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Updated April 11, 2024·
If budget is a concern, the Razer Kraken provides good sound and comfort for less money, but they're wired and not optimal for exercise or travel due to their size and lack of features like sweat resistance or active noise cancelling. The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is pricier but offers very high-quality sound, excellent for calls and active noise cancelling, making them great for various environments including air travel. They also support the latest wireless features and codecs for better connectivity and sound quality. Consider the Sennheiser if you need versatility and top features and are willing to invest more, or the Razer if you prioritize gaming and saving money. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Kraken
- The Razer Kraken has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Accentum Plus.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Accentum Plus
- Excellent for phone calls
- Excellent for gaming
- Very good for TV and video
- Very good for exercise
- Excellent for air travel
- Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Gaming
8.3
9.1
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for gaming, while the Razer Kraken is very good.
Phone Calls
5.5
9.2
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for phone calls, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
9.3
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
TV and Video
7.4
8.8
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good for TV and video, while the Razer Kraken is good.
Noise Reduction
6.5
8.3
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good for noise reduction, while the Razer Kraken is only fair.
Battery
N/A
50.0 Hours
The Razer Kraken does not have a battery. The Sennheiser Accentum Plus has 50 hours of battery life.
Cost
$50
$230
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser Accentum Plus costs $230.
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Key similarities
Music
7.1
7.5
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus and Razer Kraken are both good for music.
Build Quality
8.5
8.9
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus and Razer Kraken both have very good build quality.
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How the Razer Kraken and the Sennheiser Accentum Plus compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Razer Kraken | Sennheiser Accentum Plus |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $230 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 1, 2019 | February 1, 2024 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired + Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 7.5/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 9.3/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 9.1/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 8.8/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.2/10 | 8/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | N/A | 50 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | N/A | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | N/A | 2 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | N/A | 5.2 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | Yes | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6.5/10 | 8.4/10 | |
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 | 8.9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 322 Grams | 227 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | Integrated | |
Waterproof Rating | |||
Waterproof Rating | 0 | 0 | |
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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."
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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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