CONCLUSION

   With the release of the Blackshark the people over at Razer have proven once again that they are amongst the leading gaming peripherals manufacturers for a reason. It's certainly not on par with the latest Tiamat 7.1 and Chimaera 5.1 surround headsets again designed and manufactured by Razer but still it offers crystal clear audio quality with very accurate mid/highs and a pretty good bass level (although it could be slightly better). Moving to the boom microphone i can't say much other than it worked perfectly with games and Skype but we really expected nothing less from it (perhaps because of its size). The build quality is also superb (mostly thanks to the metal frame) and thanks to the very good earpads you can wear the headset for long period of times. However if you have sensitive ears then you may have to take a break every now and then since excellent audio isolation automatically results to increased interior heat buildup. You can also use the blackshark with smartphones and mp3/4 players since it connects via a regular 3.5mm mini-jack but personally i wouldn't wear something as big and eye catching in public (but that's just me).

   The Razer Blackshark expert 2.0 headset currently retails for USD119.99 inside the USA (Best Buy) and for 119.90Euros inside the EU (Caseking) and that's pretty much it's only downside since with so many virtual surround headsets in the market (some of which cost a lot less) consumers may choose one of those instead. However because the Blackshark is not aimed towards casual gamers but rather experienced gamers who enjoy realism and like playing flight simulators i don't think this will be much of a problem if at all. In the end what matters is that for us the Blackshark proved to be amongst the best 2.0 stereo gaming headsets we've ever used both in terms of audio/build quality and that's why it receives our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Metal Frame)
- Design (After Attack Helicopter Headsets)
- Audio Quality (Very Good Mid/Highs)
- Removable Boom Microphone
- Comfortable
- Excellent Audio Isolation 

CONS

- Price (For Some)