Anker - Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Noise Cancelling Earbuds - with Guinness World Records-Certified Call Quality - Black

Ok, so I actually have 4 soundcore headphones. My favorite for me, everyday wear is the Aerofit2. My sons favorite is the AeroClip. I personally don't perfer in ear because I have small ears so they ALWAYS fall out. These came with 4 tip.sizes. S,M,L and extra small. Also came with 3 sizes for the part that holds against the earlobe. So by far these were the best when mowing the grass. My riding mower is loud and I always have trouble hearing my music BUT these were perfect for me. The in ear part did not make my ears hurt and they never popped out or fell out. Plus, I could hear the music and not the mower. Dont get me wrong, you can here the mower but it's slight background noise vs the main event. I did sweat and so far so good. I'm always skeptical about in earbuds, they hurt, or don't seal properly, etc.. I had NO issues with these using extra small tip and medium ear wing tip or whatever its called. Loved these when using power tools and mower. I'm still working out the modes cause they all sound noise cancelling but I'm sure it's user error since my Aerofit 2 are my everyday favorites. Oh, forgot to mention the APP works good for all my Soundcore headphones/ earbuds. Being able to program each bud by taps is the best. Another mention are these have the slide volume control. You can slide your finger on the earbud and control the volume. Love that feature. The battery life is great on all Soundcore products. The case for this has front controls which is also nice if you don't want to go into the APP to change some stuff. I debated getting the one with the larger control face but since I already have other Soundcores. I went with the one more affordable but the translator would have been nice but price beat this time. If this was my only pair, maybe I would have went for the pro5 with the larger display. Overall, I'm very happy with these earbuds.

I had been using the original liberty 4 earbuds for the last 2.5 to 3 years and really loved them. These liberty 5 pros are very very nice. The sound quality is nice with plenty of bass which i like for my workouts. They feel pretty comfortable in my ears and I like the little ear fins even though i think they would stay in well enough without them. My favorite parts are the transparency, ANC, and voice control. The transparency sounds so clear and smooth. It was decent on my liberty 4s but this is an obvious improvement. I hear very little white noise and my voice doesn't sound overly loud. I only use ANC every so often so i won't speak on it too much. I tend to use when the kids are a little too loud and I'm trying to listen to something at the moment. It works very well for me. The voice control is absolutely mind blowing to me. Maybe i just haven't tried enough newer earbuds but these are impressive. There are fixed voice commands that can be used to play, pause, turn on transparent/ANC mode, increase/decrease volume. The coolest part is you can set up to where you can activate it by simply saying the command. For example, if i want to turn on transparency, i just say "transparent mode." Is very responsive to the commands. The touch controls also work well and i like the look of the earbuds as well too. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend these to anybody looking to get something different especially if willing to leave the apple ecosystem.

So I purchased this earbud wanting something with a better noise canceling and to be more daily use. I already like a lot of soundcore products so I was eager to try this one. I will have to say I’m very impressed with these. The sound quality is top tier, battery life is great even with so many features packed in, and I love the instant access of the voice controls. I workout with these and use them when I’m cleaning around the house to which I have no complaints in any situation. The only time I found it to be a bit of an issue is when I was using them to run on the track and you could tell it was moving not to fall out but yet to make popping noises from the seal letting in air. Other than that it’s a really great product.

If you need a headset that works when you chat on the phone- this is the one to get. People can not tell I am on a headset. Other earbuds I have used- half the time people can not hear me. This alone makes it worth a purchase. Noise cancellation and sound quality is also great. On case basic controls are useful as well.. Recommended!

