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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Razer Kraken headset, being more expensive, provides a more immersive gaming experience and has a high-quality microphone, making it suitable for gaming and calls. However, it's bulkier and less portable, thus not ideal for travel or exercise. On the other hand, the Sennheiser CX300S earbuds are less expensive and more portable, with decent sound quality and noise isolation, making them suitable for everyday use like commuting and listening to music on the go, but they might not match the Kraken for gaming or long calls due to the lack of a microphone. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Kraken
- Good for music
- Very good for gaming
Advantages of the Sennheiser CX300S
- Good for air travel
Key differences
Gaming
8.3
6.1
The Razer Kraken is very good for gaming, while the Sennheiser CX300S is only fair.
Phone Calls
5.5
3.0
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser CX300S are both poor for phone calls, though the Razer Kraken is somewhat better.
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Key similarities
Music
7.1
6.9
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Razer Kraken to be good for music, while the Sennheiser CX300S is only fair.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
4.7
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser CX300S are both poor for podcasts and audiobooks.
TV and Video
7.4
7.3
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser CX300S are both good for TV and video.
Noise Reduction
6.5
7.0
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser CX300S to be good for noise reduction, while the Razer Kraken is only fair.
Cost
$50
$50
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser CX300S costs $50.
Build Quality
8.5
8.0
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser CX300S both have very good build quality.
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How the Razer Kraken and the Sennheiser CX300S compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Razer Kraken | Sennheiser CX300S |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $50 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 1, 2019 | February 1, 2019 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Earbuds | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 7/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 3.1/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 6.1/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 7.4/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.2/10 | 4.2/10 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6.5/10 | 7/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 9/10 | N/A | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.5/10 | 8/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | N/A | Small | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 322 Grams | 12 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | N/A | |
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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 CX300S
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Major HiFi
Carroll Moore | April 2019
"Sennheiser offers impressive bang for your buck when it comes to the CX 300S. Built like a tank and sounding surprisingly good for such a budget-minded earphone, the CX 300S out-classes many of its would-be competitors. Functional but beautiful, it’s the perfect in-ear listening solution for anyone who wants to hear everything and look good doing it."
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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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