When it comes to gaming headsets, finding the right one can prove difficult. Sure, everyone wants high-quality sound, comfort, and durability. And there’s probably no one out there who is ready to pay the price without asking first: is it justified? Enter the Razer Kraken V4 Pro, a high-end gaming headset with advanced features and solid build quality, but also with a premium price. It promises to deliver everything you’d expect from a top-end headset, plus something that sets it apart: enhanced gaming immersion thanks to a special haptics feedback. Are you curious to find out more and see how the Razer Kraken V4 Pro fares in the real world? Read this review and find out:

Razer Kraken V4 Pro: Who is it good for?

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro is an excellent choice for:

• Gamers who prioritize high-quality audio
• Those gamers who fancy the idea of haptic feedback
• Users who want comfort as they spend hours wearing a headset

Pros and cons

These are the main pros about the Razer Kraken V4 Pro:

• Clear sound, balanced tones, and THX Spatial Audio
• Haptic feedback that enhances gaming immersivity
• Comfortable to wear for long periods
• OLED control hub that looks great and makes it easy to use the headset
• Rich connectivity options, both wireless and wired
• Beautiful RGB lighting
• High-quality microphone
• Excellent software with lots of customization options

On the not-so-positive side:

• This headset is quite expensive
• The haptics and RGB lighting significantly lower battery life

Verdict

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro is a high-end gaming headset that excels in sound quality, comfort, and distinctive features. Its wireless connectivity, balanced audio, and THX Spatial Audio deliver an immersive gaming experience, while the customizable RGB lighting makes them look stylish and rather futuristic. The OLED control hub provides easy access to settings, and Razer’s Sensa HD Haptics enhances immersion with tactile feedback during gameplay. Though it comes at a high price, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro gaming headset justifies the cost with its generous feature set, excellent audio, and build quality. If money’s no issue and you want a great headset for an immersive gaming experience, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro has all the prerogatives to make you happy.

Unboxing the Razer Kraken V4 Pro gaming headset

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro arrives in an eco-friendly box featuring the company’s well-known black and green color scheme with RGB hints. Right on the cover of the box, you get plenty of information about this headset. For instance, you instantly learn that it includes an OLED control hub, has RGB lighting, and offers haptic feedback.

The packaging for Razer Kraken V4 Pro does a good job of introducing the headset

Once you open the box, you find the headset and its OLED control hub elegantly displayed on a black support.

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro and its control hub

As you continue unboxing, you find a USB-C to USB-C cable, a USB-A to USB-C cable, a 3.5mm audio cable for wired use, a textile bag for protecting the headset while carrying it, a sticker sheet, and a user manual.

Everything that's inside the box

The unboxing experience is exquisite, immediately letting you know that you’re dealing with a high-end gaming headset.

Design and hardware specifications

Like its predecessor, the Razer Kraken V4, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro sticks to the solid and instantly recognizable design of the older Kraken models while incorporating modern upgrades. The large, circumaural ear cups are slightly angled to fit the shape of your ears, improving sound isolation and overall comfort. These ear cups are padded with plush memory foam, wrapped in breathable protein leatherette, making them a good choice for long gaming sessions.

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro looks comfortable

They have an oval shape and are quite large, with an inner ear cup diameter of 45mm (1.77 inches) in width and 62mm (2.44 inches) in length. These dimensions match those of the non-Pro Kraken V4 model. Weighing in at about 397 grams (0.88 lbs), the headset feels surprisingly light given its bulky appearance. I honestly expected the Kraken V4 Pro to be heavier!

The ear cups are spacious

One distinctive feature of the Razer Kraken V4 Pro is the OLED control hub. This hardware box includes a clickable control knob and an OLED display. With it, you can adjust audio levels, haptic feedback intensity, and other settings. The display even supports images, GIF animations, audio visualizers, and real-time data like battery life, processor usage, or GPU temperature.

