![]() ![]() From the music and explosions in Star Realms on the Android and iPad, to the environmental sounds in the wasteland of Seattle in The Last of Us Part II on PS4, to the soundtrack of my quarantine year, Animal Crossing on the Switch, audio was clear and the connection was reliable. I also played games on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, an Android Motorola Z2 and (though not listed as a supported platform) a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and the Barracuda X did a great job. The Barracuda X’s explosions and bass notes are present and clear but lack the punch of those competing headsets. The only area where the audio was slightly lacking was in the lowest, loudest bass notes, which sounded somewhat pedestrian compared to the enhanced bass on gaming headsets like the Fnatic React+ and Creative’s SXFI Air Gamer. I had no issues differentiating sounds or snooping conversations in busy city street environments in Watch Dogs: Legion on the PC, something not always true on headsets with more muddied audio. That included across PC games, like Call of Duty: Warzone, as well Switch games, like Hades, plus a FLAC rip of a Dark Side of the Moon CD. I threw complex gaming audio and music at the Barracuda X, and it handled it all well with no muddiness or lost sounds in layered audio environments. The connection was solid and never dropped until I moved to another room about 30 feet away. The wireless transmitter works very well, with no perceptible lag or quality loss when compared to wired. Despite the smaller drivers, I was able to push volume up to the limits of comfortable listening without introducing any distortion. It’s actually the same chamber design as the wired Razer BlackShark V2’s 50mm drivers, just scaled down 20%. Razer touts the design’s separate chambers for bass, mid-range and treble sounds, and the end result is surprisingly clear audio for a gaming headset in this price range. Razer’s 40mm TriForce dynamic drivers do an admirable job of delivering clear audio across the frequency spectrum at a respectable volume. You can’t store the dongle in the headset’s USB port because that’s blocked by the microphone boom. ![]() It would have been nice if Razer had accommodated attaching the wireless dongle to the headset, or at least included a basic carrying case for when you’re transporting it. ![]() I had to use the included USB A-to-C cable with my laptop because the wide transmitter blocked the port I needed for my external monitor. However, its width means that it will block adjacent ports on some PCs. The USB-C wireless transmitter dongle is compact, and its T shape worked well with my Nintendo Switch and Android phone, as it keeps the adapter from jutting out too far. While designs like the SXFI Air Gamer that let you touch the earpad to adjust volume are kind of cool, the ease and precision of finding and spinning an analog volume dial is hard to argue against. I appreciated the simplicity of the analog volume dial. The power button is multi-function: Long-press it to toggle power, tap to accept/end a call, double-tap to skip forward a track or triple-tap to skip back. There’s a mute button, volume dial, power switch, 3.5mm jack, USB-C charging port and a jack for the detachable microphone. The Xbox version of this premium headset is more expensive than the PS5-focused variant, but that extra $50 nets you a Dolby Atmos license built into the headset - ensuring you always get the greatest audio quality in supported games and media.All of the controls and ports are on the left earcup. There's no firm release date for the Audeze Maxwell wireless gaming headset at the moment, although Audeze is aiming for a January release. Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5, macOS, Android, iOS, Switch Multipoint audio mixing (Bluetooth + other)Ġ-100% charging in 2.5 hours via USB Type-C Wired USB Type-C, with dual-USB endpoint support on PC Ultra-low latency 2.4GHz wireless USB Type-C dongle (with included USB Type-A to Type-C adapter)īluetooth 5.3 LE, with LC3, LC3plus, SBC, AAC, LDAC codecs support In-built beamforming 5-mic array for microphone noise reductionĪudeze AI-powered microphone noise filter Auto-activating Dolby Atmos license (on Xbox and PC)ĭetachable hypercardiod microphone designed by Shure ![]()
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