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is simpler and easier to use than the
swipe controls on the WH-1000XM3
– a welcome advantage.
The final feature to note is the
companion Opus app available on iOS
and Android, which is unfortunately
pretty thin. In it is an icon showing
battery level – without an important
percentage indicator – a few settings
and links, and EQ presets. By default,
the headphones are loaded with the
THX-certified mix, but there are also
Amplified, Vocal, Enhanced Bass, and
Enhanced Clarity presets that are
pretty self explanatory. The app is
very simple and lacks many of the
basic and advanced features present
in more expensive headphones from
Sony and Bose.THE THX SOUND DIFFERENCE
As with past audio products, like the
Nommo Pro, Razer worked with THX
every step of the way in designing,
testing, and optimizing the Opus. In
practical terms this means that THX
tested audio quality and advised
in the material choices from the
early prototype stages through final
production. THX told me in a briefing
that there were multiple pass/fail
assessments during the production
stages that looked at frequency
reproduction, balance, distortion
levels and keeping the noise floor to
a minimum. This quality assurance
testing theoretically helped Razer
produce the best possible sound
experience for the price point they
were targeting.
So did it help?
Well, yes and no.
The THX preset
tuning is crisp and
clear in the high
ends and punchy
in the lower end
where you would
need it for a bass
or kick drum. It’s a
traditional ‘scooped’
approach that leaves
out muddy mids and
Take your best guess at the battery level of the Opus. gives the sense of