Razer Barracuda Pro review: Finally, a gaming headset that won’t embarrass you
Razer’s Barracuda Pro is a gaming headset that asks an important question: What if being a gamer wasn’t completely embarrassing? As someone who enjoys games but not the loud “gamer” aesthetic that comes with it, I can’t stand most products and accessories marketed toward gamers. Ridiculous chairs, obnoxious RGB lights, gaudy headsets — it’s hard to play games without having some sort of loud statement piece in your home.
Though Razer is very much an instigator of that trend, the Barracuda Pro is aimed at people like me. Rather than creating a futuristic headset with glowing green accents, Razer’s latest is as unassuming as a pair of Bose or Sony wireless headphones. It’s an attempt to fuse the specific qualities of a gaming headset into a more lifestyle-friendly design. It’s an admirable pitch, though sometimes those two ideas are a little at odds with one another.
The Barracuda Pro is a solid option for players who want a more multi-purpose gaming headset with a discrete look. It just comes with a few key trade-offs and quirks, including poor microphone quality and a high price tag.
Perhaps the most important feature of the Barracuda Pro is that it looks like a perfectly normal pair of headphones. It’s a solid black pair of cans with no glowing accents and minimal decals (the Razer logo appears on each side, but it’s extremely subtle). My initial reaction when unboxing them was “thank God.” It’s simply nice to have a good gaming headset that I could wear out in public without drawing attention to myself.
It’s a comfortable fit, with oblong earcups that are exceptionally soft. Though it’s a relatively loose fit too, at least on my head. If I nod my head forward, I notice that the headband slides down the top of my head
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