Skullcandy has cracked the code on certainly one of my most-requested options for wi-fi earbuds. Not like virtually each different pair I’ve owned, dropping the charging case will not ship the earbuds flying throughout the room. For my fellow clumsy people, I am completely satisfied to report that the Skullcandy Methodology 360 ANC (8/10, WIRED Overview) are marked down at a number of retailers. I discovered the finest worth on the white (Bone) pair at Amazon, however a number of the different colours are discounted too in the event you do not thoughts paying slightly additional.
Whereas the enclosed case is my favourite factor about these earbuds, in addition they have glorious lively noise-canceling. That is largely due to a collaboration with Bose, top-of-the-line within the enterprise with regards to ANC, giving these a really spectacular stage of sound isolation and noise discount, significantly for the value.
The sound profile has clearly taken some notes from Bose as effectively, with our reviewer Parker Corridor saying, “There’s a actual life to this listening expertise within the midrange, with vocals, pianos, guitars, and different center-heavy devices every occupying their very own musical area.” He was additionally impressed by the broad stereo picture, which can provide numerous life to panning, and the intricate particulars that stand out when you have got good isolation and tuning.
In fact, if you wish to tweak the expertise you need to use the cellular app to regulate button performance or change the equalizer profile on your most popular music style. There are noise-canceling and transparency mode settings as effectively, the latter of which works significantly effectively for listening to site visitors whereas strolling the canine.
The draw back right here is that the entire setup is barely cumbersome. The earbuds have a large back-end that sits flush inside your ear, making them a bit extra noticeable than a number of the different earbuds we like. The case, whereas nice for conserving your earbuds in a single place whenever you knock it off the kitchen counter, can also be on the big facet and slightly awkward to make use of at first. Nonetheless, for beneath $100, you get glorious ANC, high quality sound profile, and a cushty match, which I believe is effectively well worth the worth of admission.