Skullcandy Riff Wireless vs Edifier H840 (2013)

The Skullcandy Riff Wireless has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Good Housekeeping and headphonesaddict.com. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Best for comfort" title from Good Housekeeping, and "Ranked 3 out of 9" from headphonesaddict.com, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

As for the Edifier H840 (2013) - Head-fi, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Edifier H840 Hi-Fi Over-Ear Noise-Isolating Monitor Headphone - Black roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We tried doing a direct Skullcandy Riff Wireless vs. Edifier H840 (2013) review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Skullcandy Riff Wireless most impressed the reviewers at PCmag, who gave it a score of 7, whereas the Edifier H840 (2013) did best in its Head-fi review - it scored 8 points.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Edifier H840 (2013), with its 8.0 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Wireless Headphone score being 7.3 - whereas the Skullcandy Riff Wireless performed worse, with an average of merely 7.0.