Customer Ratings & Reviews

Not perfect as sound can still be heard, but great for the price!

I’ve considered purchasing headphones in the past, but never did. I don’t listen to a lot of music and my surroundings are generally quiet. But when these Anker Soundcore headphones came available for under $100, I decided to give headphones a try, not entirely certain how and when I would use them. In addition to the headphones, the box contained a USB-C charging cable, an audio cable and a storage bag. Charging the headphones using the USB-C port on the PC took between 1 and 2 hours. I downloaded the Soundcore app and the headphones paired very quickly to my Android phone. In the app I could adjust settings like transparency (to stay aware of surroundings), noise cancellation, easy chat (mute the music to talk), and wearing detection (pause sound when headphones are removed). Some settings can also be adjusted directly on the headset, but not as easily or as precisely. Music can be muted in one of two ways to have a conversation. The standard method is to touch and hold the left side of the headphone. The other method is by simply speaking. Both worked equally well for muting the sound. But on speaking mode I lost sound if I sneezed, sniffled or talked to myself. In either setting, with the headphones on, I feel like I’m talking in a well, so the easiest for me is to just take them off when I need to listen to or talk to someone. The headphones are well padded - both on top and around the ears. The earpieces swivel, making it easy to hang them around my neck when having a conversation. The head band can be adjusted by clicking the sides up or down. There are 11 clicks. I need it at the lowest (smallest) setting, but it seems to stay in place when clicked up a few notches. The headphones only weigh about 9 ounces, but they aren’t very stable because of the bulk. They stay in place when sitting still, but flop around when leaning over and definitely wouldn’t stay in place if running. I sometimes wear glasses, and the headphones work OK with glasses on, but they don’t fit quite as tightly around the ears, letting in more ambient noise. I’ve been wearing the headphones for 4 hours now and they are still comfortable. Connecting to my phone was easy, but I don’t have any music on my phone. I spend much of my time working from my PC and I listen to downloaded music and Pandora there. Fortunately, I could also connect the headphones to my PC. It didn’t connect as easily as the phone did and required several attempts to connect to Bluetooth, but it finally happened. Now in the system tray audio icon I can choose between the monitor and the headphones for sound output when the headphones are connected. The range is as good as I need it to be. I can walk about 50 feet in any direction and not lose quality. I don’t think the sound quality is exceptional, but it’s certainly good enough for me. Noise cancellation was so-so. I can still hear the TV in the living room when I’m working in the kitchen with the headphones on. The battery life seems to be acceptable. I started with a 100% charge, listened to music for 4 hours and have a 90% charge. That comes out to about 40 hours per charge. The only problem I’ve had is with connectivity when switching devices. I connected the headphones by Bluetooth to both the phone and the PC. While listening to music using the PC connection, I opened the phone app to experiment with the settings and the app had lost the connection. I had to pair the headphones to the phone again. Then after taking a phone call, I lost the Bluetooth connection again. The music I had been listening to through the headphones started coming out of the monitor speakers instead. The headphones are a good buy for someone like me who just wants to listen to music while I work. They aren’t high end, but neither is the price. I've found them to work quite well while I'm fixing dinner or cleaning house.

These headphones have excellent features for the price, but they have two drawbacks that lowered my evaluation of them. The main drawback is the controls. When I initially charged them, an amber light let me know they weren’t at full charge. Otherwise, the controls have no lights or other indicators to let me know if the headphones are on or off or anything else. That might not bother someone else, but it has made them impractical for me to use. The second drawback is what, for me, are poorly fitting ear cups. My ears are not particularly large or small, but I found these headphones uncomfortable – something that is, of course, a very individual thing. If you have no problem with the controls and find the ear cups comfortable, then these headphones might be a good option for you. They have a very long battery life and offer decent noise cancellation. There’s an app that allows you to adjust the settings, and (after I was able to determine that they were actually on) I found them easy to pair with my iPhone for streaming. So, these are a good, economical set of headphones – just not for me.

