Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great noise cancelling and customization through the soundcore application

Small and fits better than my air pods. The sound is magnificent.

I have had these for a month or so now and have enjoyed every moment I use them. The personalized ANC is a bit lacking, but it can easily be overlooked. I do, however, wish these had location tracking on them. One small concern, but isn't the biggest issue, is if you listen to music and have a phone call pop up, the audio quality of both gets grainy.

Great product. Noise cancellation is good as well.

Excellent product. I wear these all day and not have to recharge.

So happy with them They stay in place The app is really helpful as well

The Liberty 4 headphones are a darn good set of headphones a mid-to-upper end price point, though there are a couple of things that should move this from a 5 to a 4 star rating, but I’m going to mark those down more as nuisances than problems that should dissuade you from trying them. The Good: The headphones are extremely comfortable, even worn over longer periods of time. The fit in the ear is pretty good, but will need occasional adjustments, which comes into “the not so good” below. With fit being important for comfort and noise cancelation, it does come with 4 total sets of ear silicones – small, 2 mediums, and large. Sound is extremely good, with great sound range, including nice, deep bass, and is some of the best sound in stem-based earbuds I’ve used to date. There are 22 preset EQ modes, or the ability to tweak your own to your own liking. The headphones have three sound modes – ANC, “Normal”, and “Transparency Mode”. The ANC (active noise cancelation) mode easily rates an 8 on a scale of 1-10 in terms of its effectiveness (though like most other noise cancelling headphones there is a noticeable “stuffy head” sensation when using them without accompanying music). “Transparency Mode” allows ambient sounds in, which is great when you want some music or a podcast but still need to be able to hear things around you, whether that’s co-workers or traffic when using while outdoors. Within “Transparency Mode”, you have the option of allowing everything through (“fully transparent”), which makes it feel almost like you’re not wearing headphones at all, or “vocal mode” which tries to filter most ambient noises except voices. If you’re using these while outdoors and want to maintain good situational awareness, I suggest the “fully transparent” mode. Depending on the mode you’re using, you can get several hours of use out of one charge. I was averaging about 2-2.5 hours when using at work in transparency mode, though at home that was somewhat less when I was using them in ANC mode. A drop-in charge for about a half hour makes them ready to use again for another couple of hours. Controls are extremely small – a thin, almost microscopic button on the stems of each of the ear buds, which can be configured to different modes with the app. They are tough to find and will sometimes trigger the in-ear detection (see below). No one usually talks about a case when doing reviews, but Anker put some design into the case, as well. A sleek, rounded case features a slide top to get to the buds, where you’re greeted by an LED-lit inner case, illuminating the headphones and adding a classy touch. The lights also give you visual feedback they’ve been inserted back into the case properly and are charging. And following the lead of the rest of the market, the case charges with a USB-C cable, which is included. (Finally I think we’ve pretty much moved past micro USB.) The Not So Good: The biggest complain I have is the in-ear detection (which can be disabled). Essentially, it automatically pauses playback if you pull one or both buds out, and resumes when they’re back in. The problem with this is the detection is VERY sensitive, even after calibrating with the app. The result is any time you try to adjust the headphones in your ear they pause the music, and often don’t resume, requiring you to trigger it with the headphones button or grab your phone. Likewise, when pushing the button on the stem to stop/start music, answer a call, or whatever other options you’ve set in the app, wiggling the earbud(s) will cause the music to pause as it loses detection that it’s still in your ear. The app also includes bloatware in the form of “Soundcore Wellness”, with the headphones capable of detecting heart rate while you’re working out. Most of us already have a preferred fitness app and/or smartwatch that monitors our exercise and aren’t buying a set of headphones with the intention of getting a heartrate monitor out of it. It sounds like one of those extra “features” some engineer pushed to include with no one likely to actually use it. But it’s there if you choose to use it. Overall: These are well-fitting, comfortable, all-day wear ear buds that you can easily wear in the office and enjoy your music, while opting between cancelling everyone else out with the ANC or not being rude and being able to actually interact with others with the passthrough sound options. Of the headphones I have, these have now become my #1 in-ear buds to use for everyday wear and at the gym.

Awesome earbuds. No complaints noise cancelation is great.

Wife loves them. Bought as a Christmas gift. She loves the sound quality

Great earbuds. Replacement for non ANC earbuds. I recommend these earbuds.

good earbuds, and have cool base....the app makes it also cool!!

