Its a shame these companies make these great headsets and put them on the 2.4Ghz band where there is already so much on there like bluetooth and wifi plus most other proprietary wireless tech. Thats why I used to go with Astro because their headsets were on the 5.8Ghz band which I believe only had those old wireless telephones which nobody owns anymore to compete with. I think they recently switched to 5.0Ghz with their new headsets which is disappointing as well.
It really affects sound quality and battery life when they shove everything under the sun on the 2.4Ghz band.
The most concerning thing for me here is this: "Razer rates the drivers for 12 Hz to 28 kHz". Maybe Razer do market them at that, but considering human hearing is generally considered to be between 20Hz and 20Khz, are they actually just plucking numbers out the air? Why would you bother, even if it were possible, to create headphone that attempted to generate frequencies that low. Id' be interested to know an what db that range is possible.
12hz is actually not very low, 10hz is standard for large, expensive headphones like these. If they were quality they'd go down to 5hz, although 28khz is quite high.
I can't believe I'm actually reading comments on Anandtech talking about frequency range specification of headphones!! But then I realize they are comments on a 'Gaming Headset'. *shrug*
It's going to sound like an echo chamber here, but I was interested until I saw $249.99. Some will note that "good headphones are expensive" but these are for consoles, not some $5k SLI beast of a machine. The people spending $250 on an Xbox One S aren't going to drop another $250 on a headset for it. At $150 maybe, at $250 no thanks.
Anyone know how these are supposed to connect to the PC? And what formats it supports? It says "standard audio cables", but doesn't show nearly enough connections for 7.1 sound from PC.
Or is this another "well, technically it can be connected" trash set that completely dismisses the notion that PC gamers ALSO game in 5.1/7.1?
What about AXUM? finally, someone is making wireless headphones for RUNNERS!!!! and not just another gaming/Netflix earbuds... to be honest, I really doubt that there's a better pair of this completely wireless earbuds - can't wait to get mine https://goo.gl/xMAawG
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voodoobunny - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
$249.99? Seriously? That's more than the XBox One they would go with!Stuka87 - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
Decent 7.1 headsets are not cheap. If the audio is even close to other headsets in that price area, then they are not a bad buy.Samus - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
The Steelseries Siberia 800 cost $249.99 so these are inline with those.And Steelseries makes a $329.99 headphone set.
Good wireless headphones aren't $50-$100.
NoPunAllowed - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
"Razer Launches The Thresher Ultimate: ***An*** Xbox, PS4, And PC 7.1 Headset"Usually I don't nitpick because it's whatever, but this is in the title.
SpartanJet - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
Its a shame these companies make these great headsets and put them on the 2.4Ghz band where there is already so much on there like bluetooth and wifi plus most other proprietary wireless tech. Thats why I used to go with Astro because their headsets were on the 5.8Ghz band which I believe only had those old wireless telephones which nobody owns anymore to compete with. I think they recently switched to 5.0Ghz with their new headsets which is disappointing as well.It really affects sound quality and battery life when they shove everything under the sun on the 2.4Ghz band.
Gasaraki88 - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
Amen. I have an Astro heatset also.MattMe - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
The most concerning thing for me here is this:"Razer rates the drivers for 12 Hz to 28 kHz".
Maybe Razer do market them at that, but considering human hearing is generally considered to be between 20Hz and 20Khz, are they actually just plucking numbers out the air? Why would you bother, even if it were possible, to create headphone that attempted to generate frequencies that low. Id' be interested to know an what db that range is possible.
cwolf78 - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
By your logic no one would need a subwoofer.lazarpandar - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
12hz is actually not very low, 10hz is standard for large, expensive headphones like these. If they were quality they'd go down to 5hz, although 28khz is quite high.pashhtk27 - Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - link
I can't believe I'm actually reading comments on Anandtech talking about frequency range specification of headphones!!But then I realize they are comments on a 'Gaming Headset'. *shrug*
fanofanand - Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - link
It's going to sound like an echo chamber here, but I was interested until I saw $249.99. Some will note that "good headphones are expensive" but these are for consoles, not some $5k SLI beast of a machine. The people spending $250 on an Xbox One S aren't going to drop another $250 on a headset for it. At $150 maybe, at $250 no thanks.SuperAustinChu - Friday, June 16, 2017 - link
How about the new Xbox One X, which is priced at $499USD, bet they have extra cash to throw around for a $250USD or even a $329USD SS 840s.acme64 - Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - link
i bought a $250 xbone and $250 astro a50's. because they're multipurpose and sound great., its called valuewaldojim42 - Monday, June 26, 2017 - link
Anyone know how these are supposed to connect to the PC? And what formats it supports? It says "standard audio cables", but doesn't show nearly enough connections for 7.1 sound from PC.Or is this another "well, technically it can be connected" trash set that completely dismisses the notion that PC gamers ALSO game in 5.1/7.1?
RealGear - Saturday, July 15, 2017 - link
Why these have to be so expensive?brock_09 - Wednesday, December 27, 2017 - link
What about AXUM? finally, someone is making wireless headphones for RUNNERS!!!! and not just another gaming/Netflix earbuds... to be honest, I really doubt that there's a better pair of this completely wireless earbuds - can't wait to get mine https://goo.gl/xMAawG