The lithium battery would not hold a charge after a month, to where it would go from 100 to 0 in about an hour.

As I embarked on a recent journey to India, I sought the perfect companion to immerse myself in the cacophony of travel while maintaining my sanctuary within. Enter the Soundcore Space One True Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones by Anker, a revelation in auditory bliss and travel convenience. From bustling airports to the serene skies, the noise cancellation feature of these headphones proved to be a game-changer. Whether I chose to immerse myself in calming melodies or simply basked in the tranquil silence, the noise cancellation worked seamlessly, shielding me from the outside world and allowing me to indulge in my own auditory oasis. The sound quality, while not audiophile-grade, was more than satisfactory for my needs. Whether I was lost in the rhythm of my favorite tracks or engrossed in a captivating podcast, the audio reproduction was clear and immersive, enhancing every moment of my journey. One of the most impressive aspects of the Space One headphones was their comfort, especially during long flights. Despite extended periods of wear, they remained lightweight and snug, sparing me the discomfort often associated with over-the-ear headphones. This comfort factor proved to be a godsend during the lengthy flights to and from India. Battery life was another highlight of the Space One headphones. With ample juice to power through even the longest of journeys, I never found myself scrambling for a charger mid-flight. This reliability ensured that my auditory sanctuary remained intact throughout my travels. As a newcomer to the realm of noise cancellation headphones, I can't provide a direct comparison to other options on the market. However, based on my experience over the past month, the Soundcore Space One True Wireless Headphones have exceeded my expectations in every aspect. In conclusion, if you're in search of a travel companion that effortlessly combines noise cancellation, decent sound quality, comfort, and reliable battery life, look no further than the Soundcore Space One True Wireless Headphones by Anker. They have truly transformed my travel experience and have earned a permanent place in my carry-on luggage.

I’ll say right at the outset that this is a very nice pair of headphones. Besides the excellent sound quality, the features that stand out most to me are that they are very comfortable, feeling very light on my head, and that they can be connected both with a Bluetooth connection or with the more traditional audio cable. So I can use them both with my phone or tablet, both of which have Bluetooth which allows me to dispense with a cable, and with my desktop computer, which does not have Bluetooth but has a traditional headphone jack on the front panel. Out of the box, the headphones were charged to about 50% of capacity. When you put them on your head and then turn them on, a little voice states the state of charge. If used with the audio jack, they do not need to be switched on to use as the power for the speakers comes through the cable like it always has. To use Bluetooth, you simply switch them on. They go immediately into pairing mode, then find them on your phone’s Bluetooth setup page, connect, and you’re good to go. I had no trouble listening to any audio I chose. Also, once paired, if the phones are switched off and put away, when turned back on, they automatically pair with the same device if it’s in range. There is, of course, and app for these phones, and it allows customization of the sound experience. By this I mean that there are three audio settings, normal, noise-canceling, and transparent, and they do what their names suggest. The transparent setting makes it easier to carry on a conversation with someone with the phones still on your head but the sound mutes somewhat. The phones are also smart enough to know when you remove them from your head, and they automatically switch off. Along with the headphones themselves, in the box are two cables, an audio cable and a USB-C to USB-2 cable. The latter connects to the headphones on the USB-C side, and the former connects to a USB-2 charger to charge them. No charger is included, just the cables. There is also a nice cloth carry bag with a cinch-string closure. All in all, as I said, this is great pair of headphones that should serve most any need.

