Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you’re looking for a lower priced option to the buds from the phone makers or a step up from the cheapies you keep buying, this feels like a good choice. I’m a Soundcore user already, I have 2 other headphones from them, but they are the over-ear type. This is my first music earbud from Soundcore, and I’m impressed. Make sure you are ok with using an app to get the most from your earbuds, I tested with iOS, MacOS Tahoe, and Windows 11. It’s a good app, but Anker has fallen into the AI trap, because clearly, more interference and unavoidable interruptions is good for your listening pleasure. First thing, the ANC (noice cancellation) is great. In addition to the isolation offered by earbuds, the ANC is able to maintain good quiet in challenging scenarios. Traffic noise on a busy road nearby is greatly reduced. I did not feel like I was completely isolated from the world, though, some sound does get in, which is good for keeping out of trouble while walking around traffic. There is some background hiss, but that is very minimal. Music and podcasts sound pretty good, after some tweaking with the “Sound Effects” setting in the Soundcore app. We used to call it EQ, but by either name, there are many preset options spanning all of the old familiar EQ presets of old. Many of the EQs are overwrought and rather unpleasant to my ears, but that doesn’t mean one I think sounds terrible won’t be your sweet spot. “Soundcore Signature” feels like what we used to call VERY “v shaped” or “smiley” because our old equalizer sliders would often wind up in a smooth or sharp u shape when we set them up for RIAA tracks from yore. Using the Soundcore Signature EQ, bass is powerful, often overwhelming the other music, boomy and sloppy at times. The mids are recessed, de-emphasizing male vocals, but female vocals are clean. The highest frequencies are pushed way too forward and can become quickly grating. It feels like the buds are shooting for an airy soundstage feel, but it’s artificial and forced. Fit is the main thing I’ve had an issue with. I tried many combinations of ear tips and ran the fit test in the app multiple times until I got a good seal. Once I had the good seal with the medium in the left and XL in the right, they felt quite uncomfortable after about 10 minutes of wear. I grabbed some foam ear tips from some other earbuds I have laying around and the fit is great, the sound is much warmer, the sharpness of the top end is still grating and fatiguing, but it can be adjusted with the Sound Effects in the app. Controls are wonderfully simple, a squeeze of the stem to play/pause, hold it to enable transparency. The controls are right there on the box as you open it. I did not have any accidental triggers of the controls while laying down watching TV or reading. While the Soundcore Liberty 5 is not an audiophile set of earbuds, it is competent in every way it needs to be. I would recommend these.

It can be very hard to evaluate high end earbuds these days. Not because there aren't differences between the different brands and models, but because there are very few deal breakers to be found. Once you're willing to invest in a nice pair you can pretty much be guaranteed that any selection you make will at least be good enough. But a few do offer some features and gimmicks that are a bit more esoteric to help them stand out from the pack. And this is one of them. And the feature it focuses on is one that many have come to see almost as an afterthought: active noise cancellation. While most noise cancellation systems only focus on blocking out frequencies that most mechanical droning noises tend to fall in, they take a much more holistic approach that not only cuts out engines and air conditioners but also elevator music and the voices of you around you. It's an approach that doesn't do much for situational awareness, but for those seeking total isolation from everything around them I have yet to come across a competing brand that can match them in that regard, particularly in this form factor. The Liberty 5 Advanced and its newly AI enhanced cancellation system exemplifies this approach, delivering excellent sound while blocking out basically everything in your vicinity. When paired with the Anker app, which offers not only the usual controls for customization but also a rather helpful guided setup to help dial in the equalizer for those who don't really know what they're doing, blocking out the world entirely has never been simpler. And if that that appeals to you, you should probably give some serious thought to checking the Liberty 5's out for yourself.

They have great sound and battery. I purchased them twice because they were so good and budget friendly. They could be a bit more comfortable in the ear but thats okay for the price

Feel amazing sounds great fit just perfect in ear high recommend