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That crusher demo made my speakers make sounds I've never heard before, I was thinking "okay, these'll be a bit bassier than the XB1000 demo" I was not expecting THAT much extra bass
just goes to show, once again, that bass is like salt. you want it in your music to make it come together better, but you don't wanna dump the whole package in
I knew what was coming with the Skullcandys but it still had me laughing hard enough to cry. I can't get enough of those stupid headphones being recorded on the freakish ears on a stand
Wow, being reminded that Sony also makes playstations suddenly makes me really glad that they gave it an actual name, instead of being called the 'SCPH-1000 Entertainment System' or something ridiculous!
Well when you do think about it, PlayStation is the most barebones businessman name you can think up for a gaming system. At least it was a good console
Forgot about the crushers and as soon as they started playing I just laughed my ass off 🤣. They truly are insane, hope I can try a pair one day, just for shits and giggles.
Tried a pair in walmart a couple months back and if you like bass they will blow your minds. It is really a enjoyable experience and i hope to buy a pair one day.
I own a pair. There so fun to have, and if you want to listen to music instead of laugh at it you can turn the bass slider down XD. They're great for gaming, that extra base is awesome for car sounds and gunshots when you want to feel like you're in an action movie.
I've actually had my pair since they launched like 5 years ago lmao and they've never stopped being my main pair of headphones! Bearing in mind I'm a sound design student so I have plenty of headphones but they are truly fun and great headphones for just enjoying music :)
Here I am sitting in the studio, thinking that "nah my monitors should be fine" then the crushers came on and everything just went BRRRTTTT. Thank you I haven't had a laugh like that in awhile.
The Sony factory that made the headphones was probably the former Sendai Technology Center in Tagajo, a coastal suburb of Sendai (north of Fukushima), where employees had to construct makeshift rafts to escape the flooding from the tsunami in March 2011. The factory re-opened in 2012 as the Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corp. but headphone production seems to have moved to Oita, in Kyushu (southwest Japan), according to a Sony Corporation list of manufacturing operations in March 2021.
@@epergne Yeah, that sounds about right, even 20 years ago most Sony products weren't made in Japan (at least of those Sony products sold overseas). I guess that means it would've probably been a flooding incident unrelated to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami (of course, Thailand itself was affected by the December 2004 tsunami but only the part of the country along the Indian Ocean southwest of Bangkok).
Note on the skullcandy pair, recently repaired my sister's pair. The bass motor things touch some of the cabling inside. This EATS UP the cables entirely. Had to resolder half the things. Why is there like 10 cables inside in a rats nest? Why are they not organized? I don't know, but it puts a real limit on lifespan of the things.
I’ve owned a older generation of Crushers, these bastards just died after two months. Got a replacement, they were dead after 3. Never bothered to get a new pair.
@@RescueRacoon96 i have the anc model and it seems to be better there ive actually been using them for about 2 years fine. i am not doubting you have these issues but i also dont use the bass slider too much (almost always off) so maybe its just that keeping them alive.
I've used my pair almost every day for the past 3 years and till now I don't have a issue with them, and I've thrown them across and had them fall off a million times by accident never had a single issue with them and I owned the OG pair for 6 years same story
Used to own the crushers shown in the video, actually worked well for me til I got the crusher evo, basically its the way better version of the 2016 crushers, they go way lower than the old pair. also are way louder on the headphone cable too and not just the bass im talking bout
I was only looking for a budget set of headphones that I can use to work from home and deduct in tax. I wasn't expecting to go down a rabbit hole of tinkering, nuggets, beans, cashies, and pkcells. I have now spent a week watching videos about shit i don't even fully understand including car repairs. Your humor and style is really something else! Good job mate.
@@MrBeerGuy I feel you. I had a pair of XB700s as my first ones. They're also dead now and live disassembled with a wrecked cable at my shelf. *not the new Bluetooth ones. They were similar to the XB1000.
i have the xb900n, bluetooth headphones for a decent bit of cash with very little soundstage, very heavy bass, and shitty noise canceling (my ears hurt the first few days of using them).
@@KptnAutismus I had those, then I got the 910N. They have slightly less bass, but the noise canceling is way better and they’re comfy. Hopefully the next model is the best of both worlds.
4:54 to put in perspective, 2Hz means that the driver moves two times per second. When you run, your heart beats faster than that (120 - 130 bpm or 2 - 2.2Hz)
I'm not an audiophile or anything. I found your videos randomly and I have to say you are one of the funniest people on this website. Watching your videos always gives me a good laugh, but next time I get a pair of headphones or a speaker, I'm going to put a lot more thought into it. P.S. Frank is very cool.
Had to let go of these almost a decade ago due to financial difficulties, still miss them - they’re absolutely fun, and the “monster truck tire” pads are truly amazing. They looked utterly ridiculous on my small head, my friends had a great laugh!
I had the XB500s around 2010, it was crazy. Basically strapping a subwoofer on your head, but still retaining clarity. I was told the 1000s were ... twice as crazy. A friend found a pair a few years ago (how he got them is still a mystery), but i never had a chance to try them. These were so comfortable though, damn.
What's even crazier is that, even if they ARE actually capable of playing 2 Hz, the vast majority of audio engineers will roll off anything below 20 Hz because all it will do is muddy up the audio signal with stuff we can't hear. So it's almost entirely useless to have anything below 20 Hz because all of that stuff is eliminated during mixing.
Having the ability to go to 2 hz also means the 20 hz is more easily replaced by the headphones, Kind of like how we can't hear headphones with 35khz but the headphones still sound brighter
yeah, i remember the time i bought a subwoofer rated down to 18Hz at ±3dB I tried running a 20Hz test tone on it and it sounded like a truck was idling on the street outside, rather than a tone. i think it's just a way for them to brag about the low end response
@@bjarkebech i mean, that’s kinda accurate to those low frequencies. Once the frequency gets low enough, you can hear the wave going up and down, and it sounds similar to an engine.
@@bjarkebech Yeah, below 20 Hz is when it becomes less of a tone and more of a rumble. Going that low can be useful in some cases, like a movie with an Earthquake scene, but usually the sound engineer will manually synthesize the low frequencies to get the desired rumble effect.
I've listened to crushers once in person. They're amazing. They're even better than the freakish ears make it seem when you can FEEL the bass. It's such a unique headphone experience
I had a pair of crushers in my angsty highschool days, right around when twenty one pilots' Blurryface came out. Loved em literally to death while I was pencil pushing at an internship with a manufacturing company. I later got some DT770s (big ohm ones, no amp), and currently have SRH840s, and they destroy the sound quality of the Crushers.
I always thought Sony did a good job of naming products - it's not exactly an exciting method, but it tells you everything you need to know! Based on this vid, we can surmise that WH1000-XM4 actually means: 'Wireless Headphone Super High-end Xtra Mids 4th Generation' ... Catchy.
@@junkmail1337 Wire Free (True wireless) 1000X Mark 4, the higher the number the better, 1000 is the Best In Sony products, im not 100% sure where the X comes from...
I remember trying these on at a Best Buy years and years ago, probably around 2010 or so. They were absolutely so freaking comfortable, and I wanted to buy them, but I couldn't afford it at the time. A real shame, I didn't think they'd just be gone like that a few years later.
