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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Razer Kraken excels in gaming and mic quality, so if you're a gamer or spend a lot of time on calls, this could be a good budget pick. However, it's not wireless and may not be as suitable for travel or exercise. On the other hand, the Sennheiser 450BT offers wireless connectivity, better portability, and active noise cancelling which makes them ideal for commuting and air travel. While both share similar overall sound quality, Sennheiser 450BT has higher scores for use during calls and meetings, TV and video, and is more versatile if you plan to use them outside the gaming environment. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Kraken
- Good for music
Advantages of the Sennheiser 450BT
- Very good for TV and video
- Excellent for air travel
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
7.1
6.2
The Razer Kraken is good for music, while the Sennheiser 450BT is only fair.
Gaming
8.3
8.8
The Sennheiser 450BT and Razer Kraken are both very good for gaming, though the Sennheiser 450BT is somewhat better.
Phone Calls
5.5
6.9
The Sennheiser 450BT is only fair for phone calls, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
7.9
The Sennheiser 450BT is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
TV and Video
7.4
8.1
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for TV and video, while the Razer Kraken is good.
Noise Reduction
6.5
9.1
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Razer Kraken is only fair.
Battery
N/A
27.5 Hours
The Razer Kraken does not have a battery. The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$50
$139
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser 450BT costs $139.
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Key similarities
Build Quality
8.5
8.0
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser 450BT both have very good build quality.
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How the Razer Kraken and the Sennheiser 450BT compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Razer Kraken | Sennheiser 450BT |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $139 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 1, 2019 | February 1, 2020 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired + Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 6.2/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 7/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 8.9/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 8.1/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.2/10 | 6.1/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | N/A | 27.5 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | N/A | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | N/A | 2.3 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | N/A | 5 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | Yes | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6.5/10 | 9.1/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | N/A | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | N/A | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.5/10 | 8/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7/10 | 7/10 | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 322 Grams | 240.4 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | Integrated | |
Waterproof Rating | |||
Waterproof Rating | 0 | 0 | |
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Razer Kraken
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PC Gamer
Rob Dwiar | March 2019
"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."
Sennheiser 450BT
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Sound Guys
Lily Katz | March 2022
"The Sennheiser HD 450BT is a very good pair of headphones for the price, noise canceling is good and sound quality is great—quite rare at this price point. Like any product, this headset isn’t without its faults."
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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.
About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
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