When it comes to headphones, I would usually swerve past Skullcandy, having been burnt by their lower range in-ear headphones about five years ago. Since then, I was addiment that Skullcandy were cool-looking but poorly made.

Therefore, I was immediately taken aback by the Skullcandy Crusher Wireless Headphones. The headphones are beautifully packaged, although I knew they might try to lure me in with good looks -it was the build quality that I was impressed with. The Skullcandy Crushers come in a high-quality travel bag (it feels water resistant, although we couldn’t find confirmation of this) with a, inside pocket for your cables and a soft anti-scratch lining. The headphones themselves fold up for compact storage, featuring memory foam ear pads and a padded headband. They feel light, comfortable and snug on, and the over-ear design does a lot to cancel out external noise.

The Skullcandy Crusher Wireless Headphones connect to any device via Bluetooth, which is easy enough to pair up, and they come with an impressive 40 hour battery life. There are large buttons on the right ear cup that allow you to play with the volume and take phone calls through the built-in microphone - this is a handy feature but I felt self-conscious talking on the phone when I couldn’t hear myself due to the sealed ear pads.

The Crushers feature Stereo Haptic Bass, delivered to each side of the head for true left and right variable bass. The custom-tuned audio drivers claim to deliver “bass you can feel”, which you certainly can when it’s turned up full whack. I’m not sure I appreciate the vibrating head effect but the bass is rich, thick and powerful. The Crushers also feature an adjustable bass slider, which is the only part of the headphones I don’t like, as it feels stiff and a bit cheap compared to the rest of the headset.

These headphones could appeal to bass-heads, but some may dislike the way the bass dominates the mid and high tones, and if you drop the bass down to zero it lacks any power at all. Overall, these headphones are perfect for bass nuts, well made and with good connectivity, but I am not 100% sure they are worth the asking price. RRP £129.99

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4 out of 5

Pros

Well built, classic design

Heavy bass and ok mid-high range

Comfortable

Ear pads block out ambient noise

Good connectivity

Easily identifiable buttons

40-hour battery life

Cons

Bass can be overpowering

Sound leakage

Ear pads don’t swivel

Heavy bass makes ear pads vibrate (a love it/hate it feature)