Introduction

You may remember that a while ago I set up a two-way duel between a pair of Razer and SteelSeries gaming headsets. During that battle Razer came out tops for sound, but I felt there could have been some improvements to the headset itself.

*draws back the curtain to rapturous fanfare.

TA-DAA! - Here we have the latest from the Razer labs in stereophonic joy, the Carcharias.

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Adopting a more comfortable over-the-ear cup and some meaty 40mm drivers, these headphones look set to give the audiophiles in us something to get excited about.

Here's a quickie of the specs the Carcharias sports:

Headphones

Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz

Impedance: 32 Ohm at 1kHz

Input Power: 200 mW

Drivers: 40 mm, with neodymium Magnets

Microphone

Frequency Response: 50 - 16,000 Hz

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 50 dB

Pick-up pattern: Unidirectional

Cable: 3 meters, Braided Fiber Sheath

Connector: 3.5 mm jack (headphone and mic)

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