Bose-Fueled Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC Headphones Review: An Odd Marriage That Works
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Pros & Cons
- Premium build quality with comfortable ear pads
- Powerful bass with haptic feedback
- Bose-powered noise canceling and Sound by Bose tuning
- Improved sound quality from previous Crusher models, with better clarity and more balanced audio
- Top-tier voice calling performance
- Good noise canceling
- Strong battery life
- Fairly heavy and somewhat pricey
- No support for AptX or LDAC audio codecs
- Sound distorts with Crusher bass more fully engaged
I was talking to a Bose rep at the launch event for Skullcandy’s new $280 Crusher 1080 ANC headphones, and he hinted that some Bose engineers were a little hesitant to work on one of Skullcandy’s Crusher products. The headphones are known for their head-rattling bass that you can literally feel thanks to a haptic feedback engine. “We have a lot of people at Bose who consider themselves audiophiles,” he said.
The Crusher 1080 ANC, which has Sound by Bose and...
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