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Razer Barracuda X 2021 Poor Sound Quality

  • November 13, 2024
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Hey peeps, 

Today I have gotten myself the Barracuda X 2021 Edition, sadly the 2022 Edition was not available.

To my dismay the Headphones have absolutely poor sound quality.

I have fiddled with options, settings, drivers, apps, mic on and off, and connection variations (usb-c, direct usb, 3.5mm) for hours, but the headphones just are not changing.

I have also tried to connect the headphones to my phone and Switch, with the same results.

Mainly the sound comes off as rather flat and ‘same-y’ if it makes any sense, as if they were some 20 year old call centre headsets.

No matter what I did the headphones are really bad, absolutely no bassline, and it sounds rather ‘distant’ like I am listening from a speaker. They are lacking any depth to the sound whatsoever.

The Mic levels are also very low, and no matter what I did they could not be enhanced.

If it is of any need, one thing I did notice is that under properties, although being shown as Barracudas, the are also being shown as Generic USB(?) Headphones.

Anybody have any suggestions? I suspect some faulty hardware, but still could be a user error.

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RCN_Djllama
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  • November 14, 2024

So you have tried updating the firmware? What about motherboard BIOS updates or firmware updates through windows updater? Also try different USB ports. If none of this works, u might just need to contact Razer Support. Have a great rest of ur night!