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Skullcandy Launches $279 Crusher 1080 ANC Headphones

7/16/2026

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Skullcandy Unveils Crusher

Skullcandy announced the Crusher 1080 ANC headphones at $279.99.
The headphones use Bose QuietControl ANC, TrueSpatial head-tracking, and the WaveForm engine.
Battery lasts 60 hours without ANC, 50 hours with ANC, and provides four hours of playback after a 10-minute charge.
Connectivity features Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio, low-latency, Auracast, multipoint pairing, auto-reconnect, and wear detection.
Reviewers doubt the Crusher 1080 ANC can match Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones, which cost $449.

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Crusher 1080 Emphasizes

The reviewer notes the Crusher 1080 now emphasizes Bose-powered audio rather than its previous haptic bass.
In side-by-side tests it delivered a more balanced, open soundstage than the Crusher 540.
Compared with the Sennheiser HDB 630, the Crusher 1080 was less spacious but pushed percussion forward.
With haptic off, low-end remained modest and controlled while overall energy stayed higher than the Sennheiser.

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Skullcandy Undercuts

Skullcandy priced the Crusher 1080 ANC headphones at $399.99 in Australia, undercutting Sony WH-1000XM6 ($699.95) and Apple AirPods Max 2 ($999).
The model is sold through JB Hi-Fi and Skullcandy’s online store and offers four subtler colorways—black, candy, primer, cement—to broaden mass-market appeal while retaining a punk-rock street-culture image.
The headphones use proprietary “sensory bass” dual drivers and provide automatic playback, five-band EQ, sidetone and reprogrammable buttons as premium perks.

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Skullcandy Unveils Crusher

Skullcandy announced the Crusher 1080 ANC headphones at $279.99.
The headphones use Bose QuietControl ANC, TrueSpatial head-tracking, and the WaveForm engine.
Battery lasts 60 hours without ANC, 50 hours with ANC, and provides four hours of playback after a 10-minute charge.
Connectivity features Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio, low-latency, Auracast, multipoint pairing, auto-reconnect, and wear detection.
Reviewers doubt the Crusher 1080 ANC can match Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones, which cost $449.

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