Razer Piranha

Razer Piranha 

Essential Gaming Headset 

Overview

Headsets are a hard thing to shop for. Many spec and features, very subjective piece of gear.

In this edition of Gang Gamer Grean: Razer Review, Thailand, we are going to be reviewing the Razer Piranha, its "unique", its not just a mere headset, its a communicator.

Pros

- Good sound clarity

- Soft padding

- in-line volume control, and mute button

Cons

- Does hurt the ears after long usage, depend on individual head size.

Piranha Review

The Razer Piranha comes with an impressive packaging, the headset itself is adjustable for various head sizes. The top is padded and cast, and the slim design are very airy, the ear-pieces tighten on the user ears as a support to fit the ears of the player. Although it does feel comfortable for a little while, the next few hours will be the action of taking the headset off cause it actually hurt the ears. The microphone stands on a stem that rises and falls, it can be adjust to titled towards the mouth of the player.

The wiring is a disaster, the three meter long cable can be useful to some, but it is just too long and cause even more chaos of the cable wiring connected to the PC. The in-line puck serves as the volume controller and microphone on and off switch. The USB plug simply serves as to only illuminate the light of the Razer symbol present in the puck and on both side of the headphones. The volume and mute controls on the clip are not good. It only take a slight contact such as a simple brush with the shirt to cause the sudden increase in volume.


I would definitely not recommend the Razer Piranha, while the price is significantly lower than the likes of the Carcharias and the Megalodon, saving up for one of those two or any other proper headset is a better decision. The Piranha would simply cause mayhem in the wrong sense.

First Hour Hand-on Review

6th minute: Very unique design, very open-air, could be useful

10th minute: A clear sign that it will hurt the ears for long-extended usage

17th minute: The volume control puck fails, badly

26th minute: Although I would say that the sound is excellent

30th minute: Playing Counter Strike Source: Zombie Swarm, anyone heard of this mod?

36th minute: The mic keeps getting in my sight, very irritating 

49th minute: OK, now my ears starts to feel the pain

Technical Specifications

- True-to-life audio quality with superior clarity and bass

- Adjustable, noise-filtering microphone for clearer in-game communication

- Comfortable, ergonomic and adjustable earphones suitable for prolonged use

- In-line remote control with convenient volume and microphone muting adjustments

- Single-sided cable for hassle-free usage

- Durable braided fiber cable protection

- Internet telephony compatible

- Compatible with most major operating systems

- Usable with CD, DVD and digital audio players (via 3.5mm minijack)

Headphones

- Freq. response: 18 - 22,000 Hz

- Impedance: 32 Ohms

- SPL (@ 1 kHz, 1 Vrms): 114 dB

- Cable: 3.0 meters
Microphone

- Freq. response: 80 – 15,000 Hz

- Sensitivity (@ 1 kHz, 1V/Pa): -38 dB

- Impedance: ~2K Ω

- Pick-up pattern: Uni-directional

Unboxing Video

Gallery

Ratings (out of 10)

Build Quality - very poor build quality, one of the worst

6.5

Ease of Use - the adjustable part is nice, but long usage does hurt the ears

5.5
Features - very limited, the USB cable is only for lighting 

4.0
Performance - sound is excellent, but the voice from the microphone is very weak

6.0

Value - one of the worst investment some one could make

2.5

Overall - Poor

4.9

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