- Skullcandy website presents “the best headset ever made”
- New over-ear headphones with a collaboration
- Countdown to launch on July 15
Although Skullcandy has had a relatively quiet 2026, everything looks set to change in a few days. On the Utah brand’s website, it has started to present a brand new audio product.
But what? Well, I’ve become that Charlie Day It’s-Always-Sunny cork meme, and I think I’ve got it figured out. No, Skullcandy didn’t secretly warn me; I’ve only written about it long enough to know a few things.
Let’s review the evidence. A timer at the top of the page counts down to “Mission Start”; This is scheduled to end at 7:45 p.m. ET on July 15 (i.e. 4:45 p.m. PT, or quarter to 1 a.m. on July 16 in the UK). So we know when the new launch will take place.
A video on the page shows a group of people gathered around a TV, while a presenter tasks them with “making the best headset ever”, with an emphasis on “giving people something they can feel”. The video looks a bit like AI, but maybe that’s just a style now.
Elsewhere on the site, a link to the aforementioned page refers to “A collaboration. A breakthrough. Something that has never existed before.”
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From the evidence, we can infer that these are headphones, as opposed to headphones, which rules out a successor to the Method 540. That’s because the website says so literally. I know, give me my Sherlock hat already.
The reference to giving people “something they can feel”, to me, pretty much guarantees that these are part of the Crusher line, as these headphones have bass sliders to boost the bass to wild levels. The Crusher 540 Active almost made me lose my mind.
It’s also been a while since we’ve seen any new Crusher headphones. The Crusher Evo was released in 2020 and the Crusher 2 in 2023, but aside from the aforementioned Active pair in 2025, we haven’t seen a proper release since then. Other pairs of cans from the brand, like the Aviator 900, have seen updates more recently. So it’s Crushin time.
All this means it’s Skullcandy Crusher 3 coming, right? Um, the mark might have skipped one, two, or 1,077 numbers. As a Reddit user noticed a few months ago, a Crusher 1080 was recently certified by the FCC (along with a Crusher 720).
The Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC received FCC certification from r/Skullcandy
The same Skullcandy teaser mentions “Sound powered by Bose,” which might just be the collaboration in question, since a few recent Skullcandy devices have been tuned by the noise-canceling giant.
However, this may not be the only collaboration, as Skullcandy often sees brands designing unique skins for its headphones. For example, camouflage company Realtree has created awesome, nature-inspired designs of Method and Crusher devices, and we could see that continue with the 1080.
In terms of actual features, audio specs, or design of the Crusher 1080, we don’t have much at all, as not much has been leaked. Sorry. At least you won’t have to wait long to find out, because the 15th is getting closer and closer.
