Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2 Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Wireless
Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2 Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones with Sensory Bass, 50 Hr Battery, Skull-iQ, Alexa Enabled, Microphone, Works with Bluetooth Devices – Black
Hands-free and future-proof.
Skull-iQ Smart Feature Technology lets you choose from five different languages to control audio functions like play, pause, next track, volume and even Crusher Bass level using only your voice. It also adds updates and features as they become available through the Skull-iQ App. Crusher ANC 2 is future-proof. It’s loaded now, and it will only get loaded-er.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 313 | 4.5 out of 5 stars 477 | 4.7 out of 5 stars 767 | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,626 |
| Price | £89.99 | £104.00 | £139.99 | £149.99 |
| Total Battery | 36 Hours | 22 Hours | 40 Hours | 50 Hours |
| Active Noise Canceling (ANC) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Rapid Charge | 10 min charge = 4 hours playtime | 10 min charge = 4 hours playtime | 10 min charge = 4 hours playtime | 10 Minute Charge = 4 Hours Playtime |
| App Compatibility | Skullcandy App | Skullcandy App | Skullcandy App | Skull-iQ App |
| Skull-iQ Smart Feature Technology | ✓ | |||
| Voice Control | ✓ | |||
| Adjustable Sensory Bass | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Stay-Aware Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Personal Sound | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Multi-Point Pairing | ✓ |
| Weight: | 740 g |
| Size: | One Size |
| Dimensions: | 26.5 x 21.6 x 6.9 cm; 740 g |
| Model: | S6CAW-R740 |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Dimensions: | 26.5 x 21.6 x 6.9 cm; 740 g |
| Size: | One Size |
After my Sony headphones broke I hunted for a suitable replacement (not Sony being they were 18 month old). After visiting Curry’s and testing a few out. Skull candy won hands down with fast followers of Marshal (weren’t right for gym environment) and Bose (400 quid) – I use head phones for at least 2 hours per day so need to be robust which they are. They feel like they will last but time will tell
So far so good. These are awesome headphones with great clarity and amazing bass. I love the previous Skullcandy Crusher headphones but these link automatically to my laptop and phone at the seme time, and they have a more comfortable fit, especially around the ears.
These headphones are very comfortable to wear, sturdy but not too heavy. I can feel some discomfort only after several continuous hours of use. The overall audio quality is good, you definitely get what you pay for. The mid and hi frequency separation is not as clear as in upper tier (and more expensive) products. However, the bass frequencies have a good separation and their dynamics can be boosted impressively. The headphones have an internal vibration (similar to the one in smartphones) proportional to the bass dynamic, to give an ever deeper sinking sensation into the groove. Such bass dynamics can be adjusted scrolling a wheel on the left speaker (where is also the on/off button). All other command buttons are on the right speaker and easily accessible without seeing, once you get used to the different feel in the shape of the buttons. Two minor downsides of these headphones are: the fairly long wait (6 seconds) when pressing the button at switch-off (3 seconds at switch-on), and the lack of an automatic switch-off to save battery life when the headphones are disconnected from any bluetooth device.
These are by far the best headphones I’ve ever bought. Such great sound quality, noise cancelling and the bass is immense!
Well worth the money. I’d rather buy these than any Bose or Beats any day
Okay good bass but bass is not as good as previous skullcandy crusher Evo. The active noise cancelling is not working properly either even if turn of anc I can hear outside noises can’t really enjoy the music because of this. Vibration motors are not in sync with music while my previous skullcandy crusher Evo vibration motors were in sync. These can be fixed by software updates but till now not even single software update is provided to crusher anc2. I am very disappointed.
Sound: These headphones are very loud, and the bass is very.. unusual, unusual but a lot of fun.
Now you’ve probably seen a lot of reviews stating that the bass is outrageous so I’ll give you an idea of what the ‘bass’ actually is; ok so it naturally has nice bass but the ‘sensory bass’ is actually vibration motors in the headset to simulate thumping headphones (much like how dual shock/force feedback works in console controllers) somehow, it works really nicely, although setting it to maximum the audio does just sound abit daft and drowned out. Half decent mids and highs as well.
Software: The app you need to download to properly set up all the settings such as equalizer, ‘crusher’ bass etc is simple enough and keeps the settings stored on the headphone to use on whatever platform you’re going to pair with. Which brings me to the ‘multipoint’ pairing, i had huge problems having lets say my pc, tv and phone connected, I’ll switch to tv and the sound skips to unbearableness, pc is not so bad apart from a small audio delay, but I simply turned this multipoint thing off and connectivity seemed to be alright (this maybe concerned with my tv having a much older version of Bluetooth so bare in mind if you’re going to be paring with older, multiple tech)
Battery life is great, 4 hours of play time in 10 mins of charging is nothing to scoff at, no complaints there.
The charging cable does what its meant too, but its a usb to usb c connection, Skullcandy missed an opportunity to just make usb c to usb c cable as most phones these day only have usb c port, and would be handy if you fancy listening wired/charging at the same time. The line in cable is very, very short, you will not be able to use aux in on your pc comfortably (laptop/tablet maybe)
They are reasonably comfortable, earpads and headband squishy enough, but a little too tight on my head for my liking. (as far as I’m aware I have a rather average head size) a little on the heavier side when it comes headphones but personally I like a more weighty feel. Feels sturdy too with a matt finish.
The active noise cancelling is… well, not that great, much like the other reviews says. It’ll block out noisy neighbours, traffic etc that you can hear at home so great for watching movies and listening to music in peace but I wouldn’t trust them to block out other things so well like gym noises, subway, heavier outside noises etc
All in all (even though I pointed out quite a few personal negatives) they are a GREAT pair of headphones that are a good laugh, if you’re not an audiophile, love loud music/movies whilst having your head massaged, you’ll enjoy these. Would I say they are worth 200? Nah more around 150 mark, but still.
Pros:
Loud n’ Bassy
Reasonably comfortable
Alright app
Awesome battery life
Sturdy feel
Did I say loud and bassy?
Cons:
Certain connectivity issues
Could do with longer cables
Perhaps throw in a low latency dongle, to help with syncing and delay issues
Could be abit lighter/less pressure on the ears
ANC just simply needs to be much better
Quite pricey for what they actually are
These are loud, and when I say loud I mean they will shake your head. You can even feel the vibration of the bass in your chest. These are boomers literally and that is their best feature. ANC is good for my liking some people might report that there is background noise and stuff but for me I don’t hear anything when music is playing. If you’re into hip-hop, trap even rock these will satisfy you. Not good for gaming though so if gaming is what you’re after these are not there. For movies they can make the scenes look LEGENDARY and this part is what I love about them the most as I have connected them to my TV and everything about the sound there is perfect. So far I have connected them to 3 different devices, Phone, PC and TV and they all work simultaneously with no issues whatsoever.
So if you like Deep Strong Bass these will blow your mind. If you want something with more clarity and better ANC then you should look for something else.
Battery is awesome so far. Been using it for almost 10 hours give or take and it still says 50% as it was when I first took them off the box so I’m guessing they really go the 50 hours they advertising.
NOTE: I was using and still do on occasions the XM4 from Sony and even though the ANC is miles better then the Crushers, I like the sound of the Crushers more as it’s strong and you can actually FEEL the music which for me is what I was after.
There is also a Phone App you can use to suit your needs with these and create your own music setup for these which is also cool. Alexa is there as well but haven’t tried that one out yet.
Mic is bad. Really bad, so I’m not going to go there.