My first impression started with the packaging. Quality packaging shows the brands expectations of their products and I knew the experience would be good. Even the carry pouch is a nice thick canvas mesh material. In the box came a USB “C” charging cable and 3.5” cable for audio so you have the option of wireless or cable. I am glad more venders are making this available to the consumer as I use both depending on my use of the Phones. Now, my initial set up did not go well. I could not pair the Phones to my cell using the app, however, I realized I was using an app that was already on my phone for another Soundcore product, so I updated the app and was on my way to a successful pairing. I also received a firmware update. The sound quality let me hear tonal nuances of instruments and vocals as if I was in the studio with the artist. Very clear sound experience. I did try manual EQ in the app so I could achieve more bass, but was not impressed with the results. I also used the app defaults which include 8 choices. Signature, Bass booster, Classical, Dance, Acoustic, Bass reducer, Podcast and Deep. I was satisfied with these choices. HearID adds another dimension to customize your listening experience. Easy chat is yet another included feature for phone conversations and you will need to enable this feature in the app. I did make some calls and quality was satisfactory. You can also customize the hard buttons on the phones Switching between ANC and Transparency is easy with hard button on the phones. ANC worked great, no complaints. Last of all, Very comfortable fit. I like the large over ear cushions and the pressure on my head is barely there, yet very snug. These Headphones are a Great Value for all that you are receiving with Fit, Comfort, Customizations, Sound Quality, Versatility and styling.

I bought these headphones in October 2023. I've been very happy with them, but today the left earpiece broke off from the frame and is now just dangling. The same thing happened with a lower-end Soundcore pair, but at least it was two years old by then.

After the initial charge they won't turn on. Plugged them in again shortly, unplugged, they turned on said battery high. Now they wont do anything. Will be returning.

These sound deadening over-ear headphones are fantastic! First, they are easy to set up on bluetooth and start using (always a bonus). I work remotely and much of my counseling work is not on video. I also live on a farm, with tractors, bulldozers and livestock, so I always wear headphones rather than earbuds. The soundcore headphones are very lightweight and easily adjustable for different size heads. The left/right cups are labled inside the cup for easy wearing. I really liked that the over-the-ear cups did not grip too tightly as others have done. Instead they felt like just the right tension to surround my ear (over my hair no less) in comfort. I wore them for four hours straight the first day and did not experience any discomfort. I told my clients that I was using new headphones and asked if they could hear various loud noises as they happened and whether my voice was clear. All of them said that they could not hear any outside noises and that they felt like I wa in the room with them as I was speaking. These headphones would be great for anyone who works online in a noisy place, students who are trying to study in a busy coffee shop, and people listening to music. I even paired these with my phone and wore them in my tractor cab and was able to take a call from my SO. Overall, I highly recommend these for those who need to hear what is going on without being distracted by outside noise.

Purchases these in July while on sale. Really nice pickup. I have found these really comfortable because of their light weight. At 99 dollars you are not getting a top of the market sounds, but Best Buy and Amazon have some good choices at 75-150 dollars. I also looked at the Sony 720, Jlab Ult, Sony Ult, Jbl Live 770. These all seemed good too. I found the sound quality of the Space 1 quite good after doing there Hear Id test and choice an eq that I liked. The ANC and Ambient modes were very good. The microphone works very well too both for phone calls and video conferences on Windows 11 notebooks. Regarding negatives, the main thing would be you do get some sound leakage from the plastic earcups. It is not a problem for me, but it may be a problem if you play your music super loud on airplanes.

These nice looking headphones are very comfortable and are capable of very good sound. If you have normal hearing then achieving that should be relatively simple. However, I do not fall into that category so my route to headphone nirvana was quite a bit more involved. More on that later. After installing the associated SoundCore app from the Google Play Store, getting these phones charged up (USB-C) and connected to the Wi-Fi network is very straightforward. BTW, that charge lasted quite a while for me. And yet that same app is where I spent a lot of time getting the headphones properly configured for my hearing. The first thing that happened was that the app conducted a hearing test in order to create a default sound profile to intall on the headphones. Sadly, I followed that process while wearing my hearing aids for which I should not have needed much of any correction at all. What I should have done is follow that procedure with my hearing aids removed. However, I was able to overcome my mistake by using the app's manual configuration to create custom sound profiles to meet my needs. Now, they sound really good.

These headphones broke in 7 months after very light use.

