Barracuda Pro Wireless Gaming Headset (PC, PlayStation, Switch 2, iPhone, Smartphones): Hybrid ANC - 2.4GHz Wireless + Bluetooth - THX AAA - 50mm Drivers - Integrated Mic - 40 Hr Battery - Black

after my 3rd logitech headset going kaput, I wanted to try another headset and stick to the "gaming" aspect as I do enjoy the faux-surround. giving razer a shot, again, I do not regret this purchase. i use "movie" mode for games and it sounds very good. spatial awareness is precise, and I feel the THX spatial sound is a bit more "exact" and specific with its environmental sounds compared to using the DTS Headphone X: 2.0 which I find to be a good thing for what I play (Bf4, Bf1, R6, Battlefront 2). I have never had an issue with razer synapse in the past, so all the gripe people have with it I do not understand since I have had no issues with with my other razer peripherals. synapse gives lots of customization to make your sound profile fit what you like. bass boost, ANC, mic adjustments, and EQ are just a few things. battery life has been great. better than logitechs (12hrs is such crap). charging is fast as well - it was at 76% when I had first received the headset, and charging took less than 15 mins. the mic is standard - nothing special - it's enough to let the team, person, etc hear you and know what you are saying but that's it. it is nothing to drive home about. comfort is great - i havent had to take them off once during game sessions and they fit snug which i really enjoy. they dont feel like theyll fall off. the build quality is so-so - being that the headset is primarily plastic it does give it a cheap look and feel, but a heavier headset is not the smartest thing if you want to be comfortable in them, at least for me anyways. the band is at least metal when adjusting, so hooray for that. the switch button between Bluetooth and 2.4ghz is awesome. i use it all the time to play mobile games and my pc games. i really enjoy that i can use this headset with nearly everything i own without having to switch headsets constantly. super convenient. the carrying case is awesome! super nice and travel friendly. really like how that is included. all in all this headset, albeit i do feel the price should be maybe 50 or so dollars less, is worth the investment. for me, it's worth it as i can swap between mobile and PC without changing headsets and answer calls of course. the sound is great and very spacious. even if the headset may feel cheap, when using them you will think otherwise. if you need a new headset i do recommend these for both gaming and casual use.

So, this review was made a while ago, like 3 months into using them. After I made the review, they started to crack around the hinges, and eventually the left headphone broke off at the hinge, and was hanging by a cord. Luckily, I got them replaced (good warranty), however, the replacement pair also broke in the same exact way. I'm not particularly rough with my headphones, and these are the only pair I've ever had this issue with. So, long story short, don't buy these. These headphones are overall amazing! I'll cut right to the chase with my favorite things about them. The smartswitch feature, where you can connect to two devices at once, is awesome! I love how even if you're connected to your PC with the USB-C dongle, if your phone gets a call you hear your ringtone. On the topic of smartswitch, I love how this works on gaming as well as with music. The synapse software is great because I like pumping up the bass when I listen to music, and I can do that with the software. On my phone, the Razer Audio app is also great for this. The headphones have pretty great bass that you can really feel. These headphones are also very comfortable. The earpads are very soft, and the headband is too. And the battery life is awesome. I can go days without having to give these a charge, and they seem to charge pretty fast. On that note, I'll move on to what's not so great about these. The case is huge. Since these headphones don't fold, they have to lay flat in the case, which makes for a huge case. The case is hard to fit in my backpack for when I want to take these to school, so I usually just settle for my earbuds, even though I'd love to take my headphones. Also, the headphones may be comfortable, but after a while, I've noticed them starting to hurt my ears, especially when they move or I take them off. It's not pleasant. But after a while of having them, I don't notice that as much. And yes, the bass is great - I can really feel it - but it kind of distorts the vocals in my music. It just makes it sound a bit staticky. And for my final con, I don't like how if I wear a hoodie, coat, or I'm just lying down, the volume wheel gets caught and my volume gets turned up or down. Now, in all, I believe the pros really outweigh the cons. The case may be huge, but I don't really use it that much. My ears don't hurt anymore. I can get used to the volume slider issue. My biggest issue is just the vocal distortion when the bass is up. If you're looking for a headset that you can game with and just use casually, this is the one to go for.

There are two things that I didn't see mentioned in the product description that are good to know: -When powered on, it maintains an active Bluetooth connection, even when using 2.4 -Like a lot of Razer's revenge Bluetooth audio devices, this has a low-latency gaming mode. Discovered this in the user manual. I'll start off by saying that getting this device it's initial update was a huge hassle, but things have been smooth sailing since. Just try to follow the updater's directions as precisely as possible, it should work. The build quality is the weakest point as the exterior is primarily plastic. This is overshadowed by comfort, however, and the cushions feel soft and light. If you're looking for audio fidelity, I really hope you know you're in the wrong place. While I wouldn't say the fidelity is bad, I wouldn't say that's where these excel. Instead, features and function are what these do best. The directional audio is done very well, while the audio modes (ANC and Ambient) do what they say very well. I have 5 cats that tend to get into nonsense, and the ambient mode has allowed me to pay them proper attention while gaming. On the off chance I can zone in, the ANC completely cuts out fan noises and even most of whatever my partner is watching. Switching is simple and the headphones tell you what you just switched to. I almost wish I could completely skip ANC off since I never use it. The most surprising thing about these is how perfectly they fit my lifestyle. I don't always want to be at my desk to game, so I stream to my phone (bonus points for using Razer Kishi). The fact that I can just double tap the mode button and I'm now listening to my phone is awesome. No need to wait for pairing, and I've yet to have any connection issues. Mix in the gaming mode and suddenly these are the only headphones I use, period. Tl;dr: these headphones are all about the features, so make sure that's what is driving your choice before buying these. The features are extremely good, while the audio and build quality can feel middling.

