Skullcandy - Indy True Wireless In-Ear Headphones - Black

If you like heavy bass and have never had a problem with the fit of average earbuds, then Skullcandy's Indy are for you. The Bluetooth range is excellent (about 40 feet indoors) and the touch controls ensure that you don't have to press the buds deep into your ear to change the track, or to adjust the volume. They will play a full 4 hours before they need to be returned into their case which can then fully charge them 3 additional times (for a total playback of about 16 hours). Personally, I have narrow ear canals and simply could not get the earbuds to stay in. Even while sitting motionless at my desk they would suddenly pop out of my ears. I added my own 3rd party rubber tips from my wired earbuds, but even then - the earbuds would simply not stay in. The design is rather bulky and it appears that Skullcandy made very little effort to find a way to keep them in your ears. They come with no rubber fins and no way to hook onto your ear (or rest inside the ear). They are only held in place by the rubber tips and because they are rather bulky, their weight causes them to lean outwards and eventually fall out. ...I personally would not be able to use these while working out, or while on my bike as they would fall to the ground and be lost. I was also taken back by just how bass heavy they are. I found the bass even more amplified than my over-the-ear Beats Studio headphones. (Not stronger bass, but more pronounced - which I found annoying.) I quickly went to my equalizer to lower the bass so that I could find a more suitable balance with mids & highs. While I was initially excited that the Indy features touch controls, I found that they only responded about 75% of the time. When listening to music in the office, it wasn't a big deal - but, when working out or when on my bike, I simply couldn't take the time needed to fiddle with them until they respond the way I intended. Another distraction was just how much ambient noise they blocked out with the rubber tips. Because they sit so deep in the ear canal, most surrounding noise is blocked out. This is all well and good until somebody is trying to talk to you. I found that I had to remove them in order to communicate at all. And, when using them to talk on the phone, you cannot hear your own voice - which is odd and distracting. Unfortunately, Skullcandy did not program them to amplify or playback any of your own audio/voice when you are speaking on the phone - which is an unsettling experience. Apple's Airpods (which seem to be the most popular Bluetooth earbuds at the current time) are more expensive, but I believe they are worth the extra expense. They are smaller, have a longer battery life, fit much more snug and with a lower profile, they don't mute out all ambient noise, and they take up less space - even inside of their case. The wireless headphone experience truly is fantastic. If you love Bass and if earbuds generally fit well in your ears, you will enjoy the Indy. ...But, I hope that Skullcandy takes the time to redesign their wireless earbuds to offer a better fit, a lower profile, and a more balanced listening experience. ***See the attached pictures for a visual comparison with the size and fit of the Airpods***

I will start by saying im a bit of an audiophile. I have a large vinyl collection and a tube amps and all that jazz So I can be a bit on the picky side when it comes to audio quality and audio devices. Obviously I prefer listening to non MP3 files and not over Bluetooth. But there are many times like when im at work that I will listen to music on Spotify all day. That was the main reason I decided to try these out. Out of the package they were very easy to set up. It gives pretty clear instructions on the inside of the box on how to put them in pairing mode and then get them connected to your phone. It was probably less than 2 minutes from when I started opening the box to when I had these in my ear connected to my phone listening to music. It really is that simple to get them connected. Like a lot of these small devices, they rely on tapping and touching to control them. I find that on most devices it tends to be pretty hit or miss and that is a common frustration that people have with these small earbuds. I didn't find these to be much different. Supposed to be 1 tap on a ear to turn the volume up or down. Hold on an ear for 2 seconds to skip a track forward or backward. I found that I was able to do what I wanted to do maybe 70-80% of the time without any problems. I still find it easier in most cases to just use my phone to control the volume and skip tracks though. It does amaze me that they are able to pack all of this technology and batteries and touch sensors and speakers into these tiny earbuds. As far as comfort goes, I found these to be very comfortable in my ears. I just used the stock rubber plugs that came on them and I found they fit very snug in my ear and even with doing exercise