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Digital Trends
4 days ago
- Business
- Digital Trends
Soundcore giveaway: How to win 3 pairs of wireless earbuds worth $430
Soundcore, owned by consumer electronics brand Anker, has rolled out an excellent lineup of audio devices, and here's your chance to win not just one, not just two, but three of them in this giveaway! One lucky winner will receive the Soundcore AeroFit 2 adjustable open-ear wireless earbuds, the Soundcore Liberty 5 noise-canceling earbuds, and the Soundcore AeroClip open-ear clip-on earbuds, which are worth a total of $430. That's an amazing haul. You have until June 29 to join this Soundcore giveaway, but we highly recommend signing up right now to make sure you don't forget. Read on to find out the mechanics, as well as to learn more about the three wireless earbuds you'll hopefully win. How to enter Soundcore AeroFit 2: Adjustable ear hooks with AI translation The Soundcore AeroFit 2 adjustable open-ear wireless earbuds feature four-level adjustable ear hooks that will not only let you find the most comfortable fit, but will also deliver sound closer to your ear canal for deeper bass. The wireless earbuds also offer in-ear AI translation that supports more than 100 languages, for real-time responses with high accuracy. They can last up to 10 hours on a single charge, and up to a total of 42 hours with their charging case. Soundcore Liberty 5: Noise-canceling with Dolby Audio We described the Soundcore Liberty 5 noise-canceling earbuds as 'excellent daily driver earbuds' because of their great sound, very effective active noise cancellation that adjusts every 0.3 seconds, and support for Dolby Audio. With ANC activated, the earbuds can run for 8 hours on a single charge and up to a total of 32 hours with their charging case, with just 10 minutes of charging replenishing up to 5 hours of usage. Soundcore AeroClip: Revolutionary clip-on design for comfort The unique Soundcore AeroClip open-ear clip-on earbuds come with an adaptive open-ring design that's durable and flexible, allowing you to enjoy listening to your favorite tracks without any pressure on your ears. You'll be able to stay aware of your surroundings, but these earbuds will stay in place throughout the day. You'll also get AI-boosted calls for superior clarity, and an 8-hour battery life from a full charge and a total of 32 hours with their charging case.
Stuff.tv
14-05-2025
- Stuff.tv
I've never seen cheap wireless earbuds with battery life this huge
Looking for a new set of top earbuds? While there are plenty of options to pick from, if you want the best features, they can set you back a fair amount. Battery life is arguably one of the most important features, and most affordable buds drop the ball here. But not the newest wireless earbuds from Anker's sub-brand Soundcore. The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds come with a 48-hour battery life. You get 12 hours per charge and then three full top-ups from the case. It even supports wireless charging, because that really should be the bare minimum. Better yet, you get all this for £100/$130. Read more: Best cheap headphones in 2025 rated and reviewed Noise cancellation is pretty good here, with Adaptive ANC 3.0 thrown in. That basically means these buds are constantly adjusting the noise cancellation every 0.3 seconds. The previous-gen Liberty 4 earbuds offered pretty decent noise cancellation, and it'll only be better in this latest version. Sound-wise, we're talking 9.2mm wool paper diaphragms and twin bass tubes. It all adds up to mids that should offer actual presence, trebles that don't screech, and a bass punch that doesn't sound like a tin can in a wind tunnel. Chuck in Dolby Audio support with three immersive modes and suddenly these budget earbuds have a lot to offer. Calls get the six-mic and AI treatment, so you should sound crystal clear on the line. There's even wearing detection borrowed straight from Apple's AirPods Pro 2, so your music stops when you take one out. The Liberty 5 buds play nice with Google Fast Pair and Bluetooth 5.4. They even have stem controls that let you tap to skip or pause, and IP55 resistance to handle a sweaty jog or a surprise drizzle. The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds are available now for $130 or £100 directly from Anker or online retailers like Amazon. If you order from Anker, you get a free MagSafe battery pack thrown in.
Irish Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Soundcore Liberty 5: how can €120 earphones compete with Apple AirPods?