Horrible sound not worth the price I’ll never buy this brand again

Looks: These headphones are sleek black but matte; it looks good like this. The earcups are huge with the typical cushion for your ears. There is a huge "L" and "R" inside the earcups so you can't mess up how you put these on your head! There is also cushion along the band that goes over your head. The cushion stops where the headphones can extend. The cushion on the earcups and around the headband part seem/look cheap compared to some others but it feels nice nonetheless. Like typical, the outer part of the earcup has basic functions. Your functions are based on pressing buttons once, twice or three times, as well as holding down buttons. Doing those things allow for multiple functions for the same button. Power button (hold it down for off/on), when turning it on also tells you the battery level. There is NO Bluetooth button, which is a nice change, because whatever device you are connecting to does the work. Just find it (Soundcore) on your device on the bluetooth settings and hit/tap it and it connects easy peasy. Also, on the outer ear cup is a port for USB-C charging and a port for... wait for it... an aux cable, should you need it or want it. It is not typical to find that option anymore so it's nice to have i guess. The USB-C port allows you to connect the charging cable that comes with it. It's short. Typical. It also comes with an aux cable. The headphones seem comfy but I can tell after some time, my head will need a break. This is not unique to these headphones. It happens with some headphones for me (not all, but some). Note: I can tell by how it feels as soon as I put it on my head/ears. Function: So, you could surely just use the headphones as is, but as it is with every single Bluetooth speaker these days (and many other things), you definitely want to download the Soundcore app so you can take advantage of many many more functions. It is an easy download and sets itself up fairly quickly. Under "My Devices," click on these headphones to get into some functions. You can set levels to noise cancellation. You can just put it on normal (which means NO noise cancellation; and less good sound). You can put it on transparency for if you want to hear voices better. You can go into the sound and use one of many presets for how you want your sound. I changed mine to Bass (it's something-Bass, I can't remember the first word). I like plenty of bass with my music. I checked out all the presets. The Hip Hop preset doesn't make sense. There should always be more base with Hip Hop. But then it gave more bass to R&B. Hmmm... I know who is not making those settings. But that's cool because, you can also make your own EQ settings and even save the settings. I tried this but didn't notice any differences. I probably didn't do something right. Those are the most important functions. There are other things in the app, including updating the firmware of the headphones, which it did upon first time use. Actual sound: I am quite impressed with the sound it put out. It gave pretty good bass and pretty good clarity. I noticed a difference between the sound it gave off when playing music from my phone and the sound it gave off when playing YouTube videos. Music on my phone played well. Music on YouTube was good, but it seems to give off way more highs, making it sound unbalanced. It's decent though. Overall, these headphones are very easy to work with and sound impressively good. Also, you can stay connected to more than one device at a time (I believe it's 2). So I was curious and connected to my laptop and played YouTube vids. While listening, I turned the Bluetooth on on my phone (I generally keep it off) and just hit the Soundcore. My YouTube stayed playing. I paused the YouTube and hit play on the song on my phone and it played. While it was playing, I was more curious, and hit play on the YouTube vid. The sound didn't come through because I was still listening to the song on my phone. I expected that to happen, but I wanted to see (hear). Everything is all good with these headphones. I would recommend these headphones. Oh, it also comes with a little baggie to put the headphones in. Peace.

I was looking for reasonably priced and reasonably sized earphones for use in the gym but also walking around New York City. For outside, I wanted noise cancellation to cover traffic noise. Over-the-ear headphones are too large and cumbersome. These headphones meet my criteria. They are not perfect: the noise cancellation is good but can't handle very low-pitched noise, like big diesel-engine trucks; because they do not seal over the ear, when it is windy out the wind enters and is amplified. However, the sound quality is good, the noise-cancellation is adequate for most purposes and the on-the-ear design makes them small and lightweight. They do not put pressure on my ears. For the price I paid, they are an excellent compromise.