Given how Sony refuses to give a product a reasonable name, I think I'm going to just call all their headphones "Sony Scrabblephones" and only differentiate them with pictures and features lol
the XB1000s are over 500$ on ebay here in the US. Dayum. Glad you show these lovely sets off to us as otherwise i would likely never get to experience them, while not much of a audio guy myself. I find these videos so cool and informative.
I was like “oh the crushers can’t be that bad how would a TH-cam video of a ear stand recording the audio from them actually be that bad for speakers” then proceeded to almost get my speakers blown out by the pure bass of the crushers
I still have my XB-700. The "leather" on cushions is flaking, Jack works.. sometimes.. but i can't throw them away. They were too good in their prime. Lovely series.
@@GWVEEN i even called Sony years ago to Ask for replacement and original ones were for set of 2 almost a price of new headphones. So i bailed on that. But thanks for the tip :)
I bought XB500 from a yard sale with a bunch of others great headphones, and I underestimated them by far. I thought that they look like cheap plastic headphones you get for a bunch of bucks at any normal store. I was shocked when I found out what I got. I paid 25 euros for the XB500, Philips X2, Teufel Massive and AudioTechnica MSR-7 as a packet. Still one of the best trades I made till today!
I was listening to this on Shokz Openrun Pros, which relies on bone conduction to transmit audio to the wearer's ears, and when the Skull Crusher demo came on, my headset was vibrating like all hell broke loose and I had to resist so hard from laughing my ass off since I was in a public place.
I had a pair of crushers in highschool and loved them because they had "big stinky bass" they are a FUN pair of headphones, but they fit really tight. I'm much more content with my sennheisers now, they sound FANTASTIC, I almost cry listening to them because of detailed and wonderful they are for watching movies and listening to R&B
Woah, I had my Sony XB-700's that I imported from Japan JUST crap out on me yesterday after having them for over 12ish years. I pawned them off to my fiance cause she loved how fun they sound, and they finally hit the bucket. I used them for many many years, but it literally felt like I was wearing monster truck tires. The pads had the entire leather stripped off from the amount of wear lmao.
repair them. good phones are build well and often even have replacement parts available. If they're done anyway, can't make it worse, so might as well give it a try.
All the weebs would be all over your headphones, cos they were imported from Japan. ツ But in all seriousness, I am not an audiophile, but how can headphones *die suddenly* after 12 years? Shouldn't they slowly show signs of aging? The only way headphones can die suddenly are blasting music in it, setting them in a backpack and putting a heavy math textbook on top of them (Yes, I did that on accident in 2012), or chewing on the wires (yes, I did that also). Moral of the story, pretty much anything electronic that I own will have a short lifespan.
I forever-borrowed a pair of these from one of my friends and I loved them to death. I was a huge dubstep fan, so they fit my style perfectly. And it cannot be stressed enough how comfortable they are. I sadly don't have them anymore. They got lost in a move five years ago, and I've been looking for a new pair ever since.
I knew they'd come back! The Crushers are just INSANE. Full blast bass slider is fun and all but I wonder... *Cranks the bass slider into full wack during the new session*
I had the old version of the SC Crushes, and I used them extensively while in high school. Funny thing is I'm a metalhead and you'd think I'd like treble over bass but no. They made music sound so much punchier, and of course, I didn't have the slider even half way up. I never tried the new ones but I bet they're just too much for most music. And yes they snap at the head band.
I have the bluetooth ones and if the slider is all the way down, theyre still pretty warm but the sound is actually quite enjoyable. I also find them reasonably comfortable and they didnt break in all the years Ive had them. Theyre just as much fun as my HD650, although in a different way.
The new ones have a constant weird sheet metal wobbling sound to them no matter what setting you have the slider on. Its best to just crank it up as high as you can stand and put on some Sleaford Mods.
I have a pair that I bought in China while it was in production and use it fairly often. Love them so much and they are still in great condition. Feel blessed seeing your video randomly suggested on youtube hyping these up.
So. I turned it down some for the Skullcandy headphones. I'm listening on my Soundcore Spirit X2 which are already a little overly bassy without using it's extra bass profile but are, at least to my ear, pretty decent lower mid tier as I got them for about $70 a year ago. When those Skullcandys went off I almost dropped my phone trying to take the bud out while turning it down. All I'm saying is I nearly threw the bud on the floor from fear
For me I just immediately laughed at the pure destruction of sound then proceeded to mute the video. Like I don't wanna spend the money on anything Skullcandy, but I really want a pair of crushers just so I can experience headphones that sound like they give you a minor TBI when you use them.
@@Speedojesus Go for the Crusher Evos if you do! Even more bass, you actually get highs and mids (it's a *very* flavoured sound, but you can get 'em!), USC-C for charging, Tile so you don't lose 'em when they vibrate off your head and out da window, significantly stronger as well!
I got the Crusher Evos after watching DankPods' video on Crushers. They work both wirelessly, or wired with mic using the cable they come with, or wired without mic using any old random aux cable. (The included cable is just an aux cable that has a mic a few inches from one end of it.) Speaking as an audiophile, the treble is definitely kind of rough compared to my nice IEMs. But the bass is insane. It doesn't sound like these recorded clips of it though -- it's just so much bass that it's causing clipping in the mics in the ears-on-a-stand. The closest analogy I can think of to describe the sound is if you strapped subwoofers to your head. There's a bass slider though, with all the way up being almost nothing but bass, and all the way down being about normal sounding. Around 1/8 to 1/4 of the way up is a good sweet spot if you want a bunch of bass but not so much it eats everything else. Also, if you have an equalizer, lowering 100 Hz (or the nearest slider you have to 100) improves the bass in my opinion, removing some lower midbass that can sound bloated and letting you turn that bass slider higher to get more deep rumbly subwoofer bass. While you're at it, lowering 8 kHz (8000 Hz) by around 3 dB (3 notches on most equalizers) helps if you find the highs grating.
Same, I had it playing through my tower speakers in my apartment and have never reached for the pause button so fast, the HD600's sounding beautiful, then raw unbridled shaking...
I've had my XB-1000 for years. I've had two of them. (Still have them) The first time I saw them I laughed, then I put them on... The Best (especially for that price). Silly indeed, but so comfortable and bassy, yet clear.
I love that when the genuine warning for damage to the speakers caused by the Crushers popped up I naturally just increased the volume. And man is it hilarious
I had to pause at 0:03 because that turntable looked familiar, I realized that's an ad for the turntable I own lol. It's called the HP-161 stereo music system.
I first saw your raycon video and thought it was interesting. I’m so glad it brought me here! Always remember your super positive fan base. Congrats on everything and thank you for your content.
I grew up around audio equipment because my dad runs a business fixing it, and I never gave a single shit about any of it until I found your channel. bravo, mr. pods. bravo.
My old roommate had a pair of these on his computer in the living room. I remember playing Undertale for the first time with them and it was a blast. Unfortunately one of the headphones came off of the headband eventually and they became a hassle to use, but ultra comfy, super bassy, but not dumb bassy.
I remember when this model was released. There was a complete family of extra bass headphones. But XB1000 were the top of the line. If I'm not wrong the price was $250
I got the xb1000 and the little brother xb90ex, back then was mostly listening to all types of house music and dubstep, they were perfect for it. Sold the xb90ex but kept xb1000, too good to let go.
I actually had the cheaper version of this in high school and I must say, those cushions were really soft and comfortable to wear for long periods of time. They also doubled as ear muffs in the winter. Sony MDR-XB700
I remember when you reviewed the skullcandy's, had a brand new set of hyperx cloud alphas that I hadn't even bought a day prior. Yeah they stopped working half an hour after the review from the amount of bass, with the left side going out within a few seconds of the test. Amazing content as always though!
