Soundcore - by Anker Sleep A30 Smart Wireless In-Ear Sleep Earbuds, Bluetooth, ANC Noise Blocking, Snore Masking - Lunar White

I liked them. They provide adequate noise isolation, but they ended up hurting my ear some nights

As a side-sleeper, I never imagined I would find earbuds comfortable enough to sleep with. The fact that I have been able to sleep with these says a lot about their comfort. I have small ears and a really small ear canal, yet Soundcore was able to provide enough size options that I found my perfect fit. *What’s included?* The earbuds come with a plethora of ear tip and wing sizes plus two kinds of ear tips, silicone and foam. It also comes with a charger for the case. *Quality* The case is lightweight but feels high quality and durable. It has an aesthetic design and is larger than most earbud cases, but it is perfect for keeping it on the nightstand and easily finding it at night if needed, plus the case plays a vital role in the earbuds’ functionality. The earbud base is miniscule, and their size varies depending on the attachments you chose for your fit. *Comfort* They are incredibly comfortable with the right tips. It took me some trial and error over several nights to find the best option. I’m a side sleeper and was able to sleep on my side without any discomfort with these. Perhaps the only discomfort I found was that suction feeling I get in my ear canal when I lay on my ear. I had to use the xs wing tip and xxs ear tip. I do find I take them off at some point in the night. *Sleep sounds* I really like the snore masking library. It is filled with options of relaxing audio. I do have issues with some of the audio though, there are some where it is very evident where it restarts the loop and it drives me crazy listening to it. I suggest listening long enough to ensure you like it before trying to sleep with it as was my mistake with two audios on two different nights. That said, it has a lot of options, including brainwave audio, meditations, and even sleep stories. *Sleep tracking * These headphones track your sleep, can tell how much you toss and turn, and can even tell you what time of night you snored. *Noise Cancelation* The anc works well, but there is definitely leak-through noise when people are talking. Personally, I like to be able to hear if someone talks to me in the night in case there is an emergency, so this is fine. It blocks out the majority of noise and muffles sounds adequately enough for me. *App* The Soundcore app contains a lot! It has customizable sounds, can set an alarm, can set bedtime vs sleep audio, a sleep report, auto-stop audio, and so much more. *Battery Life* The earbud battery lasted all night, about 9 hours, and the case has not needed charging since I last charged it several days ago. It is definitely true to their specs. *Conclusion* These earbuds are perfect for anyone who struggles to fall asleep. I normally spin in thoughts but with these, I am able to drift off to sleep so fast. They are also perfect for napping in a loud area.

The Soundcore Sleep A30 Special is one of those products you never realize you needed, until you've tried it. As someone who struggles with insomnia and restless sleep, even the slightest noise can wake me. I was desperate to find something that would help me stay asleep while also blocking out my spouse's incredibly loud snoring. My biggest concern before ordering them was comfortability. I'm a side sleeper naturally, so I assumed sleeping with earbuds would be an issue, but these are easily the most comfortable earbuds I've ever owned. They come with multiple sizes of both silicone and memory foam ear tips, along with different wing attachments to help you find the perfect fit. Surprisingly, the pre-installed tips fit me perfectly, so I never felt the need to swap them out. Their low profile design means there's very little pressure on my ears, even when they're pressed against my pillow. The sound quality is excellent and the Soundcore app includes a huge library of sleep sounds; sleep stories, snore-masking audio, tinnitus-masking sounds, and more. Since I already subscribe to the Calm app, I still find myself connecting via Bluetooth and listening to my favorite Calm sleep melodies most nights, but it's nice knowing there are plenty of built-in options available if I ever want to switch it up. Battery life has been hassle free, as every morning I place the earbuds back in their charging case on my nightstand. That way they're always fully charged and ready for me at bedtime. What has impressed me the most is the noise cancellation. I used to wake up multiple times throughout the night from any amount of noise but now I'm able to sleep no problem. They've made a noticeable difference in both sleep quality and the amount of rest I get, each night. If you're a light sleeper or have a snoring partner, I can't recommend these enough.

The Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds work exactly as they advertise. They actually work a little too well. I'll explain why later. First of all, the earbuds come really well packaged and you can immediately feel that they are a high quality product. The buds feel nice and the rubber tips and ear loops are perfectly soft, flexible, and yet durable. The case is nice, and slides open rather than flips. Anker gives you replaceable tips and ear cushions to fit any size ear. This allows you to have the most comfortable fit while sleeping, as well as the best noise cancellation. Setup is very easy, just like any other wireless earbud. The app is very easy to use and is actuality a little different than others. You can only turn nose cancelling on or off, no in between. You can adjust the touch controls. Where the earbuds and app are different is that you can use them without bluetooth as they have built in sleep sounds. You can also link you Calm account and download even more sleep sounds. I do subscribe to Calm and this was actually very cool for me. So now i must warn you, the noise cancelation is better than any noise cancelling earbuds i have ever owned. I literally slept through my alarm my first time using them. And i never sleep through my alarm, i am not that guy who is late. My wife had to wake me up, so my on time streak lives. These will block everything out, period. They are perfect if you have sleep in some kind of noisy environment. Maybe you live in a big city with people, traffic, trains, and loud bangs? As far as comfort goes, i sleep with these with no problem. I was skeptical since i am a side sleeper, but i am able to sleep with these comfortably. I just turn off the noise cancelling so i don't get fired for being late.

