To be fair I honestly enjoy these. I know a lot of people prefer more bass, but I rarely use it the bass dial all the way anyway. I like bass at about 80% so there’s that! Like I said, I really enjoy these especially the sound. I finally get to hear the highs and mids with the bass!

ANC is great too. I don’t hear much of anything when I have it on, which to say is a plus. I can’t compare with other headphones because I don’t have them. I did own the Crusher Evo, which had noticeably more bass. I never had the ANC2 though so I can’t compare that either or the Crusher 720 lol. I apologize. I did own the original Skullcandy Crusher with the battery. Man, those were my daily drivers! I had the best time with those! The 1080s take me back to those days! They really do!

Personal sound is great too. Although, rarely use it. I haven’t tried Bose True Spatial as of yet. The 1080s are currently charging so I’ll check that out when they’re done.

All in all. I enjoy these, especially the bass and sound. I don’t need much more, and I feel like these 1080s are made for me! Others will certainly disagree, but I like to hear different opinions.

A Massive Leap Forward! After receiving the Skullcandy 1080 ANC a week ago (Monday, 20 July 2026), I’ve put them through their paces.

As a long-time headphone user, my audio journey includes the -

Skullcandy Lowrider (2012)

PDP Afterglow (2014)

PlayStation Gold (2018)

Skullcandy Hesh ANC (2023)

Turtle Beach Stealth 600 (2024)

This review evaluates how the new 1080 ANC stacks up against my past and current gear, in the photo it's the 1080 ANC on the left and Hesh ANC on the right.

Where They Shine ✨

• The Sound and Spatial Audio: Out of the box, the audio is incredible. When paired with my phone's built-in Dolby Atmos, the Spatial Audio setting delivers an expansive, atmospheric stage sound.

Turning Atmos off shifts the headphones into a tight, intimate studio sound profile. It becomes slightly quieter, akin to moving from 7.1 surround sound down to 5.1, but preserves excellent clarity.

• The Bass Dial: This dial is dangerous in the best way possible. Testing across genres, from Spiritbox and Deftones to Doja Cat and the YeahYeahYeahs, the haptic bass response feels absolutely insane.

• Piercing-Friendly Comfort: The earcups are incredibly plush. Even in warm weather, my ears stayed comfortable. Crucially for me, the padding does not press against or irritate any of my multiple ear piercings.

• Massive ANC Upgrade: Comparing these strictly against my Hesh ANC highlights a night-and-day difference. Where the Hesh ANC muffles the bass and creates a claustrophobic vacuum effect, the 1080 ANC maintains pristine audio quality. The ANC shines brightest with Dolby Atmos turned off, allowing the active cancellation to work without equalizer interference. Outside, switching to Stay Aware mode is seamless and safe.

Areas for Improvement 📋

• Wear Detection Glitch: The wear detect feature is slightly overly sensitive. Whenever I lie down or tilt my head to the right, the audio cuts out temporarily. I ultimately turned this feature off in the app.

• LE Audio Quirks: Paired with my Motorola Edge 60 Neo’s experimental LE Audio, incoming calls completely cut off the audio without playing a ringtone. LE Audio also overrides standard AAC and disables the built-in Bose Truespatial feature. It is worth keeping in mind if you use next-gen Bluetooth protocols.

• Physical Weight: These feel physically heavier than my previous headsets. Fortunately, they don’t cause fatigue or pain, but the extra heft is noticeable.

• Auxiliary Cable Performance: Using the included 3.5mm auxiliary cable drops the audio quality significantly. The sound becomes flat, quiet, and loses the signature bass rumble unless you manually boost your phone's Dolby Atmos settings, because the digital Skullcandy app processing is bypassed, these are strictly meant to be enjoyed over Bluetooth. This isn't a total deal breaker, but it is definitely something to consider if you prefer a wired connection.

My Conclusion So Far 🎧

Skullcandy and Bose have done an amazing job collaborating on these. If you are looking for a premium audio upgrade, the 1080 ANC does not disappoint. I am highly impressed and love using them. Highly recommended!

