Razer Kraken Ultimate gaming headset performance benchmarks

The Razer Kraken Ultimate is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. For gaming, the Razer Kraken Ultimate has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The Razer Kraken Ultimate is a relatively new headset. In terms of sound quality, the Razer Kraken Ultimate is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The Razer Kraken Ultimate suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. In terms of noise cancelling, the Razer Kraken Ultimate has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the Razer Kraken Ultimate is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors.

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Model	Razer Kraken Ultimate
Travel-Friendly / Outside Noise Isolation	2.3 / 5.0
Critical Listening / Sound Quality	3.7 / 5.0
Gaming Quality	3.8 / 5.0
Office Environment Sound Isolation	2.9 / 5.0
Comfort and Stability while doing Sports	2.6 / 5.0
Watching TV Sound Experience	3.8 / 5.0
Price	$ 130.0
Year	2020
Microphone	No
Wireless	No
Battery Life	0.0 / 5.0
Comfort	3.5 / 5.0
Controls	2.8 / 5.0
Noise Handling	3.8 / 5.0
Microphone Quality	4.1 / 5.0

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Specifications

Kraken Ultimate Active Features

ANC Control	No
Additional Charges	N/A
Android	No
App Name	Razer Synapse
Audio While Charging	No
Battery Type	No Battery
Button Mapping	No
Charge Time	N/A
Charging Port	None
Equalizer	Graphic + Presets
Mic Control	Adjustable Level
Passive Playback	Passive Headphone
Playback Control	No
Power-Saving Feature	No
Room Effects	No
Surround Support	Yes
Total Battery Life	N/A
Windows	Yes
iOS	No
macOS	Yes

Kraken Ultimate Battery

Battery Life	N/A

Kraken Ultimate Comfort

Weight	0.87 lbs

Kraken Ultimate Connectivity

Analog	No
Analog Audio	No
Analog/USB Audio Latency	11 ms
Android Latency	N/A
Bluetooth Version	No Bluetooth
Connection	USB
Detachable	No
Dock Charging	No
Length	6.80 ft (2.07 m)
Line In	No
Line Of Sight Range	N/A
Line Out	No
Multi-Device Pairing	No
NFC Pairing	No
Non-BT Latency	N/A
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	N/A
Non-BT Wireless	No
Optical Input	No
PC Latency (SBC)	N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)	N/A
PC Latency (aptX)	N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)	N/A
PS4 Analog	No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless	No
PS4 Wired USB	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog	No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless	No
PS5 Wired USB	Audio + Microphone
Power Supply	No Base/Dock
RCA Input	No
Type	No Base/Dock
USB Audio	USB Type A
USB Input	No
Wired USB	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Analog	No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless	No
Xbox One Wired USB	No
Xbox Series X\|S Analog	No
Xbox Series X\|S Non-BT Wireless	No
Xbox Series X\|S Wired USB	No
iOS Latency	N/A

Kraken Ultimate Controls

Ease of use	Good

Kraken Ultimate Design

Additional Controls	Surround Sound
Call/Music Control	No
Channel Mixing	No
Clamping Force	0.8 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back
Feedback	Decent
H	4.5" (11.4 cm)
L	7.6" (19.3 cm)
Microphone Control	Mute/Unmute
Noise Cancelling Control	No
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific
Talk-Through	No
Transducer	Dynamic
Transmitter Required	No
Type	Over-ear
Volume	219.00 in³ (3,588.75 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes
W	6.4" (16.3 cm)
Wireless	No

Kraken Ultimate Isolation

Bass	0.26 dB
Mid	-8.13 dB
Noise Cancelling	No
Overall Attenuation	-11.79 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	43.44 dB
Treble	-28.14 dB

Kraken Ultimate Microphone

Boom	Yes
Detachable Boom	No
FR Std. Dev.	3.26 dB
HFE	11,166.8 Hz
In-Line	No
Integrated	No
LFE	162.33 Hz
Mic	Yes
Noise Gate	Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	7.5
Weighted THD	0.201

Kraken Ultimate Noise Handling

SpNR	26.7 dB

Kraken Ultimate Recording Quality

Gain	23.65 dB

Kraken Ultimate Sound

ANC	No ANC
Acoustic Space Excitation	4.2
Avg. Std. Deviation	1.1 dB
Bass Amount	-1.34 dB
Codec	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
Connection	USB
Dips	0.91 dB
EQ	Default
Firmware	Unknown
Head Modeling	No
Head Tracking	No
High-Bass	5.16 dB
High-Mid	-1.57 dB
High-Treble	-3.47 dB
Low-Bass	-3.47 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	37.21 Hz
Low-Mid	3.56 dB
Low-Treble	-1.64 dB
Microphone	Boom
Mid-Bass	3.66 dB
Mid-Mid	0.05 dB
Mid-Treble	-3.19 dB
Openness	5.2
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	3.12 dB
PRTF Distance	11.06 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	5.16 dB
Peaks	1.38 dB
Power	USB
Room Ambience	No
Speaker Modeling	Adjustable
Std. Err.	3.97 dB
Tip/Pad	Default
Treble Amount	-3.13 dB
Virtual Surround	THX
WHD @ 100	0.132
WHD @ 90	0.394
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	0.76
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	2.72
Weighted Group Delay	0.36
Weighted Phase Mismatch	39.05