Astro A50 (2019) vs Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma (2014)

The Astro A50 (2019) makes for an outstanding Gaming Headset at its $250 price point. The Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma (2014), however, while a good product overall, doesn't really manage to stand out from its competition.

The Astro A50 (2019) was loved by reviewers at Rtings, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The 4 Best Astro Headsets of 2023" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 1 out of 4", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma (2014): it was loved by PC Gamer and realgear.net - two reliable sources that conduct their own in-depth testing. In fact, it was named "Ranked 3 out of 8" and "Ranked 3 out of 7" in their respective roundups, which points to it being a product worthy of consideration.

Our direct Astro A50 (2019) vs. Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma (2014) comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Gaming Headsets, PCWorld and T3 preferred the Astro A50 (2019), whereas Techradar seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Astro A50 (2019) got its highest, 9.3, review score from tweaktown.com, while the Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma (2014) most impressed reviewers at Tom's Guide, which gave it a score of 8.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Astro A50 (2019) earned an average review score of 8.2 out of 10 points and the Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma (2014) received an average of 7.5, compared to the 7.2 average of Gaming Headsets in general.