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rulywirelessearbudshaveslowlystarted

becomingubiquitouswithaudiobrands,an

Skullcandyis noexception.Their proverbia

intotheringcomesintheformofthePush

earbuds.OurreviewunitwasthePsychotropicalTealva

thatcertainlyliveduptoitsname,givingoffa nicesheen

withlight reflectionalsoextendingtothe topofthe char

case.Speakingofthelid,it isn’tspringloadedandhasto

openedusingbothhands.

Althoughtheyarelightweight, the plasticbuildqual

left uswantingmorefroma productatthispricepoint.Th

casewasmuchlargerthanexpectedandonlyoffersa sin

chargeofsixhours,equivalenttothechargeheldbythe

themselves,providinga sumtotalof 12 hours.Thefourb

LEDindicatorsonthe side ofthe casewerehelpfulinfin

outthe exactstatusofthepowerleft. Theearbuds thems

protrudeoutoftheearbutkeepa firmgripowingtothe

FinFiteargeldesign,workingasadvertisedandnot

looseningduringa walk.A suddendownpourorwatersplash

shouldn’tbe causeforconcern,giventhe IPX4ratingfor

sweatandwaterresistance.Asthereisa singlephysical

buttononeachearbud,thecontrolshavea slightlearning

curve,butcompletemasterystillevadedus.Thiswasdueto

skippingtracksforwardorbackwardrequiringa three

secondhold,butturningofftakesfiveseconds.Thistwo

secondwindowbecamecrucialandmanytimesweturned

themoffinadvertently whichwasannoying.Atleastplaying

andpausingwassimple,needingonepush(punintended)on

eitherside,thentwoforvolumecontrol(upontheright,

downontheleft),andfinallythreeclickssummonedthe

voiceassistantonoursmartphone.Afewtimestherewasa

delayinregisteringourinput,whichisfinewhensittingor

resting,butmight spoilthe rhythmofsomeoneengagedina

workout.Bassheavysongsperformedthebest,butextended

listeningtoa variedplaylisthighlightedhowthe vocals were

gettingdrowned. Thisgivesthehighs a muddyfeeland

quietersongs sufferedasa result. However,the warm

signaturemadepunchynumberssoundextraenergetic.Call

claritygaveusnoreasontocomplain,butwewouldhave

preferredtohearinstereoratherthanjustontheleft. Infact,

the placementofyourinputdeviceshouldfavourthisside as

it isthe master,andright isthe slavepairingtoitbecause

occasionally,the connectionwouldgetcutoff. Thiswould

leadustohearinga symphonyof confusingbeepsbetween

thetwo.

Goodeffortbutmissesthemark

PUSH NOT PULL

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PRICE`9, 999 URLskullcandy.in/enWEIGHT54.2g

HEADPHONETYPETrue WirelessIn-EarDRIVER

DIAMETER9. 2m mIMPEDANCE16Ohm

BLUETOOTHv4.2FREQUENCYRESPONSE 20 Hz–

20 KHzMICYesWIRELESSRANGE 10 m

BATTERY 12 Hours

VERDICT

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LEDchargeindicators

WE’DIMPROVEOverpoweringbass,big case,

lessbatterystorage

THELASTWORDGiventhe quirks,weadvisebass

enthusiasts to wait foraprice drop.

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