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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Turtle Beach Elite Atlas vs Razer Kraken Tournament Edition
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Turtle Beach Elite Atlas
Razer Kraken Tournament Edition
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Variants
- Elite Atlas
- Kraken Tournament Edition (Black)
- Kraken Tournament Edition (Green)
Our Verdict
Turtle Beach Elite Atlas
Razer Kraken Tournament Edition
Both the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition and Turtle Beach Elite Atlas are decent gaming headphones. The Atlas offers an overall more comfortable fit and parts like the ear cups padding are easily switchable and replaceable. Their audio quality is also more accurate than the Kraken, but it can’t be EQ’ed since they don’t have any companion app or software. On the other hand, the Kraken can also enable surround sound and have better controls than the Atlas.
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Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
No
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.0
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.9 lbs
0.77 lbs
Clamping Force
1.4 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
6.0
6.3
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Good
Feedback
Decent
Great
Call/Music Control
No
No
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Yes
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
No
Yes
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
No
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Controls
No
Bass Effect
Breathability
4.9
6.5
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
9.2 °C
5.8 °C
Portability
5.4
5.3
Portability Picture
L
7.9"
7.6" (19.3 cm)
W
7.2"
6.4" (16.3 cm)
H
3.6"
4.5" (11.4 cm)
Volume
205 in³
219.00 in³ (3,588.75 cm³)
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
N/A
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
8.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
6.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
0.12 dB
-1.41 dB
Treble Amount
-1.21 dB
-5.11 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.0
5.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.62 dB
1.01 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.3
6.2
Std. Err.
2.39 dB
5.9 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
65.36 Hz
Low-Bass
0.91 dB
-12.35 dB
Mid-Bass
0.75 dB
-1.33 dB
High-Bass
4.13 dB
0.73 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.4
4.6
Std. Err.
2.19 dB
7.15 dB
Low-Mid
-1.82 dB
-0.23 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.92 dB
-3.76 dB
High-Mid
0.9 dB
-11.34 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.2
1.9
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
3.2 dB
10.9 dB
Low-Treble
-0.47 dB
-12.57 dB
Mid-Treble
-0.45 dB
-5.27 dB
High-Treble
-3.6 dB
-14.85 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.0
6.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.96 dB
2.76 dB
Dips
1.57 dB
1.83 dB
Imaging
8.4
7.5
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.24
0.42
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.98
9.81
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.65
1.38
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.16
2.82
Passive Soundstage
5.9
6.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.18 dB
4.64 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
4.01 dB
5.17 dB
PRTF Distance
7.32 dB
16.13 dB
Openness
5.5
5.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
5.8
3.9
Virtual Soundstage
2.9
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
Adjustable
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
THX
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.5
7.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.156
0.453
WHD @ 100
0.061
0.144
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
USB
Connection
USB
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation
4.4
4.5
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-10.71 dB
-12.27 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.39 dB
0.69 dB
Mid
-6.91 dB
-9.7 dB
Treble
-25.28 dB
-28.68 dB
Leakage
5.3
6.6
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
48.38 dB
41.85 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
Yes
Yes
Detachable Boom
Yes
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
8.0
7.9
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
20 Hz
153.22 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
5.22 dB
1.97 dB
HFE
9,390.12 Hz
11,166.8 Hz
Weighted THD
0.39
8.69
Gain
30.56 dB
21.54 dB
Noise Handling
8.9
8.7
SpNR
42.74 dB
44.19 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
9.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
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
App Support
0.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
Razer Synapse
iOS
N/A
No
Android
N/A
No
macOS
N/A
Yes
Windows
N/A
Yes
Equalizer
N/A
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
Adjustable Level
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
Yes
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
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
9.5
8.9
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
USB Type A
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
3.5 ft
4.70 ft (1.43 m)
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
21 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
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
Base/Dock
0.0
3.4
Type
N/A
Wired USB Dongle
USB Input
N/A
Yes
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
USB
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