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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you're gaming and want a very good experience with immersive sound and excellent mic quality for communication, the Razer Kraken is a strong choice, but it's less suited for use during exercise or travel due to its size and weight. On the other hand, the Sony MDR-ZX110, while typically much less expensive, offers only fair sound quality and poor comfort, making it more of a basic, no-frills option suitable for casual listening. Neither is wireless or has active noise cancelling, so if those features are important, you may want to consider other models. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Kraken
- Very good for gaming
- Good for TV and video
Advantages of the Sony MDR-ZX110
- The Sony MDR-ZX110 has no clear advantages over the Razer Kraken.
Key differences
Music
7.1
7.6
The Sony MDR-ZX110 and Razer Kraken are both good for music, though the Sony MDR-ZX110 is somewhat better.
Gaming
8.3
5.9
The Razer Kraken is very good for gaming, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is poor.
Phone Calls
5.5
3.0
The Razer Kraken and Sony MDR-ZX110 are both poor for phone calls, though the Razer Kraken is somewhat better.
Noise Reduction
6.5
5.3
The Razer Kraken is only fair for noise reduction, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is poor.
Cost
$50
$10
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
The Razer Kraken has a price of $50 and the Sony MDR-ZX110 costs $10.
Build Quality
8.5
6.0
The Razer Kraken has very good build quality, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 has only fair build quality.
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Key similarities
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
4.3
The Razer Kraken and Sony MDR-ZX110 are both poor for podcasts and audiobooks.
TV and Video
7.4
6.9
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Razer Kraken to be good for TV and video, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is only fair.
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How the Razer Kraken and the Sony MDR-ZX110 compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
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| Razer Kraken | Sony MDR-ZX110 |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $10 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sony | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 1, 2019 | July 1, 2015 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 7.7/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 3/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 5.9/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 7/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.2/10 | 3.9/10 | |
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 | N/A | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 9/10 | N/A | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.5/10 | 6/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7/10 | 5.5/10 | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 322 Grams | 119.9 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."
Sony MDR-ZX110
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Audio.org
Audio.org | December 2022
"My opinion about Sony MDR ZX110 is they are the best budget headphones of Sony with top-class sound. Clear vocals, great bass, and balanced sound with low sound distortion. The treble could be sharper, but it's ok. 30 mm neodymium dynamic drivers give clear and precise audio, and an inline remote with a mic give decent call quality. Closed-Back Design also helps to improve sound performance."
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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 Sony
Sony is a multinational corporation, based out of Japan, with over 75 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry. In the audio market, Sony has been a trendsetter several times throughout its history. In 1979 they released the first-ever portable music player, the Sony Walkman, followed by the Discman 20 years later. Today, Sony is one of the leaders in the wireless headphone and earbud market, especially in terms of Active Noise Cancellation technology.
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