WOOPS. At the very end playing them on max whack one after the other I accidently got the images swapped. The Evos were first followed by the speaker destroying Wireless model. I have now lost all credibility and can no longer be seen in public, except maybe behind glass. Way to double check the video Frank.
Got a pair for Christmas and decided to play ULTRAKILL, which is an FPS game with lots of bassy explosions and destruction sounds. I began a playthrough with max screenshake and turned the bass on the crusher EVOs turned all the way up. It was like no other gaming experience I've ever had, totally worth asking for them for Christmas.
Mate, you’d be thrilled to hear there is an EVEN older version of the skullcandy crushers that only had a 30mm driver, could fold in half in the weirdest way possible (the middle of the headband had a hinge on it, and they went sideways not inwards.) and it had a big stinky AA battery compartmentment INLINE the cable. Absolute craziness. I had them in high school and they were literally a joke among friends. I think you’d get a huge kick out of em!
I have fond memories of my friend and I using his original crushers on the bus back home from middle school. At the time we assumed they were the pinnacle of audio technology
I actually took apart an early pair of crushers, back when they had the inline battery. The haptic motor thingy is just a "reverse" dynamic driver. Instead of the lightweight coil on the diaphragm, the magnet itself is on the diaphragm and is flying around in there.
And even the newest crushers like the anc 2 still have the same style driver. It used to be called the rex 40mm driver. I buy,sell,repair alot of headphones and skullcandys crusher series are beyond easy to repair and upkeep
These really are so fun to really bring out the basslines in dnb tracks or any Tyler the Creator tracks. Capeshit movies are even more hilarious with these cans, too, especially when it's skybeam time. 🅱️🔊ａ🔊ｓ🔊ｓ
Somehow throughout each high quality upload, Frank always ends up being my favorite part. This one in particular, with the yelling at frank that was just barely being picked up
I work at a pawn shop and I only just discovered the crushers about a year ago while working there. I was NOT aware of the EVO. I think I need this in my life. My favorite part about the crushers was selling them to customers by placing them on the sales counter and saying "Check this out" and then playing a bass boosted song while watching the customer gaze in amazement as the headphones vibrated OFF of the counter like a PlayStation controller on full rumble.
@@sakujosakujosakujo9800 same, I have a razor headset that has haptic feedback and when I play games it’s max whack lmao. Then when I listen to music I want more bass😭
@@sakujosakujosakujo9800 Oof, you've been using 'em too much. I too have those moments, and then I'm left chasing the high from when I first listened to them, constantly fiddling with the equalizer for just one more hit 😅 I think the only cure is to not use them for awhile so that your ears stop being used to that level of bass. You still likely will never get that first time experience again, but it will get you closer. I've bought earbuds to also listen to music with and don't use my Evo's except on Friday and the weekend as my weekly treat. Or...just turn the bass down 😂. But I think using a different audio device altogether would be more effective.
I remember my friend had the old pair. He'd bring them to school and we would take turns wearing them while the other would find the loudest, bassiest videos for the other to endure. Pretty sure we're still feeling the damage to this day.
I'mma let you finish but their business ethics of targeting those who are statistically most likely to defy any recommended audio levels and damage their hearing is the best ethics of all time.
You've sold me on the Crusher Evos. I just got these and love them. They are just too fun. Even with the bass slider all the way down, I like these. Plus they don't give me blisters in less than an hour like my previous pair of over ear headphones. That matters a lot to me as a glasses wearer. Plus the max bass genuinely feels nice when I'm in the mood and the song is right.
The genius morbid curious and fear I felt waiting at full volume, with every transition in the ear test, holding in laughter. It genuinely one of the funniest things I seen
I had the original Crushers for years and I loved them mainly for their ridiculous battery life. I could have full 40 hour work week of continuous listening with one full charge! Of course I did not use the haptic bass slider at all because it's unlistenable and yes the hinges both gave up and cracked but that's why we have 3d printers.
