Razer - BlackShark V2
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
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"and excellent microphone"
"Also, the mic sounds really good according to everyone else I game with on the V2's."
"good detachable and bendable mic"
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"My favorite feature of them is the volume knob on the side, so you can always adjust volume on the fly. ... The convenience of that alone feels worth it to me."
"Blackshark V2 is the one you want. ... Razer headphones have been decent ever since they introduced the triforce drivers. They're not mind-blowing, but they're definitely serviceable with a lot of gaming convenience (built in mic, volume control, mic mute button etc). ... I tried the GSP 500 and while it does sound good, it's not as convenient as Razers offering. ... Most gamers who's not into these stuff just want to plug in a USB dongle and call it a day."
"But for most folks who want plug and play, gaming headsets, namely ones like the HyperX Cloud 3, Razer Blackshark, or other solutions $120 are the best value for their needs."
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"I can definitely hear people strafe jumping from quite a far distance through walls and stuff. ... I have been very happy with my footstep audio in every game with this setup. ... For something like PUBG, for instance, I can tell exactly where a bullet is shot from and flick right to that direction."
"I prefer the wiree razar black shark v2 they are sooo amazing and the sound quality is by far the best out of the 10 headsets I tried and returned.."
"I've had my set for nearly 2 years, and they are holding up great and still sound phenomenal."
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"I've had my set for nearly 2 years, and they are holding up great and still sound phenomenal."
"Been using them for like 6 years daily, still looking new."
"It lasts forever! ... I have had mine for over 2 years and it still is practically brand new"
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"comfortable to wear for a long time"
"They feel pretty roomy in the ear cups to me."
"most comfortable headset I've ever owned"
Disliked most:
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"It broke within the first 3 months. ... Plastic is really cheap and has low quality, literally breaking into pieces like a loaf of dried bread. ... I treat my stuff very gently and carefully, I never dropped or twisted it, but it broke."
"Just came here after mine broke. Was literally just taking it off and it shattered into 10 pieces. Only had it 11 months. Never had another headset do this."
"the cable's quality is abysmal. ... I've only had one for about 6 months and I've had to tape 4 different parts of the cord where it was naturally tearing on its own."
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"The Razer BlackShark V2 is horrendous mic quality ... no one can hear me in games or on discord ... Updated drivers, altering settings, nothing made that microphone pickup voice."
"it only takes a couple months for the cord to become terrible. ... you eventually start only being able to hear out of one ear ... you have to jimmy the cord around until it sounds ok."
"I've noticed that sometimes the microphone starts to run with default configuration rather than with settings I've configured in Razer Synapse. After I re-import and apply my settings profile, microphone is back to normal. Raw mic sound quality sucks without software enhancements."
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"The Razer BlackShark V2 is horrendous mic quality ... no one can hear me in games or on discord ... Updated drivers, altering settings, nothing made that microphone pickup voice."
"it only takes a couple months for the cord to become terrible. ... you eventually start only being able to hear out of one ear ... you have to jimmy the cord around until it sounds ok."
"And Razer software tends to get worse and worse over time, here is the volume control issue from the latest driver version: https://insider.razer.com/razer-support-45/windows-app-volume-control-not-working-after-synapse-update-58009"
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"However, this THX thing sounds horrible and I turned it off immediately after testing it in "THX-certified" games."
"they all have terrible sound quality"
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"my ~$100 Razer Blacksharks are about as shitty as my mates ~$200 Logitech. Both sets are fine for gaming, but not an inch more."
"it sounds worse than my xm4"
"they all have terrible sound quality"
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