Razer Kraken vs Kraken Ultimate - Where are the differences?
Where are the differences?
Let's compare the two Razer branded gaming headsets and take a closer look at the differences between the Kraken* and Kraken Ultimate*.
What year are the headsets from?
The release year is of course important when comparing two headsets. After all, the release date has an influence on the state of the art and usually also affects the price. There is no difference in this comparison. Both gaming headsets, the Razer Kraken and the Razer Kraken Ultimate, are from the year 2019. Thus, the technical starting point is not very different.
Connection options
Let's start with the connectivity options from Razer Kraken and Razer Kraken Ultimate. Both give you the option to be wired. A wired connection reduces connection problems and interference, which is an advantage. In return, the cable can possibly interfere.
Radio offers the disadvantage that there can be interference in the verdinbung. In addition, with radio you are usually dependent on a battery, which can also go flat during use. Neither the Razer Kraken nor the Razer Kraken Ultimate can be connected wirelessly. So a wireless connection is not possible. However, often the wireless headsets also offer the additional option to connect the headset via cable.
Cable
The Razer Kraken Ultimate* offers more in cable length with 2,0 m. With the Razer Kraken the cable has a length of 1,3 m. If a USB sound card is included, there may be additional cable.
Audio
Both gaming headsets have a driver of 50 mm and thus do not differ. The bigger the driver, the better and louder low frequencies can be reproduced. However, it depends on more factors and can therefore only be taken as a small benchmark.
For the Razer Kraken the frequency range starts at 12 Hz. For the Razer Kraken Ultimate the value is at 20 Hz. The end is at Razer Kraken for the 280000 Hz and at Razer Kraken Ultimate for the 20000 Hz. What is really important here is the range between 50 Hz and 10,000 Hz, which is covered by just about every headset nowadays.
The higher the impedance, the more power a speaker can produce. Also the sound becomes clearer. With a value of 32 Ω both models are equal here.
Only the Razer Kraken offers the possibility for 7.1 surround sound.
Microphone
Of course, both headsets have a microphone built in, which is also adjustable. The microphone is not detachable on either model.
The Razer Kraken Ultimate offers noise suppression in contrast to the Razer Kraken. This is especially interesting for minimizing mouse or keyboard noise.
The microphone frequency range of the Razer Kraken starts at 12 Hz. The microphone of the Razer Kraken Ultimate starts at 20 Hz. The microphone of the Razer Kraken ends at a frequency range of 280000 Hz. The frequency range from the microphone of the Razer Kraken Ultimate ends at 20000 Hz.
Volume control and mute
Almost every gaming headset offers the possibility of volume control and mute. So it is also in this case.
Both models offer the option of muting. The Razer Kraken is operated via Cable. With the Razer Kraken Ultimate the control runs per Auricle.
Which headset has more features?
Finally, let's take a look at the equipment. Here, some models have lighting. There is a difference, because only the Razer Kraken Ultimate offers you an illumination. Of course, this has only optical effects and does not make the Razer Kraken directly worse.
Furthermore, some headsets have freely programmable buttons, as is also known from gaming mice or keyboards. But you have to do without this for the Razer Kraken and Razer Kraken Ultimate.