They only snap if you fold them which is absurd because they're supposed to lol. I leave mine open and throw them into my bag, I've had them for more than 2 years (the originals) and the leather is peeling off so I've ordered replacement muffs. I charge them like once in a month at most
The skull candy’s max whack is the equivalent of being at a stop light and rocking out to the rap blasting in the 02 civic with the windows up next you
These things are ridiculously durable. I got hit by a car, sent flying, every piece of tech on me broke, except my Evos. Scratched to high hell, internals completely intact. Sounded as good as the day i bought them.
A little over 4 years ago, I got some limited edition crusher's, and while I'm sure the audio quality isn't much different, the build quality is the best I've ever had. Memory foam, aluminum and proper soft touch plastic. It feels so good to hold and has held up exceptionally to 4 years of daily use
Years ago I got the crusher EVO and they’ve stayed my favs since then, and they’re ridiculously durable, I skate a lot and they’ve taken some gnarly falls and they’re fine, battery life is godly too
I use mine everyday, and I can confirm the battery life is insane. I listen to music like 3 hours a day and only charge them once a week. It's a beast.
For everyone who has one of these headphones: Take a plastic cup. Fill it about 3/4 full with water (not too full or it'll spill everywhere). Put the headphones on it as if the cup would be ears. Slide the Crusher Bass up to max and play a bassy song. Have fun.
@@etern1tydark for some reason RU-vid doesn't allow me to share video links, but just search for 'Skullcandy Crusher Evo water test' and you'll find a fair share of 'em.
The original Skullcandy Skullcrushers had the AA battery & bass volume on a giant dongle at the end of the hardwired cord. Then they shortened the name to Crushers and put the AA battery inside the removable right ear cup. Also replaceable aux cord. Ive gone through about 3 or 4 pair over the last 15 years or so lol. Will certainly upgrade to wireless ones. Because they're fun!
But, how are you so obviously into crushers and haven't upgraded to wireless yet (as of the time of your comment)? They've been available for years now. Are the OGs with AA that good? I have the first wireless and have been tempted to get a pair of wired OGs only because they look retro and cool but I never got them cause I thought they would be inevitably disappointing compared to the wireless. Wouldn't get them now though, much rather put that money into upgrading to evos at this point or those recently released ANC 2s that look insane.
The old crushers were my first pair of wireless headphones, and they eventually busted on me. Since I liked the magical bass slider, I got the evos afterwards. I have not had a single problem ever since, mainly because I don't particularly care if something comes disconnected inside my skull. A ton of fun, recommend to anyone that likes quality bass.
honestly i didn't do the personalized eq for like the first 6 months i had them but when i got my iphone 11 i decided to download the app and i gotta say while i always thought they sounded really good, the personalized eq it actually boosted the mids quite a bit and it made them sound significantly better
I own a pair of both, I upgraded to the Crusher Evo's recently, have been an amazing upgrade in every aspect as you described. I'm a very seasoned bass head, love the skull-crushing bass even do stereo competitions, and own a 4 12 inch subwoofer system. The Skullcandy Crusher Evo's bass slider frequency response is a lot better than the original. The cutoff for them was around 45hz or so. The new ones can go all the way down into the low 20hz field and up to 80hz for the haptic bass. They are the loudest in between the 30hz to 50hz range. Have been super happy with these so far. It's a plus that I can use a cable as well and still get the haptic bass at the same time. When I am doing music remasters I love to try the song out on these just to hear how a strong bass system would sound on that track. Just wanted to share why these seemed to sound better and why if you own a pair of the originals and weren't happy with the haptic bass on hip-hop music you will be happy with a pair of these.
With the recording of the Evos with the bass slider all the way down, I like how closeby the Cymbals sound. Like they're playing right next to your ears.