or moving around a lot I never felt like they were going to fall out of my ears. They did include a couple other sizes for people with larger or smaller ears. The carrying case was also a cool idea to provide a few extra charges for the earbuds in your pocket when you are on the go. I found it to work very well and charged the earbuds very quickly! It seems to be a very sturdy and well made case and has 3 lights on the front of it to show you the battery level of the case. Now to get to the sound quality of these. I know Skullcandy is known for bass, and I am a big bass lover. I have to say I was quite impressed when I put these things in my ears, I was expecting a thin and tinny sound, but I ended up hearing some pretty good low end. The only problem is that it seemed to be a little heavy on the low end with the mids and highs getting lost at times. I mostly listen to rock and metal type music. But I tried some classical and jazz as well and found I got the same results through all those genres of music. But don't get me wrong, they still sounded very good for what they are and I can see these things being in my ears quite a lot in the near future! I've never owned any of the similar earbuds from competing companies, so I dont have much to compare them to. But overall, I think these are a very solid earbud with very good sound and battery life for as small as they are. .....and the best part...no cables! I would definitely recommend checking these out if you're in the market for a pair of wireless earbuds. I think you'll be happy with the sound and the price!

I listen to a lot of music on my commute (which, taking public transportation, takes 41 minutes door to door, the exact length of Weezer's "blue" album). My daily driver is a pair of BT studio monitor cans from a reputable company with the initials AT. With summer approaching and my days of not needing to cover my ears from the brutal cold and desiring not to have drippy ear sweat for the next few months, I figured I'd try these wireless buds, which are similar to the ubiquitous white wireless earbuds by the company that sells things named i-whatever. First impressions: Love the form factor. I can carry these around in a pocket, or stick them in my hip pouch/shoulder bag, and forget them. This is not possible with my big ol' cans, even with folding them up. Pairing the earbuds to my Pixel 3 was simple. Not brain dead zombie "it just works" simple, since I had to engage BT pairing mode on my phone first. I understand that the settings menu looks like scary voodoo to the technologically impaired, but so does a lot of things, like tv menus (which is why there are so many people out there with crappy store display settings still on their 70" tv's making everything look like a cheaply shot soap opera). Fit & Feel: Inserting the ear buds into my ear took some adjusting to get right. At first the sound was tinny and there was virtually no bass, and I wasn't sure if it was just me, the ear buds themselves, or the fact that my ears are used to the full bass and subdued treble of my cans. After some fiddling to get the right earpiece sizes (they come with 3 different sizes) and right angle in my ear, the bass was actually not too bad. The treble is still a bit high and sharp for my tastes, but nothing that some EQ on the player side can't fix. Sound quality: Not too bad, actually. I wanted to laugh at these and tout the superiority of my studio cans, but that'd be like someone on a Harley laughing at someone riding a high quality bike. You can't expect the same kind of skull vibrating boom from these tiny buds, but what they do produce really isn't bad. Just don't blast some dancehall and expect the same deep rumbles that you can feel deep in your soul, but you also won't getting the "too much bass" buzzy distortion from lesser quality earbuds. Other functionality: One tap to the right ear bud makes the volume louder. A tap to the left lowers it. A double tap pauses. Hold your finger down and it skips the track forward or backward based on which bud you have your finger on. I did find that to actually go to the previous track you have to hold your finger on the left bud first, it brings you back to the beginning of the track, then release and press and hold your finger down again and it'll go to the previous track. Annoying if you have to go back multiple tracks, but at that point just do it on your phone. Post impressions: After wearing these as my daily drivers for the past week, I can safely say that this is my new device of choice for commuting and at the office. I can leave my nice cans at home since these are good enough. I can wear just one at the office, listen to my podcasts while I crush some spreadsheets with nobody the wiser. My only wish is that the charging case used USB Type C as the connector, since almost all of my gear uses that now, but since I carry a micro usb cable around anyways for my older cans, I can't get rid of all my mostly useless cables just yet.

