Introduction

Razer is mostly known for their gaming grade mice, but they do also produce some fairly good gaming headsets. A while ago Razer entered the budget headset market with the Razer Piranha headset. It is an affordable entry level headset which features a good noise canceling microphone and has a couple of neat features such as in-line volume control and microphone on/off switch. In the usual Razer fashion the headset is equipped with three blue LEDs for show off.

Specifications

• Headphones:
• Freq. response: 18 – 22,000 Hz
• Impedance: 32 Ohms
• SPL (@ 1 kHz, 1 Vrms): 114 dB
• Cable: 3.0 meters
• Microphone:
• Freq. response: 80 – 15,000 Hz
• Sensitivity (@ 1 kHz, 1V/Pa): -38 dB
• Impedance: ~2 kOhms
• Uni-Directional pick up pattern

The specifications of the Piranha headset are pretty normal for a midrange headset and are quite similar to the specifications of the Sennheiser PC-series headsets. With a cable length of 3 meters you do not have to worry about running out of cable at least not with a normal setup. The microphone is good enough for voice communication and has an on/off switch on the in-line volume control which is nice.

The Package

The Piranha comes in a usual Razer styled box with a lot of text on it. On the back you can read all about the specifications of the headset and all of the features it has. In usual Razer style the Piranha is endorsed by a lot of pro gamers. I would not read much in to this because they are after all paid by Razer to make those comments.


As with most Razer stuff you get a couple of flyers and some manuals. You also get some stickers with the headset which of course is of the Razer three-headed snake logo.