Equally, the BlackShark V2 Professional appears like you may choose it up 10 to twenty years from now and nonetheless assume “Oh yeah, this is cool.” The angled wire rods lengthen right down to thicker tubes housing a rotating hinge, with the ear cups set between them. It provides the headset an expert, but modern aesthetic that I vibe with.
For causes I can’t fairly clarify, the truth that the amount knob stands out when it actually doesn’t must is what makes me like it. Different headset producers spend a lot effort on minimal designs with low-profile buttons and dials—having this one protruding so prominently makes it really feel engaging simply by advantage of its boldness.
Comfort and Consolation
It doesn’t damage that the amount knob is handy and thoughtfully designed. It’s an infinite dial, so you’ll be able to rotate it so far as you need in both path, with very refined clicks to offer suggestions on how far you’re turning it. In lieu of a bodily stopping level, an audio cue performs if you attain both the utmost or minimal quantity.
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The audio high quality is strong, nevertheless it’s the bass tones that actually stand out. Out of the field, the decrease tones are emphasised, which may be useful in some aggressive video games that will help you hear enemy footsteps and different vital sound cues. For my part, it’s slightly too bass-heavy for common media listening, nevertheless it’s nice for gaming.
Whereas the aesthetic design would possibly remind me of ’90s elementary college headphones, sporting the headphones does not. The froth on the ear cups is smooth and cozy, they usually don’t put a lot stress on the perimeters of my head. The interior cavity is spacious, so I by no means really feel like my ears are getting squished.
They’re so snug that I used to be in a position to put on them for hours whereas listening to music as I labored. Or, extra typically, after I put music on for 5 minutes, paused it, then forgot I used to be sporting the headphones for 2 hours.
And the BlackShark V2 Professional can run for a lot of hours. It won’t have the longest battery life we’ve ever seen, nevertheless it nonetheless beats most gaming headsets we’ve examined. Razer charges its battery life at 70 hours on a full cost, although in my testing it normally lasted a pair hours longer than that.
The headset fees through a USB-C port on the left ear cup. Within the field, Razer has included a USB-C to USB-A cable for charging, in addition to a further USB-A extension cable. I respect this little contact, as a result of it means I don’t have to decide on between having a charging cable that’s lengthy sufficient or having a ton of extra cable cluttering up my desk.
