This is the review of the comparison between the Razer Kraken Ultimate and the Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2. Both of these headsets are from the Kraken family. To know which one is better than the other and to know what are the features that make them different from each other, go to the detailed review.

Razer Kraken Ultimate	Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2
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PROS	PROS
Good sound quality. Robust software. “Underglow” lighting looks pretty neat. THX Spatial Audio is a decent software-driven surround.	Sturdier aluminum chassis.
CONS	CONS
Somewhat expensive. Ridiculously large.	Out-of-the-box audio is flat and lifeless

SPECIFICATIONS:

Detail review:

INTRODUCTION:

Razer Kraken Ultimate

The Razer Kraken Ultimate is currently retailing for around 123 dollars. This headset really looks good with the RGB chroma lighting. These do have good comfort and build quality. The THX spacial sound is great in this to get an awesome sound experience.

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2

The Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2 is currently retailing for around 100 dollars. It looks like your usual Razor especially, the Razer Kraken version – The Man of War. They all have this new similar look, which I really like.

DESIGN:

Razer Kraken Ultimate

The look of them is great. The lighting is great. Maybe it’s a little bit heavy but not much. These headsets are made of plastic and metal. The extender is made of metal and there’s a little kind of marks on the side of the extender so you could see exactly what level you want on both sides. The cable is simple here and they are not detachable. It is already attached to the headset and you can’t take it out of the headset. It’s a simple USB that goes into your computer that’s it and no other different types of dongles, it’s just a basic USB headset.

The clamping force on these is not much good. If you move your head down fastly, they would probably fall off. But that is for my head and everyone has a different head. They are flexible enough and durable too. There were no creaks when I tested out the flexibility. The mic here is retractable. You can pull it out when you want to use and push it in when you don’t. The mic can be positioned as you want and they stay as you keep it.

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2

As far as looks and build, these flex, twist and turn they’re not creaky like some of the other gaming headsets. I really like the leather headband simply just has the Razer logo at the top. It has a very sturdy metal extenders and there are numbers on them so that you can match up side to side and so you have a balanced look on your head. These headsets stick out like a long way from your ears. I definitely feel the need to point that out and it looks kind of ridiculous. The headset does have a pull-out and push-in type of mechanism for the mic. There is a button on the mic to mute and unmute the mic. When you have it muted, the light on the very end of the microphone will turn red.

The one thing I’ve to point out in this headset is the cable inside of the headset showing out. If anything catches that, anything pulls that, it will not work again. I just think it makes it pretty vulnerable and it just always concerns me. But as far as the frame, I really like the metal mesh look in this and it does have the chroma lighting. For anybody that likes RGB lighting, it’s just a beautiful thing.

COMFORT:

Razer Kraken Ultimate

These are really comfortable. I haven’t had to take it off mostly. Only when I’ve been playing for a very long time I have to take the headset off as my ears get a little bit hot. But with the cooling system on the ear cups, which is a new feature on these headsets you would not feel much hot. It’s really really nice when I took them off and put them on after some time, I can feel it a little bit cold.

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2

The ear cups on these things are absolutely massive. They are extremely deep and the leather is really soft. It is honestly one of the most comfortable headsets outside of HyperX. You can wear this all day. These are not open at all, so they do get a little warm but with a gaming headset, most of them are closed back. You just need to take a break before your head sweating back bad. I prefer the ear cups on this one is good compared to the V2 just because they are a bit kind of wider so you can fit your ears inside it which is over the V2 ones.

FEATURES:

Razer Kraken Ultimate

It has a 50-millimeter driver which is the same in case of most of the razer headsets. The 50-millimeter driver is a very nice size, that goes around your ears and that is great. We also have an active noise cancellation mic. We are getting the cooling gel ear cups and these are really cool. We are also getting a great feature with this headset that is the THX spacial sound.

