Skullcandy Lowrider Review

I recently had the opportunity to try a pair of Skullcandy Lowrider headphones.  Being an audiophile and a musician, I was excited to put them to the test.  I am pretty hard on my headphones. With the exception of my Shure E2c’s, I usually go through about 3 pairs a year. I don’t physically break them but the wires usually come loose and then I end up having to throw them out. I have seen the Skullcandy products in the stores before, but I have typically passed them up in order to purchase from brands that I was more familiar with, such as Sennheiser, Sony, Shure, etc. So when I received a pair of these headphones to try out, I was interested to see how they would stack up against the competition.

First, let me tell you how they look. They are definitely not your standard old style headphones. Skullcandy gives you plenty of options when it comes to colors. The pair I tried was blue and white and decorated with the Skullcandy logo. Most other brands only offer a single color option.

The headphones felt really comfortable to wear as well.  The headband was padded so you never felt that hard plastic feel that you get from other headphones. The earpieces also had a nice padding to them and felt comfortable on my ears. Another added benefit is that these headphones had a decent amount of metal construction. This helped me feel secure that these headphones would take a decent beating and still hold up well.

The warranty on these headphones and all other Skullcandy products also reassured me that these headphones were made for me. This is from their warranty information “Aggressive Listening Discount: All Skullcandy products that fail due to "aggressive listening"--that is, if Skullcandy products fail or break due to a crazy crash on the mountain or a violent head-banging session... or any other reason that is not a product defect, we will still hook you up!  Send in whatever remains of your product, and we will send you a coupon good for 50% off any product in our Online Shop.

Defective Product Replacement: We will gladly replace any defective Skullcandy product. Please write a detailed description of the problem below so our team can serve your needs quickly.” With a warranty like this, this may be the last pair of headphones you ever need to purchase. It will definitely save me money over the course of a year should they fail.

Now, let’s get to how they sound. I like to “break in” my headphones and speakers first before I put them to the test. So I set my iPod to half volume and played music through the headphones for 4 hours.  This allows the speakers a breaking in period. I then played various styles of music from Classical to Heavy Metal and everything in between. These headphones sounded great no matter what I played through them. I also played music at all volume levels. At the lowest volume, they still cranked out enough sound to block the sound around me.  At the loudest volume, they hurt my ears, yet still produced crisp sound that was not distorted. The highs were crisp and the bass was there but not over bearing. I really like these headphones and now carry them with me all the time much to the disappointment from my Shure E2c’s that now just sit on my shelf.

Do yourself a favor and purchase a pair of Skullcandy headphones. You will not be disappointed.

Blog Contributor
Chris Skrzypchak
Consolidated School District 158
Computer Literacy Educator