@@trentonwelch9506 I turned the volume all the way up MAX in my OneOdio Pro-50, which are already bass monsters after having it for a month. They surprisingly held up and didn't lose any slight sound quality or even volume after repeatedly playing the recording 10 times over at max volume. these heaphones only cost 70 $ USD, but dang, they sure know how to stand up.
I have genuinely never heard my sub struggle before. I’m not even mad at the Skullcandy headphones, I’m just surprised that someone thought THAT MUCH BASS was a good idea.
They don't sound like that in real life! I have my Crushers for years and they never sounded like that! I had to glue the headband with epoxy glue on both sides by now though... I still adore them and plan to buy the Crusher Evo soon-ish. There is however the option to just use the bass slider very slightly though...
@@RaiHyuugaRoxas yeah. They have haptics in them which literally just shake the mics in the h.e.a.r.s. that’s why it just ruins the audio recordings from them 😂😂
Hey! I just wanna say that I think they did bring em back but under the MDR-Z7, its another 70mm speaker driver and they look more modern and updated. Might be worth a lookin into.
the Crushers make me laugh every time I hear them like what the heck even I don't have a pair but I have a gaming headset with a similar concept to it so it's like double the bass and it's amazing (though mine do not sound like that when actually listening to things, not sure if the Crushers are even more insane or if the ears just pick it up strange)
I wasn't going to head your warning but did anyway, glad I did, I forgot how insane the crushers were and I almost lost my new earbuds haha. Who in their right mind wants to listen to that? these Sony's have a nice bass range and being that you managed to score yours from Japan is good news for me as I have friends in the region who might (if im lucky) know where to find some.
I used to love skullcandy headphones as a kid, and I can confirm, they are built about as sturdy as a dried up twig. Every pair of their earphones I've owned has had one side just give up on life and the headphones snapped at the headband in only a few weeks. Horrible.
my wired buds always lasted really long until my dog or my nephew got ahold of them...and I still have my pair of over ear headphones and considering what they have been through they've been troopers
Forum necromancy here. I believe you, but I haven't personally experienced that with any Skullcandy headphones. What I have experienced though, is the headphone fabric slipping out of the plastic near the end of its life. Definitely not helpful it you're rough with your headphones.
Jesus. I have the Skullcandy Crusher Evos and theyre holding up likr a champ. Sad to hear theyre actually not all of a brilliant company, still gotta love that big bass tho xD If Wade says that the evos havent got as much bass as the crusher wireless, i wonder how stupid the older crushers sound lmao.
I've had my XB300s and used them regularly since I bought them many many years ago, haven't found a pair of headphones that quite do it for me like they do. Sony, please bring this design back to the market.
I have those headphones and you are soooo accurate in what you say. I still love them! There is one thing you didn't mention; If you wear them on a warm day your ears MELT!!!!
8:38 LMAO I had never heard what those things sound like, I feel like what those things do to music is the equivalent of what people call "deep fried memes"
I've had 2 pairs of these in my time, shame they're out of production now, there are no other headphones quite like these. The sheer depth of bass is quite incredible and the giant pads make them so easy to wear for literally hours
I love my crushers. I know they aren't audiophile headphones, but for me having that slider to adjust if I want to kill my music or have very little (in comparison) at all it just makes me love them more.
It’s amazing how often I’ll put on a different pair and feel like they’re empty because I’m used to the extra lows I get. I just wish mine weren’t falling apart.
@@braisedtoast9002 I use my crushers recreationally, like on my phone over bluetooth. I'm in no way an audiophile myself, but my dad is a musician that has many different headset that I've tried.
(4:50) For the people, just note that you can't play sounds below 20 Hz or above 20 kHz if you convert it to mp3 (or if the file was converted to mp3 at some point), because mp3 cuts out those ranges to reduce the file size. It was funny back in the day when people keep playing those sound files that increased the pitch until "you couldn't hear it but could feel it". But it's all placebo, because everyone had them in mp3 format, and probably didn't even have speakers that could play such high frequency anyway.
wrong, at least for the low end. you can test that by creating a few sine tracks in audacity. then export as mp3 and re-import. a 2hz tone was still there. but anything above 20.5khz got cut out. even with a 48khz sample rate in edit and export.
watching this video wearing the Crushers is absolutely hilarious also the the Evo and ANC models of the Crushers fix all of the comfort issues mentioned here, and they feel pretty sturdy
A friend of mine brought a pair of skullcandy crushers with himself today and when I talked to him about them he said he bought them for the bass and uses them at the max bass setting
I wasn't expecting to see the Crushers again but I absolutely love them. I recently got the more recent Crusher Evo headphones, somehow the bass on them is MORE ridiculous. I mean, it puts the original Crushers to shame.
You must be mostly deaf for you to love them that much lmao. They're horrendously bad, they cause instant, and i do mean instant hearing damage lmao... The bass is way WAAAAAY overtuned, bro. xD
@@MyouKyuubi Actually, I normally had them at lower volumes. I normally take precautions when using headphones that I know are capable of delivering something so loud. However, when I wanted to experience them at their fullest capability, it would've been for a shorter period of time. Also, I'll admit that the Crusher Evo's are pretty much better in every way. Although, opinions on headphones are highly subjective as DankPods himself says in this video.
@@Gfreak250 same, I normally listen at low volumes but every now and then I'll crank up the crusher evos for a short period of time, or sometimes if I want to rattle that motor I'll crank it up and put it on my temples instead of my ears. So much fun
@@GooseCrack Oh, absolutely. Or just set them on a table and watch them go off at full power. Regardless, it's definitely nice having the bass slider as an option. I'd normally have the Evo's at around 50-60% and that's usually enough for a great listening experience in my opinion.
So I'm 27 and back when I was 16 I was on a 4 month waiting list for the XB700's because of the factory flooding. There was the 300's (which I also had), 500's, 700's and 1000's and I freaking loved them! I wish I still had them now 😭
Firstly, Those Sonys have such smooth bass it's beautiful, secondly, I had a pair of crushers in college, probably the very first version of them, and even loving bass as much as I do they were horrible lol. I swapped to a pair of their earbuds because they weren't half bad. I'm no audiophile though so really my opinion on any sort of headphone is moot.
I'd love to hear the XB1000's but ive never been able to find them on ebay etc, I bought Sony XB500's for $79 from Best Buy in 2012 and I still use them today on PC lol. I've replaced the ear pads as they started to flake over time but they otherwise still sound great, also bought a portable headphone amplifier and have it routed from my PC soundcard output, they produce impressive bass but also sound clean (XB500's frequency response 4Hz - 24K / 40mm driver) I can't imagine what the XB1000's bass is like on a larger 70mm driver!
DUDE I used to have these in high school! Those were so comfortable, and didn't sound bad for the time and the price tag, although uncontrollably bassy indeed. They were pretty bleedy too, dang the memory, thanks mate!
Still got my XB1000's. I was in Berlin in 2014 on a work trip and by chance found a sony store, walked in and saw them...ex display for 150 euro. I absolutely love them.
I'm like 95% sure there were several pairs of these sitting in my local best buy as recently as 2020, I had no idea they were discontinued. I just assumed like every other gimmicky extra bass headphones like skullcandy that they were probably shit and never paid any attention to them.
this made me go out and buy the crushes oh my god. when the demo swapped from the Sony to the crushers I started laughing my ass off I was not prepared for that. absolutely ridiculous bass I'm so excited for them to come in.
