These headphones woke up today on the wrong side of history—For this year at least.
But that’s not what’s important. I’ve been using these lamentably tacky cans in the office for a few weeks since my usual pair is tied up at the studio. Let’s put it this way: I’m not sure why Skullcandy exists. To help people look like clowns? I understand coveting branded apparel to a certain extent so long as the product is solid.
This is not case. This happy-meal looking hunks of plastic are heavy, uncomfortable, and look ridiculous—Nevermind that you can definitely get a better sounding pair of headphones for $50 bucks. In fact, if it weren’t for the headphones’ solid isolation, they’d sound no better than the complimentary American Airlines crap that’s been at the bottom of my desk drawer for two years.
Not that I ever expected these cans to be anything other than a fashion statement.
By the way, Skullcandy is sold out of NBA Mixmasters, which means there’s a legion of basketball super-fans walking around the streets of this fine country sporting jazzy headphones that sound like crap.