- Skullcandy’s website teases ‘best headphone ever’
- New bassy over-ears with a collab
- The timer is counting down to a July 15 launch
While Skullcandy has had a fairly quiet 2026, that looks set to change in a few days. On the Utah brand’s website, it has begun teasing a brand new audio product.
But what? Well, I’ve become that Charlie Day It’s-Always-Sunny corkboard meme, and I think I’ve figured it out. No, Skullcandy didn’t secretly tip me off; I’ve just been writing 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 Launch’; this is set to expire at 7:45pm ET on July 15th (that’s 4:45pm PT, or a quarter to 1am on July 16th in the UK). So we know when the new launch will take place.
A video on the site shows a group of people crowded around a TV as a presenter orders them to “make the best headphones ever” and emphasizes “give the people something they can feel”. The video looks a little AI-y, but maybe that’s just a style now.
Elsewhere on the website, a link pointing to the aforementioned page refers to “A collaboration. A breakthrough. Something that has never existed before”.
Getting Crusher vibes
From the evidence, we can see that these are headphones as opposed to earphones, ruling out a Method 540 successor. That’s because the website literally says so. I know, give me my sherlock hat already.
The reference to giving people “something they can feel”, to me, almost 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 shook my head off.
It’s also been a while since we saw new Crusher headphones. The Crusher Evo came out 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 recently. So it’s crushin’ time.
It all means that Skullcandy Crusher 3 is coming, right? Ugh – the brand may have actually skipped one, two or 1,077 numbers. As a Redditor noted a few months ago, a Crusher 1080 was recently certified by the FCC (as well as a Crusher 720).
Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC passed FCC certification from r/Skullcandy
Skullcandy’s same teaser mentions ‘Sound powered by Bose’, which could well be the collaboration in question, as a few recent Skullcandy devices have been tuned by the noise-nixing giant.
It might not be the only collaboration though, as Skullcandy often sees brands design unique skins for their headphones. For example, camo company Realtree has created some funky, nature-inspired models of Method and Crusher units, and we could see this continuing with the 1080.
In terms of actual features, audio specs or the design of the Crusher 1080, we don’t have much at all as not much else has been leaked. Excuse me. At least you won’t have to wait long to find out as the 15th draws ever closer.