@@Parker-nm9cg theyre hillarious. a ton of fun with songs that are already loud and bassy like rap or edm. i still use other headphones as my mains but when i just wanna vibe i throw the crushers on. best purchase ever
@@AspenFrostt Good that you have another pair of headphones because a drawback about all that bass is you get used to it. Thus, they lose their magic. I use mine almost exclusively on the weekend, listening to my weekly recommendations from Spotify. This way, my ears can rest from them for a week and the bass is still hilariously fun come Friday night 😂. Granted, I also could just, you know...slide the bass down. But that seems sacrilege to me 😅
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I'm fully convinced that Sony uses a password generator to name their products
That makes the most sense out of any explanation I’ve heard
We’re lucky they haven’t started using ampersands, at signs, and dollar signs yet
Wouldn't surprise me 🤣
"your password must include: numbers, letters, special characters, at least 15 digits, the name of your first born child, the batman symbol"
Yes
That crusher demo made my speakers make sounds I've never heard before, I was thinking "okay, these'll be a bit bassier than the XB1000 demo" I was not expecting THAT much extra bass
didn't expect them to sound like a bassboosted meme
Yeah I use Bluetooth hearing aids and never heard them make those sounds.
@@noah2418 Also listening to this in the background through my hearing aids and had a small panic for a second
@@sillylizzymoo yeah no, that was awful to listen to even at the lowest volume where I could hear it.
just goes to show, once again, that bass is like salt. you want it in your music to make it come together better, but you don't wanna dump the whole package in
The shock of the sound example swapping to the sonys made me laugh way harder than it should have
BOOM BOOM BOOM
@Rinda Foty you stinky jerks
And YouChoob chose to do nothing about it
ahahahah I thought I was the only one! MY GOD even through these junk iphone earbuds hahahaha
I knew SkullCandy was trash, but I didn't realize how MUCH trash they are. Wow
"Dun duru dun du dum du duun~ Dun duru *BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM* "
I knew what was coming with the Skullcandys but it still had me laughing hard enough to cry. I can't get enough of those stupid headphones being recorded on the freakish ears on a stand
IKR? My lungs: obliterated.
i'm wearing crap petrol station headphones that don't even swivel that i've had for like 3 years and it hurt my ears
It's hillarious listening to them through my SR860s
Wow, being reminded that Sony also makes playstations suddenly makes me really glad that they gave it an actual name, instead of being called the 'SCPH-1000 Entertainment System' or something ridiculous!
Well the Bios are written like that (ps1 and ps2)
SCPH are ps2 bios
@@wibs0n68 yeah I looked up a few ps1 components to make the joke make sense ;)
@@wibs0n68 I'm pretty sure SCPH-1001 is PS1 BIOS
Well when you do think about it, PlayStation is the most barebones businessman name you can think up for a gaming system. At least it was a good console
They just took the " Nintendo Play Station" they were making with Nintendo and removed the spacing.
Forgot about the crushers and as soon as they started playing I just laughed my ass off 🤣. They truly are insane, hope I can try a pair one day, just for shits and giggles.
Tried a pair in walmart a couple months back and if you like bass they will blow your minds. It is really a enjoyable experience and i hope to buy a pair one day.
They're cool headphones actually.
I own a pair. There so fun to have, and if you want to listen to music instead of laugh at it you can turn the bass slider down XD. They're great for gaming, that extra base is awesome for car sounds and gunshots when you want to feel like you're in an action movie.
Yeah they're funny but not neccesarily well sounding
I've actually had my pair since they launched like 5 years ago lmao and they've never stopped being my main pair of headphones! Bearing in mind I'm a sound design student so I have plenty of headphones but they are truly fun and great headphones for just enjoying music :)
The DR-11’s look like headphones a JetSet Radio character would wear.
Yeah they don't look 70's at all
🎶 The concept, the concept of LOVE 🎶
@@DankPods Real love was too tame for him!
@@DankPods hello
@@DankPods UHHH
'these break your headphones'
"aight shit better turn it down then"
_unholy bass of hell itself_
_throws headphones across the room_
Here I am sitting in the studio, thinking that "nah my monitors should be fine" then the crushers came on and everything just went BRRRTTTT. Thank you I haven't had a laugh like that in awhile.
Same here LMAO moment but on the 1000XM3 headphones
Same here I was like “nah my setup can handle it” but apparently not 😂😂😂
I'm listening on a new pair of Sennheiser headphones and as soon as I heard that I hit mute LOL.
Here on my Logitech MX Sound. I was not expecting that sound at all.
lol
The Sony factory that made the headphones was probably the former Sendai Technology Center in Tagajo, a coastal suburb of Sendai (north of Fukushima), where employees had to construct makeshift rafts to escape the flooding from the tsunami in March 2011.
The factory re-opened in 2012 as the Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corp. but headphone production seems to have moved to Oita, in Kyushu (southwest Japan), according to a Sony Corporation list of manufacturing operations in March 2021.
When he mentioned the factory was flooded out a decade ago, I feared that the tsunami was to blame.
i heard that sony were doing experimental sound wave testing with these at the time, which cause the earthquake and tsunami.
Did they take those earpads as a safety tube
These were made in Thailand
@@epergne Yeah, that sounds about right, even 20 years ago most Sony products weren't made in Japan (at least of those Sony products sold overseas). I guess that means it would've probably been a flooding incident unrelated to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami (of course, Thailand itself was affected by the December 2004 tsunami but only the part of the country along the Indian Ocean southwest of Bangkok).
Note on the skullcandy pair, recently repaired my sister's pair. The bass motor things touch some of the cabling inside. This EATS UP the cables entirely. Had to resolder half the things. Why is there like 10 cables inside in a rats nest? Why are they not organized? I don't know, but it puts a real limit on lifespan of the things.
I’ve owned a older generation of Crushers, these bastards just died after two months. Got a replacement, they were dead after 3. Never bothered to get a new pair.
@@RescueRacoon96 i have the anc model and it seems to be better there ive actually been using them for about 2 years fine. i am not doubting you have these issues but i also dont use the bass slider too much (almost always off) so maybe its just that keeping them alive.
I've used my pair almost every day for the past 3 years and till now I don't have a issue with them, and I've thrown them across and had them fall off a million times by accident never had a single issue with them and I owned the OG pair for 6 years same story
@@deathdeathrevolution3499 …then what’s the point of using them? without the crazy bass you just have a pair of cheap garbage headphones
Used to own the crushers shown in the video, actually worked well for me til I got the crusher evo, basically its the way better version of the 2016 crushers, they go way lower than the old pair. also are way louder on the headphone cable too and not just the bass im talking bout
I was only looking for a budget set of headphones that I can use to work from home and deduct in tax.
I wasn't expecting to go down a rabbit hole of tinkering, nuggets, beans, cashies, and pkcells.
I have now spent a week watching videos about shit i don't even fully understand including car repairs.
Your humor and style is really something else! Good job mate.
honestly same
The xb1000 was my first pair of "hifi" headphones. Loved them to death!
that sounds suspiciously past-tense, was it literally to death?
@@walesjedi9217 They died unfortunately 😔. 2 years of abuse was all they could handle.
@@MrBeerGuy I feel you. I had a pair of XB700s as my first ones. They're also dead now and live disassembled with a wrecked cable at my shelf.
