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anker soundcore. I have their liberty air 2 and liberty 4 nc. They were basically the top of the line at the moment for less than usd$120. They have a liberty 4 pro and a liberty 5 now, which they didn't have when I bought mine.
Poor me with liberty air 2 (by anker)
Owned the Dot 3i, P20i, Liberty Air 2, and P30i. Only disappointing set was the P20i. Effectively, you can generally pick up Soundcore earbuds in any price bracket and be satisfied that they're really competitive with the best options there.
Soundcore Liberty 2. They’re fine. Don’t bother my ears and stay put. Would be nice to have a “transparency mode” to hear ambient sounds better, but my running route has me on sidewalks a lot, away from busy traffic and not crossing streets much. So it’s not a huge deal for me.
Seconding Soundcore. I’ve never been interested in AirPods because I would lose them and be mad about wasting so much money. I’ve got a set of Soundcore Liberty Air that work great 3 years later and they’re sub $100.
I love my Anker Soundcore earbuds. Drowns out my husband’s snoring! Yet, I could hear Scouts yelling in an emergency
I have the 2.0 version. Saw the 3 just came out but I am happy with what I have
Yep. Had a Liberty 2 and Liberty 4NC which both degraded to the point of being unusable well before two years. It's a shame that more reviewers don't do long term reviews and test the battery longevity of earbud brands. In your opinion, which are some brands with either good longevity or easy repairability?
The design for the 4 Pro was definitely a step-down for the Pro range. The 2/3 with the wing hooks were so much better. They already had the stem range, so I don't know why they had to change the Pro ones too. Happy to see the redesign for the leaked 5 Pro/Pro Max has a similar-ish wing tip.
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