I've always been a fan of the Skullcandy brand of wired earbuds. I had purchased one of their 1st Gen wireless earbuds, but eventually returned them due to some issues. Not sure what gen the "Indy" falls under, but they are definitely a great set of true wireless buds. Battery life is great, sound is what I have come to expect from the Skullcandy Brand, and surprisingly they fit nice, buy the looks I thought it was going to be very tight as they look big. I typically prefer the ear clip style, but these are the first I have tried that are not that style and I really like them. Having the extra tips as usual helped to achieve a great fit. The "fin" silicone piece is removable but it doesn't appear to come with replaceable parts for that or at least to truly customize the fit. I love that they are haptic touch (not sure of true technical term here, but there is not a physical button). I have reviewed a lot of wireless earbuds and I can say that I am done if it doesn't come with this setup at least for most of the volume/play/pause/skip controls. I don't like jamming the bud into my ear to get a good press on the button, the "Indy" has no issues there. My only complaints are: No brick wall charger in the box, super short charging cable, nor any info in the included printed material that states proper charging technique (all of this has become industry standard practice; and I dock a star each time) No software/app to change/swap controls. It does however, come with a pretty deep control suite backed in, however, I did find the double press, press and hold and such don't really work as advertised a 100% of the time. The hold technique may take 2-3 seconds longer. Vol +/- worked fine though. ON/OFF is a little tricky too. Honestly, this set had the steepest learning curve of all the wireless buds I have ever used, but that is because they pretty much every control needed baked in. Whereas other brands via software app let you pick the control set, it is always limited to preset functions, no full customization. The only draw back I can see to Skullcandy's approach is that there is no firmware updates without a companion app. The learning curve too may have more come from their device schematic and trying to decipher the layout. Everything is picture related now, instead of written word (Ancient times here we come) so just seeing which bud does what took a bit of deciphering. Again though, they give you all the controls and knowing the limited set of other brands, its not really a complaint on Skullcandy, just my observation. This also means that there is a master/slave setup and the Right Bud is Master. It will function on its own without the left, but it doesn't work the opposite. Left follows the Jerry McGuire effect, and needs Right to be complete. The charging case is a nice size, not the smallest I've seen, but also not the largest, The shape will make it easy to slip into a pant/cargo pocket or any pocket on a bag/purse/etc. I'd like to seem them do some fun colors like they are known for in the wired headset line. Bottom Line, these are great set of true wireless buds, and the price point only makes them all the more a great buy. To get the companion app feature of other brands you are almost doubling the cost, keeping in mind they too don't offer a charging brick/wall outlet, provide a short charging cable, and have only a preset configuration for controls. I would easily recommend and buy these buds to anyone.