This review is for the new Anker-Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro. To be clear, I own some very high-end earbuds. Some cost more than twice the cost of these earbuds, so when I had the opportunity to pick these up, I was very anxious to see if the claims and YouTube reviews I’ve seen are even close. Honestly, how can earbuds, which retail for under $200, compete with earbuds costing significantly more. Read on to see if they do. Soundcore, is a sub-brand of Anker Innovations headquartered in Shenzhen, China, officially established on April 25, 2018. The brand’s origins trace back to 2014, when Anker began selling Bluetooth speakers and headphones on Amazon. To be honest, I don’t think they were taken very seriously by the major players when they started. But they are now the king of the “Value of Diminishing Returns” today. In other words, you can spend far more money on earbuds, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to significantly better sound or features. To think this much technology and sound innovation is possible at this price range is nothing short of extraordinary. The earbuds come nicely packaged and include the charging case, earbuds, ear-tips in XXS, XS, S, M and L and warranty information. You also get three optional fins, to better anchor the earbuds in your ears. Stylistically, the earbuds themselves are stem design, with touch controls. They are IP55 Dust and Water resistant, but not waterproof. A short USB A to USB C cable is included, but come on Anker, it’s 2026. The cable should be USB C to USB C and like me, I suspect not many people use USB A charging. Fortunately, I have a drawer full of USB C cables and charging plugs. Out of the box, the ear-tips and installed fins fit my ears perfectly and provide a great seal. You should take the seal test in the Soundcore app to confirm (which I did), and it confirmed the seal was perfect. When I get new earbuds, the first I do is charge them. The Liberty 5 Pro can use either wired USB C to charge or Qi-Wireless charging. Then I downloaded the Soundcore app (scan the QR code provided), sign in and set up an account, then slide the charging case open and open Bluetooth Settings on your phone and tap them there to connect. You can connect these earbuds to three different devices, with two of them connected simultaneously to facilitate easy transition between devices. The charging case to be honest, is cool. There are two different versions of the Liberty 5 Pro earbuds. There’s the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max. While the earbuds and sound are identical on both earbud options, the 5 Pro Max has a charging case with a full AMOLED touch screen on the top of the case, with more touch controls than the 5 Pro. But I didn’t need the extra features as the 5 Pro does everything I need for less money. The charging case of the 5 Pro does have a digital screen on the front of the case, which lets you see the battery levels and adjust several options such as sound settings/equalization, Bluetooth connections, etc., without having to open the app. You can even take a photo on your phone by tapping the photo capture button on the case. Having a built-in remote control for your phone’s camera, can be quite useful. The Soundcore app, is a geek-fest to be honest. There are loads of preset equalization options and you can even use an easy sound test for Classical, Pop or Rock by listening to a sample of music, choosing between two options for 7 different tests and then select that as your preferred EQ. There’s a Multi-Band Parametric Equalizer if you feel you need to customize sound more, but it took me a while to figure out the + option opens the EQ. It would be more intuitive if they just put a button with EQ on it to get there. There are also multiple curated sound effects in the HearID section in the App, plus AI Sound Enhancement, which uses Artificial Intelligence to transform low quality audio into something closer to high resolution sound. There’s also Dolby Atmos which is supposed to create a 3D listening experience (in content which is coded for Dolby Atmos), but to me was a bit more gimmick than what I expected. In terms of Codec, the earbuds support AAC and LDAC. AAC is for iPhone, and there are Android phones which support LDAC (if you could hear the difference, which I can’t). Not many earbuds offer the option to simply tell them what you want them to do. But the Liberty 5 Pro’s do. You can tell them to Start Playing, Pause Audio, Previous Track, Next Tract, Increase Volume, Decrease Volume, Answer Call, Reject Call, ANC Mode, Adaptive Mode and Transparent Mode. How cool is that? The earbuds touch controls work amazingly well. And you can program them in the app to be what you want them to be. In terms of Battery Life, with ANC on, you can get up to 6.5 hours on a single charge, or 12 hours of play without ANC. The charging case offers up to 28 hours if you use ANC and up to 50 hours if you don’t. And you can quick charge for 5 minutes, which will give you 4 hours of play. Bluetooth on the earbuds is 6.1 Standard which uses less power than previous Bluetooth Standards and there is no latency whatsoever, which is great if you watch videos. ANC is quite good. In comparison to my more expensive earbuds, it’s quite close and I’ve used these in some loud environments, and the environment disappears and the music takes center stage. I will say that ANC alters the sound a bit, but not in an objectionable way. It’s just tuned differently with ANC on. The standout feature of these earbuds is call-quality. Anker has introduced the world’s first AI Chip, they call THUS, powered by 8 sensors and the chip can process 384,000 signals per second, which blocks outside noise for total silence for the person you call. And it works better than anything I’ve used. People simply can’t hear the noise around you and are beyond surprised to learn you’re using earbuds. Even my considerably more expensive earbuds can’t compete. All this amazing technology and now it’s time to talk sound. The Liberty Pro series of earbuds employ a 9.2mm driver. That’s not as large as the drivers in my more expensive earbuds, but the sound is quite good. I’ve put these through loads of genres, from Classical, to Rock, Pop, Jazz, Heavy Vocals and they can handle pretty much anything you like. Of course, having multiple equalization options means you can make them sound the way you want. But even with no equalization, I found their sound well balanced, with a bit more emphasis on bass. Vocals are front and center and they can handle complex music, like full Symphonies. They did a remarkable job with Camille Saint Saens Organ Symphony. Here’s where the “Value of Diminishing Returns” comes in. Do they sound like my earbuds which cost more than twice as much? No. But they sound remarkable for the price of admission, and they can be worn for hours comfortably with technology, like call-quality which is simply unmatched at this price point. If you don’t own any other earbuds, you’ll think these are fantastic, because they honestly are. These are remarkable for so many reasons and to think they can do all the amazing things they can do for less than $200 is beyond remarkable. They sound great. They look great. They’re comfortable and they offer features more expensive earbuds don’t. Soundcore has upped their game and then some!