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Updated January 10, 2024·
If immersive gaming is your top priority, the Razer Kraken is the better choice given its higher gaming score, but it's more expensive and heavier, which might make it less comfortable for long wear. On the other hand, the Sennheiser HD 400S, while less suited for gaming, ranks higher for comfort and is foldable for better portability, making it a more versatile and budget-friendly option for everyday use, music, and calls. Neither of these headphones offer wireless capabilities or active noise cancellation, so if these features are important to you, you may want to consider other options. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Kraken
- The Razer Kraken has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser HD 400S.
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 400S
- Very good for phone calls
- Good for air travel
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Phone Calls
5.5
8.2
The Sennheiser HD 400S is very good for phone calls, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
7.6
The Sennheiser HD 400S is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.5
5.3
The Razer Kraken is only fair for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD 400S is poor.
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Key similarities
Music
7.1
7.1
The Sennheiser HD 400S and Razer Kraken are both good for music.
Gaming
8.3
8.6
The Sennheiser HD 400S and Razer Kraken are both very good for gaming.
TV and Video
7.4
7.6
The Sennheiser HD 400S and Razer Kraken are both good for TV and video.
Cost
$50
$50
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser HD 400S costs $50.
Build Quality
8.5
8.5
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser HD 400S both have very good build quality.
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How the Razer Kraken and the Sennheiser HD 400S compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
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| Razer Kraken | Sennheiser HD 400S |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $50 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 1, 2019 | January 1, 2019 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 7.2/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 8.2/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 8.7/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 7.7/10 | |
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 | 5.3/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7/10 | 8.4/10 | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 322 Grams | 213 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 HD 400S
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Headphone Dungeon
Jim | August 2022
"Sennheiser has done it again. The HD 400S performs well beyond its price range and is one of the better budget model headphones I’ve tried. It has very few bells and whistles and offers a simple means of listening that still delivers amazing clarity and quality. If you need a good first pair of headphones or need something that you can take out of the house, then the HD 400S is definitely for you."
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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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