Razer Carcharias Gaming Headset

There's a Chinese proverb that says "If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed." Whoever first said that probably never envisioned it would one day apply to a gaming peripheral company, but in this case, it's entirely appropriate. Razer's foray into the gaming audio market marked a logical next step for a company who got off the ground by offering precision mice and later gaming keyboards. Rather than continue down a path focused entirely on input peripherals, Razer's march into the audio field has been heard by gamers loud and clear, though the sound hasn't necessarily been all that appealing up to this point.

When we examined Razer's Barracuda HP-1 5.1 channel headphones, we were stoked with the unit's ability to offer surround sound, but less enthused with the bass response while in 5.1 mode. Then came the Razer Piranha Gaming Communicator, a lightweight stereo headset that was comfortable to wear for long stretches, but lacked the kind of punch we expect when lobbing a virtual grenade. Now comes the Carcharias, Razer's newest headset which, like the Piranha, offers a lightweight design but promises lots more bass. Could this third headset to pass through HardwareLogic's labs be the charm?

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