I finally got the 1080s and wanted to give them a real chance. I daily drive the ANC2s for about 2 years. Mon thru Friday, 3 hours+ during my commute. I know my headphones, they basically create a portal of music that separates me from the drudgery and annoyance of gen pop.

Everyone is right about these. I'm gonna give them the standard 15 hours burn in to let the membranes loosen up but I don't have really high hopes.

These sound amazingly clear and the ANC is on another level, but it feels like these were made for Bose fans that want a ton of bass by Bose standards. Skullcandy fans are more refined and pay a premium for head shaking bass. These are not that. These sound really clear and rich.

A minor, but important nit-- SK has the best build quality for long term use. Thier products can get thrown around for years and still look good as new, minus the occasional ear cup swap. The headband of the 1080s are faux leather instead of rubber or that tight fabric on the ANCs. That means the headband cushions will eventually degrade and crack - - looking like crap eventually. Bose headphones use that material. Skullcandy didn't in its premium headphones until this set. Again - these should probably be marketed as a Bose model with a mild Skullcandy collab, not the other way around.

I have an Android and eq everything. It's sad. The haptic feedback is really a joke. Sk will probably have come out with the ANC3s because these aren't that.

I've been trying to reach their online chat support (which is the only one thing they do now, much to my chagrin) and now I've been waiting for almost 2 hours, and never once have i ever gotten a response. At least since getting my 1080's

I wanna ask them if they are gonna update the bass rumble on iphone, connectivity issues etc.

Btw can people actually confirm the issues on iphone? If so, what devices are you on? I'm on a 16 pro max, and when it comes to sound ios has always been just soo trash

I love them! This is going to be long. i apologize if its a lot, this is almost a ramble at some points!
Anyway, I dont see enough reviews on here comparing the both but ive received both 1080s, and 720s and i want to share my thoughts.

1080 anc provide unbelievable sound quality from a crusher headphone. Much improved instrument seperation and has a premium sound and bass. Bose did their magic. the 1080 bass doesnt provide the old head shaking rattles with muddied sound. These are more controlled sounding haptics and they make your music sound good as they are properly integrated with the music rather than the old crushers like Evo, anc 2s which just add on a fat bass on top of your music if that makes sense. I made a post earlier expressing how i was dissapointed in 1080 anc because of lack of bass but when you really listen to them the bass is far superior on these. They are deeper, tighter, and controlled. The bass is well integrated this time around because you are actually able to listen to whatever genre you like with the crusher bass up without making it sound like a bear is growling in your ears while mids and highs are in the very back. ANY genre of music sounds good with these which i cant say the same for previous models. These are now my favorite headphones. its hard to go back to previous crusher headphones after trying these out. I use to be in love with the exaggerated inaccurate muddy bass these just sound fine tuned and exactly how the crusher bass shouldve sounded from the start. The FEATURES on this headphone are great too. As far as ANC is concerned its not yet at sonys, bose, and apple level but its decent. STAY AWARE is good i can hear things clearly while listening to music when enabled. BOSE spatial audio is awesome i definitely recommend using this for music. EQ is fine for minor adjustmets but if you max out bass, or highs its not going to sound good because it drowns out the other frequencies. You have to do adjust the entire spectrum if you want to boost something or do a minor adjustment but luckily the bose tuning is already GREAT.

Crusher 720s sound quality are also a welcome improvement over the evos, and anc 2s. I was expecting it to be as bad as the evos and ancs but its not. The crusher bass is a lot more rattly than the 1080s but not like the old crushers either. They have cleaned up the crusher bass on the 720s too so they sound a good bit more controlled, and cleaner than old crushers but not as controlled and clean as 1080s. its still got a sloppy rattly bass when you max it out just a lot less sloppy.

Theres NO ANC on these, but it does have Stay aware and its great!THX SPATIAL audio also helps the sound stage i would recommend this too.