The OLED control hub of the Razer Kraken V4 Pro

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro is equipped with Razer Sensa HD Haptics, which deliver directional haptic feedback that responds to in-game actions like explosions or footsteps. This adds a layer of immersion by providing tactile cues, making gameplay feel more engaging. Additionally, the haptics can sync with real-time audio, meaning the headset vibrates in response to louder sounds. You can find more details about this technology on the Razer Sensa HD Haptics webpage.

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro supports Sensa HD Haptics

The headset is powered by 40mm Razer TriForce Bio-Cellulose drivers, offering a frequency range of 20 Hz to 28 kHz, with an impedance of 32 Ohms at 1 kHz and a sensitivity of 98 dBSPL/mW at 1 kHz. In simpler terms, this allows the Kraken V4 Pro to produce a wide range of sound, extending beyond the limits of normal human hearing. It works well with all kinds of devices, whether it’s a laptop, PC, console, or smartphone, without the need for additional amplification. The headset also supports THX Spatial Audio, delivering an immersive experience where sounds seem to come from all around you. However, this feature is only available on Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 computers.

The Kraken V4 Pro offers wireless connectivity via Bluetooth 5.3 or the OLED hub for lag-free gaming. When using Bluetooth, it supports AAC and SBC codecs for high-quality audio. Alternatively, you can connect it via a USB Type-A to Type-C cable or Type-C to Type-C, which also doubles as a charging cable. While the headset itself doesn’t include a 3.5mm audio jack, the control hub does, allowing for connection to any compatible device with a 3.5mm cable. If you want numbers, know that the USB cables bundled with the headset are both 152 cm (59.84 inches) long, and the 3.5mm audio cable is 129 cm (50.79 inches) long.

The USB and 3.5 cables bundled

For multiplayer gaming or voice chat, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro features a retractable microphone. With a frequency response of 100 Hz to 10 kHz, a sensitivity of -42 ± 3 dBV/Pa at 1 kHz, and a unidirectional pick-up pattern, it’s designed to capture focused sound, reducing background noise - perfect for streaming or podcasting.

The microphone on Razer Kraken V4 Pro is unidirectional

All essential controls are conveniently located on the ear cups. On the left ear cup, you’ll find the power button, volume wheel, mic mute button, USB-C charging port, and the retractable microphone.

The controls on the left ear cup

The right ear cup holds a button for toggling between four equalizer presets (Game, Movie, Music, Custom) and another button to control the haptic feedback.

The controls on the right ear cup

As for battery life, the Kraken V4 Pro offers up to 50 hours of playtime with the haptics and lighting turned off when using the 2.4GHz wireless connection via the control hub. With haptics and RGB lighting enabled, the battery lasts up to 13 hours.

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro is compatible with many kinds of devices, including PCs, Macs, PlayStations, Nintendo Switches, Steam Decks, and smartphones. For the full list of features and specs, visit the Razer Kraken V4 Pro Tech Specs page.

After looking at the design and specs of the Razer Kraken V4 Pro, it’s quite clear that this gaming headset offers top-tier features, hardware, and materials. Without a doubt, it’s a premium choice for gamers who are looking only for the best there is.

Using the Razer Kraken V4 Pro gaming headset

Comfort has always been a strong point for the Kraken series, and the V4 Pro continues this tradition. The memory foam ear cups are soft and well-padded, making them ideal for long gaming sessions. The headset is lightweight and has a balanced grip, so it stays comfortable without pressing too hard on your head. The adjustable headband is cushioned and flexible, fitting different head sizes without creating pressure.

The headband is adjustable and the headset is comfortable

When it comes to sound, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro performs impressively. Its 40mm TriForce Bio-Cellulose drivers produce rich, balanced audio with clear mids, sharp highs, and strong but controlled bass. Whether I’ve used it for gaming, listening to music, or watching videos, the sound quality was top-notch, always.

