Skullcandy Crusher Evo Wireless vs Sony ULT WEAR

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Skullcandy Crusher Evo Wireless
Sony ULT WEAR

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Our Verdict

Skullcandy Crusher Evo Wireless

Sony ULT WEAR

If you're choosing between the Skullcandy Crusher Evo Wireless and the Sony ULT WEAR, it's likely because you love bass and want headphones that bring the low end. There's no doubt that the Sony headphones are better all-rounders: they're more comfortable and stable, and their ANC system far outperforms the Skullcandy. They even have a longer continuous battery life and support LDAC. That said, it's hard to beat the Skullcandy headphones' haptic bass slider when it comes to outputting bonkers amounts of bass. Although the Sony headphones have two levels of bass accessible via the 'ULT' button, nothing quite beats the pulverizing bass of the Skullcandy when their slider is maxed out. You can also find them for a fair bit cheaper.

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Variants

  • Crusher Evo (Budweiser Red)
  • Crusher Evo (Burton)
  • Crusher Evo (Chill Grey)
  • Crusher Evo (Collina Strada)
  • Crusher Evo (Dark Blue/Green)
  • Crusher Evo (Light Grey/Blue)
  • Crusher Evo (Matte Black)
  • Crusher Evo (Midnight Blue)
  • Crusher Evo (Pride)
  • Crusher Evo (Rainbow Pride)
  • Crusher Evo (True Black)
  • ULT WEAR (Black)
  • ULT WEAR (Forest Gray)
  • ULT WEAR (Off White)

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Budweiser Red
Crusher Evo
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Black
ULT WEAR
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Burton
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
Forest Gray
ULT WEAR
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BestBuy.com
Chill Grey
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
Off White
ULT WEAR
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
Collina Strada
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
 
Dark Blue/Green
Crusher Evo
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Amazon.com
 
Light Grey/Blue
Crusher Evo
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Amazon.com
 
Matte Black
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
 
Midnight Blue
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
 
Pride
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
 
Rainbow Pride
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
 
True Black
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
 
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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.5
No major differences between these headphones for neutral sound. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

1,000 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Very Emphasized (7 dB)

Bass Amount 
 

2.29 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.4 dB

Treble Amount 
 

Underemphasized (-4 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Boosted Bass
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.1
7.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

0.59 dB
0.90 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.7
6.9

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.34 dB
6.8 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

2.46 dB
6.41 dB

Mid Bass 
 

3.15 dB
7.8 dB

High Bass 
 

4.72 dB
5.83 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
9.1

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.8 dB
1.35 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.29 dB
1.05 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.56 dB
-0.34 dB

High Mid 
 

-1.59 dB
-1.33 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.5
5.6

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.7 dB
5.52 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.59 dB
-6.62 dB

Mid Treble 
 

4.27 dB
-1.55 dB

High Treble 
 

-2.16 dB
-5.36 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.7

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.76 dB
1.3 dB

Dips 
 

1.27 dB
1.49 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

7.5

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.72
0.46 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

2.21
2.03 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

34.43
1.7°
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Group Delay 
 

7.2

Group Delay  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.1 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

PRTF 
 

5.8
5.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

2.48 dB
2.68 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.91 dB
4.52 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

13.28 dB
4.72 dB

Openness 
 

5.6

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.0
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.5

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.333
0.13%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.458
0.39%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

116.8 dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

103.4 dB
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
4.1

Virtual Soundstage  

Head Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

2.1.1
2.0.5

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Music (Default)
Off

ANC 
 

No ANC
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Imaging 
 

7.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.22

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

34.43
1.7°

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.72
0.46 dB

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.21
2.03 dB
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.333
0.13%

WHD @ 100 
 

0.458
0.39%
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Design

Style  

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Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Weight  

0.69 lbs
0.56 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.8
7.7

Controls Picture  

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Haptic Bass Slider
ULT + Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.2
5.9

Portability Picture  

 

5.0" (12.7 cm)
8.0" (20.2 cm)

 

6.0" (15.2 cm)
6.9" (17.6 cm)

 

2.9" (7.4 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)

Volume  

87.50 in³ (1,433.86 cm³)
110.65 in³ (1,813.15 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

6.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
7.4" (18.8 cm)

 

N/A
8.4" (21.3 cm)

 

N/A
2.3" (5.8 cm)

Volume  

N/A
141.73 in³ (2,322.55 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

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Stability 
 

6.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Side Picture  

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Rear Picture  

Top  

Top Picture  

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

3.8
8.7

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-11.15 dB
-22.90 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

0.27 dB
-16.64 dB

Mid 
 

-5.87 dB
-24.24 dB

Treble 
 

-28.18 dB
-29.03 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.9

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.16 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-21.25 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-21.73 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

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ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

6.5
6.9

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

42.55 dB
40.22 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

7.4
7.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

169.51 Hz
87.24 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.37 dB
4.5 dB

HFE 
 

4,763.35 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.26
6.936

Gain 
 

3.42 dB
31.29 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.8
8.1

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

7.17 dB
22.6 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
8.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.1
8.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

34.1 hrs
44.1 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

34.1 hrs
44.1 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.3 hrs
2.4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.0
8.0

App Picture  

App Name  

Skullcandy
Sony| Headphones Connect

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.5
9.9

Cable Picture  

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.00 ft (1.22 m)
4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.3 ms

Latency - USB 
 

0 ms
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.1
8.8

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

290.00 ft (88.39 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

228 ms
214 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

238 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

136 ms

Android Latency 
 

139 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

Check Price

Budweiser Red
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
Black
ULT WEAR
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
Burton
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
Forest Gray
ULT WEAR
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
Chill Grey
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
Off White
ULT WEAR
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
Collina Strada
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
 
Dark Blue/Green
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
 
Light Grey/Blue
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
 
Matte Black
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
 
Midnight Blue
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
 
Pride
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
 
Rainbow Pride
Crusher Evo
Amazon.com
 
True Black
Crusher Evo
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
 

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