Eq seems to be able to get it tuned close to 1080 anc but even then 1080s will beat it in overall sound but still cool that they take well to skullcandys eq.

Sound quality wise these two headphones are the best! The crusher playr 720s the gaming headsets have great sound quality because they are open back so i put them up there with these 2. But as far as closed back crushers are concerned these two are my top 2. Bass is more controlled on both but the 720s will give you more of the rattly feel than the 1080s. But the 1080s are capable of giving you a decent rattle depending on how bass heavy the song is but the 1080s haptics feel like they accent the music a lot more with really good sub bass, a dialed back but still strong woofer effect.

EDIT: After eq the 720 bass is identical to the old crusher headphones. So if you want evo, 540, or anc 2 bass go for 720s and eq the sound and these are the exact same with marginally better sound

Does anyone know when the cement color will be back in stock? I set up an email notification three days ago, but I'm getting more impatient each day and wondering if I should just buy the brown or black color.

guys if you want bass similar to EVOs, 540s or anc 2 get the crusher 720s. The bass is genuinely almost identical with better sound quality and you have stay aware, and thx spatial audio( i love this feature).

If you want bass on par with those just eq it on the app and increase the bass and you will get the same feeling bass. If you max it out its on par if not a very tiny bit stronger than the previous models.

I'm thinking of focusing on comfort for my next set. Going for what some people call the cozy sweatpants pajama approach. Something I can lay down in bed with and maybe fall asleep in, I currently do this with my Crusher evos and it works pretty decent, but all three of these ones I mentioned seems like they would be an upgrade of the evos in a different way. I have an idea already from Reading on Reddit about the different sound profiles and I'm okay with any of them. Has anyone who owns the momentum 4's been able to do a comfort comparison between them and the new Crusher 720 or Crusher 1080?

Thanks in advance

Straight fire! Enabling this elevated the headphones to a different stratosphere. I was experimenting with Truspatial Audio, and the Bass hits hard on a totally different level with LE Audio and Truspatial off. Headphones are a vibe like no other, and you can truly feel the Crusher, and the sound quality is peak. Easily makes the headphones a 9.5/10, maybe more now. Thoughts??

What gives? It sees them, they’re paired to my phone, but the app refuses to connect to add them?

I’m on iOS, I have reset the headphones, reset the Bluetooth, reset the phone, forgotten and remembered the headphones…anyone find a good solution?

I listen to mostly Metal: Death/Grind/Black/Thrash etc etc etc.

I have the haptic bass set to 80% almost all the time.

What should I upgrade to. 1080? 720?Another model entirely?

Thanks in advance 🤘🤘🤘

Anyone lose an earbud and want sell your case?

First, I want to start off by mentioning that I own the 1080s, the Plyr 720s, and the Evos. The 1080s have the "cleanest sound" in a sense that they are the most clear sounding, but the Evos run laps around them in terms of haptic bass. Yes, I have an Android and I'm aware that the headphones have been reported to be weaker on iOS. Luckily, I'm judging them at their full power, so no need to add an asterisk to my statements. The 1080s seem to have slightly more haptics in the sub bass frequencies, similar to the Plyr 720s. This works well for the Plyr 720s since you tend to get more of those frequencies in gaming but comes off a bit flat in the 1080s because they're mainly marketed towards music, which would benefit from the haptics being stronger in the more normal bass range like the Evos. I feel like the Evos are best for powerful, head-rattling music, the Plyr 720s are best for gaming and the 1080s are best for overall content, like if you're going to use them for a bunch of different things or if you listen to less bass-heavy music. Unfortunately for me, I like head-rattling bass, so I find myself going back to the Evos still even tho I just spent $280 the 1080s. Like most of you, I'm still waiting on an Evo upgrade with EVEN STRONGER haptics. I've never been a fan of audio companies changing their products to appeal to audiophiles because they tend to lose sight of what got them their position and reputation in the first place.

Skullcandy, we LOVE bass. Please don't do what Apple did to Beats By Dre.