Beats the liberty 3 by a lot! Sound/ comfortable/ battery is too notch

Love these ear buds better than all of my other ones!

Not loud enough. Better than the AirPods battery life is really good

The sound is perfect and the battery last really long

I used these during my half marathon and they never fell off.

Nice sound but they are little bit uncomfortable for longer use

Great sound quality. Easy to use and sound is great.

Battery in earbuds did not last more than 3 hours and they sound great but need a battery that last around 6 hours they are also very comfortable and did not bother my ears at all I returned because of battery life.

The Liberty 4 wireless ear buds have excellent sound quality and great features like wireless charging and long battery life - plus they fit me perfectly. Features I wanted to start by listing out at least some of the features. I'll talk more about some as I go. - Hi-Res LDAC audio (may need to update firmware first to use this, I did) - Up to 28 hours of total battery life, though LDAC lowers battery life - Wireless charging case for the ear buds - In-ear detection, pauses music when you take them out and plays when you put them in - Heart rate monitoring and tracking - Excellent control customization options in the app - Customizes audio based on your ear - Hearing test in the app - Tests for a good fit - Noise Cancellation - ACAA Coaxial Acoustic System - Apparently is a 3rd generation 2 driver system meant to improve sound quality Design The case has a very different design from others that I've seen. It slides open instead of having the normal flip-up top. I'm not sure that this is a plus or a minus but I think it looks cool and works well. I love the fact that it has wireless charging in the case. I've tested it on a wireless charger at home as well as in the car and it works as expected with both. That is convenient and means I don't need to keep a cord with me to keep my earbuds charged. Fit The earbuds fit me very well with the standard size tips that it comes with on it. There are three additional sizes that it comes with. One that's the same size but deeper, then one smaller, and one larger. The fit is very comfortable and they stay in very well. They are easy earbud tips to change. I've had some that I had to fight with a little to change the tips. I really like the way they fit my ears! Controls The controls are different. Instead of a capacitive touch button on the outside of the earbud or a physical button these use some sort of sensor in the stem. You squeeze the stem to activate the "button". There is one on each earbud. It works better than I thought and it's been much easier to get used to than I thought. It also makes it easy for me to adjust the earbuds in my ear without activating the buttons. The Soundcore App There is one app for everything including changing settings, monitor your heart rate, and update your ear buds, among other things. One thing it can do is customize the sound for your ears and your preferences. First it runs a test to analyze your ears and then it lets you choose customize the sound based on your preference. It also makes it easy to configure the controls of the ear bud any way you want. You have one, two, or three squeeze's available to configure on each ear bud. So you can configure volume up/down, play/pause, next/previous, noise canceling, and more. The app also lets you select three different settings for the noise cancellation: Noise Cancellation, Normal, and Transparency Mode. Noise Cancellation is full noise cancellation as you would expect. Normal is what any other ear buds would do with no input based on outside sounds. Transparency Mode has two settings. One passes through all outside audio, so you actually hear outside sounds more than you normally would. The other option is designed to only pass through voices while canceling out other frequencies. I like these options! It's cool because you can have sounds passed through while you're listening to music if you need to hear sounds from the outside. Sound Quality The sound quality is excellent! Music is full and rich with rich highs and deep bass vocals, guitars, and drums all come through well. I listened to some different styles of music and was able to hear subtle details and not so settle sounds also sounded excellent. Nothing sounded like the earbuds couldn't handle it or mis-represented the sound in any way. I've also been very happy with them for phone calls with excellent sound quality on my end and the other party never had problems hearing me. The best test of a phone call was one time I used it was in the car when it was raining hard. The noise cancelation did an excellent job of silencing the outside road/rain noise. It didn't totally eliminate it but nearly so and made the conversation very easy and the rain a complete non-factor. I think the results were excellent for something that doesn't go over the ear. The sound quality has been great on phone calls in general, that was just the best test I had with a lot of noise. Heart Rate Monitor I thought it was very cool that it has this feature and still can get such excellent battery life - they claim 28 hours with the buds and the case without using the Hi-Res Audio. It does seem to work with the rate going up and down as I would expect it to. It generally seems to run a little lower than my watch but it's entirely possible that the Liberty 4 ear buds are more accurate than my watch. The app tracks heart rate over time to monitor your stress level. Summary I'm very impressed with the sound quality, noise cancelation, and the features the Liberty 4 has to offer. To me these are excellent earbuds!