Pros & Cons
Pros
The blackshark v2 has a lightweight design and plush memory foam ear cushions. The breathable fabric cushions keep your ears cool and dry, even during intense gaming marathons. The comfort is good, possibly as comfortable as my steelseries.
Cons
One issue is with the way you adjust the headphones to fit your head, the cans slide up and down on metal rods and i felt like every time i put it on my head the sliders would move resulting in one being longer than the other and i'd have to reset the... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Lightweight and sleek with great quality audio.
Very good quality of sound , very comfortable even after hours of intense gaming and the removable mic option is a game changer .
The only issue is the sidetone introduces a constant hissing noise, making the feature useless, which is a shame as i'm used to... Read More
The only complaint i have is the earpads are pretty bad and super annoying, the depth on them is not enough and your ears will ... Read More
Price
This is amazing hardware for the price category, amazing mic also included hardly sounds like a headset mic let alone wireless.
Fantastic head set that is very well priced.
Was in the market for one and im glad the yellow one was cheaper!
However, for £148 this seems to be a no brainer for me.
Packaging/appearance
Com would not accept serial, plus product number stamped in headset is about 8 characters missing compared to what's on the pac... Read More
The headphones came in a gray replacement box without any cables, without a usb wireless transmitter and without instructions.
Being razer the packaging was fantastic, i don't usually get excited about packaging but i'll be honest the way they do it is b... Read More
Competitiveness
Unless you are a top tier competitive gamer who need a slightly better sound, for example that a maxwell may offer, then consid... Read More
I had tried a few other brands and also stand alone lavalier microphone.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As an avid gamer and music enthusiast i was searching for a headset that could deliver both outstanding audio quality and comfort and these headphones deliver on all fronts
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Overall the razer blackshark v2 pro headphones are a fantastic choice for gamers and audio enthusiasts alike
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i docked a star for two reasons
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dialling the settings in just for the mic is a bit of a faff
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And the audio for gaming spatial audio settings etc are just as much of a faff
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Both need extensive testing and tweaking
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I realise fewer tweaks and disabling most functions worked better for me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The headset lacks lots of features my very old steel series arctis 7 offered