In the Razer Synapse software, on the first page, you have your sound. In the sound page, you have the volume. This headset is super loud even though when I kept the volume at 25 only. Then we have the stereo and surround sound kind of tests there. Then on the above, you have the profiles Kraken music and Kraken games, so you can change the profile as per your preference what do you want this to be.

Then you have the mixer page after sound in the software. Inside the mixer, there is the THX spatial audio button you can turn it off or on. Then you have each app that you have open at the moment and you can change to what you want it to be stereo or surround sound on the specific apps. Then you have the calibration for the THX spacial sound you can change this accordingly as you want.

After the mixer, you have your enhancements there. Inside the enhancements, you have the bass boost, sound normalization, and voice clarity. You can turn this on and off as you want and you can also you can change the level of them to low or high. Then you have the EQ after enhancements. In the equalizer, you have different presets like default, game, movie, music, and custom. You can change the preset and change its level as you want it to be.

Then you have a mic. Inside mic first, you have the mic option you can turn that on or off. Then you have the mic volume, mic sensitivity, and sidetone. You can adjust its level as you want and even you can turn that on or off. Then you have your enhancements for the mic, inside which you have your options for active noise cancellation, volume normalization, and vocal clarity. You can choose anyone one of them from there.

Then last is the lighting. You have the brightness there you can change it all the way from zero to 100 and you can kind of customize it when you want the lights to turn on and off. Then we have the quick effects and advanced effects. In the advanced effects, you have options for film, general, and work, so you can choose anyone from these. Then in the quick effects, you have audiometer, breathing, spectrum cycle, and static. If you select quick effects then you have to choose any of the ones from these.

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2

The Razer Kraken 7.1 version-2 has the usual Razer black and green look. There are absolutely none of the accessories that come with this headset. What you get is the headset itself and it is not a detachable wire. That is already attached to the headset itself. It is a braided cable which I think is really nice. It is a very thick cable, it’s also USB on the other end. So, you can use it straight into your PC, straight into your PS4.

One of the advantages with Razor is you can download their software so that you have a lot more control over the headset itself and you can also turn on the 7.1 surround sound that’s available with these. You can control the EQ, you can control the lighting, you can control the microphone, it gives you a lot of control within the software. The advantages you gonna get from the software remains the same for every Razer Headsets that have the Synapse software with it.

The one thing I do want to point out is that there’s no volume control on this headset, neither it’s on the headset nor it’s on the cable. Especially, with most USB headsets, you expect there to be a volume control on it because they’re powered by themselves and you would be able to have a lot of control over the headset. So, that’s my one major gripe with these.

MICROPHONE:

Razer Kraken Ultimate

The microphone is a bit better in terms of active noise cancellation otherwise they are very similar like the 7.1 V2. You can adjust the vocal clarity and sidetone as you want from the software so that you could get the output as you want. In this way, you can get better microphone quality.

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2

When I tested out the microphone sound quality, I noticed that there is some hissing in the voice but overall the tone is very nice. It is extremely clear. Mostly in gaming headsets, microphones are not that great but this is actually a really decent noise-canceling microphone.

SOUND:

Razer Kraken Ultimate

I’ve really liked this headset having a good base. Since music, I like a really good base and even in games, it’s nice to have one like this. It just feels really nice and sounds really good. I was worried that it wouldn’t have good bass but it is absolutely great. I absolutely loved it and the base is so good. In the software, you could kind of choose how much you want the bass if you would want a bit more. Preferably for me, it’s absolutely perfect.

We are getting the THX audio which gives a very high level of sound. In my experiences, with the THX, I’ve been able to hear footsteps wherever I am. We are getting 7.1 surround sound in the Razer Kraken 7.1 V2. I don’t think it is a massive difference between THX and 7.1. With 7.1 you can hear where people are whereas With THX I feel like it is a bit more detail. For example, you can hear every single footstep or you can hear if there’s a character in the game.