Anker Innovations' premium audio brand Soundcore has a reputation for delivering affordable products that punch above their weight in terms of specs and features. The company said its new Liberty 5 earbuds deliver its most advanced Adaptive ANC system while improving on audio quality. But can a €120 set of true wireless earphones compete with the market leading Apple AirPods 4 ANC which cost almost €80 more? Soundcore Liberty 5 look and feel like many of the company's other personal audio kit. They sport a short angular stem design and a compact charging case with a sliding lid and LED indicator. The case supports wireless charging and the earbuds have an IP55 rating for dust and water resistance. The buds weigh just 4.6g each. There are six different sized eartips in the box. Be sure to try them all as the most secure fit will improve your audio and noise cancellation experience. The default medium size tips fit me best and I found them a snug and comfortable fit. There's a simple test you can run in the Soundcore app to help you find the ear tips that give you the best ANC and sound quality. You squeeze the Liberty 5 stems to control playback and calls and it's all very intuitive and easy to get to grips with. You can customise how it all works in the Soundcore app too. The companion smartphone app also includes a range of helpful customisation options including the latest version of HearID to help consumers tailor the sound to their hearing profile. A customisable eight-band EQ and a number of preset EQ profiles mean you can easily tweak the sound to your own tastes. If you make and take a lot of calls you will probably welcome the option to mute the mics when on a call with a single squeeze. It's handy, for sure, and you get a confirmation tone immediately followed by one every 20 seconds that you remain on mute. Soundcore Liberty 5 use four of their six microphones, along with an AI-powered algorithm, to help identify and block external noise. The Adaptive ANC 3.0 algorithm adapts to your environment three times per second. Soundcore Liberty 5 employ a newly designed 9.2mm flexible wool-paper driver along with dual bass-enhancing tubes to amplify the low frequencies resonance. Two tests you can run in the Soundcore app - HearID and sound preference - take about 10 minutes to complete and are well worth the effort. If you have an Android device that supports the higher quality LDAC codec then you can enjoy high resolution music once you are subscribed to a compatible streaming service. Stamina from a single charge is rated at 12 hours of playtime with ANC turned off and eight hours with ANC enabled. When both the earbuds and case are fully charged, Liberty 5 can provide up to 48 hours of battery life with ANC off and 32 hours with ANC on. Obviously this depends on what volume levels you use. There's a quick charge feature too, so you can get hours of extra playtime from just a 10-minute power boost. Soundcore Liberty 5's full range of six microphones is enabled during phone calls to help eliminate background noise. A useful automatic side-tone mode automatically switches the buds into transparency mode as soon as you take or place a call. The inclusion of Bluetooth 5.4 and Google Fast Pair means connecting the buds is a breeze on Android and iOS. And the multipoint connectivity works impressively well. Soundcore Liberty 5 include responsive in-ear detection which means content is auto-paused and resumes your tunes when you remove or replace an earbud. On the downside, unlike other Soundcore buds, there is no spatial audio or heart rate monitoring here. And Auracast support has not been introduced yet. I asked an iPhone and iPad user, Madison Kavanagh, to test a white pair of Liberty 5 out with her Apple devices. She gave a hugely positive thumbs up to the quality of both the audio and adaptive noise cancellation. She also praised the design and comfort and was most impressed at the ease, speed and reliability of connectivity with her Apple kit. Soundcore Liberty 5 come in four colours – Cloud White, Ink Black, Abyss Blue and Rose – and they cost €118 on Amazon. Apple AirPods 4 ANC cost €199 from
Tom's Guide
09-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
Soundcore Liberty 5 review
The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds deliver decent, if not slightly flawed, sound quality, but their ANC competes with some of the best noise canceling earbuds. These in-ear buds adjust to your surroundings every 0.3 seconds to counteract ambient noise and I have never been so impressed with cancelation. The buds are comfortable to wear for extended periods of time and look sleek with a design that mirrors its predecessor, the Liberty 4 earbuds. The Liberty 5s also show off with 22 EQ presents and a Custom EQ option to get your sound just right. They aren't perfect. Adjusting the EQ is essential, as I was disappointed by the treble performance in my favorite pop songs. The controls are a little fiddly, and battery life is a little disappointing. Should you buy these budget earbuds? Find