Razer Launches The Thresher Ultimate: An Xbox, PS4, And PC 7.1 Headset
by Brett Howse on June 13, 2017 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
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This morning at E3, Razer is announcing a new product in their lineup, targeting the console market, with the Thresher Ultimate wireless headset. This is a 7.1 Dolby surround gaming headset, offering several features to help it in the console market, but still working with PC gaming.
They will be offering versions for both the PS4 and the Xbox gaming systems, with a color scheme to match those consoles trademark colors. The PS4 version will offer blue accents, and the Xbox version will be Xbox green, and both can also be hooked to a PC through standard audio cables.
One of the main differences between the Thresher Ultimate and other Razer headsets focused on the PC is the charging stand, which also provides a more powerful 2.4 wireless signal to provide a connection range of up to 40 feet, which should help with the typical console gamer sitting further away. Razer’s PC based wireless headsets charge over a USB cable, and only offer a small wireless USB adapter and would not be able to get this kind of range.
The headphones have 50 mm drivers, and are available with cooling-gel infused ear cushions to help with comfort on longer gaming sessions. Razer rates the drivers for 12 Hz to 28 kHz, and combined with the Dolby Headphone technology, these should deliver good sound quality for a wireless headset. The headset weighs in at 408 grams / 0.89 lbs, and the unidirectional boom mic is fully retractable into the ear cup when its not needed. Razer estimates the battery life to be up to 16 hours, with a 4 hour charging time.
Although these are targeted to console gamers, the charging stand is something that any PC gamer would appreciate as well, since it makes the process of storing the headphones and keeping them charged much easier than Razer’s other headsets that use micro USB connectors for charging, although these do offer that connection for charging as well.
The Thresher Ultimate is available for pre-order now for $249.99 USD, and will be available worldwide in July.
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fanofanand - Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - link
It's going to sound like an echo chamber here, but I was interested until I saw $249.99. Some will note that "good headphones are expensive" but these are for consoles, not some $5k SLI beast of a machine. The people spending $250 on an Xbox One S aren't going to drop another $250 on a headset for it. At $150 maybe, at $250 no thanks.SuperAustinChu - Friday, June 16, 2017 - link
How about the new Xbox One X, which is priced at $499USD, bet they have extra cash to throw around for a $250USD or even a $329USD SS 840s.acme64 - Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - link
i bought a $250 xbone and $250 astro a50's. because they're multipurpose and sound great., its called valuewaldojim42 - Monday, June 26, 2017 - link
Anyone know how these are supposed to connect to the PC? And what formats it supports? It says "standard audio cables", but doesn't show nearly enough connections for 7.1 sound from PC.Or is this another "well, technically it can be connected" trash set that completely dismisses the notion that PC gamers ALSO game in 5.1/7.1?
RealGear - Saturday, July 15, 2017 - link
Why these have to be so expensive?brock_09 - Wednesday, December 27, 2017 - link
What about AXUM? finally, someone is making wireless headphones for RUNNERS!!!! and not just another gaming/Netflix earbuds... to be honest, I really doubt that there's a better pair of this completely wireless earbuds - can't wait to get mine https://goo.gl/xMAawG