apparently my voice is on the low side.
At least I had the option to tweak the settings because before getting the Blackshark V2 I had tried the Razer Kraken V3, and there is no fixing the audio that headset produces. Those were my second Razer product ever and my first Razer headset, I was shocked they put their name on something that shoddy. If Razer hadn't been having a sale that made their products an attractive price at the time I'd never have given their headsets the time of day ever again.
The comfort on these is fairly good, nothing extraordinary to me but I usually take meetings and listen to music through audiophile quality headphones and I often put custom earpads on them, so my standards are very high. These certainly exceed what I would normally expect from comfort in a set of headphones at this pricepoint, but I find them to be less comfortable than your average Sennheiser headphones. The cups are a bit more shallow with the default cups and rest closer to my ear than I would like. Replacement pads are at the top of my shopping list for these, though I do like the breathable jersey material on the outside of them.
The audio quality is acceptable. I honestly haven't even considered using these to listen to music or play games, and in meetings I have much lower expectations for the audio quality others bring to the table than I do for myself. But at no point has the audio quality jumped out to me as being bad. I ran a quick 3 track audio test just now and they're very bright sounding, which is to say these seem better tuned to produce higher frequencies than lower ones. They don't spark joy in my inner audiophile, but they're not bad either. This is acceptable audio. A sound that I think most people will find agreeable unless they're especially bass hungry. For those of you who are Dankpods fans I can offer an excellent frame of reference, you can barely hear the bongo player going off in Earth, Wind, & Fire's "September" with these.
One notable feature that I've not encountered before (because I have gone out of my way to avoid using headsets) but really appreciated is the sidetone. I don't like closed back headphones and stick to open backs unless I'm listening to music in a public place. And I REALLY hate talking with closed backs headphones because I can't hear myself and I feel like I'm yelling. The sidetone option these offer takes in and plays ambient noise back to me so that I can hear myself and the world around me in real time. It may seem like a silly thing to want but for those of you who feel the same as myself I can promise this is a LOVELY feature to have.
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Great sound quality but some big issues...
I've had these for about 12 hrs now and there is definitely some big issues.. now I must say the sound quality is great on pc like really GOOD....but on ps5 there is definitely a big issue the main issue is the loudness/volume is insanely low on max volume on the ps5 like 1/4 of the volume on pc and the only work around for that is getting a separate amp for your ps5 which is kind of a bummer man but to be far I do believe this is a playstation issue mainly and not a razer issue 2nd when putting the mic in the headphones it legit felt like something was going to break I honestly thought something did which made me look at the connector under a micro lens to make sure and it's like this every time you put the mic back in which has me scared that eventually it will break at some point 3rd when chatting on discord or playstation I get a loud sort of crackling on the other end when someone is talking legit almost always which again a big bummer man also another BIG issue ive notice is when i connect them sometimes to my pc or ps5 only one ear cup is working so I unplug the audio card dongle you plug the headphones into and re seat it and it fixes it definitely not a good sign...but for pros these headphones are legitimately insanely comfortable easily sink hrs in wearing these with out any fatigue or soreness (already tested 6hrs today) also sound quality on this is way above the price of these but would I recommend these.......... probably not mainly due to the mic issue from crackling in voice chat and the one ear cup only working issue also sounding like the mic is going to snap in half when you connect it to the headphones now maybe after more use it will get better with wear but I doubt it if it does I'll definitely update this review
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Omar gael patiño Rodríguez
Bueno bonito y barato
Reviewed in Mexico on September 6, 2024
David Voron
Great headphones, great value, just need to get used to the noise cancellation
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2021
Adam
Excellent quality both in sound and build.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2024
