The company claims you’ll get 50 hours of playback time with ANC turned on, and I’m inclined to believe it. The result of an extremely exaggerated bass is, of course, a more spongy frequency image that tends to swallow up any subtle nuances. Plus the addition of ANC also means there’s a hit to the battery life - up to 24 hours instead of 30 of the Crusher 360.

If you do want your pair to last as long as possible between charges, I would recommend doing this, as I couldn’t hear much of a difference when toggling ANC on and off. You have a Tile tracker embedded inside which will help you locate them if left on a bus, or even hiding somewhere at home. So unless you really love bass and want to feel ever EDM drop, your money is spent better elsewhere. The Crusher ANC 2 is a handsome pair of headphones and I fully welcome the inclusion of numerous physical buttons to control various aspects of playback compared to touch and gesture controls found on most other premium models.

While the headphone is now made mostly of plastic, it feels well put together and doesn’t creak and groan when flexed like more affordable Skullcandy headphones. Nevertheless, the overall sound is relatively homogeneous, reproducing from the bass foundation, right up to the highest frequency floor without making any major blunders. The Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2 are the latest of the brand’s over-ear headphones to include its proprietary “sensory bass technology”. The Stay Aware mode doesn't present environmental noise quite as clearly as others we've tested, but you can adjust its level in the app and you shouldn't have any major issues hearing your surroundings. cost less and last longer than their predecessors, but the main draw here is the crazy amount of bass they can produce.

In the Skullcandy IQ app, you can choose from English, Korean, German, French, and Spanish for voice control. I came from the edifier WH950NB ( Don't waste your money with them) and these just totally blow them out of the water, there miles better. Together with Audiodo, a Swedish company that has taken on the topic of “audio personalisation”, the Skullcandy App (free for iOS and Android) now offers an option to compensate for possible hearing deficits by testing.Active noise cancelling works very well too, and you can toggle easily between this option and also ambient mode. I loaded up Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill and the iconic drum beat intro benefits from the extra low-end push in my opinion. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Item number VM5SO Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2 Wireless Over-ear Headphones - personalised sound to suit you.

Still, it can also cause headaches or early fatigue, which is an achievement of sorts, given that loud low frequencies aren’t commonly associated with causing premature listening fatigue. 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.The Skullcandy Hesh ANC come with a charging cord, cables for wired use and a soft bag for carrying. It is nice to see that Skullcandy offers a more discreet and visually work-friendly set of headphones without having to compromise on your inner child’s bassy taste. Things get even tamer here because, without power, neither the subwoofers nor the ANC, or indeed the listening profile, are active.

The foldable design and wireless Bluetooth connectivity make these headphones perfect for on-the-go use. We tested them in multiple ways, listening to music, watching videos and of course putting their noise cancellation feature to work.During the test, we also noticed that if you put the whole of your left palm across the left earpiece, the Crusher ANC occasionally acknowledges this with a loud feedback loop.