Skullcandy has released the Crusher 1080 ANC, and the company is calling it the most advanced headphone it has ever made. Priced at $279.99, this is the first time Skullcandy has paired its signature Crusher bass tech with Bose’s audio technologies, something fans of the brand have been asking for.
What’s new with the Crusher 1080 ANC?
Skullcandy built its name on Crusher, the tech that lets you physically feel your music through a dedicated bass driver system. The Crusher 1080 ANC keeps that idea going with a new driver design that Skullcandy says improves clarity and separation, delivering sharper and more impactful bass than before.
CEO Brian Garofalow described the Crusher experience as “akin to standing front row at your favorite concert,” and with this model, the company is combining that feeling with Bose’s noise cancellation, spatial audio, and other Sound by Bose technologies for the first time.
That means you get Bose QuietControl adaptive noise cancellation, Bose TrueSpatial audio with head tracking, and the Bose WaveForm Audio Engine, all working alongside Crusher’s bass. You can still dial in your preferred bass intensity using the onboard Crusher wheel or the Skullcandy app.
What else do you get for $279.99?
Battery life comes in at up to 60 hours with ANC off and 50 hours with it turned on, and a quick 10-minute charge gets you 4 hours of playtime. You also get multipoint pairing, auto-connect, and wear detection, and Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio and Auracast support.
Other features include three EQ presets for music, movies, and podcasts, a customizable 5-band EQ, natural voice sidetone for calls, and low-latency audio for gaming and video.
That’s a lot of tech packed into a pair of headphones, and it will be interesting to see how well Crusher’s bass and Bose’s polish actually blend once people get them on their ears.
The Crusher 1080 ANC is available now on skullcandy.com and in stores, in four colors: black, candy, primer, and cement.