Is the Skullcandy Crusher® 1080 ANC worth the upgrade from the Sennheiser HD 400?
Verdict
Downgrade
The Skullcandy Crusher® 1080 ANC actually scores 6.0 points below the Sennheiser HD 400, so on aggregate review consensus this is a step backwards. It loses ground on value (8.0 to 7.0) and sound (8.5 to 8.0). On paper: active noise cancelling, multipoint pairing and drivers per side 1 to 2. Worth checking: weight goes 240 g to 374.2 g and driver size goes 40 mm to 36 mm. And it costs $203 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.
- Sound8.58.0
- Value8.07.0
Spec differences
Only where the two genuinely differ - everything they share is omitted.
| Spec | HD 400 | Crusher® 1080 ANC | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active noise cancelling | No | Yes | |
| Weight | 240 g | 374.2 g | |
| Multipoint pairing | No | Yes | |
| Driver size | 40 mm | 36 mm | |
| Drivers per side | 1 | 2 | |
| Microphones | 1 | 6 | |
| Controls | buttons | both | |
| Driver | Sennheiser dynamic drivers | dynamic | |
| Frequency response | 18Hz-20kHz | 20Hz-20kHz |
About this verdict
Direction matters here: this page answers "HD 400 to Crusher® 1080 ANC". 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.