Razer Hammerhead Pro are basically AirPods Pro for gamers

Razer Hammerhead Pro are basically AirPods Pro for gamers — here'southward why

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The Razer Hammerhead Pro truly wireless earbuds are what happens if you lot cantankerous the Apple Airpods Pro with a gaming headset.

Post-obit on from the Hammerhead Truthful Wireless earbuds, the $200 Razer Hammerhead Truthful Wireless Earbuds Pro, come with some serious audio features such equally active noise counterfoil (ACN) and support for THX audio. And the proficient be a perfect partner to 1 of our picks for the best gaming phones.

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Being the 'Pro' version, Razer has upgraded the original Hammerhead True Wireless from a blocky have on the AirPods ii something more than akin to the AirPods Pro, albeit with a gamer aesthetic. That ways y'all get an in-ear design that should evidence to be more comfortable than that of the older Hammerhead earbuds.

Simply that's not all, because a design refresh isn't worth a $100 price hike. The Razer Hammerhead Pro as well comes with a "advanced" hybrid active dissonance cancellation that promises to filter out noise in and outside your ears. Using microphones on the inside and outside of the earbuds, the Hammerhead Pro can detect unwanted racket and finer remove it out by generating " changed sound waves."

The earbuds also feature touch controls with customisable gestures, IPX4 h2o resistance, and a low-latency mode for gaming that promises upward to 50 times amend reaction times thanks to a better sound and video sync.

The main draw, withal, is the THX certification, which isn't handed out to just anyone. It only available to audio devices that meet a strict set of criteria to offer high allegiance audio. THX testing involves going over every aspect of a product's sound, including distortion, frequency response, bass management, and more to ensure the most realistic listening feel.

THX besides has rules about racket isolation, and with that in mind Razer is combining the ANC with cream tips that expand inside your ear. Non just does that hope to make the buds more comfortable, information technology forms a meliorate seal to keep the outside world at bay.

The downside is that bombardment life is non great. The earbuds just get four hours on a unmarried charge, and the charging case only has room to recharge them another four times. That'due south at the low stop of the spectrum, since there are earbuds out there that tin can go for more than than double that.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, which skip out on ANC, can go for xi hours on one charge, while the Jabra Elite Active 75t can run for seven.5 with ANC switched on. So non great, particularly if you lot're into marathon gaming sessions.

The Razer Hammerhead Truthful Wireless Pro tin can be purchased from Razer correct now for $200, and volition be heading out to other retailers later this month.

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