You could be able to hear if anyone is walking with the THX Spacial sound. For example, if you’re playing Rainbow Six Siege and they’re walking above you, you can hear their footsteps exactly where they are. I think there are only a few of the Razer headsets that have THX at the moment and this has been one of the new ones. But they have it on Razer Kraken Tournament Edition too, which has the little USB boxing about which people say that THX is really good. I would probably agree with them. It’s a really good thing to have THX and I hope that most headsets eventually have this same feature.

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2

If you’re familiar with Razer, they’re really for the most part a bass-heavy headset. They haven’t tuned down the base but they pushed up the mids in the treble where it balances out a little better. The bass is still extreme in these. You get the Razer Software where you can adjust the EQ settings. But still, you really can’t tone back the bass as much as you’d like. I think the bass is really upfront, which in most cases the mids kind of suffer from that.

I think the treble in these is actually really sparkling for the most part. So, you can picture it ou the treble and bass in the software and the mids just take a dive in this way you can get a pretty good sound quality. These headsets sound great with video games and honestly, that’s what you want them for. They sound great on the ps4, they sound great on the PC, but with music, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend these for unless you just specifically like bass and don’t really care about anything else.

These headsets with movies are like because it kind of falls in line with gaming, it sounds great, the treble is being pushed up, vocals in the movie sounds great. You’re able to pick up the vocals in games and small sounds in the games really well. Because of the bass being so punchy, the explosion sounds great, you feel more impact than you do with most headsets. That’s a huge plus and I think some headsets miss out on that.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

The Razer Kraken Ultimate and the Razer Kraken 7.1 chroma V2 do come with the same features as the same build quality, same Razer Synapse software, same RGB lighting, etc. There are only a few differences among them like comfort wise the Ultimate is better than the 7.1 chroma V2 and in Ultimate we are getting THX spacial sound instead of 7.1 surround sound.

Expert Reviews of Razer Kraken Ultimate:

By ThinkComputers
Razer added active noise canceling to the microphone, which does a pretty good job of canceling out unwanted noises. The other change is that you get RGB lighting on the headset itself, which looks pretty cool.

By nag.co.za
The Razer Kraken Ultimate sits firmly in the gaming headset sub-genre for peripherals, with RGB-forward design aesthetics and questionable sound quality to match. While definitely an improvement on previous iterations of the Kraken, there still isn’t…

By PCMag IN
Bottom LineThe Razer Kraken Ultimate wired gaming headset brings powerful bass, programmable lighting, and an excellent microphone to you…

By TechRadar
With an excellent upgrade to an already excellent headset, Razer has made a gaming headset that can keep you comfortable even in the longest gaming binges.

By Craving Tech
As a wired, USB gaming headset, Razer Kraken Ultimate offers great gaming experience: THX Spatial Audio, great microphone clarity and quality with active noise cancellation option, full RGB lighting, comfy thick cushion, and a good length of USB…

Expert Reviews of Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma V2:

By techgearlab.com
While the Kraken does have some drawbacks, notably the inconsistent microphone quality and being slightly less convenient to operate than some of the other products, but it is hard to argue with its superior audio quality if that is what you look for in…

By PCWorld
It’s a big year for Razer. Less than six months ago, I was ragging on the outclassed Kraken in my Man O’ War review. Now the Kraken’s folded in many of the Man O’ War’s improvements, but with a durable aluminum design and much more affordable $100 price tag. Not bad.

By Tom’s Guide
If you can get past the Kraken 7.1 V2’s bulkiness and lack of versatility, you’ll find a surprisingly comfortable headset that provides great sound for both games and music. A $100 price tag is definitely fair, given the high-quality audio. Whether you…

By Bit-tech.net
This is a clear improvement over the Kraken 7.1 Chroma in many important regards: Build quality, sound quality, and comfort have all been tweaked for the better. The lack of a volume wheel is still a nuisance, though, as is the cable noise in quieter…

By MadShrimps
In order to test out the Kraken 7.1 V2, we have fired up DOOM, Mafia III, Paladins, Star Wars: The Old Republic but also GTA V. After the initial fine-tuning of the headset, we have found that the product can accurately reproduce surround sound, helping…