As soon as the freakish ears on a stand picked up the extra bass my dog started barking, and it was playing through my phone. Good on ya, Skullcandy for making a product that physically upsets animals. Side note, I don't think I've ever heard him say "double A's" like a normal person.
i bought the Crusher Evo's last summer and i personally love them. I don't mind the bass because it reminds me of the PS3 Pulse headphones that worked in the same way with the bass slider. I also love this when gaming because you can feel the bass shake when playing games like COD or action games. I love how they feel and I have not had a descent pair of over ear headphones since i had the beats Studio 2.0
I melted in my seat when I got the Evo's, lol. There's this song from a Japanese AI singer called Kizuna AI and the song Future Base just sent all the shivers up my spine and rattled my ears, lol. The next day, I went back to Best Buy to get my little brother a pair. My car decided to die on me on the way back and I had to call him to get a jump (he was sleeping for work that evening). For having to wake him up, I was happy I could give him those headphones. Also, aide tangent, if driving is your primary mode of transport, please invest in your own battery jumper. Someone rolled up their window on me and drove off like I was going to rob them when I approached to get a jump. Couldn't even be bothered to just say "No, thank you". Bought one for like $100 on Amazon, only needs to be charged every three or so months. Don't rely on the kindness of others (or that someone will even be around if you need a jump). Sorry for the PSA 😂
haptic feedback motors on sensitive microphones is not a happy pairing it's what you'd hear if the haptic feedback motors were directly linked to your eardrums. someone should patent that.
mate, I'm getting through a Lord of the rings audiobook, like with the soundtrack and everything, and I can only imagine how amazing it would be through these. like sitting in the cinema with screen turned off
I like to think that dank doesn't actually make up these stories, he's just really good at taking notes and writing things down that other people in Australia have said.
I love these headphones, I take them everywhere and use them as my daily gaming headset too, as someone who loves EDM and loud, bassy music I've been a fan of their crusher line for quite a while. Personally my favorite was their limited edition Crusher 360's they put out so much bass they were prone to actually ripping themselves apart from the inside.
I bought Evo's based on your first video about the first Crushers and I'm happy I made the right choice after also reading some reviews. Now I can't live without them, especially because I love rap music. And the best part is that they can provide a really nice bass without pushing the slider all the way up, sometimes 15% is more than enough, and I rarely go beyond 30. If I really want the fun, damn son,, both volume and bass at max is AMAZING with a rapid song. You presented them to me and I'm really thankful for that.
HAHA i got my evos too right after his video! Theyre absolutely stinking great and are mad fun, just that my music tastes shifted. Its still entertaining to go back and play around with them. Sadly my earcups fallen off so until i replace it i have to stick to my cheap wired sony headphones
I had my evos at the time he made the first video and seeing this one made me feel a little more validated in enjoying something stupid and fun like those, and I am 100% with you, for most day to day use, you only have to have them at 10-15% just for the tickle, but man, Movies and games are just incredible with them. the only issue I've had with them is a little squeak in the ear cups when they swivel but that's so easy to get rid of, they still have an amazing battery life for bluetooth and I only have to charge them like once every few days, with near constant use.
The ears on a stand suggest in that direction. With the slider all the way down, it's almost too tinny with those boosted tops, but some volume from the bottom it should sound really neat.
Thank you dankman, the final max whack session made my Bose 700's disconnect from my phone and shut themselves off and wouldn't reconnect. 10/10 worth listening at max volume.
I got the older version when I was younger in 2012, I vividly remember playing thrift shop by macklemore on repeat when I got them because I was in awe at how much bass there was. now the rubberised coating has turned into slime and the earpads have disintegrated but I was still using them a good 5 years later despite having objectively better headphones because they're just fun to listen to. if you've exhausted your earphone selection and want something different, crushers will be your new guilty pleasure
This is a coincidence because I just upgraded from the crusher wireless which is the ones that you reviewed the first time to these about a month or two ago and I can absolutely agree with you, these are so much better in every way!
I honestly love these things. They're not the best headphones by any stretch, but maxing out the bass makes them literally vibrate, and it feels kinda nice.