The old Moto and Jabra ear buds we have are on their last legs and needed a new set. I saw the new ones out by Skullcandy and wanted to give them a try as our other ones were mono, one ear only. The buds arrived in a branded Skullcandy branded box, inside the buds were already in the charging/carrying case and fully charged, different sized ear pieces and a short charging cable. Setting up: To get these paired up was pretty simple, just take out the right ear bud “make sure your Bluetooth on your phone is on and searching”, and look for “Indy”, pair to that and you are finished. I messed up the pairing, “not sure how” but after following the steps from Skullcandy shown below that solved my issue. 1- Turn the Bluetooth on your (mobile or computer) device OFF 2- To ensure ease of re-pairing, please unpair or forget your Indy in your paired Bluetooth device list. 3- Power on ONLY your RIGHT Indy bud by simply removing it from the case. It will be in a "NON_CONNECTED" or non-paired state due to Bluetooth being off on your device and the other bud being in the case. 4- Tap the center of the RIGHT bud 4 times (see below diagram). This will automatically power off the ear bud and reset your bud. Place the RIGHT earbud back in the case. 5- Repeat steps 3-4 with ONLY the LEFT Indy bud. 6- Next, pull the Indy buds from the case to have them automatically power on and start the process of paring to one another. 7- You will hear one beep indicating the buds have paired together, and then a voice prompt that will notify you that it is now “Pairing”. 8- At this time, turn your device’s Bluetooth back on and re-pair it to Indy. We were able to pair these with a LG V40, Moto G4, Samsung S9 easily without issue. Sound Quality: For me, as I have hearing problems I cannot get the volume up high enough to use these comfortably, “only in a very quiet room with the volume set on maximum” will they work for me, but for my wife she really likes them “normal hearing :P “, she said the calls she made are very clear and music sounds great with plenty of bass. She also likes the fact that she can use only one bud “the right one” for calls and doesn’t really like having two devices in at the same time. Charging: What my wife really likes is that these only take about an hour for a full charge in the carrying case, and she’s easily gotten around 6hrs of use out of them. She usually takes them out before that long anyway and lets the case top them off. The carrying case itself takes around 2 hours to charge, which isn’t bad at all. It does use the older Micro USB connection instead of the newer USB C connector, it does at least come with a cable just in case you don’t happen to have an older charging cable laying around, “we have tooo many :) “ Conclusion: While I really couldn’t use them, my wife really enjoys them, she likes how the carrying case will charge them when not in use. So far she’s charged them a few times and still hasn’t charged the case. Her main complaint is getting them to fit comfortably as they fall out quite often. She much prefers her older sets that have a loop over the ear to keep them in place. This is one of those items that you really have to try out yourself to see if they will work for you. Otherwise Skullcandy has produced a great set of earbuds. Price wise they are pretty had to beat.

I am searching for wireless earbuds that are Bluetooth and I can use on my morning run with my dog. I was hoping these SkullCandy Indy earbuds would fit my purpose but was over all disappointed. It was difficult to keep these in my ears securely while running. Specs: • Bluetooth 5.0 • Removable stability ear gels • Up to 16 hours of battery life • IP55 sweat, water and dust resistant • Call, track and volume via touch controls • Noise reduction for calls Price: 4 out of 5 These are cheaper than many alternatives. Packaging: 5 out of 5 I really like the charging case they come with. It is easy to charge with the provided micro USB cord. The earbuds are easy to remove and put in the charging case. Calling: 5 out of 5 Clear sound and the microphone works very well. I can hear the caller very well. They said they can hear me very well. Fit: 3 out of 5 Tried all sizes of earbuds and they all come lose while running. However, they are comfortable for casual use just walking around. The stabilizing gels are supposed to assist with the secure fit. I did not notice much of a difference. Battery life: 5 out of 5 So far about 6 hours and lots of charge left. There are still two of three LED lights on the case. Pairing: 4 out of 5 I easily paired these to two different devices. Also, the earbuds pair to each other very well. Then I decided to pair them back and forth between two devices. I lost the pairing in the left earbud. So I heard sound out of the right earbud but not the left. Thankfully, the SkullCandy website has a troubleshooting section. This resolved the issue. If this happens to you, here are the steps: 1) Start with your earbuds in the case. 2) Turn the Bluetooth off on your device. 3) Forget the Indy in the Bluetooth setting of your device. 4) Remove your right earbud from the case and leave the left bud in the case. This will power on only the right earbud. 5) Tap the center of the right earbud 4 times relatively quickly. This will reset the right earbud and it will power off. Place it back in the case. 6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the left earbud. 7) Remove both earbuds from the case. They will automatically power on and start the process of pairing to each other. 8) Pair the Indy earbuds to your device again. Touch controls: 3 out of 5 These function similar to other earbuds. I did have some issues accidentally touching when trying to correct the fit while running. Sound: 3 out of 5 Crisp highs but appear to be boosted. The lows are marginal and could be better. Too bright for my taste. Convenience: 4 out of 5 These turn on when removed from the case. I found paring to devices was easy. The touch controls worked well for the most part. The small package easily fits in your pocket. Conclusion: 3 out of 5. The fit issues while running defeated the purpose of me getting these in the first place. For casual use they would be fine. I do not notice any fatigue after listening or calling for 3 hours of use. The boost of the treble and lack of bass was not the sound I prefer.

