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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Razer Kraken Pro V2 vs Astro A10

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Razer Kraken Pro V2
Astro A10

Tested using Methodology v1.3.1

Updated Jan 17, 2024 03:42 PM

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Razer Kraken Pro V2 Picture
Astro A10 Picture
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Variants

  • Kraken Pro V2 (Black)
  • Kraken Pro V2 (Green)
  • Kraken Pro V2 (White)
  • A10 (Black/Blue)
  • A10 (Black/Green)
  • A10 (Black/Red)
  • A10 (Call of Duty)
  • A10 (Legend of Zelda)
  • A10 (White/Blue)
  • A10 (White/Green)

Our Verdict

Razer Kraken Pro V2

Astro A10

The Astro A10 are better-sounding gaming headphones than the Razer Kraken Pro V2. The Astro's overall sound profile is more neutral and won't be as boomy and cluttered as the Razer. They also perform more consistently across various users, which is good. On the other hand, the Razer have a PC Y-splitter included, and their style might appeal to more people considering you can retract their microphone inside the headphones.

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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.8
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Design Picture 2
Astro A10 Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Comfort Picture
Astro A10 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.7 lbs
0.8 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1.3 lbs

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Controls 
 

6.0
5.7

Controls Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Controls Picture
Astro A10 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Yes
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
No

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
No

Additional Controls  

No

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Breathability 
 

6.1
6.8

Breathability After Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Breathability After Picture
Astro A10 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.8 °C
4.9 °C

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Portability 
 

5.3
5.8

Portability Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Portability Picture
Astro A10 Portability Picture

 

7.6"
7.8" (19.8 cm)

 

6.4"
6.0" (15.2 cm)

 

4.5"
2.9" (7.4 cm)

Volume  

218 in³
136.00 in³ (2,228.63 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No

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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Case Picture
Astro A10 Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Build Quality Picture
Astro A10 Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

6.0
6.5

Stability Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Stability Picture
Astro A10 Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Angled Picture
Astro A10 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Side Picture
Astro A10 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Front Picture
Astro A10 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Rear Picture
Astro A10 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Top Picture
Astro A10 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 In The Box Picture
Astro A10 In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-1.03 dB
0.46 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-4.35 dB
-1.67 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.5
7.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.17 dB
0.44 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.9
8.1

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.25 dB
2.75 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

28.28 Hz
23.44 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-2.4 dB
-0.76 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

4.48 dB
3.47 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.8 dB
2.98 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.6

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.78 dB
4.5 dB

Low-Mid 
 

5.07 dB
0.03 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

2.33 dB
-3.71 dB

High-Mid 
 

-2.48 dB
3.67 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.4
6.5

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.77 dB
5.06 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-5.13 dB
-4.83 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.73 dB
0.55 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.02 dB
-5.66 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.0
5.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.08 dB
2.81 dB

Dips 
 

1.37 dB
2.77 dB

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Imaging 
 

7.8
8.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.31
0.31

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

10.77
3.06

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.71
1.12

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.9
2.25

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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.4
6.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.46 dB
2.35 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

6.19 dB
2.75 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

10.97 dB
7.91 dB

Openness 
 

5.2
9.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

5.6
4.4

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Astro A10 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.1
7.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.225
0.250

WHD @ 100 
 

0.086
0.123

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive

Connection 
 

Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Boom

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.6
2.5

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12.65 dB
-7.63 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.01 dB
0.23 dB

Mid 
 

-6.56 dB
-1.78 dB

Treble 
 

-31.75 dB
-21.25 dB

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Leakage 
 

5.5
6.2

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

47.48 dB
44.11 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

8.5
8.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

89.8 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.94 dB
2.3 dB

HFE 
 

20,186.38 Hz
6,358.31 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.609
0.19

Gain 
 

38.38 dB
33.07 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

8.4
8.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

33.09 dB
38.22 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

N/A
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

N/A
No

Audio While Charging 
 

N/A
No

Passive Playback 
 

N/A
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

N/A
None

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 App Picture
Astro A10 App Picture

App Name  

No App

iOS  

N/A
No

Android  

N/A
No

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

N/A
No

ANC Control 
 

N/A
No

Mic Control  

N/A
No

Room Effects 
 

N/A
No

Playback Control 
 

N/A
No

Button Mapping  

N/A
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
No

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

9.0
9.5

Cable Picture  

Razer Kraken Pro V2 Cable Picture
Astro A10 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
Yes

Length  

11 ft
6.70 ft (2.04 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

N/A
No

Line In 
 

N/A
No

Line Out 
 

N/A
No

Optical Input 
 

N/A
No

RCA Input 
 

N/A
No

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
No

Power Supply 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

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