This Skullcandy gaming headset has a brain-melting sound, and it's cheaper for a limited time

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This Skullcandy gaming headset has a brain-melting sound, and it's cheaper for a limited time Deals By Rosalie Newcombe published 11 February 2026

The Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720 Wireless is the best for bass

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Whenever I've described any headset I've tested as having a "brain-melting" bass, I never meant it literally, but I hadn't yet experienced the Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720 Wireless. The pair of cups features a 'Crusher Bass' dial, which makes your head vibrate with lower frequencies, shaking your head and buzzing your eardrums like you're sitting in the middle of an overly loud cinema screen.

If you're curious to try out the Crusher Bass for yourself, the wireless headset is down to $179.99 at Amazon right now for a limited time. Its current deal price is still $20 off its record low, but it's a contender for one of the best gaming headsets for its unique immersive bass, and so worth bringing to anyone's attention. Especially if you want the battle music for your favorite RPGs to literally make you buzz with excitement.

Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720 Wireless Gaming Headset | $269.99 $179.99 at AmazonSave $90 - The Digi-Black Xbox version of the Crusher PLYR 720 headset is $90 off today, saving you 33% off its full $269.99 MSRP. While not a record low saving, grabbing this version will grant you its fantastic sound and patented immersive bass feature for your PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S. Buy it if:

✅ You want the best bass possible✅ You prefer the natural sound of open-back headsets✅ Having Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless is a must

Don't buy it if:

❌ You don't like bassy game soundstages❌ You'd prefer the PS5 SKU

UK: £221.45 at Amazon

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Should you buy the Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720 Wireless Gaming Headset?

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If you're after the bassiest headset out there, the Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720 Wireless should be your top choice. I've been spending a couple of weeks with the wireless pair of cups ahead of my incoming review, and its unique multi-sensory crusher bass technology makes lower frequencies as in your face as possible.There's a little dial on the headset (which is green with the one I'm testing, as it's compatible with the Xbox Series X/S), and this controls the dual bass drivers included in each cup. When turned up, the headset makes your head buzz and shake with every beat, a sound that I've only ever heard before when seeing a movie on the big screen. It's bizarre at first, as while I'm used to feeling the bass of games like Marvel Rivals deep in my gut, like when I'm using the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3, this is at a whole other level.

I've been testing the Crusher PLYR 720 while playing through Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, and it's managed to elevate the RPG to a new level. Each time the headset shakes with the drum-and-bass beats of the Infite Wealth battle music, I feel like I'm transposed back to the days of my early 20s when I spent far too much time at clubs, and less time studying. If you're prone to headaches, it might not be for you, but even as a chronic migraine haver, I loved the feeling. It felt as cinema-like as my games could ever feel on the PC and PC, without a fancy theatre set-up in my house.

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Not everyone is going to get a kick out of that much bass, but you can just turn the dial off and enjoy the sound from the other full-range 40mm audio drivers instead. Those, when paired with the THX Spatial Audio tracking if you're playing on PC, make the sounds of any game sound fantastic, even without the buzzing beats at play.

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