I'm not much a fan of the stem styled wireless IEMs, but they do add a little function in removing the units from your ears. Still would have preferred them to not be there. With that out of the way, lets talk about the Indy True Wireless Earbuds. These IEM's seem directed to those who like bass more than balanced sound. At lower volumes the bass is deep and clean, but overpowering to everything else going on. At close to full volume the bass starts getting muddy and distorted - basically terrible to listen to. I prefer have clean bass more than loud bass. Deep rumbles and punches but without ruining the other tones. If the bass were clean at higher levels (above 70%) then it wouldn't be too much of an issue, but the distortion is a big put off for me. Pairing was straight-forward. Touch the pad (the IEMs have touch sensitive pads) for 3 seconds and it goes into pairing mode. Whup out your phone go to BT settings and away you go. No special apps, no gimmicks - just go right to playing music! The only downside of not having an app is that you can't customize the touch inputs, not that I'd change them myself. One touch left - volume down; One touch right - vol up; 2 sec left - back one track; 2 sec right - forward one track...etc. There's a beep to let you know when you've reached the two second mark so you can remove your finger or you'll end up in pairing mode or powering them down. I gave my wife a call and other than sounding a bit too loud, she didn't know I was using the Indy's for the call. So just be sure you don't yell while in a call. The mic is a bit sensitive. Normal talking voice is all you need. Audio from the phone was clear also. I watched a little netflix and youtube to check for lipsync issues and found them to be acceptable. No problems watching movies or videos. Great job in that department. So many other BT headsets fail. One feature I like for wireless IEMs to have is the ability to use one bud by itself. You do have that option with the Indy but it's with the right bud only. Would be nice if you could use either alone. While the tone for the Indy's isn't my preference I'm sure the people who crave bass over more balanced sound would enjoy this. So I can't ding them for not catering to me. If you like having you ear filled with some low freaks these will suit you without breaking the bank.

Depending on the user, these may be adequate or they may be lacking. Pairing and future reconnections to both my computer and phone are simple to do and happen efficiently. The range is also better than some of my other Bluetooth headphones. I can wander around my apartment and not have any issues with the connection even when I go to areas my other devices cannot reach. Call quality is excellent. Unlike some other devices on the market, phone calls are played in both ears. The right ear must be used but the left ear may also be used to improve the audio. In my case, I hear better out of my left ear, so I prefer to have both running. When asking people how I sound when speaking to them through the headphones, they have no complaints. Music quality is decent but not amazing. The bass is lacking and these tend to have a tinny sound without any equalizer adjustments on my phone or computer. Some tracks sound great and then others are blatantly missing details because of the lack of bass. As stated above, some people may love them as is. For me, I would like better audio. Volume control is simple. Just tap the appropriate ear to increase or decrease. Play/Pause is a double tap and pretty easy to do. Changing tracks is easy if I want to skip a track. However, it is almost impossible to go back beyond the beginning of the current track. The motion is a 2 second tap. The backward tap just keeps sending me to the beginning of the current track. Battery life of the headphones is about 4-5 hours per charge. They say the case can recharge the headphones 4 times but I have charged them more than that and the case is still half full. The only battery issue I have is that there is no warning when they are about to die. They just turn off. This is really annoying if in the middle of a phone call. Last but not least, fit is a challenge. It takes some getting used to before I get these to stick in my ears. Once in, they are extremely comfortable and I can wear them from a full charge until the batteries die. However, if I start moving around a lot, they will sometimes start to fall out. In one case, I was washing my hands and one almost went for a swim.