[OPEN BOX] Razer BlackShark V2 X Wired Gaming Headset - Black / 7.1 Surround Sound Capable, Triforce Titanium 50mm Drivers, HyperClear Cardioid Mic, Memory Foam Cushion - for PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch - 3.5mm Headphone Jack / OB-RZ04-03240100-R3M1-SN

The Razer BlackShark V2 X Wired Gaming Headset runs Triforce 50mm drivers with 7.1 surround sound, so footsteps and directional cues land where they actually are in the game world. The HyperClear cardioid microphone carries your voice clearly to the team, memory foam ear cushions keep the fit snug over long sessions, and the headset works with PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.

One BlackShark V2 X covers a PC, a PS4 and a Nintendo Switch, so the headset moves between the machines you already own instead of being tied to one. The 7.1 surround sound capability is what makes that worthwhile across all three, giving you positional audio in a competitive shooter and depth in a single-player title.

Razer engineered the BlackShark V2 X as a lightweight esports headset, and the two areas it is built to win on are microphone clarity and sound isolation. Those are the qualities professional players judge a headset by, because a match is decided by what you hear and what your team hears from you rather than by how loud the bass goes.

The BlackShark V2 X comes in Black, Green, White and Quartz. All four carry the same Triforce 50mm drivers and HyperClear cardioid microphone, so the colour is purely a match for the rest of your desk and does not change what the headset does or how it performs in a game.

Razer's patented Triforce 50mm driver design lets engineers tune a single driver as though it were three distinct units, one each for high, mid and low frequencies. Splitting the tuning that way produces enhanced treble, crisper detail and richer bass at the same time, rather than forcing a compromise between them across one range.

The Razer HyperClear cardioid microphone improves speech pickup and adds noise cancellation, so what your team hears is your voice and not the room around you. It is adjustable, and the optimised design reduces obstruction in front of your mouth, which is what keeps the reproduction accurate rather than muffled.

The BlackShark V2 X uses closed earcups that fully enclose your ears, and soft cushions form a snug seal against your head. That passive isolation blocks outside noise without any electronics involved, which is what lets you concentrate in a room full of a cheering crowd or a loud gaming rig sitting next to you.

The headset weighs 240g, light enough that it stops registering on your head partway into a session. Razer adds thicker padding through the headband and enhanced memory foam ear cushions wrapped in breathable fabric and plush leatherette, so the pressure that usually builds at the crown and around the ears never arrives.

karrigan of MOUSESPORTS plays CS:GO in the BlackShark V2 X, and the two attributes he singles out are how light and comfortable it is and how well it cancels noise. In a discipline where a single missed audio cue ends a round, isolation and low weight are the specifications that get tested hardest.

Fly of EG names extended wear as what the BlackShark V2 X does well, which matters in DOTA 2 where a single match can run past an hour and a tournament day much longer. Light weight and comfortable cushioning are the two properties that decide whether a headset survives that length of session.