Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling portable ear-insert model provides good sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its ear plug-like design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music. The Indy ANC Fuel True Wireless has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include that either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries for an additional 14 hrs. of listening time for a total of 19 hrs. (ANC on) or an additional 23 hrs. of listening time for a total of 32 hrs. (ANC off). Can be recharged via USB cable or with optional wireless charging accessories. Manufacturer claims water resistance of (IPX4). The headphone noise cancellation control default setting switches between ANC on, ANC off, and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by touch control on either earbud. These modes can also be changed using the free Skullcandy app for Android and iOS. Has touch control for power on/off, music player transport, call connect/disconnect, ANC and ambient sound on/off, digital voice assistant activation, and EQ mode selection. Has power on/off, low power, and Bluetooth pairing voice announcements. Either earpiece can be used alone in Solo mode for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Supports compatible digital voice assistants when used with devices/products that have those features. The Skullcandy app download for Apple and Android mobile devices shows earphone battery level, allows you to create personalized sound profiles by playing a series of audio tones to tune each earpiece to optimal listening settings for each user, allows users to see which EQ mode the earbuds are in, update the earphone firmware, and provide user guides and customer support. Has built in Tile tracker feature; once they are registered with Tile if the earpieces are lost they can be located via the free Tile app download for Apple and Android mobile devices. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. The Indy ANC Fuel True Wireless comes with 5 pairs of ear pieces, 2 pairs of earbowl supports in various sizes, USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case, Quick Start Guide, User Manual.
Sound quality:We found the Indy ANC Fuel True Wireless delivers sound quality that falls in the good range - it reproduces music and voice reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound and excellent active noise reduction. With the Skullcandy app EQ set to Music (as received state of the earphone) and the noise cancelling mode engaged bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has excessive impact and goes deep, but is excessively prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is fairly even, but is somewhat grainy, hazy and congested (think sonic traffic jam), and a touch etched (a bit more sharply outlined then it should be), and is somewhat overwhelmed by the bass. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but is slightly prominent and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying). While the sound has a decent sense of liveliness, it is somewhat closed (sound-wise it's fairly obvious you have something plugging your ears) and does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Warm character. The overall sound can be summarized as very bassy and somewhat grainy. The EQ settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation does not significantly change the noise reduction characteristic. A faint rushing sound can be heard in quiet environments when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort and Fit:As typical of in-ear models they produce a sense of pressure in the ear canal opening might be uncomfortable for some.
Small
Users with small earbowls might find that the earphone body feels a bit bulky in their earbowl, but that they will stay in place during casual use and that they are very stable even during vigorous head movement.
Medium/Large
Users with medium and larger sized ear bowls will probably find that this model fits and stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are very stable even during vigorous head movement.
Incidental contact with the touch controls can cause unintentional volume level changes.
Hitting the stem that hangs out of the ear can knock an earphone lose and cause it to fall out of the ear.
