Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 gaming headset performance benchmarks

The Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 is a relatively new headset. The Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. In terms of sound quality, the Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. For gaming, the Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The wireless support in Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 is very convenient. The comfort and stability of the Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 is exceptional while doing sports and it is great for fitness usage. The Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. In terms of noise cancelling, the Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2 has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling.

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Model	Skullcandy Riff Wireless 2
Travel-Friendly / Outside Noise Isolation	3.1 / 5.0
Critical Listening / Sound Quality	3.6 / 5.0
Gaming Quality	3.7 / 5.0
Office Environment Sound Isolation	3.1 / 5.0
Comfort and Stability while doing Sports	3.7 / 5.0
Watching TV Sound Experience	3.7 / 5.0
Price	$ 154.0
Year	2022
Microphone	No
Wireless	Yes
Battery Life	4.5 / 5.0
Comfort	3.3 / 5.0
Controls	3.4 / 5.0
Noise Handling	3.4 / 5.0
Microphone Quality	4.0 / 5.0

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Specifications

Riff Wireless 2 Active Features

ANC Control	No
Additional Charges	0.0
Android	Yes
App Name	Skullcandy
Audio While Charging	No
Battery Type	Rechargable
Button Mapping	No
Charge Time	1 hrs
Charging Port	USB-C
Equalizer	Graphic + Presets
Mic Control	No
Passive Playback	Yes
Playback Control	No
Power-Saving Feature	Auto-Off Timer
Room Effects	No
Surround Support	No
Total Battery Life	46.5 hrs
Windows	No
iOS	Yes
macOS	No

Riff Wireless 2 Battery

Battery Life	46.5 hrs

Riff Wireless 2 Comfort

Weight	0.34 lbs

Riff Wireless 2 Connectivity

Analog	Audio + Microphone
Analog Audio	Yes
Analog/USB Audio Latency	0 ms
Android Latency	144 ms
Bluetooth Version	5.2
Connection	1/8" TRRS
Detachable	Yes
Dock Charging	No
Length	3.97 ft (1.21 m)
Line In	No
Line Of Sight Range	334.65 ft (102.00 m)
Line Out	No
Multi-Device Pairing	2 Devices
NFC Pairing	No
Non-BT Latency	N/A
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	N/A
Non-BT Wireless	No
Optical Input	No
PC Latency (SBC)	247 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)	N/A
PC Latency (aptX)	N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)	N/A
PS4 Analog	Audio + Microphone
PS4 Non-BT Wireless	No
PS4 Wired USB	No
PS5 Analog	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Non-BT Wireless	No
PS5 Wired USB	No
Power Supply	No Base/Dock
RCA Input	No
Type	No Base/Dock
USB Audio	No
USB Input	No
Wired USB	No
Xbox One Analog	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless	No
Xbox One Wired USB	No
Xbox Series X\|S Analog	Audio + Microphone
Xbox Series X\|S Non-BT Wireless	No
Xbox Series X\|S Wired USB	No
iOS Latency	121 ms

Riff Wireless 2 Controls

Ease of use	Good

Riff Wireless 2 Design

Additional Controls	No
Call/Music Control	Yes
Channel Mixing	No
Clamping Force	0.7 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back
Feedback	Good
H	1.6" (4.0 cm)
L	5.5" (14.0 cm)
Microphone Control	No
Noise Cancelling Control	No
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific
Talk-Through	No
Transducer	Dynamic
Transmitter Required	No
Type	On-ear
Volume	8.79 in³ (144.00 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes
W	6.3" (16.0 cm)
Wireless	Yes

Riff Wireless 2 Isolation

Bass	0.04 dB
Mid	-1.6 dB
Noise Cancelling	No
Overall Attenuation	-8.18 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	47.74 dB
Treble	-22.81 dB

Riff Wireless 2 Microphone

Boom	No
Detachable Boom	No
FR Std. Dev.	2.13 dB
HFE	6,544.63 Hz
In-Line	No
Integrated	Yes
LFE	219.83 Hz
Mic	Yes
Noise Gate	No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	7.0
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	6.5
Weighted THD	0.184

Riff Wireless 2 Noise Handling

SpNR	16.15 dB

Riff Wireless 2 Recording Quality

Gain	6.05 dB

Riff Wireless 2 Sound

ANC	No ANC
Acoustic Space Excitation	5.3
Avg. Std. Deviation	0.39 dB
Bass Amount	3.22 dB
Codec	SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz
Connection	Bluetooth 5.0
Dips	2.06 dB
EQ	Music (Default)
Firmware	1.4.0.6
Head Modeling	No
Head Tracking	No
High-Bass	5.02 dB
High-Mid	-0.36 dB
High-Treble	-5.1 dB
Low-Bass	2.23 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	14.14 Hz
Low-Mid	-2.91 dB
Low-Treble	-1.66 dB
Microphone	Integrated
Mid-Bass	5.99 dB
Mid-Mid	-3.29 dB
Mid-Treble	6.26 dB
Openness	9.1
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	3.25 dB
PRTF Distance	6.93 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	2.2 dB
Peaks	2.84 dB
Power	On
Room Ambience	No
Speaker Modeling	No
Std. Err.	4.51 dB
Tip/Pad	Default
Treble Amount	0.79 dB
Virtual Surround	No
WHD @ 100	0.400
WHD @ 90	0.198
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	0.38
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	1.69
Weighted Group Delay	0.27
Weighted Phase Mismatch	5.07