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Razer Kraken V4 Gaming Headset Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2024-10-13

After working a bit with the Synapse settings, we fired up Still Wakes the Deep, Alien Isolation and The Medium: the 40mm Titanium Triforce drivers are able to deliver a great atmospheric experience, with punchy bass, clear voices, while THX audio really makes you think you are using a much more expensive multiple-speaker setup around you. We did really enjoy the breathable fabric earpads which, in our experience are more durable in time versus leatherette ones, but also the retractable microphone, a function we learned to enjoy with SteelSeries headsets as well!

Razer Synapse Part I

The headset was detected right away by Synapse, also showing the current battery charge percentage:

In the Audio area, we can navigate to the Sound tab and take a look at the GUI, which allows easy switching between Stereo and THX Spatial Audio, but we can also work with the EQ; three EQ presets are available (Game, Movie, Music) but also a Custom one we can set ourselves:

The programmable button allows the user between Switch Audio EQ or Toggle Sidetone:

By scrolling down, we will be able to choose a different EQ depending on the application we are using, adjust the volume, the Game/Chat Balance but also work with Windows Sound Properties:

The Game/Chat Balance setting does also preset itself with a small tutorial:

The Enhancement tab comes with DND function to block incoming calls while gaming, enable Sound Normalization, Bass Boost and Voice Clarity filter, each with their own configurable sliders:

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