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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Razer Kraken is a cost-effective choice with a strong performance in gaming and a comfortable build, making it suitable for lengthy sessions. However, the Sennheiser HD800S offers a superior sound quality and exceptional soundstage, providing an immersive experience for music listening. It's more comfortable and has a higher build quality but lacks a microphone, so it's not optimal for calls or gaming where communication is key. The Sennheiser is less portable and doesn't isolate noise well, making it less ideal for noisy environments. Choose the Kraken if you need an affordable, all-purpose headset with a mic, or the HD800S if you prioritize top-notch sound quality and comfort for music and home use. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Kraken
- Very good for gaming
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD800S
- Best in class for music
- Best in class for TV and video
- Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
7.1
9.9
The Sennheiser HD800S is best in class for music, while the Razer Kraken is good.
Gaming
8.3
7.5
The Razer Kraken is very good for gaming, while the Sennheiser HD800S is good.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
8.1
The Sennheiser HD800S is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Kraken is poor.
TV and Video
7.4
9.7
The Sennheiser HD800S is best in class for TV and video, while the Razer Kraken is good.
Noise Reduction
6.5
2.5
The Razer Kraken is only fair for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD800S is poor.
Cost
$50
$1,400
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser HD800S costs $1,400.
Build Quality
8.5
9.0
The Sennheiser HD800S has excellent build quality, while the Razer Kraken has very good build quality.
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Key similarities
Phone Calls
5.5
5.0
The Razer Kraken and Sennheiser HD800S are both poor for phone calls.
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How the Razer Kraken and the Sennheiser HD800S compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
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| Razer Kraken | Sennheiser HD800S |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $1,400 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 1, 2019 | December 1, 2015 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 10/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 5/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 7.6/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 9.7/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.2/10 | 4.5/10 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6.5/10 | 2.5/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | N/A | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 9/10 | N/A | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.5/10 | 9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7/10 | 10/10 | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 322 Grams | 371.9 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | N/A | |
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 HD800S
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Sound Guys
Christian Thomas | March 2023
"The cans offer stellar sound quality, comfort, and good maintenance options—so they're an easy recommendation if you have the cash and the need for the last headphones you'll buy for years."
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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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