I’m a big earbuds wearer in my everyday life, taking a pair of AirPod Pro 2 with me everywhere I go, but for obvious reasons, in the gaming world, I’d often stuck to bulky over-ear headphones. Ahead of Sony’s official wireless earbuds dropping later this year, Razer has dropped officially licensed PlayStation earbuds in the Hammerhead Hyperspeed earbuds that do a pretty fine job.
As far as connectivity goes, the earbuds connect to the PS5 via a USB-C dongle that means that latency is actually quite good when gaming. They can also simultaneously connect to a mobile device via Bluetooth which is great for taking calls or watching TikToks whilst gaming, but also great as it means you can take them out of the house to use for everyday life.
From a comfort level, they’re a little bit bigger than most in-ear earbuds, but they’re light and fit nicely with a range of tips included in the box.
You can’t have a premium audio experience without active noise cancelling and the Hammerhead Hyperspeed earbuds have both active noise cancelling with the ability to also use a transparency mode to let audio in at a heightened rate. It’s not the best noise cancelling that I’ve experienced, but it does a decent job due to the good fit of the earbuds.
BUY IT FROM: RAZER FOR $285.95
Similarly, there’s dual noise cancelling microphones, which again, are pretty serviceable but not the best that you’ll find in a gaming headset, but you’re choosing comfort over having the best of the best.
The audio quality is pretty fantastic with a wide soundstage and decent bass listening to a range of games and music, I was pretty happy with the audio coming through the buds, but my only minor criticism being it was maybe on the softer side.
What I really love about Razer products is that they have great app connectivity, and the Hammerhead is no exception. You can connect to an app on your phone to quickly swap between ANC modes, change EQ settings and also a range of other settings and function on the fly.
This is especially useful in this case, as the controls on the Hammerhead aren’t the most intuitive and often a little hard to use, but this becomes a non-issue with the app being connected with Bluetooth.
It wouldn’t be a Razer product without RGB, and the Hammerhead earbuds both have the signature Razer logo with fully customisable RGB, which is a little over the top, but there if you want it.
@shannongrixti The first wireless PS5 earbuds have arrived in the Razer Hammerhead Hyperspeed earbuds #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Headphones #Earbuds #Razer
You can expect to get roughly 5-6 hours of charge with each earbud, and an additional 30 or so hours with the case, which makes for fairly long gaming sessions. Obviously, you can just put one of them back in the case to charge whilst gaming with the other as well.
Really, at $270, if you’re looking for a comfortable wireless earbuds experience, I recommend the Razer Hammerhead Hyperspeed earbuds, at least until we have more information about Sony’s official wireless earbuds.
