We are back again with another interesting comparison for you guys. Gaming headsets are a very important part of everyone’s gaming experience with good performance gaming headset your gaming experience can improve greatly. Today we will compare two gaming headsets Razer Kraken Tournament Edition and Razer Kraken X to know which one is better for you.
Pros and Cons
Tournament Edition | Kraken X |
Solid, comfortable build. | 7.1 channel surround sound. |
Excellent audio quality. | Good in-game sound. |
Can be used with consoles. | Extremely lightweight. |
Quite large. | Ear cups don’t rotate. |
Microphone is too quiet. | Noisy microphone. |
General
Tournament Edition | Kraken X | |
Price | CHECK PRICE | CHECK PRICE |
Release date | 30 November 2018 | 19 August 2019 |
Type | Over Ear | Over Ear |
Colors | Green, Black | Mercury, Black |
Battery life | N/A | N/A |
Weight | 322 g | 250 g |
Connectivity | Wired | Wired |
Razer is a popular brand in the gaming peripherals market. And recently they have added two gaming headsets to their gaming headset family. Both of these headsets are very identical in terms of design. But in this article, we will find out how much different these two are in terms of hardware specs, sound quality, microphone quality, and comfort.
Design
Tournament Edition | Kraken X | |
Type | Over Ear | Over Ear |
Wireless | No | No |
Noise Cancelling | No | No |
Weight | 322 g | 250 g |
Foldable Design | No | No |
Both of these headsets are very identical in terms of design. From the last few years, the design language of Razers headsets hasn’t changed much. Two fairly large earcups are given with the Razer brand logo which has 50mm drivers that are directly connected with a big size padded headband. This heavy padding improves the overall comfort of the headset which will help you for long hours of use.
With both of these headsets, you will get ear cushioning pads with cooling gel-infusion, which will help to maintain your ears cool during lengthy gaming sessions. Both of these headsets made of Polycarbonate-ABS, a long-lasting thermoplastic, which makes it very light in weight and durable. Also, physical buttons on both headsets have good quality and work very well.
Both headsets are wired headsets and both have a 3.5 mm connector which will you plugged into your gaming console or PC to connect your headset. The cables are very good braided material which feels quite durable and strong.
Features
Tournament Edition | Kraken X | |
USB | USB-C | USB-C |
Microphone | Yes | Yes |
Music Controls | Yes | Yes |
Quick Charge | N/A | N/A |
Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
With a gaming headset, you can not expect much more fascinating features generally the gaming headsets come with some common and basic features. The Kraken Tournament Edition offers an additional USB audio controller that controller you can only be used with a PC and through it you can modify your audio and. This controls settings can be modified with the Razer Synapse 3.0 application and it is only available for Windows 10. But on the other side with the Razer Kraken X can not get such a modification option.
Talking about the sound quality both headsets use 50mm drivers which helps improve overall sound quality. The mids and highs are very clear and sharp. Also, both headsets get the THX Spatial Audio which pretty similar to the surround sound which also works quite well. Both headsets don’t have ANC but in terms of passive noise cancellation, both are pretty good.
Battery
Tournament Edition | Kraken X | |
Battery Type | N/A | N/A |
Battery Life | N/A | N/A |
Charge Time | N/A | N/A |
Charging Port | N/A | N/A |
Connectivity
Tournament Edition | Kraken X | |
Bluetooth | Wired | Wired |
NFC | No | No |
Multi-Device Connection | No | Yes |
Which is better!
Both headsets are very identical to each other in terms of design and connectivity. The only difference is about one or two features. So it very up to your choice and budget, we suggest that you should go for the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition to get an additional modification and control option.