I had a wired headset provided for work, but they were "on ear" and while they didn't hurt while wearing them, at the end of the day I noticed it was bothering me, especially wearing them all day/week long. So I went looking for wired headsets that were over ear (but still let me hear ambient sounds), let me switch between 2 computers, allowed people to hear me clearly and had decent battery life. This lead me down the rabbit hole of advertisers claims and trying to pick the best ones from all the "free reviews" and "false reviews"... I had used a Razer mouse before and it was well built and worked. So, this checked the box for "known brand name" quality and then it's off to the features offered. Even though these were expensive, they were very reasonable compaired to other offerings I saw if it delivered on what it promised. The long advertised battery life was a plus, the ability to have ambient noise allowed in (this actually works well, not as good as if you were not wearing them, but good enough), not needing a boom mike (since I work from home, I am able to eat/drink/smoke and not having to move a microphone is a big plus), and able to use it on 2 computers by clicking a button on the headset (I wish it also came with a Bluetooth dongle, but they are inexpensive here on Amazon). I also like that I can pair it with my Amazon Echo and listen to music after work! After using them for a bit, here is what I have found... #1 Battery Life - I have not been able to get 40 hrs out of these, now I am not just listening but activly talking on these while in use, but I am only getting mid-20hrs out of a full charge. #2 Sound Quality (incoming/outgoing) - The sound of music and voices are great. The quality of my voice to others, I have not had anyone complain of not/having trouble hearing me. I have asked coworkers how I sound and they said fine. I believe that having a mic boom would give better quality, but its usable and the plus of not having something in front of your face is great! #3 Features/Buttons - The ability for these headsets to remember my last settings after power off/on is great (specifically the ambient noise). It took a bit to remember where the controls were once I started using it, but was second nature after a short while. The Active Noise Cancelation workd fine in my house with noise from fans, a/c and the like. Anything constant was taken care of by this, but occasional or sharp noises were not, but I will not be using this so I don't care. I dislike the mute button as you don't get a voice prompt (unike everything else), but I usually use the mute function in the software (Teams, Slack, Google) I am working with, like I previously did so its fine. #4 Software - On my work PC where I am not logged in as an administrator, it installed the headphone driver and works without issue, but I dont really have any control over the headset other than volume on the PC (which I use the volume wheel on the headset anyway). On my personal computer, I went ahead and installed the Synapse software and its bloated, I really dont need, but you have to install it to update the software (slow and not intuitive) and to see the battery life indicator. This is probably my biggest complaint for these headsets, is there is no easy/quick way to see the battery life left and you cannot use the headset while its plugged in and charging! #5 Case - Its well designed, has places for the cables, and the 2.4g adapter that hold them securely. It also protects the headsets well. But if your like me and use them at home, they will go straight to the closet. I only see these as useful for people who take their headsets while traveling. If the battery life falls below 20hrs I am sending them back, if it stays above this I will keep and am happy with them.

(THIS IS FOR THE BARRACUDA PRO) Only lasted a 10 months before they started cracking with heavy, but careful use. Really well done noise cancelling, pretty decent audio, mic is bad, especially for a 200 dollar headset…. If you are looking into these for gaming AND music production, look for something else. Most DAWs have freuqent popping due to the headsets standard audio quality is average, and forces you to use software to improve it.. for just gaming, and you won’t use them often, I’d recommend. Unless you don’t have a mic. Would look at the other price points before making the jump to these. While the headset itself isn’t a crime itself, I still wouldn’t recommend it JUST because of the software itself, which is a pain, runs poorly, and just overall isn’t that user friendly. If you want something that actually lasts, don’t get ones like this, which are fully plastic. Get a headset with metal prongs that run the whole way through the headset.

Coming from the Razer Nari Ultimate, this headset is like a feather on top of your head. I like the Razer app for PC and the sound these headsets put out. I tried the Logitech X pro 2 wireless. For the price of that headset I was able to get a new keyboard and a Barracuda headset. I'm glad i made the return. GHUB got nothin' on Synapse. I also tried the Atlas Air by Turtle Beach, great headset, just not for me. You really cant go wrong with this headset, especially if you have a smaller head (skinny and long face). I literally just put this headset on my head, no adjustments for bigger setting, it cant get any smaller, honestly wish it could hah. But it sounds great and love the no mic build, I rarely used it anyway. Still looking for a future replacement Earpads for it but as of now it doesnt need it, they are way more comfortable than the Logitech Pros, its like a combo of the leather and the breathable earpads combined. No GHUB, or connection issues, PERFECT!! They are so comfortable!!!

The sound quality from the speakers is great after some tweaks, but it only connects to pc with synapse access to change settings when using the usb c dongle, which is awkward shaped and will definitely block other ports. Bluetooth connection works, but you loose all the synapse customizations. Battery life was good, the weight is ok for extended use, but the mic quality is bad all around. Even with tweaking settings in synapse the mic quality is very bad even when completed to a $20 headset. Discord was only picking up every other word at best and sounded very muffled/distant when it did pick up. Noise cancellation worked pretty well for both the ambient noises around me and not picking up ambient sounds on the mic, again when it picked up anything at all. Overall for a $250 headset expectations were much higher and this thing was all around disappointing.

Perfect. Attractive, comfy, and practical. I am very picky about headphones as I need something that will enclose my entire ear, not just sit on them. And something that is comfortable and not too tight. This is it. The only downside is the microphone quality is bad - every time I tried to use it to talk to someone they said it was breaking up and staticky. But I mainly need it for listening to music and etc... so I am pleased.