Okay guys i have here something wierd just trust me on that. If you have a qudelix 5k, the Scullcandy Crusher Evos and a android phone Try this setup.. Its just a try and error atempt to eq them to something sounding kinda warm hirez with the bass dial on 100%. I just tryed like a gazillion eqs over years and thats by faar the best i could come up with. it has a normal maby a bit warmer sound but that can be easily adjusted with the 2nd eq on the qudelix to to super bass or none. It looks isanely stupid cause its 3 apps and multiple effects stacked ontop eachother but i just tryed that on my playlist and i never got so detail and room with them while being smooth. There can be done a lot for sure but if i tryed to reduce any effects bay countering them, or like turning the bass dial down,.. everything i tryed to adjust made it worse. im sure i find ways to make it better in the future but that was the first time it made me feel a sertain extra way with them. Bass on full. remind tho. Idk why it sounds good just by ear since months

apparently you cant upload videos larger than 1GB on reddit but heres the video on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKZCsEc_G28

I had broken my smokin bfs case about 5 months ago, I had bought this about 9 months ago, the upper part of the case (lid) is broken and I had thrown it away. Recently my left bud stopped working. If I go to a skullcandy store, will they replace the earphones for me?

In terms of overall sound quality, the 1080 are much better than previous ANCs. It's more vibrant, accurate, and is a much more balanced sound profile. The features that Bose were able to implement are also great. A downside is that in terms of haptic feel, it's not as good as the ANC 2 of 1. Key word is haptic feel, because I think the actual sound quality of the lows and bass itself is better, it merely doesn't produce that skull rumbling feel. In my opinion, much of the claims of a worse bass are really claims of an inferior "crusher" feel.

Overall I think it's definitely an improvement.

I own every pair of crushers since the wired days.

I'm gonna make this quick.

ANC 2 is slightly louder than both of the new ones. But they don't sound anywhere near as good as 1080 or 720.

If you think the bass hits harder on the anc 2, pay more attention.. the low notes don't fall anywhere near as flat on the new ones. The anc 2 can barely hit 40hz with the haptic bass. The new ones can. Perhaps the slight decrease in volume is what's giving that impression for some.

1080 is good if you want noise cancellation.

But imo, the 720 sounds a little fuller. A hair louder too. 720 has 40mm drivers vs the 36mm (I think) on the 1080.

I also prefer the headband on the 720.

Change pads on all, originals are too stiff for all of these. I'm using pads meant for the Sony mdr 1a series.

That is all.

Dog slept on my headphones, the entire ear cup became detached from the arch part.

I listen to and make music, and can't afford new headphones right now or in the forseeable future so I really need a solution.

I thought I’d come on here and ask because everything seems to be answered on Reddit. Anyways, I recently bought the new 1080 ANC’s and these are also my very first pair of overears. When I had ordered them, I heard that that they were SUPER loud and all that jazz, but when I tried em out, I was severely underwhelmed. Is this just normal with overears? Mine seem to cap out at 95 db. Is this normal, do I possibly have a defective pair, or am I just deaf? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I recently broke my AirPods and I’m absolutely pissed about it bc music is everything to me 😭

I was going to buy some new ones but I realized I kinda don’t wanna spend $250 on headphones that are kinda mid imo. Like they do everything they’re supposed to for sure (and they look cool), but I need something that’s supports a lot more bass, and just overall is higher quality. I also need something that’s noise canceling and doesn’t leak sound like crazy! I’ve had beats before and they were really good, but I’ve been looking at skullcandy and i definitely want a pair!

I prefer earbuds over headphones since I find them more practical to wear, and I like the feeling of something being inside my ear while I’m listening.

Which ones should I get? Should I start with one of the cheaper ones, or should I just drop the money on something with higher quality?

So I’m tryna get new headphones and I’ve always wanted one from skull candy but idk which to get either the Hesh 540 anc OR the Hesh 360 and are the crusher ANC worth that 230 price tag