Skullcandy has cracked the code on one in all 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 Method 360 ANC (8/10, WIRED Review) are marked down at a number of retailers. I discovered the best price on the white (Bone) pair at Amazon, however a few of the different colours are discounted too in case you do not thoughts paying a little bit additional.
Whereas the enclosed case is my favourite factor about these earbuds, in addition they have glorious energetic noise-canceling. That is largely because of a collaboration with Bose, top-of-the-line within the enterprise in terms of ANC, giving these a really spectacular degree of sound isolation and noise discount, significantly for the worth.
The sound profile has clearly taken some notes from Bose as nicely, 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 vast stereo picture, which can provide a whole lot of life to panning, and the intricate particulars that stand out when you’ve good isolation and tuning.
After all, if you wish to tweak the expertise you possibly can all the time use the cell app to regulate button performance, or change the equalizer profile to your most well-liked music style. There are noise-canceling and transparency mode settings right here as nicely, the latter of which works significantly nicely for listening to visitors whereas strolling the canine.
The draw back right here is that the entire setup is barely cumbersome. The earbuds themselves have a large back-end that sits flush inside your ear, making them a bit extra noticeable than some of the other earbuds we like. The case itself, whereas nice for conserving your earbuds in a single place while you knock it off the kitchen counter, can also be on the massive aspect, and a little bit 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 nicely definitely worth the value of admission.
