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Razer Barracuda V2 Pro Review: A Gaming Headset for the Office
Wired says the Razer Barracuda V2 Pro belongs at a desk job as well as a gaming setup; BBN says that explains the Tuesday meetings.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 2:41 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wired's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Wired: “Razer Barracuda V2 Pro Review: A Gaming Headset for the Office”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 2:41 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn October sixteenth, twenty twenty-six, Wired published a review of the Razer Barracuda V2 Pro, a gaming headset it says has a place in the office as well as at your gaming battle station.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPro one: it makes the office feel like a war zone, which finally matches the mood.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCon one: it makes the war zone feel like an office.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro two, then?

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPro two: you can ignore Gary from accounting in two different sound modes.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCon two: Gary will still find you by waving in your peripheral vision.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvery Gary does.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPro three: it sits over your ears like a small, loyal bunker.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCon three: it will make you look like you are about to be very good at a video game, and then you are not.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA bunker for the head. I have one of those already, and it has beans.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree stars out of five.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd I suspect it is listening, given that gaming headset microphones are essentially surveillance equipment with a gaming budget.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI give it five stars.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody can talk to me while I wear it, and if it is listening, it is the first one that has.
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