But I wouldn’t be too sure these are the best headphone option for music lovers looking to save some cash. The Skullcandy Hesh ANC come with a 1/8″ TRRS cable. They also come with a USB-C to USB-A cable for charging the headphones. There’s a peak in the high-bass, which adds boom to your mixes while the dip in the low-mids thins out vocals and lead instruments. The dip in between the high-mid and low treble weakens and hurts the details of vocals and lead instruments.
While sibilants seem softly rounded and no harshness is noticeable, the high frequencies may lack a bit of lively verve and freshness. It would have been nice to be able to connect to the Skullcandy app, as using the EQ settings would have increased these headphones’ tonal flexibility. The Bluetooth standard SBC and the higher-quality AAC format are available as audio codecs.
Their active noise cancelling feature significantly reduces ambient noise around you too and they have longer continuous battery life. The Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless are better headphones for commuting than the skullcandy hesh anc Wireless. The Anker are better-built, more comfortable, and their active noise cancelling feature has a significantly better performance. They also have a longer continuous battery life, can be paired with up to two devices at a time, and have a companion app with a graphic EQ and presets to help you tweak their sound. The Skullcandy Hesh ANC are fine noise canceling headphones for their price. You get effective active noise canceling, decent battery life, fairly muted aesthetics, and a comfortable build.
They’re also bulky, which doesn’t make them very portable, and they don’t have an IP rating for water resistance, although we don’t currently test for it. Callers should understand you easily on a solid cell connection. Internally, 40mm drivers deliver a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz, with 32-ohm impedance. The headphones are compatible with Bluetooth 5.0 and support the SBC Bluetooth codec, but not AAC or AptX. The Hesh ANC headphones are available in black, gray, or white, with circumaural earcups generously padded with memory foam and a leather-like lining.
And on the Hesh ANC, that top “O” button not only lets you pair a new device, but it switches between ANC and Ambient Mode. The bottom line on these wireless headphones is that if you have an acutely tuned ear, the Skullcandy Hesh line probably won’t topple top-of-the-line models. But if you’re looking for an affordable, lightweight pair of Bluetooth over-ear headphones that are easy to use, the Skullcandy Hesh headphones are way above the mean.
The pouch won’t protect from a tumble down the stairs, but it prevents the plastic ear cups from scratching up too much. The ear cups, though, are nice and soft foam covered in the softest leatherette. They’re ultra-cushy, but they do get a bit hot, so expect to need breaks when sporting them in hotter weather. There’s black, grey, mod grey (grey with black finishes), and mod white (white with tan finishes). They’re casual enough to be your everyday headphones but smooth enough to also be worn at work while still looking (deceptively?) respectable.
It’s best-suited for taking calls in quiet spaces and can struggle to separate your voice from ambient noise in moderately loud environments. However, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem being understood by whoever’s on the other end of the line. The Skullcandy Hesh ANC are satisfactory for sports and fitness. They have a stable and decently comfortable fit while their wireless design makes it harder for something to snag them off your head. However, they could move around or fall off your head during more intense physical activity.
On Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild,” the kick drum loop receives plenty of high-mid presence, allowing the attack to retain its punchiness. The vinyl crackle and hiss take a step forward in the mix, as well—this is a bright sound signature, even with all the added bass depth. The sub-bass synth hits are delivered with true power here—they don’t quite overwhelm the mix, but the drivers are able to pump out lows that other headphones don’t quite reach down for.