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- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
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Skullcandy Crusher 2014 vs Skullcandy Venue Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
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Skullcandy Crusher 2014
Skullcandy Venue Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Crusher (Black)
- Crusher (Camo)
- Crusher (Dark Tan)
- Crusher (Gray, Cyan)
- Crusher (Gray, Lime)
- Crusher (Leopard)
- Crusher (Red)
- Crusher (Royal Blue)
- Crusher (Snake)
- Crusher (White)
- Venue (Black)
- Venue (Gray)
Our Verdict
Skullcandy Crusher 2014
Skullcandy Venue Wireless
The Skullcandy Venue Wireless are better than the Skullcandy Crusher 2014 in pretty much every way. They're wireless, are better built, have an active noise cancelling feature, have volume controls, and have better audio reproduction. They have 24 hours of playback thanks to a rechargeable battery, while the Crusher uses AA batteries. The only test where the Crusher 2014 performed better was their microphone performance, which isn't enough to make them an overall better choice over the Venue.
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Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
5.8
6.8
Noise Isolation
3.7
7.3
Bluetooth Version
N/A
5.0
Bass Accuracy
8.9
5.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.55 lbs
0.54 lbs
Clamping Force
1.1 lbs
1 lbs
Controls
5.3
7.6
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Good
Feedback
Okay
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
No
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
On/Off
Talk-Through
N/A
On/Off
Additional Controls
Bass Slider
No
Breathability
6.5
6.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.7 °C
6.6 °C
Portability
6.1
6.2
Portability Picture
L
5"
6.4"
W
6.5"
6.6"
H
2.88"
1.9"
Volume
93.6 in³
80 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
5.0
7.0
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
Hard case
L
N/A
8.3"
W
N/A
7.3"
H
N/A
2"
Volume
N/A
121 in³
Build Quality
6.0
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
7.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-3.05 dB
3.95 dB
Treble Amount
-6.04 dB
1.02 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.8
8.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.67 dB
0.25 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.9
5.1
Std. Err.
1.45 dB
6.95 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
22.78 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
0.18 dB
9.11 dB
Mid-Bass
1.37 dB
6.58 dB
High-Bass
1.44 dB
7.85 dB
Mid Accuracy
6.7
7.3
Std. Err.
4.46 dB
3.62 dB
Low-Mid
2.58 dB
4 dB
Mid-Mid
6.27 dB
0.03 dB
High-Mid
2.43 dB
3.77 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.1
5.7
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
5.85 dB
5.77 dB
Low-Treble
-0.7 dB
4.42 dB
Mid-Treble
-7.07 dB
7.41 dB
High-Treble
-6.43 dB
2.74 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.9
7.5
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.85 dB
1.51 dB
Dips
2.17 dB
1.58 dB
Imaging
8.3
8.8
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.3
0.23
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.46
0.6
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.63
1.74
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.76
2.78
Passive Soundstage
2.4
5.0
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
7.77 dB
2.74 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
0.04 dB
7.82 dB
PRTF Distance
0.61 dB
8.22 dB
Openness
6.3
2.7
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.6
3.9
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.2
7.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.374
0.258
WHD @ 100
0.276
0.299
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Unknown
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
3.7
7.3
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-9.61 dB
-18.86 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
-0.31 dB
-11.67 dB
Mid
-3.77 dB
-17.65 dB
Treble
-24.81 dB
-27.79 dB
Leakage
7.1
6.6
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
38.95 dB
41.99 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
Yes
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
7.4
4.4
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
293.44 Hz
397.39 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
1.72 dB
17.03 dB
HFE
3,568.48 Hz
22,988.02 Hz
Weighted THD
0.326
7,128.561
Gain
19.62 dB
32.57 dB
Noise Handling
6.4
5.4
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
16.25 dB
7.15 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.3
8.1
Battery Type
AA
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
38 hrs
24 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
0.0
Total Battery Life
38 hrs
24 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
1.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
N/A
Yes
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
N/A
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
No App
iOS
N/A
No
Android
N/A
No
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
N/A
No
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
8.1
Bluetooth Version
N/A
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
N/A
No
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
146 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
N/A
232 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
126 ms
Android Latency
90 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.04 ft
4 ft
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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