*not the new Bluetooth ones. They were similar to the XB1000.
i have the xb900n, bluetooth headphones for a decent bit of cash with very little soundstage, very heavy bass, and shitty noise canceling (my ears hurt the first few days of using them).
@@KptnAutismus I had those, then I got the 910N. They have slightly less bass, but the noise canceling is way better and they’re comfy. Hopefully the next model is the best of both worlds.
4:54 to put in perspective, 2Hz means that the driver moves two times per second. When you run, your heart beats faster than that (120 - 130 bpm or 2 - 2.2Hz)
Turn into king from one punch man
Yeah but you can hear your heart, so
@@Chuckiele because it resonates inside your chest
@@sorawisdom6516 And a subwoofer doesnt?
@@Chuckiele if there's a subwoofer in your chest I think you have either a problem or are a badass cyborg
The “trinitron” is probably the best name Sony ever came up with
Bro, can't forget the walkman
I love trinitron, but I agree, Walkman is the Sony name
I still think Sony Truffles is the only good name Sony had ever vome up with
Cant forget PlayStation
Currently reading the comments with my Xperia X Compact
I'm not an audiophile or anything. I found your videos randomly and I have to say you are one of the funniest people on this website. Watching your videos always gives me a good laugh, but next time I get a pair of headphones or a speaker, I'm going to put a lot more thought into it. P.S. Frank is very cool.
Thank you for the comment, Matthew Abbott!
He's the Jeremy Clarkson of headphone reviewers.
I love how the Crushers make the stinky bass of the Xuh Buh Ten-Hundgeos sound restrained and reasonable by comparison.
Had to let go of these almost a decade ago due to financial difficulties, still miss them - they’re absolutely fun, and the “monster truck tire” pads are truly amazing. They looked utterly ridiculous on my small head, my friends had a great laugh!
i’m still confused by the fact that Dank bought a snake when he could have just gone outside and caught one
All the snakes outside are venomous
@@battmarn that's what makes it fun
@@battmarn it adds some tension to pets
He's Aussie, probably doesn't even need to go outside, probably one hiding in his toilet or behind bookshelves rn
@@battmarn no not all the snakes outside are venomous it’s just that the majority of them are lol
I had the XB500s around 2010, it was crazy. Basically strapping a subwoofer on your head, but still retaining clarity. I was told the 1000s were ... twice as crazy. A friend found a pair a few years ago (how he got them is still a mystery), but i never had a chance to try them.
These were so comfortable though, damn.
Still have those xb500s. Swapped the cushions once, and use them every day. Wouldn't say they are that bassy though.
I equate those skullcandy crushers to carving a turkey with a sledgehammer: horribly inaccurate yet hilariously entertaining!
This is an absolutely hilarious analogy with an equally hilarious imagine I will cherish in my head forever
This an a fantastic analogy
R/brandnewsentence
What's even crazier is that, even if they ARE actually capable of playing 2 Hz, the vast majority of audio engineers will roll off anything below 20 Hz because all it will do is muddy up the audio signal with stuff we can't hear. So it's almost entirely useless to have anything below 20 Hz because all of that stuff is eliminated during mixing.
Having the ability to go to 2 hz also means the 20 hz is more easily replaced by the headphones, Kind of like how we can't hear headphones with 35khz but the headphones still sound brighter
And even if you have sounds below 20 Hz, if you convert it to mp3, that will cut out that sound anyway.
yeah, i remember the time i bought a subwoofer rated down to 18Hz at ±3dB I tried running a 20Hz test tone on it and it sounded like a truck was idling on the street outside, rather than a tone. i think it's just a way for them to brag about the low end response
@@bjarkebech i mean, that’s kinda accurate to those low frequencies. Once the frequency gets low enough, you can hear the wave going up and down, and it sounds similar to an engine.
@@bjarkebech Yeah, below 20 Hz is when it becomes less of a tone and more of a rumble. Going that low can be useful in some cases, like a movie with an Earthquake scene, but usually the sound engineer will manually synthesize the low frequencies to get the desired rumble effect.
I've listened to crushers once in person. They're amazing. They're even better than the freakish ears make it seem when you can FEEL the bass. It's such a unique headphone experience
I had a pair of crushers in my angsty highschool days, right around when twenty one pilots' Blurryface came out. Loved em literally to death while I was pencil pushing at an internship with a manufacturing company. I later got some DT770s (big ohm ones, no amp), and currently have SRH840s, and they destroy the sound quality of the Crushers.
the crushers have love vibrators to fake the "bass" that you feel. its just a psychological trick.
mine broke right at the band where the logo is
I always thought Sony did a good job of naming products - it's not exactly an exciting method, but it tells you everything you need to know! Based on this vid, we can surmise that WH1000-XM4 actually means:
'Wireless Headphone Super High-end Xtra Mids 4th Generation' ... Catchy.
Yes
Now what are the WF1000-XM4?
@@junkmail1337 that would have to be the 'Wireless Fit-in-your-ear Super High-end Xtra Mids 4th Generation', of course 🤷♂️🤣
@@junkmail1337 Wire Free (True wireless) 1000X Mark 4, the higher the number the better, 1000 is the Best In Sony products, im not 100% sure where the X comes from...
i even havent posted as if your last yet
I remember trying these on at a Best Buy years and years ago, probably around 2010 or so. They were absolutely so freaking comfortable, and I wanted to buy them, but I couldn't afford it at the time. A real shame, I didn't think they'd just be gone like that a few years later.
I really wanted the 70mm driver version in high school haha. Too bad they’re gone.
I had them and loved them until one driver started rattling… I have looked for them for days to buy new ones but can’t find them anywhere
The XB500s were considered one of the best bass headphones for the time
Given how Sony refuses to give a product a reasonable name, I think I'm going to just call all their headphones "Sony Scrabblephones" and only differentiate them with pictures and features lol
Is easier to do google searching for Sony products using images than the actual names ffs lol
shame sony dont name them SOny NO BITCHES because they be that you no got any
@@andrewlagrotta4198 is English a second language or something?
They did use a reasonable name once, it was the Playstation and then they decided to never do that again.
@@andrewlagrotta4198 No bitches?
the XB1000s are over 500$ on ebay here in the US. Dayum. Glad you show these lovely sets off to us as otherwise i would likely never get to experience them, while not much of a audio guy myself. I find these videos so cool and informative.
Peanuts for dankpods
£309 on ebay uk from Japan.....
and in less then 5 mins they sold the last pair :D
Found a weird Indonesian website that sells them brand new for like 300$ but it looks sketchy...
While it's not 2 Hz, the XM4s still do have a frequency response lower limit of 4 Hz.
This is the strangest TH-cam channel I’ve become addicted to but hey if it works it works. Keep up the great content man
I was like “oh the crushers can’t be that bad how would a TH-cam video of a ear stand recording the audio from them actually be that bad for speakers” then proceeded to almost get my speakers blown out by the pure bass of the crushers
I still have my XB-700. The "leather" on cushions is flaking, Jack works.. sometimes.. but i can't throw them away. They were too good in their prime. Lovely series.
You should be able to buy replacement ear cushions from China (I did that with mine years ago)
@@GWVEEN i even called Sony years ago to Ask for replacement and original ones were for set of 2 almost a price of new headphones. So i bailed on that.
But thanks for the tip :)
I also still have my XB700's :D
Awesome set of headphones. Absolutely love em
@@Uszat89 ok but a 3rd party replacement is like 8 bucks from china, its worth a shot isnt it?
