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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

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Music

7.1
Kraken
450BT
6.2
The Razer Kraken is good for music, while the Sennheiser 450BT is only fair.

Gaming

8.3
Kraken
450BT
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
Kraken
450BT
6.9
The Sennheiser 450BT is only fair for phone calls, while the Razer Kraken is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

4.7
Kraken
450BT
7.9
The Sennheiser 450BT is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Kraken is poor.

TV and Video

7.4
Kraken
450BT
8.1
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for TV and video, while the Razer Kraken is good.

Noise Reduction

6.5
Kraken
450BT
9.1
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Razer Kraken is only fair.

Battery

N/A
Kraken
450BT
27.5 Hours
The Razer Kraken does not have a battery. The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life.

Cost

$50
Kraken
450BT
$90
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The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser 450BT costs $90.
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Key similarities

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Build Quality

8.5
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450BT
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

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Spec Comparison

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Razer KrakenSennheiser 450BT
Razer KrakenSennheiser 450BT

GENERAL

Price
$50
$90
Brand
RazerSennheiser
Release Date
March 1, 2019February 1, 2020
Form Factor
HeadphonesHeadphones
Connectivity
WiredWired + Wireless

SOUND

Music Score
7.1/106.2/10
Phone Calls Score
5.5/107/10
Gaming Score
8.4/108.9/10
TV and Video Score
7.4/108.1/10
Exercise Score
4.2/106.1/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
N/A27.5 Hours
Wireless charging
N/ANo
Charging time
N/A2.3 Hours
Bluetooth version
N/A5

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
NoYes
Noise Reduction Score
6.5/109.1/10
Virtual Surround
NoNo
Android App
N/AYes
iOS App
N/AYes
Mic Quality
9/108.5/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8.5/108/10
Comfort score
7/107/10
Weight (headset or single earbud)
322 Grams240.4 Grams
Microphone style
BoomIntegrated
Waterproof Rating
00

Shopping

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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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