Gaming Headsets · owner-verdict comparison

Cloud III vs Razer BlackShark V2 Pro: what real owners say

Real owners rate these about evenly: 53% of 138 Cloud III owners recommend it, vs 50% of 458 for the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Cloud III

53%of 138 owners recommend
53% recommend · 31% neutral · 16% don't
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro

50%of 458 owners recommend
50% recommend · 15% neutral · 35% don't
Owners praise
  • Best-in-class microphone quality
  • Very comfortable and lightweight
  • Great sound and gaming immersion
Owners complain about
  • Hinges crack, build feels cheap
  • Buggy Razer Synapse software
  • White noise or static hiss
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What Cloud III owners say

“these sound great!”
— Boring-Ad-8227 on Reddit
“That works for me.”
— Poolplyr28 on Reddit
“Sound quality trash, straight cheap plastic headphones, and now to top it off they are poisoning you. The only good thing about them is their noise cancelling features work well.”
— Booliano on Reddit

What Razer BlackShark V2 Pro owners say

“The mic upgrade is so impressive.”
— @iSpenC on YouTube
“the difference in the mic quality of the 2020 version vs the 2023 version us huuuuuuge”
— @kurtramos59 on YouTube
“The hinge on my headset just exploded yesterday good shit... The right hinge in particular”
— @marcellszabo4000 on YouTube