I was a bit unsure about the concept of sleep earbuds, but after a little over a week of using them, I’m absolutely sold. I not only was able to test these for a normal night’s sleep, but I was (un)lucky enough to be able to test them while being sick AND while being sick while stuck in a motel. I don’t think you could ask for a better test case to put sleep earbuds through the proverbial ringer. Let’s start by addressing what the heck these are. These are earbuds, like you’d use for music, designed to be comfortable enough to sleep in. Then it has the added benefits of both an active noise cancellation (ie, using software to remove sounds in your environment) and passive noise cancellation (the fit of the earbud in your ear drowning out noise). On top of that, it also has many built in options for sound masking (ie, various white noise to drown out things like snoring), and app that allows you to customize various options and includes things like sleep monitoring and a selection of listenables from the app Calm. That's all in addition to just playing normal bluetooth audio. Out of the box, setting up is no different than any other set of Bluetooth earbuds or headphones. My android phone had no issues connecting. The app, which is considered essential, was easy to download and it found the A30’s without any issue. The box comes with a plethora of various silicone and memory foam ear tips, ranging from XXXS to L. It also includes four total sizes of ear wings. That’s the sleeve that encompasses the earbuds and allows it to sit gently in your ear. I found the default mounted medium ear tips (in silicone) and ear wings to be perfect and didn’t attempt trying others. As a side sleeper, I was concerned about how much I’d feel these – attempts at Bluetooth sleepmasks/ear wraps in the past have all gone poorly. I would say that my comfy level was good. Not great – it’s still noticeable when you’re on your side that you’re laying and something is in your ear, but it didn’t hurt and it wasn’t uncomfortable that I took them out at any point or refused to keep using them. In the morning, there was a brief minute of soreness when taking them out, but I think that’s nothing unexpected (at least for me, with any earbuds in for an extended period) and will also depend on your pillows and how hard you smush your head into them over the course of the night. I should also point out I’m bad with tossing and turning and these never once fell out. I think these are as comfortable as a technology you wear in your ear while you sleep can get. That said, I think if you are a person who is sensitive about your ears and feeling things on them, nothing will quite work for you. The noise cancellation, both passive and active, work great. I found that in most situations, the passive noise cancellation of just having these in your ears works great. However, when stuck in a hotel room with noisy neighbors, a first floor window to a parking lot, and a noisy a/c unit a foot from my bed, the active noise cancellation drowned all of that out. If anything, it works too well: I’ve had to start telling my partner that I’m wearing them as they’ve thought I was purposely ignoring them. As for using them, I appreciate that the Soundcore app does have a selection of the Calm app library. That said, I didn’t browse too deeply as I already subscribe to both Calm and Headspace and use them interchangeably for sleep music and stories. It’s worth noting that these act as normal Bluetooth earbuds – you’re not limited to the Soundcore app or even sleep focused apps/sounds. You wanna fall asleep to Instagram or TikTok? You can do that. Find that Christopher Cross lulls your sleep? Put on Apple Music or Spotify. Or you can use the Soundcore app’s built in sound library. There’s many options of customizable white noise, meditation sounds, and “brainwave audio” that are great – and you can put one of those locally on the earbuds. That brings me to the battery life and the settings to manage that. Presumably to keep these as light as possible for comfort, the battery life is pretty weak. Battery life, according to Soundcore varies from 6-16 hours but there’s a lot of variables. Firstly, active noise cancellation is a big battery drain. Secondly, keeping it in Bluetooth mode is the second biggest drain. The other mode? That’s called local – that’s the single saved Soundcore audio option I mentioned above. So, if you used that local audio without noise cancellation, you’d probably be getting closer to that 16 hour mark. However, Soundcore smartly realized that’s not ideal for most folks and designed the earbuds to detect when you’ve fallen asleep. By default, if you are listening with Bluetooth and active noise cancellation on, once you fall asleep it revert from Bluetooth to local and turn ANC off, thus saving you battery life when you’re likely not conscious enough to notice. This, however, is fully customizable. So you can have it swap to local but keep noise cancellation on. I found I had no problem with the default setting. When I did wake up in the middle of the night to take the dog out or use the restroom, I’d just tap twice on the left earbud to go back to Bluetooth mode so I can resume listening to what I was listening to before falling asleep and it starts over. I had no issues with battery life overnight, or even multiple times throughout the day as I took sickly naps, thanks to them charging quickly in their case. If you were wondering, even in local mode, the earbuds are still connected to your phone, so you don’t need to reconnect anything – you can even use the Soundcore app to swap from Bluetooth to local and back. I think the Soundcore A30s are a fantastic piece of technology. Something that’s new and innovative and quite helpful. After using them, I now found them indispensable. I’m not using them every night, but when I do reach for them, I’m so glad they’re there. I think that if you’re not adverse or sensitive with your ears and you’re looking for a way to listen to audio as you sleep or drown out external noises, you absolutely have to try these.