out in my full Soundcore Liberty 5 review. The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds are available from Amazon U.S. for $129 and from Amazon U.K. for £99. They are priced similarly to the previous Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro earbuds ($124) but improvements have been made. Another option for around the same price range would be the Sony WF-C710Ns ($199) earbuds, which offer extreme comfort, amazing sound, and an impressive battery life. The EarFun Air Pro 4s ($99) also offer a lightweight design with advanced audio codecs. The Liberty 5 earbuds are available in four different colors. I tested Cloud White, but they also come in Abyss Blue, Ink Black, and Rose Apricot. The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds are a similar shape to Apple's AirPods Pro 2s ($249), but have a slightly longer stem. The design is sleek with minimal branding, and the four color options mean you aren't tied to the white colour (although white would be my personal preference anyway). The buds have a water resistance rating of IP55, meaning they are protected from water splashing in all directions and from dust. As a result, they're perfect for working out, as they are protected from sweat and will even hold up when running in the rain. The dust protection also means they'll stand up to the beach or dusty environments. The case of the earbuds is compact, measuring only 2.3 x 2.3 x 1.1 inches, so I could easily pop them in the pocket of my jeans. With the buds, the case weighs only 51.7g and is made of plastic. Unlike most other charging cases that flip up and down to expose the buds, the Liberty 5 case slides open and has a thin light on the front that comes on when you wake the case. Soundcore has given the Liberty 5s stem controls unlike any I have used before. The stem has to be squeezed to enable the controls, which is fiddly at first. But once I found the right pressure to squeeze, but not dislodge the buds, I was golden. Included with the buds, you get six differently sized ear tips to find the best fit, as well as a charging cable, although they can also be charged wirelessly. The buds have wear detection, so the music paused whenever I removed one or both, but the recognition was pretty delayed. This setting can also be turned off. I'm not usually a fan of earbuds with silicone ear tips, but I got on with these ones really well. They are incredibly lightweight and fit securely into my ear. I was able to choose from the six ear tip options that come with the earbuds to ensure I got the best fit. There is also a fit test that can be taken within the Soundcore app that checks the seal and advises whether you need larger or smaller ear tips. When I tested this with the medium-sized tips, the app said I had an 'excellent seal'. Soundcore says that a good seal from the earbuds will enhance bass while also isolating noise for a better noise cancellation experience. Makes sense. The Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) capabilities of these earbuds couldn't be better. I didn't hear any conversations happening around me in the office, and it even silenced my magnetic keyboard while I was typing, which no other earbuds I have tested have been able to do. Soundcore says these earbuds have adaptive ANC 3.0, which adapts to subtle shifts in environmental noise and recalibrates every 0.3 seconds. If high levels of ANC aren't going to suit the situation you are in though, there are five levels of noise cancellation to choose from, as well as transportation modes for the car and airplane to make commuting more comfortable. You can also turn ANC off, which will conserve battery life. The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds use Bluetooth 5.4 and have LDAC and Hi-Res audio wireless streaming codecs available. The buds are also compatible with Google Fast Pair. The Bluetooth range is 10 meters, and I had no issues with jumpy music as I moved further away from my streaming device. When I first put on the Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds, I had just arrived at work after using my Airpods 3 for the whole commute, and I can confidently say the Liberty 5s sound way better. But that doesn't mean they are without their flaws. I tested the Liberty 5s with the Soundcore companion app, which has 22 EQ presets for the earbuds to tailor the sound. There is also a custom EQ setting, which proved important for the songs that didn't cope so well (more on this below). You can also enable a Dolby Sound option, which has music mode, game mode, and movie mode, but I'll cover that in its own section below. I first tested the buds by listening to Lizzy McAlpine's 'Pushing It Down and Praying' to test the Acoustic EQ preset. This is a song with beautiful acoustic guitar tones and electric notes layered over top. This setting enhanced the acoustic guitar and made Lizzy's vocals even more delicate. However, what I call 'glitter gel pen' music (think Sabrina Carpenter, Chappel Roan, Taylor Swift) seems to be a problem area for these