@@ishmael2586 yeah, I usually have them on a low bass setting just because of the glassess -_- which for me are sadly permanent (can't take em off or I'll be quite blind xD)
a friend of mine has the old crushers, and it has basically become tradition to yoink it to full whack whenever he gets spotted with them on. absolutely hilarious
The max bass test was hilarious, it was exactly what I was expecting Also the term you're looking for is "haptic bass". It's the rumble that simulates sub bass.
These are really great for action movies when everyone else in the house is trying to sleep. They're also pretty good for footsteps in video games if you don't have a decent pair of IEM's like the colorful's.
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I'll never stop coming back for your videos. You're the only audiophile I listen to but I feel like that's enough for me. Just a single youtuber out of the ordinary when compared to the rest of the content I watch on this site is enough of a change in pace to keep my time spent here interesting.
I'm jealous, I don't really even know the full differences between the Evo's and thr ANC (unless one just has the noise cancelling), but I've been wanting those for awhile but they're sold out and Skullcandy doesn't seem interested in stocking them. I have a 30% coupon with them that expires in March that I've been itching to use. My hope is thst maybe they're instead gearing up to release something different.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Owned both at one point, but returned the ANCs a week later for multiple reasons. The build quality on it felt looser than the Evo, and the ear cushions were slightly smaller and firmer. The noise cancelling performance also wasn't that great...I have the QC35 and XM4 in my collection as well, and for the Crusher ANC to be priced at $320...that's some tough competition to go at with mediocre noise cancelling. I gave the Crusher ANC a second try a month later when they were on sale, but the same build quality remained. Even at a lowered price of $250, it didn't feel right for me to keep in my collection, even if it were to sit there and collect dust. One thing I should mention too is that Skullcandy has stopped selling the Crusher ANC on their official website for about a year now. I bet they are working on something new, maybe a Crusher ANC 2.0 or something like that, but we'll never truly know until they release it...if it's even a thing in development that is...
Listening to this with my crushers also turned up to max whack is amazingly hilarious, and had just made my day. THEY SHAKE SO HARD DURING THE RECORDING IT'S SO FUNNY.
Use these for 2 years now and I'm still baffled to date, everything from gaming to music on them is extraordinarily beautiful and it never gets old, they're also quite durable and I've never had any issues. A high recommend from my side
@@bryang1392gaming with them IS crazy, I can confirm. Even though to date I've only played Destiny 2 with them, it is a great experience. And I've visited some of the old expansion's music and it hits just the right spot in the brain with these headphones
Thanks to your picky sennheiser and your fun attitude, my understanding of frequency response became much more refined, and now i can enjoy everything i listen to.
mate i had the ORIGINALS of these bought at like, walmart with the janky slider. They had the trashiest bass but my baby ears thought it was the peak of CoolTM. That skull candy aux cable they came with is still in use. I still use it in my car to this day, hasnt busted or frayed, its a miracle
honestly, the crusher evos weren't that bad with the bass turned down around 4:37 or so. not a candle to hold against old mate senny, but still respectable sound stage, imo.
It would just distort even more and thats about it, microphone diaphragm can only move so much. Adding bass past certain point you are just asking for mic to die.
@@xentiment6581 I know that's what would happen I just think it'd be really funny to hear that thing double bassed out I do happen to have some amount of speaker experience from fixing radios
in my experience, the bass on the Crushers and Crusher Evos is more enjoyable on songs that have a more "even" bass (I'm not too sure how to explain it), my favorite examples being songs like Tel Aviv by Skeler, Push Up by Creeds, Resonance by Home, and drowning by Vague003. Also, the experience you get with these headphones are *really* hard to represent across a screen, which the freakish-ears-on-a-stand do ok, but imo a big part of it comes from the actual vibration of the headphones itself. On an unrelated note, I think an artist you might find interesting is acloudyskye, they have a very unique style of music that I personally love, and it sounds incredible imo through anything. their music has some parts that have a very closed in feel, and simultaneously parts that make you feel like you're in an empty warehouse.
