Turtle Beach Elite Atlas vs Razer Kraken Tournament Edition: Which Headphones Are Better?

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Jan 17, 2024 03:45 PM

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TypeOver-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessNo

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingNo

MicYes

TypeOver-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessNo

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingNo

MicYes

Our Verdict

Turtle Beach Elite Atlas

Razer Kraken Tournament Edition

Both the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition and Turtle Beach Elite Atlas are decent gaming headphones. The Atlas offers an overall more comfortable fit and parts like the ear cups padding are easily switchable and replaceable. Their audio quality is also more accurate than the Kraken, but it can’t be EQ’ed since they don’t have any companion app or software. On the other hand, the Kraken can also enable surround sound and have better controls than the Atlas.

Variants

Elite Atlas

Kraken Tournament Edition (Black)
Kraken Tournament Edition (Green)

Review

See Razer Kraken Tournament Edition Review

Check Price

Standard

Elite Atlas

Black

Kraken Tournament Edition

Standard

Elite Atlas

BestBuy.com

Green

Kraken Tournament Edition

Standard

Elite Atlas

Walmart.com

Standard

Elite Atlas

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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Threshold

0.10

Mixed Usage

6.3

No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

6.3

Neutral Sound

7.7

5.3

Commute/Travel

5.8

4.5

Sports/Fitness

6.0

5.2

Office

6.1

5.5

Wireless Gaming

5.9

5.1

Wired Gaming

7.7

7.0

Phone Calls

7.4

6.9

Design

Style

Design Picture 2

Type

Over-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

8.0

7.0

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.9 lbs

0.77 lbs

Clamping Force

1.4 lbs

0.9 lbs

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Controls

6.0

6.3

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Decent

Good

Feedback

Decent

Great

Call/Music Control

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Yes

Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing

Yes

Noise Cancelling Control

N/A

Talk-Through

N/A

Additional Controls

Bass Effect

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Breathability

4.9

6.5

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

9.2 °C

5.8 °C

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Portability

5.4

5.3

Portability Picture

L

7.9"

7.6" (19.3 cm)

W

7.2"

6.4" (16.3 cm)

H

3.6"

4.5" (11.4 cm)

Volume

205 in³

219.00 in³ (3,588.75 cm³)

Transmitter Required

N/A

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Case

0.0

Case Picture

Type

N/A

No case

L

N/A

W

N/A

H

N/A

Volume

N/A

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Build Quality

8.0

7.5

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

7.0

6.0

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

Side Picture

Headshots 2

Front Picture

Rear Picture

Top

Top Picture

In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile

Frequency Response

Frequency Response

Bass Amount

0.12 dB

-1.41 dB

Treble Amount

-1.21 dB

-5.11 dB

Frequency Response Consistency

7.0

5.8

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

0.62 dB

1.01 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Bass Accuracy

8.3

6.2

Bass

Bass

Std. Err.

2.39 dB

5.9 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

10 Hz

65.36 Hz

Low-Bass

0.91 dB

-12.35 dB

Mid-Bass

0.75 dB

-1.33 dB

High-Bass

4.13 dB

0.73 dB

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Mid Accuracy

8.4

4.6

Mid

Mid

Std. Err.

2.19 dB

7.15 dB

Low-Mid

-1.82 dB

-0.23 dB

Mid-Mid

-0.92 dB

-3.76 dB

High-Mid

0.9 dB

-11.34 dB

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Treble Accuracy

8.2

1.9

Treble

Treble

Std. Err.

3.2 dB

10.9 dB

Low-Treble

-0.47 dB

-12.57 dB

Mid-Treble

-0.45 dB

-5.27 dB

High-Treble

-3.6 dB

-14.85 dB

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Peaks/Dips

7.0

6.1

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

1.96 dB

2.76 dB

Dips

1.57 dB

1.83 dB

Imaging

8.4

7.5

Group Delay

Phase Response

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay

0.24

0.42

Weighted Phase Mismatch

5.98

9.81

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

0.65

1.38

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

2.16

2.82

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Passive Soundstage

5.9

6.3

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

3.18 dB

4.64 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

4.01 dB

5.17 dB

PRTF Distance

7.32 dB

16.13 dB

Openness

5.5

5.4

Acoustic Space Excitation

5.8

3.9

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Virtual Soundstage

2.9

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

Speaker Modeling

Adjustable

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

THX

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

8.5

7.4

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

0.156

0.453

WHD @ 100

0.061

0.144

Test Settings

Firmware

Unknown

Power

USB

Connection

USB

Codec

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ

Default

ANC

No ANC

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Boom

Isolation

Noise Isolation

4.4

4.5

Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio

Overall Attenuation

-10.71 dB

-12.27 dB

Noise Cancelling

Bass

-0.39 dB

0.69 dB

Mid

-6.91 dB

-9.7 dB

Treble

-25.28 dB

-28.68 dB

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Leakage

5.3

6.6

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

48.38 dB

41.85 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

In-Line

Boom

Yes

Detachable Boom

Yes

Mic

Yes

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Recording Quality

8.0

7.9

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

20 Hz

153.22 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

5.22 dB

1.97 dB

HFE

9,390.12 Hz

11,166.8 Hz

Weighted THD

0.39

8.69

Gain

30.56 dB

21.54 dB

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Noise Handling

8.9

8.7

SpNR

SpNR

42.74 dB

44.19 dB

Noise Gate

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

8.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

9.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

0.0

Battery Type

N/A

No Battery

Continuous Battery Life

N/A

Additional Charges

N/A

Total Battery Life

N/A

Charge Time

N/A

Power-Saving Feature

N/A

Audio While Charging

N/A

Passive Playback

N/A

Passive Headphone

Charging Port

N/A

None

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App Support

0.0

8.0

App Picture

App Name

N/A

Razer Synapse

iOS

N/A

Android

N/A

macOS

N/A

Yes

Windows

N/A

Yes

Equalizer

N/A

Graphic + Presets

ANC Control

N/A

Mic Control

N/A

Adjustable Level

Room Effects

N/A

Playback Control

N/A

Button Mapping

N/A

Surround Sound

N/A

Surround Support

Yes

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Connectivity

Bluetooth

0.0

Bluetooth Version

N/A

No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing

N/A

NFC Pairing

N/A

Line Of Sight Range

N/A

PC Latency (SBC)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

N/A

Android Latency

N/A

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless

0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range

N/A

Non-BT Latency

N/A

Wired

9.5

8.9

Cable Picture

Analog Audio

Yes

USB Audio

USB Type A

Detachable

Yes

Length

3.5 ft

4.70 ft (1.43 m)

Connection

1/8" TRRS

Wired Latency

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency

21 ms

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PC Compatibility

Analog

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless

PC / PS4 Compatibility

PC / PS4 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PS5 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

Base/Dock

0.0

3.4

Type

N/A

Wired USB Dongle

USB Input

N/A

Yes

Line In

N/A

Line Out

N/A

Optical Input

N/A

RCA Input

N/A

Dock Charging

N/A

Power Supply

N/A

USB

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Check Price

Standard

Elite Atlas

Black

Kraken Tournament Edition

Standard

Elite Atlas

BestBuy.com

Green

Kraken Tournament Edition

Standard

Elite Atlas