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Updated April 11, 2024·
If sound quality is a top priority for you and you're willing to invest in premium earbuds, the Moondrop Blessing 3 offers excellent audio and build quality, although it lacks a microphone and is not ideal for exercise or calls and meetings. They also come with a detachable cable which gives you the flexibility to replace or upgrade the cable. On the other hand, the Razer Kraken is a budget-friendly option particularly great for gaming with its very good gaming score and excellent microphone quality, but the overall sound quality is not as high as the Blessing 3 and it is not wireless, which limits movement freedom. The Kraken is also bulkier and less portable compared to the compact Blessing 3. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Moondrop Blessing 3
Very good for TV and video
Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Razer Kraken
Very good for gaming
Key differences
Music
7.6/10
7.1/10
The Moondrop Blessing 3 and Razer Kraken are both good for music, though the Moondrop Blessing 3 is somewhat better.
Gaming
6.3/10
8.3/10
The Razer Kraken is very good for gaming, while the Moondrop Blessing 3 is only fair.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.8/10
4.7/10
The Moondrop Blessing 3 is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
TV and Video
8.0/10
7.4/10
The Moondrop Blessing 3 is very good for TV and video, while the Razer Kraken is good.
Cost
$272
$50
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$100
$200
$300
$400
The Moondrop Blessing 3 has a price of $272 and the Razer Kraken costs $50.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.5/10
The Moondrop Blessing 3 has excellent build quality, while the Razer Kraken has very good build quality.
"The Moondrop Blessing 3 has excellent imaging performance, especially for the price. Pair that with its neutral tonality with slight elevations towards both ends of the frequency response, and the Blessing 3 technically proficient set of IEMs that are also enjoyable to listen to every day."
"Generally the Kraken is a very comfortable headset and there’s nothing that really identifies it as anything else. All in, the Kraken performed exactly as I’d expect a premium, designated gaming headset to perform: performing well in game audio, though not quite with the same quality of those headsets further up the price scale."
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About Moondrop
Moondrop is a Chinese brand of smart audio equipment, portable audio players, earbuds and headphones started in 2015. During the last few years they have become one of the major players in what is lovingly referred to as the Chi-fi market, the bulk of Chinese companies that have managed to actually compete with the western manufacturers in both prices and superior quality. Products such as the Blessing II, Chu and Kato are among the most popular offerings of the brand, more popular among those users that wish for good quality audio that won't break the bank. Besides audio, the brand also works in what they call the ACGN field (Animation, Comics, Games and Short Novels).
About Razer
Razer is an American-Singaporean hardware manufacturer aimed specifically toward the gaming market. They manufacture a very wide array of gaming laptops, tablets, phones, peripherals and, of course, headphones and earbuds both wired and wireless. Since 2016, Razer has owned the THX suite, aimed at quality assurance of audiovisual systems such as speaker sets, video game consoles and even movie theaters.
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