Distortion falls under good limits at a normal listening volume, resulting in clean and pure audio reproduction. However, there’s quite a bit of distortion present at max volume. This can be hard to hear with real-life content, though. 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.
Holding the volume up for a full second will jump you forward a track, while the same on volume down returns you to the previous track. A single tap of the middle button will play/pause audio playback, as well as answer and end calls. Double tapping this button will launch your voice assistant.
The wireless headphones charge via an included USB-C cable, and they also come with a 3.5mm aux cord, in case you want to listen to devices that don’t support Bluetooth 5.0. The Skullcandy Venue Wireless are somewhat better headphones for most uses than theSkullcandy Hesh ANC Wireless. The Venue are better built and their ANC is able to reduce more ambient noise around you. They can also be paired with up to two devices at the same time and you can listen to audio while they’re charging, which is nice. However, the Hesh have a more neutral sound profile and their integrated mic offers better overall performance. The skull headphones are over-ear headphones and are the updated variant of the Skullcandy Hesh 3 Wireless.
Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. These are the settings we used to test these headphones, and our test results are only valid in this configuration. The low-mid is a bit overemphasized, so your mix sounds a bit muddy or cluttered.
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Skullcandy estimates the Hesh ANC’s battery life to be roughly 22 hours, but your results will vary with your volume levels and your use of ANC. The headset microphone does a reasonable job with the essential speech frequencies, and won’t sound at all “hi-fi”. The sub-bass in Lose Yourself To Dance by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams is very loud through the Hesh ANC, enough that it’s a bit jarring. The song still sounds good overall, but the sub-bass is a bit distracting to me. If you really like to “feel” your music with heavy sub-bass, you’ll enjoy how Daft Punk and other EDM sounds with the Hesh ANC.