only after a month the sound has being to skip and not give good audio

I have a set of Anker Soundcore Life Tune XR and I wanted to get a new headphone set for my kids. Since I've enjoyed the Soundcore line, I thought the Soundcore Space One sat a decent price point for features. I've been playing around with the Anker Soundcore Space One for a few days and have enjoyed them. In the box, you get the headphones, a drawstring bag instead of a case, a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm headphone cable and a short USB-A to USB-C cable for charging. The headphones themselves seem constructed very well. On the left ear cup there is the power button which also doubles as the Bluetooth button, a Noise Cancellation button, the USB-C port and the headphone jack. The headphone jack is a change over my Soundcore Life Tune XR which had it on the right ear cup. The newest physical feature is the inclusion of a sensor inside the left ear cup that detects if the headset is on your head. There is a protective film over the sensor that you need to remove if you plan to utilize this sensor. The right ear cup on the Space One just has the volume rocker button and a play/pause button. As I picked up the Space One headphones, I could tell there was less motion available than my Life Tune XR. The ear cups on the Space One swivel vertically with about 10 mm of travel whereas the Life Tune XR has about 14.5 mm of travel. The front to back rotation for both sets seem to be the same, however the Space One seems to have a little more friction. Pairing to my phone was easy. It pairs just like any other Bluetooth device. In order to change the sound profile, button function and establish a sound listening volume you need to use the Soundcore app on your mobile device. Some might find it disappointing, but the Space One does not have NFC for pairing as the Life Tune XR has. Sound has been impressive right out of the box. I find the Soundcore Signature Audio profile gives a nice clear treble and bass was nice and emphasized. There are several audio profiles to choose from, but I came back to the Soundcore Signature profile. There is also a HearID Sound. It takes a couple minutes to set up, but it conducts its own audio test and provides an equalizer curve that is customized for your hearing. There are 3 mics with AI algorithm that helps others hear you. The other person couldn't tell I was on a headset, but I felt a little isolated with the noise cancelling on, which I feel is normal. Bluetooth connection was nice and strong. I could walk to the other side of my house with a few walls in between and I didn't drop a single note. I can wear these headphones for several hours and I didn't feel fatigued. They are quite comfortable. There were two aspects that disappointed me with these Anker headphones. First is the power on/off control. To turn on and off, you need to hold the button a few seconds until the LED indicator changes or, if you have the headphones on, wait until you hear an audio prompt, I found that to turn on may be about 3 seconds, but to turn off is more like 6 seconds. I much prefer Bose's implementation with a slide switch with a Bluetooth toggle. The second aspect is that you cannot charge and listen via Bluetooth at the same time. This disappointed me greatly. If I am running low on battery, I want the ability to charge while I'm still listening so have less interruptions. As soon as you plug in the USB-C power, Bluetooth and noise cancellation shut off. The only solution I've found for continued listening while charging is to use an audio cable. Just make sure you find long enough power and audio cords to do your work comfortably. Battery life is advertised at 40 hours with ANC on and 55 hours with ANC off. You also get 4 hours of play time with 5 minutes of charging. In my short testing, it seems to live up to the advertised hours. Overall, I will probably stick with my Life Tune XR while my kids take the Space One. I like having more travel motion in the ear cups and slightly easier movement. At this price point, I wouldn't be surprised if I decided to pick up another set just to have a comfortable wireless headphone set at my office and just throw them in a drawer for whenever I want some music.

Sounds like trash. Returned after 6 days. Should have got the note expensive Sony ones.

I put off getting headphones for years because they were always uncomfortable, but I broke down and discovered these. VERY comfortable. VERY good sound. I lovwe them! The buttons take a LOT of memory (my memory) to keep separated. I kept getting them mixed up which made for a not very pleasant trial period. After 5 days of use, I still do not have the functions down. To take a star away for this issue may be unfair but Geez!!! I has a couple of co-workers try them as well, and they were well received. They agreed on the comfort level- all very comfortable and excellent sounding. Charging is fast and connection was easy. These are much easier to find then my earbuds. but in saying that, they are more cumbersome. The charging cord is very short so no listening while charging. I would recommend these for anyone, HOWEVER being noise cancelling, and they really are, I can imagine some kid wearing them while walking down the street wearing these and not paying attention to traffic.