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The sound and the anc is a chefs kiss
Try the Soundcore Liberty Buds. Adaptive ANC with and non isolation quality that I really find comfortable.
Liberty Buds | Wireless Semi-in-Ear Earbuds with ANC https://preview.redd.it/2t0038g5wl8g1.jpeg?width=461&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40d24de03277a32274b99ed7226196ec74325555 I'm on day 2 of these new Soundcore Earbuds and they are really great for listening to Audible books and not needing to be jammed into your ear. Very comfortable and secure in my ears, The ANC is very good but reduces the battery playtime. For music, they have shockingly good amount of base and, for under $70, they are a great value.
I bought these for me and hubby. He prefers them over his AirPod Pros and Beats buds. This is my 5th Soundcore after ditching AirPod Pros. I have AeroFit 2, AeroClip, Sleep A30, one I can't name, and this one. The AirPod Pros always hurt my ears after awhile so I couldn't wear them for long. This was the reason I bought AF2 and AeroClip. I like not having something inside my ear but having an ANC option. So this was a nice compromise for me. Hubby doesn't like me wearing them in public because he says I'm oblivious to the world. So I use them at work to drown out the noise and at home so I don't bother him with my TikTok obsession. I love Soundcore because I can change the EQ according to what I'm listening to and it has dual connections. The only gripe I have with this is that when I'm riding princess in the car with these on, I experience popping noises occasionally with bumps in the road. It's the ANC trying to readjust the seal. Not a deal breaker for me.
Glad to hear. I don't assign an action to the controls for single press and that has solved the touch issues I was having. Double press controls volume, triple press controls next/previous, and long press left cycles the ambient sounds and right controls play/pause.
I wouldn't know, I always lose one before they fail. Because of this, I get cheaper ones, using Anker Liberty buds now 75 on sale and they are great (for me). In the house I have my Sennheiser M4 on.
I have a pair of Sony WTF4000s or whatever the hell they're called, and they are very nice, but my AirPods Pro: * Are far, far, far more comfortable * Stay in my ears * Always connect * Have a much smaller/pocketable charging case I got the Sonys as wireless earbuds for Zoom calls on my Windows machines, but I can't get them to work reliably for that. They are now paired to my TV so I can watch movies or game without bothering my wife, but... they don't work reliably for that, either. Hell, they don't even natively connect to the PS5, which is baffling to me. I also have a pair of Anker Liberty earbuds, which worked for a few months. Cheap, sure, but if you have to replace them every year because the battery life falls to 20 minutes, then you pretty quickly get up to AirPod prices. TL;DR: AirPods Pro FTW
What about the Soundcore Liberty Buds? Not in ear. Not really open ear. Good sound. Good ANC. I have the AeroFit 2 as well, but the Liberty Buds are my go to earbuds now.
Earfun AirPro 4+ or 4i, Soundcore Liberty Buds. Earfun and Soundcore both have great apps, which you can tweak once and mostly forget about. Out of the box, the Soundcore has the better tuning if you want clarity. The Earfuns are a little more bassy.
I try to avoid the speakers, you will put them too loud and damage your hearing. I was very happy with my Jabra elites, but lost them all. Replaced by anker soundcore buds.
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