Is the Skullcandy Crusher® ANC 2 worth the upgrade from the Alienware Pro Wireless?
Verdict
Downgrade
The Skullcandy Crusher® ANC 2 actually scores 19.5 points below the Alienware Pro Wireless, so on aggregate review consensus this is a step backwards. It loses ground on noise cancelling (8.1 to 5.8) and calls (8.7 to 7.0). On paper: codecs SBC to SBC, AAC, multipoint pairing and battery life (anc on) 35 h to 50 h. Worth checking: battery life goes 70 h to 60 h and weight goes 310 g to 332 g. One caution: this steps down a line tier (Pro Wireless to Crusher® ANC 2), and base models usually trade away tier features - check the codec and ANC rows above before trusting the score gap alone. And it costs $112 more for a lower score, which is hard to justify on the data alone. Only worth it if a specific feature above matters more to you than overall quality does.
What actually changes
Sub-scores both products have, on the same 0-10 scale. Bars extend right for a gain, left for a loss.
- Sound8.77.2
- Noise cancelling8.15.8
- Battery9.19.1
- Calls8.77.0
- Value8.67.0
Spec differences
Only where the two genuinely differ - everything they share is omitted.
| Spec | Pro Wireless | Crusher® ANC 2 | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 70 h | 60 h | |
| Codecs | SBC | SBC, AAC | |
| Weight | 310 g | 332 g | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 | |
| Multipoint pairing | No | Yes | |
| Battery life (ANC on) | 35 h | 50 h | |
| Driver size | 50 mm | 40 mm | |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 | |
| Driver | 50 mm driver | 40 mm dynamic | |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 40 kHz | 20 Hz - 20 kHz |
About this verdict
Direction matters here: this page answers "Pro Wireless to Crusher® ANC 2". The other direction is a separate question with a different answer. Scores blend published review verdicts across over-ear and shift as new reviews land, so a marginal call today may not be one next quarter.