@@sindicta5757 true. Might be worth it
I bought XB500 from a yard sale with a bunch of others great headphones, and I underestimated them by far.
I thought that they look like cheap plastic headphones you get for a bunch of bucks at any normal store.
I was shocked when I found out what I got.
I paid 25 euros for the XB500, Philips X2, Teufel Massive and AudioTechnica MSR-7 as a packet.
Still one of the best trades I made till today!
God damn!
don't buy lottery tickets until you're 90, you used up all your luck points
I absolutely adore the MSR-7, have't tried the others yet sadly.
MSR-7???!
my brother in Christ I think you made the best trade in all of audiophiles history
I was listening to this on Shokz Openrun Pros, which relies on bone conduction to transmit audio to the wearer's ears, and when the Skull Crusher demo came on, my headset was vibrating like all hell broke loose and I had to resist so hard from laughing my ass off since I was in a public place.
I had a pair of crushers in highschool and loved them because they had "big stinky bass" they are a FUN pair of headphones, but they fit really tight. I'm much more content with my sennheisers now, they sound FANTASTIC, I almost cry listening to them because of detailed and wonderful they are for watching movies and listening to R&B
"stinky"
i have a pair of crushers and im really satisfied with it. it's not the best soundwise but i get great battery life.
I love how the Crushers sound EXACTLY the same as last time. Like, there are now two point of reference videos where you can hear that big stinky bass
Mate I had my headphones at *10%* and i was worried it would damage them. That's not stink, that's odiferous.
This man gets me excited for literally everything, how is this even possible
He knows how to entertain.
I'm waiting for the review on the 1-grit stone, I expect it to be thrilling to say the least
@@joshroehl6098 How the fuck are you able to post links in the comments???
@João M. Spammers are out in force today.
Got my xb500 since 10 years now, spreading crumbs everywhere but they're still rocking and it's still a pleasure to use them
Get some cheap cushions, worth the effort.
My day becomes ten times better when dankpods uploads. Keep up the good work mate! Cheers from New Zealand.
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@@refrigeratorNO it’s cause your kiwi
@@refrigeratorNO been there report the bots and go on i guess. youtube actually needs to do something about it instead of sitting and doing nothing.
@@deathdeathrevolution3499 already have
@@refrigeratorNO eh well it's gone now nice
Woah, I had my Sony XB-700's that I imported from Japan JUST crap out on me yesterday after having them for over 12ish years. I pawned them off to my fiance cause she loved how fun they sound, and they finally hit the bucket. I used them for many many years, but it literally felt like I was wearing monster truck tires. The pads had the entire leather stripped off from the amount of wear lmao.
I read my son’s Xb-700
@@ibrahimsoleja2964 You accidentally a verb there.
repair them. good phones are build well and often even have replacement parts available. If they're done anyway, can't make it worse, so might as well give it a try.
All the weebs would be all over your headphones, cos they were imported from Japan. ツ But in all seriousness, I am not an audiophile, but how can headphones *die suddenly* after 12 years? Shouldn't they slowly show signs of aging? The only way headphones can die suddenly are blasting music in it, setting them in a backpack and putting a heavy math textbook on top of them (Yes, I did that on accident in 2012), or chewing on the wires (yes, I did that also). Moral of the story, pretty much anything electronic that I own will have a short lifespan.
@@ibrahimsoleja2964 ?
I forever-borrowed a pair of these from one of my friends and I loved them to death. I was a huge dubstep fan, so they fit my style perfectly. And it cannot be stressed enough how comfortable they are. I sadly don't have them anymore. They got lost in a move five years ago, and I've been looking for a new pair ever since.
"Forever-borrowed" lol
this story actually made me sad
4:37 Driver Unit: 70mm, dome type (OFC Voice Coil used)
Impedance: 24 Ω (@1kHz)
Frequency reproduction: 2 ~ 30,000 Hz
fun fact, you can actually get replacement earpads for the XB1000s, in sheer irony, replacement earpads are way easier to get than these headphones.
I knew they'd come back! The Crushers are just INSANE. Full blast bass slider is fun and all but I wonder...
*Cranks the bass slider into full wack during the new session*
I downloaded a chrome addon to give me a youtube equalizer.
*slides 32hz up*
My crushers broke over time :(
try a bass boosted song to really experience them
@@linuxstreamer8910 a crazy movie scene would probably better. Was watching godzilla vs kong with the crusher evos and that blew me away
I had the old version of the SC Crushes, and I used them extensively while in high school. Funny thing is I'm a metalhead and you'd think I'd like treble over bass but no. They made music sound so much punchier, and of course, I didn't have the slider even half way up. I never tried the new ones but I bet they're just too much for most music. And yes they snap at the head band.
with my in ears i tend to eq the subbass and upper miss down and the higher bass ranges and highs up. Like a curve or wave.
Doom or drone metal must sound amazing on those.
The evo's (new ones) are enough to muffle any music into pure rumbling on even half slider let alone max slider
I have the bluetooth ones and if the slider is all the way down, theyre still pretty warm but the sound is actually quite enjoyable. I also find them reasonably comfortable and they didnt break in all the years Ive had them. Theyre just as much fun as my HD650, although in a different way.
The new ones have a constant weird sheet metal wobbling sound to them no matter what setting you have the slider on. Its best to just crank it up as high as you can stand and put on some Sleaford Mods.
I have a pair that I bought in China while it was in production and use it fairly often. Love them so much and they are still in great condition. Feel blessed seeing your video randomly suggested on youtube hyping these up.
So. I turned it down some for the Skullcandy headphones. I'm listening on my Soundcore Spirit X2 which are already a little overly bassy without using it's extra bass profile but are, at least to my ear, pretty decent lower mid tier as I got them for about $70 a year ago. When those Skullcandys went off I almost dropped my phone trying to take the bud out while turning it down. All I'm saying is I nearly threw the bud on the floor from fear
For me I just immediately laughed at the pure destruction of sound then proceeded to mute the video.
Like I don't wanna spend the money on anything Skullcandy, but I really want a pair of crushers just so I can experience headphones that sound like they give you a minor TBI when you use them.
@@Speedojesus Go for the Crusher Evos if you do! Even more bass, you actually get highs and mids (it's a *very* flavoured sound, but you can get 'em!), USC-C for charging, Tile so you don't lose 'em when they vibrate off your head and out da window, significantly stronger as well!
I got the Crusher Evos after watching DankPods' video on Crushers. They work both wirelessly, or wired with mic using the cable they come with, or wired without mic using any old random aux cable. (The included cable is just an aux cable that has a mic a few inches from one end of it.) Speaking as an audiophile, the treble is definitely kind of rough compared to my nice IEMs. But the bass is insane. It doesn't sound like these recorded clips of it though -- it's just so much bass that it's causing clipping in the mics in the ears-on-a-stand. The closest analogy I can think of to describe the sound is if you strapped subwoofers to your head.
There's a bass slider though, with all the way up being almost nothing but bass, and all the way down being about normal sounding. Around 1/8 to 1/4 of the way up is a good sweet spot if you want a bunch of bass but not so much it eats everything else. Also, if you have an equalizer, lowering 100 Hz (or the nearest slider you have to 100) improves the bass in my opinion, removing some lower midbass that can sound bloated and letting you turn that bass slider higher to get more deep rumbly subwoofer bass. While you're at it, lowering 8 kHz (8000 Hz) by around 3 dB (3 notches on most equalizers) helps if you find the highs grating.