buds. I opted for 'Busy Woman' by Sabrina Carpenter using the Pop EQ preset. I found there was a lot of crackling where the earbuds just couldn't cope with the treble. Sure, this song is quite punchy, but Soundcore claims the 9.2mm flexible wool paper diaphragms produce 'rich mids and full-bodied treble', so I was expecting better. I enabled the Dolby Sound music setting and while it boosted some of the backing vocals, they sounded muddy, and the mids struggled. There is a Treble Reducer EQ preset that made listening to this song far more pleasant, but it still wasn't brilliant. While the bass of these buds is a vast improvement from the previous Liberty Pro 4 earbuds, the Liberty 5s still have some issues with static. I played Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots with the Bass Booster EQ preset enabled to check out how the drivers perform. It was generally okay, but the static sound was prominent when the bass kicked in. To test out the custom EQ, I listened to 'Cool' by Michael Clifford. This song has a pop punk feel and relies on the lead guitar, meaning the dreaded treble was an issue. I brought up the low frequencies to enhance the bass and raised the mids slightly. And of course, I lowered the treble. The levels of the mids and high frequencies ensured that the lead guitar still came through but reduced any tinniness that was originally present. So while the treble is an issue for these buds, it can be combatted with the app. The Dolby sound setting is great for enhancing music and giving a total surround sound feel. To test it out, I played Pushing It Down and Praying again, still with the Acoustic EQ preset but with the addition of Dolby Audio in music mode. If you want to place yourself in the recording studio with your favorite artists, this is the way to do it. It gave such a raw feeling to the song and I could hear the instruments all around me, giving a deeper connection to the music. I decided to watch The Hunger Games with Dolby Audio enabled and in Movie mode and was very impressed. It gave me the feeling of being sat in a cinema when you can feel the sound reverberating through you. The Soundcore app makes the listening experience for the Liberty 5 earbuds so much better. As I mentioned earlier, the option to test the fit of the buds means I was able to ensure I achieved the best results from the ANC, and therefore my music. I've used similar functions on earbuds previously, notably on the LG xboom Buds ($109), but the feedback from the Soundcore app was far more intuitive. This app lets you know changes you can make, like the size of ear tips, and the preference test, and HearID gives more guidance for customization. You can also take the HearID Sound test in the app. This was able to advise me on my listening and what my ear health is like. It told me that my hearing is average for people of the same age as me (which is the 20 - 29 age range option). There was also a preference test to take where the app plays music with two different effects, and you choose which is better, kind of like a sight test. From this, the earbuds are able to adjust to suit my hearing abilities and create a tailor-made sound profile. The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds claim up to 48 hours of battery with the charging case when ANC is not being used. This drops to 32 hours when ANC is turned on. The buds themselves are supposed to have 12 hours of playback time per charge with ANC off and 8 hours with it on. But I tested this out, and they didn't come close to that. To put this to the test I played music through the buds at a medium volume with ANC turned on. After just 1 hour of play the battery of the buds decreased from 100% to 80%. From this, I would expect the entire battery life to last for 5 hours, which falls short of the quoted 8 hours with ANC on. As a saving grace, the earbuds do charge quickly, and just 15 minutes after I put the buds back in the case they were back up to 100%. This is great if you're like me and constantly forget to charge your earbuds before running out the door. While the Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds sound great with certain EQ settings and genres, the way they struggle to cope with treble-heavy pop music (this despite their supposedly clever, treble-enhancing diaphragms) can't be overlooked. It took a lot of adjusting EQ levels to get the earbuds to sound good with punchy pop music, which is frustrating since this is usually the genre you don't have to alter with most earbuds. That being said, sound quality in mids and bass is generally pretty good. The number of Custom EQ presets makes adjusting playback a lot easier and the Dolby Audio is incredible for enhancing more complex songs, like those recorded in spatial audio. The ANC is brilliant, the design and sleek, and they're comfortable over long stints. Ultimately, the sound quality isn't awful, but with the likes of Sony and EarFun offering similarly-priced buds that don't sacrifice on audio quality, it's more difficult to recommend the Liberty 5s.
