The Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless are the sports-oriented variant of the Skullcandy Push Truly Wireless. They have a very stable in-ear fit thanks to their stability hooks, a comfortable and well-built design, and are certified IP55 for dust and water resistance. They also have customization features like a graphic EQ and presets to help tweak their bass-rich sound profile to your liking, as well as Skull-iQ, a smart feature that allows you to use voice controls. On the downside, they struggle to block out the low rumble of bus and plane engines, and their mic has a hard time separating your voice from moderate ambient noise around you.
Our Verdict
The Skullcandy Push Active are good for neutral sound. Using the 'Music' EQ preset, their flattest EQ, they have a bass-rich sound profile that adds extra thump, rumble, and boom to their sound. That said, if you prefer a different sound, their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets so that you can customize their sound to suit your tastes. Unfortunately, due to their in-ear fit, their passive soundstage seems closed-off, small, and as if coming from inside your head.
- Graphic EQ and presets available.
- Very consistent audio delivery.
- Bad passive soundstage performance.
The Skullcandy Push Active are decent for commute and travel. They have a comfortable, stable, and well-built design. Thanks to their over nine hours of continuous battery life, they should last through long days on the go, and their small design makes it easy to put them in your pocket or bag. That said, they struggle to block out the low rumble of bus and plane engines.
- Comfortable and well-built.
- 9.5-hour continuous battery life.
- Struggles to block out bass-range noise.
- Bad passive soundstage performance.
The Skullcandy Push Active are great for sports and fitness. They have a comfortable, well-built design rated IP55 for dust and water resistance. They also have ear hooks, which help keep them stable during your run or workout. In addition to physical controls, you can access the Skull-iQ feature in their companion app if you want to use voice commands.
- Comfortable and well-built.
- Very stable fit.
- 9.5-hour continuous battery life.
- Bad passive soundstage performance.
The Skullcandy Push Active are satisfactory for office use. They have a comfortable fit, and their 9.5-hour continuous battery life should last through your 9-5 workday without too much of an issue. They don't leak much audio at high volumes either and can block out ambient chatter around you. On the downside, they don't support multi-device pairing, so you can't stay connected to your PC and smartphone at the same time.
- Comfortable and well-built.
- 9.5-hour continuous battery life.
- Cuts down ambient chatter.
- Sub-par noise handling.
- Bad passive soundstage performance.
- No multi-device pairing.
The Skullcandy Push Active aren't compatible with PlayStation or Xbox consoles. You can use them with Bluetooth-compatible PCs, but their latency is likely too high to be suitable for wireless gaming.
The Skullcandy Push Active are truly wireless Bluetooth headphones, and you can't use them wired.
The Skullcandy Push Active are okay for phone calls. Their integrated microphone does a mediocre job of recording your voice, and speech sounds understandable but thin and lacking detail. The mic struggles to separate your voice from moderate ambient noise, so if you're taking an important call, it's best to do so from a quiet environment. The headphones also have trouble blocking out ambient noise like the low rumble of bus engines around you.
- Comfortable and well-built.
- Sub-par noise handling.
Changelog
- Updated Mar 20, 2023: We've added a comparison between these headphones and the JBL Endurance Peak 3 True Wireless in Comfort.
- Updated Feb 08, 2023: We have added information regarding the 'Pit Viper XTREME' color variant to Differences Between Sizes And Variants and Style.
- Updated Jan 19, 2022: Review published.
- Updated Jan 12, 2022: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Skullcandy Push Active come in three color variations: 'Black/Orange', 'Dark Blue/Green', and 'Light Grey/Blue'. We tested the 'Dark Blue/Green' variant, and you can see our model's label here. In addition to these variants, there's also a limited edition colorway that's made in collaboration with Pit Viper, a company that primarily makes sports-oriented sunglasses and goggles. This model is called the 'Pit Viper XTREME' and is mainly purple with pink and blue accents.
If you come across another variant of these headphones, please let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
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The Skullcandy Push Active are the sports-oriented variant of the Skullcandy Push Truly Wireless. Like the Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless and Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless, they have ear hooks to help give you a very stable in-ear fit. They have a very robust companion app that offers a graphic EQ and presets as well as Skull-iQ, a smart feature that allows you to use built-in voice commands. However, they struggle to block out the low rumble of bus and plane engines.
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The Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless are the sports-oriented variant of the Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless and are better overall headphones. The Push Active are in-ears with a more comfortable and stable in-ear fit, and their sound profile is much more neutral, which some users may prefer. They have significantly better battery performance and more customization features, thanks to their companion app. However, some users may prefer the Push Ultra's in-ear fit, which doesn't fit as deeply into your ear.
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