@@joemck85 Is it possible to EQ up the treble or is it just nowhere to be found?
Same, I had it playing through my tower speakers in my apartment and have never reached for the pause button so fast, the HD600's sounding beautiful, then raw unbridled shaking...
I've had my XB-1000 for years. I've had two of them. (Still have them) The first time I saw them I laughed, then I put them on... The Best (especially for that price). Silly indeed, but so comfortable and bassy, yet clear.
I love that when the genuine warning for damage to the speakers caused by the Crushers popped up I naturally just increased the volume. And man is it hilarious
Me too lmao
I did NOT expect it to be that bad. And I did watch the main video for them, so I'm just a fool
I just let it ride. :-D My little desktop speakers actually had bass there for a minute.
I had to pause at 0:03 because that turntable looked familiar, I realized that's an ad for the turntable I own lol. It's called the HP-161 stereo music system.
his laugh when he tries the crushers should be a national treasure
We legitimately look forward to your videos. One of the few channels my husband and I watch together. Thanks so much!
I first saw your raycon video and thought it was interesting. I’m so glad it brought me here! Always remember your super positive fan base. Congrats on everything and thank you for your content.
Yeah his fanbase is like... The least toxic thing on earth
God I love the Crushers. Not because of their quality or anything, but just because they are so damn funny lmao
I grew up around audio equipment because my dad runs a business fixing it, and I never gave a single shit about any of it until I found your channel. bravo, mr. pods. bravo.
My old roommate had a pair of these on his computer in the living room. I remember playing Undertale for the first time with them and it was a blast. Unfortunately one of the headphones came off of the headband eventually and they became a hassle to use, but ultra comfy, super bassy, but not dumb bassy.
I guess we can say you reached the king of the underground, Bass-gore
I remember when this model was released. There was a complete family of extra bass headphones. But XB1000 were the top of the line. If I'm not wrong the price was $250
I got the xb1000 and the little brother xb90ex, back then was mostly listening to all types of house music and dubstep, they were perfect for it. Sold the xb90ex but kept xb1000, too good to let go.
XB300, XB500, XB700 and XB1000
Thats cheap as hell for the goody-good factor of em
It was the closed version of the same driver, open back model, MA900
8:53 OK WHO BASS BOOSTED THE JAZZ
Sony product names are on par with any equipment with the word “tactical” in it
like BMW naming scheme, M3E39, M5E60 or intel CPU, I71185G7, I912900KF. i kinda like it.
X = Extra B = Bass 1000 = Dank.
Perfect timing
why perfect timing?
Lol
Damn boy, you were 1 second after me. 😎
@@foxboy3000 I'm bored
@@foxboy3000 don’t question it
You know it's a good day when dankpods uploads
you also know it's Thursday or Friday
They make my Thursdays better
I actually had the cheaper version of this in high school and I must say, those cushions were really soft and comfortable to wear for long periods of time. They also doubled as ear muffs in the winter. Sony MDR-XB700
I remember when you reviewed the skullcandy's, had a brand new set of hyperx cloud alphas that I hadn't even bought a day prior.
Yeah they stopped working half an hour after the review from the amount of bass, with the left side going out within a few seconds of the test.
Amazing content as always though!
You should've turned the sound down
@@Xnoob545 Yes, I still haven't except for this one, despite my Arctis 5s managing to take worse
@@trentonwelch9506 I turned the volume all the way up MAX in my OneOdio Pro-50, which are already bass monsters after having it for a month. They surprisingly held up and didn't lose any slight sound quality or even volume after repeatedly playing the recording 10 times over at max volume. these heaphones only cost 70 $ USD, but dang, they sure know how to stand up.
I have genuinely never heard my sub struggle before. I’m not even mad at the Skullcandy headphones, I’m just surprised that someone thought THAT MUCH BASS was a good idea.
They don't sound like that in real life! I have my Crushers for years and they never sounded like that! I had to glue the headband with epoxy glue on both sides by now though... I still adore them and plan to buy the Crusher Evo soon-ish. There is however the option to just use the bass slider very slightly though...
@@RaiHyuugaRoxas yeah. They have haptics in them which literally just shake the mics in the h.e.a.r.s. that’s why it just ruins the audio recordings from them 😂😂
Hey! I just wanna say that I think they did bring em back but under the MDR-Z7, its another 70mm speaker driver and they look more modern and updated. Might be worth a lookin into.
Great!
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dude i just check its freq response. damn 4-100000hz
@@aniqrth bro what
9:41
Dankpods: "Diappointment"
PKCELL: can't agree more
the Crushers make me laugh every time I hear them
like what the heck even
I don't have a pair but I have a gaming headset with a similar concept to it so it's like double the bass and it's amazing (though mine do not sound like that when actually listening to things, not sure if the Crushers are even more insane or if the ears just pick it up strange)
i have a pair of crushers and they dont sound like that irl, mr pods even said that in his video on the crusher
I wasn't going to head your warning but did anyway, glad I did, I forgot how insane the crushers were and I almost lost my new earbuds haha. Who in their right mind wants to listen to that? these Sony's have a nice bass range and being that you managed to score yours from Japan is good news for me as I have friends in the region who might (if im lucky) know where to find some.
This reads like a fat lie
If I didn't heed the warning I would've blown my trucks speakers. Deadass...
Volume 8 of 50 and the change in my centre console shook out 😂
I think he said that, in person, they don’t make the “donk donk donk donk”, that’s an artifact from physically vibrating the mic in The Freakish Ears.
@@CV-ql2tl you can view how you want but it's the truth
@@CV-ql2tl Is it that weird to have friends internationally? That's pretty common with the internet.
This is what I needed in my day
That’s what you needed in your day
@@boopsnoot2807 indeed
I used to love skullcandy headphones as a kid, and I can confirm, they are built about as sturdy as a dried up twig. Every pair of their earphones I've owned has had one side just give up on life and the headphones snapped at the headband in only a few weeks. Horrible.
I remember buying a pair when they first came out. They lasted literally one night.
I once bought Skullcandy earbuds and they were broken out of the box. True quality
my wired buds always lasted really long until my dog or my nephew got ahold of them...and I still have my pair of over ear headphones and considering what they have been through they've been troopers
Forum necromancy here. I believe you, but I haven't personally experienced that with any Skullcandy headphones. What I have experienced though, is the headphone fabric slipping out of the plastic near the end of its life. Definitely not helpful it you're rough with your headphones.
Jesus. I have the Skullcandy Crusher Evos and theyre holding up likr a champ. Sad to hear theyre actually not all of a brilliant company, still gotta love that big bass tho xD
If Wade says that the evos havent got as much bass as the crusher wireless, i wonder how stupid the older crushers sound lmao.
The XB literally stood for Xtra Bass
That is so 70’s I freaking love it
1:29 These are now the Xuh Buh 10 Hungeos. Dankpods has spoken.
I didn't know Sony also made car tires, what a company
Just got my first iPod because of this channel - It's a cute ass 3rd gen nano. Love your channel!!
I've had my XB300s and used them regularly since I bought them many many years ago, haven't found a pair of headphones that quite do it for me like they do.