@@christowers7307 I'm not 100% sure, I have hearing damage and wouldn't be able to tell ya for sure, nor do I have/know a way to test it besides listening. if I had to guess though, I'd imagine a few of acloudyskye's songs get pretty low. apologies I can't be of much help lol
I went to the store once with a headache, saw these on display and decided to try them because I saw his last video on the crushers, and when I turned the bass up it shook the headache out and I was fine for the rest of the day
These were my first personal owned headphones, it took me half a year to find out i could add batteries into this. Once i found out i realised what a gimmicky set i bought
The older Crusher on max whack had this weird noise that dominated everything else. It may just have been the driver of my headphones smashing against the structure. Anyways, the new ones don't bother, they just hammer away on your ears. Strangely soothing. Edit: and in the last comparison they just dun did bamboozle switcharoony and now they are the opposite
@@DarthTatorGames Yeah I was thinking of that too but you know it could just be that he recorded the audio twice and put them on the stand in a different way. He did say that the microphone picked up weird shit with all the vibration the cans were doing so that could just be the rattle noise. I do agree it is most likely what you said though.
I got my kids each a set of Skullcandy Hesh 2 for Christmas...SEVEN years ago and they both get used DAILY! They have been the most solid things I've ever bought.
I found it hilarious how much that one pair vibes with the track you used 😂 trying to give you sweet base when there really is none! I personally liked Skull Candy, but it really can be hit or miss. They really are a niche set for those who really want the base. I sort of grew out of them when I started expanding my taste in music. It really does sound funny when the base drowns out everything else Also, love that line: “I’ve been self-medicating by drinking paint” 😂
I've owned the evos for 1 year now and I can't praise them enough. The sound is decent/good but their real strength is DURABILITY. I landscape and exercise a lot and their constantly flying off my head and banging into stuff. They still slap just as hard as day 1 and when you turn the bass off, they run for like 3 days. If you want decent headphones that can take a hit and keep going, these are a major option.
Mate, there were a pair of crushers that were even earlier than that - I used to have them. the battery was actually outside the headphone entirely and was inline; maybe 6 inches down from the 3.5mm termination. same stinky bass but man it would eat the battery up
I remember a time when Skullcandy was a budget brand that you can buy for $10. I even have a Skullcandy mp3 player from those days, I think it cost me $20, it's the same as the promo mp3 players you've reviewed in the past.
I had a Skullcandy set of headphones, snapped at the same spots you showed. Luckily it was under warranty, I ended up getting store credit for their online store, so bought their Barricade XL BT speaker and it's been pretty dang good.
Everytime you bring those old skullcandy crushers out in a video, I know exactly what's coming, but I still laugh like a maniac anyway. ALSO, partial thanks to you, I actually got Phillips 9000 Open Back headphones for Xmas, and I love them to death. Like I was able to hear things that I wasnt able to hear with my old JLab Earbuds that I've been using. Like, that Wireless Charger video you did a few years ago, I was able to hear that 3rd Gen iPod Hard Drive spin with those 9000 phones. That just blew me away.
My first crushers were the crusher 360's. Loved them a lot but the top headband cusion was starting to peel and I later got the crusher ANC. I liked those, but the audio quality wasn't as good and the ANC had like a white noise that was annoying. I returned them and got the crusher evo and I do not regret that purchase. I still use them today and even right now. Sound quality is better and feels better than previous crushers.
I actually daily drive the Evos for the last year and I absolutely love them, there's nothing better then after a long day of work, slapping these on while riding the bus, max bass, and blasting my music, it's like a head massage.
Yeah i had crushers, they did snap in half but i still consider it better then beats by dre cause you can crazy glue them stuffs in place and they stay sturdy. Had mine for 2 years, didnt need the folding through it. Got me another pair now as well haha Edit: Suming up, pretty much you can still do a DIY fix and still roll rather than having to deal with apple care and waiting long for your headphones to return. And trying to glue beats..i tried. Im sticking to crushers.
I've gotten 2 pairs of beats. And they sucked, the first pair the screws holding the ear cups on fell out, and the second pair the left side just stopped working
