
We also recorded some footage with voice-over and it produced a clear, even sound that has the quality we’re looking for when recording gaming videos for YouTube or Twitch. Checking sound quality with other gamers, they confirmed that they could hear us loud and clear. The extendable microphone pushes and pulls neatly in and out of the left can, and curves around to your mouth. It also means there’s zero sound leakage from the cups. On your head, the leatherette padding around the cups feels comfortable, fully enclosing your ears even if you're wearing glasses, and – unlike some cheaper gaming headsets – our ears didn't start to heat-up and sweat after excessive use. With this turned on, it pretty much feels like you're sitting in the cinema, and enhances positional audio so you can pin-point that sniper, or hear the rustling of leaves behind you. On the audio hub, there's also a button which you can press to enhance the sound with Dolby Audio Technology 7.1.
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Consequently, due to the cables attached from your console to the hub and the 10-inch stand, the Thresher Ultimate is ultimately the kind of headset that you'll keep at home rather than one that you'd carry about to a friend's house or gaming event.Īfter testing the Razer Thresher Ultimate on a variety of audio experiences – from watching movies on PS4 app Netflix to taking down Nazis in Call of Duty - we really have nothing but praise for its quality, with the 50mm drivers providing an impressively rich sound across the audio spectrum.įrom booming explosions – which coupled with the rumble of the DualShock 4 found us physically ducking as tanks shot at us – to crystal clear voices, it strikes that balance between heavy bass and treble which some headsets fail to get right. You also get a black plastic stand (approximately 10 inches high) which sits neatly on top of the hub, providing a handy spot for you to rest your cans. In fact, you can move up to 40 feet away without any loss of sound. The flexibility of it being wireless, also means you can carry on chatting to friends in the lobby without interruption while grabbing a drink, popping to the loo, or answering the door.

With an initial charge of around four hours via USB, we were able to get around 14 hours of game time before having to re-charge again.

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The oblong-shaped, black audio hub also features a handy button allowing you switch between PC and PS4 audio seamlessly. As a wireless PS4 headset, the Razer Thresher Ultimate takes a few minutes to set up, and requires connecting the digital-audio cable and USB lead from an audio hub to your PS4 so you can power it up and use it.
