I remember my time shopping for a headset when my $20 pair of off-brand plastic from Amazon went *pop*. I'm a Razer guy, always have been and we all know they don't call it the Cult of Razer for nothing; once you're in, you don't come out. Naturally I went to them first, as a loyal Razer customer would! I scrolled past the Nari, the Kraken, the Thresher, and even the Kraken Kitty Edition (like what the actual crap Razer who buys this stuff), and found it: a $70 pair of Razer's Electra USB. A good price for Razer headphones for sure, so without even thinking I added them to my cart and hit checkout. BIG. MISTAKE.
See, what Razer doesn't tell you (like any manufacturer really) is that just because you buy from Razer, doesn't mean you're getting the best you're money can buy. In fact, quite the contrary. Within a day of plugging those suckers in, my audio cuts out on a Discord call. I thought everybody had stopped talking for a while before realizing that it was me. So a quick unplug and plug-in later I had audio back! I contacted Razer support later that day and ran through their troubleshooting steps that all did jack-squat to help it. They also wouldn't let me return it for some reason. I checked Microsoft forums, Discord forums, anything to help the issue and nothing worked. No matter what I was doing, the audio just would cut out at random for no reason.
This is funny because they don't even sound great to begin with. They're quiet, they're muddy, and most importantly, they only work half the time. Don't waste your hard earned dollars on this "budget" headset. Go buy a pair of HyperX's and call it a day. Class dismissed.
See, what Razer doesn't tell you (like any manufacturer really) is that just because you buy from Razer, doesn't mean you're getting the best you're money can buy. In fact, quite the contrary. Within a day of plugging those suckers in, my audio cuts out on a Discord call. I thought everybody had stopped talking for a while before realizing that it was me. So a quick unplug and plug-in later I had audio back! I contacted Razer support later that day and ran through their troubleshooting steps that all did jack-squat to help it. They also wouldn't let me return it for some reason. I checked Microsoft forums, Discord forums, anything to help the issue and nothing worked. No matter what I was doing, the audio just would cut out at random for no reason.
This is funny because they don't even sound great to begin with. They're quiet, they're muddy, and most importantly, they only work half the time. Don't waste your hard earned dollars on this "budget" headset. Go buy a pair of HyperX's and call it a day. Class dismissed.