Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought the Anzus, and have had them for a week. You should ignore any review that just got them that day and haven't had them long enough to learn what they don't like. The Razer Anzus. Read the other reviews for battery life and connectivity, I'm going to talk about what actually matters, if you will like them or not. The most important thing to determine here is what you're going to use the Razer Anzu for. They are amazing in some roles, and terrible in others. Do not buy the Anzus if you want them for the following: -Being blue light blocking glasses -Being sunglasses -Being good for music, movies, or TV audio With that out of the way, what are they good for? They are probably the single best way to participate in conference calls, Zoom meetings, and working from home, that I've tried. The microphone quality is exceptionally good, but there is no mic in front of your face. That's pretty much unheard of. They are more comfortable than any headset, ear bud, etc (my second favorite device for this is the Aftershokz OpenComm btw). Your ears are open so you can hear the doorbell, dog barking, spouse nagging, etc. You can wear them all day even when you're not on a call, there is no need to take them off. I listen to music all day when not in calls; before the Anzu, I either had to listen to music on something that didn't sound as good (like a normal Bluetooth headset), or take the headset off after every call. With the Anzu I put them on in the morning, and take them off at the end of the day. The only better way to do this is to use speakers and a desktop microphone (which I also do sometimes), but then you can't go upstairs to make coffee during a meeting. The other thing they are great for I will generally describe as being "connected," or maybe "smart watch replacement." If you are anything like me, you always miss calls when your phone is in your pocket. A lot of you are using smart watches, and that works. I don't like smart watches. But if I know an important call might be coming in, wearing these glasses is a great way to be alerted without having my phone in my hand. If you don't like smart watches but want to know about every notification, these are the ticket. Could you wear Airpods all day with nothing playing? Sure. But wearing glasses you forget about after 2 minutes is much less annoying, says me. Now the bad. I am a huge fan of computer glasses (I have been using Gunnars for 10 years). The blue light lenses in the Anzus do nothing to block blue light (like all clear blue light lenses). 35% blocking is a lie (like all 35% blocking blue light lenses, which are all clear). This may be a controversial statement, but its physics. If a lens is blocking blue light, the resulting image will have more yellow/orange in it. These are crystal clear. If the lens isn't yellow or orange, they are not blocking blue light, period. They may be blocking ALL light, which just means they are making everything dark. That said, examine why you need blue light blocking glasses. Blue light is not bad for your eyes (proven). It does keep you up at night. If you want to block blue light for your eye health, you've been sold snake oil (its ok, a lot of us were). If you want to block blue light so you can fall asleep better, that's valid, but every operating system now can turn amber at a scheduled time or based on sunset, and that accomplishes the same thing. Based on my experience, the discomfort I experience using a computer monitor without glasses isn't because of blue light, its because of dryness. Any glasses resolve this for me. I replaced my Gunnars with the Anzus and did not experience discomfort. As a comparison, if I don't wear any glasses at the computer, my eyes start to bother me because I'm so used to the Gunnars. So, if you want them for blue-light blocking, they aren't that. If you want them for eye comfort while using the computer, they might help. I haven't tried the sunglass lenses. I'm too much of a sunglass snob to use Razer sunglasses. If you don't care about sunglasses they are probably fine, but I would choose one or the other (clear or sunglass). I wouldn't rely on switching the lenses a lot because I'm afraid they would get loose or break. If you want that, buy two pairs. Finally, the other "bad" thing, the sound. The sound is "fine." It is great for voice, so if you want to do calls or podcasts, you're good to go. If you want to listen to music, only use these if you don't care about sound quality (which based on the sales numbers for Beats, Skullcandy, etc, is a lot of you). Because the drivers are tiny and there is no seal with your ear, you will get no bass or low end, and they also don't reveal much detail in the music. They are fine for a little bit here or there, but I would not recommend these as a primary headphone replacement for music. Full disclosure, I am probably an "audiophile," so take this with a grain of salt; many of you would probably be happy with these for music, but I'm not. Finally, they come with a charging cable. It is very hard to find, nestled in the leather case in a hidden pocket. Don't write a negative review saying they didn't come with a cable because you couldn't find it.