Sony, please bring this design back to the market.
all these people are like "you know it's a good day when dankpods uploads"
like wow you must really love thursdays then
I wonder how well these earphones would sound when playing music from the Zune HD. (Still waiting on that video haha)
As a Zune HD owner, I too am looking forward to that :)
get on hearts of iron 4
I have a Zune HD, and the XB700s, sounds pretty good!
God that skull candy recording gave me a frikin heart attack 😂. Totally out of the blue.
I have those headphones and you are soooo accurate in what you say. I still love them! There is one thing you didn't mention; If you wear them on a warm day your ears MELT!!!!
8:38 LMAO I had never heard what those things sound like, I feel like what those things do to music is the equivalent of what people call "deep fried memes"
It's called the "bass boosted meme".
Not the same model, but in the same family, I freaking LOVE my XB500's. Had this pair for over 13 years now, they're still kicking ass.
I've had 2 pairs of these in my time, shame they're out of production now, there are no other headphones quite like these. The sheer depth of bass is quite incredible and the giant pads make them so easy to wear for literally hours
Love this dudes insane energy, every video he makes is just incredible, feels like a rollercoaster
@@joshroehl6098 cringe
I love my crushers. I know they aren't audiophile headphones, but for me having that slider to adjust if I want to kill my music or have very little (in comparison) at all it just makes me love them more.
You could just get a schiit loki
It’s amazing how often I’ll put on a different pair and feel like they’re empty because I’m used to the extra lows I get. I just wish mine weren’t falling apart.
@@braisedtoast9002 I use my crushers recreationally, like on my phone over bluetooth. I'm in no way an audiophile myself, but my dad is a musician that has many different headset that I've tried.
(4:50) For the people, just note that you can't play sounds below 20 Hz or above 20 kHz if you convert it to mp3 (or if the file was converted to mp3 at some point), because mp3 cuts out those ranges to reduce the file size.
It was funny back in the day when people keep playing those sound files that increased the pitch until "you couldn't hear it but could feel it". But it's all placebo, because everyone had them in mp3 format, and probably didn't even have speakers that could play such high frequency anyway.
wrong, at least for the low end. you can test that by creating a few sine tracks in audacity. then export as mp3 and re-import.
a 2hz tone was still there. but anything above 20.5khz got cut out. even with a 48khz sample rate in edit and export.
@@gamerpaddy Can confirm, a 5hz tone was kept when exported as 320kbs mp3 but over 20khz wasnt.
@@gamerpaddy okay, it's apparently only true for upper pitches
watching this video wearing the Crushers is absolutely hilarious
also the the Evo and ANC models of the Crushers fix all of the comfort issues mentioned here, and they feel pretty sturdy
A friend of mine brought a pair of skullcandy crushers with himself today and when I talked to him about them he said he bought them for the bass and uses them at the max bass setting
Your friend’s a madman, I love it
It’s always a good day when Dankpods posts a new video
I wasn't expecting to see the Crushers again but I absolutely love them. I recently got the more recent Crusher Evo headphones, somehow the bass on them is MORE ridiculous. I mean, it puts the original Crushers to shame.
You must be mostly deaf for you to love them that much lmao.
They're horrendously bad, they cause instant, and i do mean instant hearing damage lmao... The bass is way WAAAAAY overtuned, bro. xD
@@MyouKyuubi Actually, I normally had them at lower volumes. I normally take precautions when using headphones that I know are capable of delivering something so loud. However, when I wanted to experience them at their fullest capability, it would've been for a shorter period of time. Also, I'll admit that the Crusher Evo's are pretty much better in every way. Although, opinions on headphones are highly subjective as DankPods himself says in this video.
@@Gfreak250 same, I normally listen at low volumes but every now and then I'll crank up the crusher evos for a short period of time, or sometimes if I want to rattle that motor I'll crank it up and put it on my temples instead of my ears. So much fun
@@GooseCrack Oh, absolutely. Or just set them on a table and watch them go off at full power. Regardless, it's definitely nice having the bass slider as an option. I'd normally have the Evo's at around 50-60% and that's usually enough for a great listening experience in my opinion.
@@MyouKyuubi i could conform. More than a year with crusher Evo and I have lost some hearing. Still love them.
Sony MDR XB-700 user here. I have tried all types of headphones but i cant stop going back to these, I love em, just as you said, theyre fun!
So I'm 27 and back when I was 16 I was on a 4 month waiting list for the XB700's because of the factory flooding. There was the 300's (which I also had), 500's, 700's and 1000's and I freaking loved them! I wish I still had them now 😭
I hope you feel better! It is gonna be okay.
Firstly, Those Sonys have such smooth bass it's beautiful, secondly, I had a pair of crushers in college, probably the very first version of them, and even loving bass as much as I do they were horrible lol. I swapped to a pair of their earbuds because they weren't half bad. I'm no audiophile though so really my opinion on any sort of headphone is moot.
not audiophile but modest, that's what counts.
YES, more headphone vids!!! i always watch these like ten times each
I'd love to hear the XB1000's but ive never been able to find them on ebay etc, I bought Sony XB500's for $79 from Best Buy in 2012 and I still use them today on PC lol. I've replaced the ear pads as they started to flake over time but they otherwise still sound great, also bought a portable headphone amplifier and have it routed from my PC soundcard output, they produce impressive bass but also sound clean (XB500's frequency response 4Hz - 24K / 40mm driver) I can't imagine what the XB1000's bass is like on a larger 70mm driver!
Been waiting for this, in fact, I wait every Thursday for new vids.
DUDE I used to have these in high school! Those were so comfortable, and didn't sound bad for the time and the price tag, although uncontrollably bassy indeed. They were pretty bleedy too, dang the memory, thanks mate!
I’m happy to say I am a owner of the xb-300, 500, 700 and 1000s. Took a long time and quite a bit of cash to get all of them and I’m glad I did 🙂
How do the xb 700's compare to the 1000's
@@liamdalemur the xb 700 are more in your face thump bass heavy but the 1000 goes alot deeper and has alot more detial across the board.
@@LITTLEBOB21 so big bass vs good bass
@@liamdalemur yea pretty much the 500 are great if you like bass and only bass lol very muddy
@@LITTLEBOB21 I assume the 300 are less detailed and more bassy
Still got my XB1000's. I was in Berlin in 2014 on a work trip and by chance found a sony store, walked in and saw them...ex display for 150 euro.
I absolutely love them.
I still have them. Had em for 12 ish years, their my favourite headphones.
Really fun to seem em pop up on this channel
I'm like 95% sure there were several pairs of these sitting in my local best buy as recently as 2020, I had no idea they were discontinued. I just assumed like every other gimmicky extra bass headphones like skullcandy that they were probably shit and never paid any attention to them.
this made me go out and buy the crushes oh my god. when the demo swapped from the Sony to the crushers I started laughing my ass off I was not prepared for that. absolutely ridiculous bass I'm so excited for them to come in.
how are they?
@@Parker-nm9cg theyre hillarious. a ton of fun with songs that are already loud and bassy like rap or edm. i still use other headphones as my mains but when i just wanna vibe i throw the crushers on. best purchase ever
@@AspenFrostt Good that you have another pair of headphones because a drawback about all that bass is you get used to it. Thus, they lose their magic. I use mine almost exclusively on the weekend, listening to my weekly recommendations from Spotify. This way, my ears can rest from them for a week and the bass is still hilariously fun come Friday night 😂.
Granted, I also could just, you know...slide the bass down. But that seems sacrilege to me 😅
i love how when his image for hifi speakers are acoustic research speakers. ar speakers are just so good