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro offers great audio quality for media playback

The Kraken V4 Pro truly shines in gaming, though. The combination of immersive sound and haptic feedback makes explosions, footsteps, and other game sounds feel more intense. The detailed audio makes games more immersive, while the THX Spatial Audio adds a 360-degree effect, making sounds seem like they’re coming from all around you. The haptic feedback, powered by Razer Sensa Haptics HD, turns game sounds into physical vibrations, responding based on where the sound is coming from. For example, if an explosion happens on your right, the right ear cup vibrates more, giving you a sense of direction. While only a few games currently support this technology, more games are expected to add Sensa HD compatibility in the future.

Games that support or will soon support Razer Sensa HD Haptics

One game that already supports Sensa HD is Final Fantasy XVI, and playing it with the Kraken V4 Pro is an incredibly immersive experience. And if you add a Razer Freyja gaming cushion into the mix, like I did, everything gets even better. The directional haptics make every action, from sword strikes to distant storms, feel more real, adding a new layer of depth to the gameplay.

Playing Final Fantasy XVI while wearing the Razer Kraken V4 Pro

I also enjoyed the OLED Control Hub on the Kraken V4 Pro. The clickable control knob is smooth and responsive, and the OLED screen gives you real-time feedback on your settings. It’s easy to switch between audio modes, adjust the haptics, and check system info without leaving the game.

The OLED Control Hub is useful

The retractable microphone delivers clear voice quality, making it great for multiplayer gaming. Its unidirectional design focuses on your voice, reducing background noise, though it’s not as precise as high-end standalone mics. For casual gaming and chat, it works well, providing clear and distortion-free sound. However, in noisy environments, it may still pick up some background noise.

The microphone works well

In terms of battery life, the headset does well when the haptics and RGB lighting are turned off. But let’s face it, if you’re buying this headset, you’ll likely want to use the haptics, and maybe the lights too. This will lower the battery life, but even with everything maxed out, you’ll still get over 10 hours of use. As long as you remember to charge it regularly, like overnight, you shouldn’t have any issues keeping it powered for your next gaming session.

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro is one of the most interesting gaming headsets I’ve tested. Besides the obvious high audio quality and excellent ergonomics, the headset impresses with its advanced haptic feedback system.

Software bundled with the Razer Kraken V4 Pro

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro can be configured with Razer Synapse 4, the brand’s proprietary software platform. This powerful tool gives you a long list of customization options for the headset, including the ability to fine-tune the equalizer settings, providing a personalized sound experience for different types of media.

Sound options available in Razer Synapse

For gamers, the software also allows you to enable and configure haptic feedback. As you know now, this makes the headset vibrate for in-game actions like explosions and footsteps, adding another layer of immersion to the gaming experience. Alternatively, Synapse also lets you select Audio-to-Haptics as the Haptic Source if you prefer. This makes the headphones vibrate when powerful sounds are detected, and it works with any game and even with videos or music.

Sensa HD Haptics options

Synapse also allows you to make some audio enhancements, like Sound Normalization, Bass Boost, or Voice Clarity. Moreover, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro also supports Razer Chroma RGB lighting, and through Synapse, you can fully customize the lighting effects. The software provides preset lighting patterns, but for those who want more control, the Chroma Studio module offers advanced settings.

Lighting control in Razer Synapse

Oh, and one more thing: Synapse also lets you decide what the OLED control hub of the headset displays. You can choose for it to show an animation, an image, an audio meter, some system information, details about the headset’s status, etc.

Options and settings for the OLED control hub

Whether you're a hardcore gamer or simply appreciate high-quality software, Razer Synapse will satisfy you. It helps you make the most of your Kraken V4 Pro, and it makes everything seem simple. To be honest, I wish other manufacturers would follow in Razer’s footsteps when it comes to how they design and develop their software.

What’s your opinion about the Razer Kraken V4 Pro?

If you’re looking for a gaming headset that delivers on sound quality, comfort, and style, the Razer Kraken V4 Pro is an excellent choice. It excels in everything, and it’s a great option for both gaming and media consumption. While it does come at a premium price, the combination of wireless connectivity, high-quality audio, RGB lighting, and - let’s not forget - haptic feedback makes it worth the investment. Do you agree? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.