by Anker Liberty 4 NC Wireless Earbuds

When I got these, my expectations weren’t really high. Because I’m used to over the ear style headphones. These have more than exceeded what I have expected! I needed something that does dual device support for my laptop and iPhone/iPad, does clear calls that filter out background noise.. music/podcast sound great with crisp highs and lows. They are comfortable, seamlessly connect, battery last all day. I really like that I can mute calls, meetings, from my watch. They are inexpensive and well worth the costs!! They do everything I need since I WFH and on the go.. 10 out of 10, will recommend!!

I've gone through several pairs of cheap and mid-price ear buds (< $100). Three I like are the earfun pro 3, 1more comfobuds pro, and now the Anker Liberty 4NC. Overall the Ankers win hands down. I think they have the best sound and by far the best wind resistance. After you load up their app and connect to the buds it gives you a hearing test to give a base level of response, then gives a bunch of A-B comparisons to a piece of music asking which one you prefer as it tweaks the response curve. I think the end result is great, but I'm no audiophile and am 65, so take that for what it is worth. The other two are good, too (I rate the 1more buds above the earfun's, but I like them all). I got the 1mores first, and if I were only going by sound quality I'd have stopped there (glad I didn't, but I didn't know that at the time!).I usually listen to them when I ride my bike on a local rails-to-trails path. The downfall of the 1mores is that there is a lot of wind noise that comes through. Noise cancelling overall is good, but not for wind. So I saw the earfuns on sale, so tried them. Much better wind noise reduction, but still more than I'd like. Finally I saw these and bought a pair on their launch. As I mentioned above the sound is great, and the wind noise reduction is very, very good. I hear a little from time to time, but most of the time I feel the wind on my face but can only hear it if I am really looking for it. They have a lot of modes you can set it too, but the one that works the best for me against wind is manual mode, maximum (level 5) noise cancelling with wind reduction on.They remember their settings no problem after you take them out of their case. The earfuns seemed to turn off sometimes (go back to non-cancelling mode). The worst thing about that in the earfun case is that in order to connect to the buds with their app you MUST have an internet connection. This was a problem on my last flight as you might imagine. The 1mores were great on the flight -- and no issues about connecting to the app in flight. It was a transatlantic flight and they ran out of juice so I switched to the earfuns for a while so they could get enough charge back into them. With the 1mores the engine noise and other extraneous airplane sounds were almost gone and I enjoyed my music. I have not flown with the Anker's yet. Hopefully they will do as well as the 1more's there (but I'll have the 1more's along just in case!). Supposedly the battery lasts longer in the Anker's, but only ride for about 3 hours at a time so I have not tested that.One final GREAT thing about the Ankers vs the others I've tried is that you can disable the on-bud controls. I always have my phone on my bike, so if I need to change modes I can do so. Since I found settings I like I don't need to anyway.... In the app you can select what every combination of taps does individually. And every combination has a do nothing setting. You'll still get a beep if you trigger the setting while inserting or wiggling the bud around, but it has no effect. Just what I want. If I want to skip a song my phone is right there, usually with the app up that is playing said songs.Sometimes I start hearing wind, and that just means the buds have slipped a bit. A quick twist or wiggle and the wind is gone. They've never fallen out, but I'm riding a recumbent so I'm just sitting in a lawn chair while I pedal.I use these only for listening to music. My wife called me when I was out while using the earfuns and she said I sounded fine. I have not used these so far to talk on the phone while I ride so I cannot speak to that.

Were it not for noise reduction I would have rated a solid 5 star for sound quality. Very impressive at all ranges with excellent base, mid-range and very good high end crisp treble. I've had other brands of earbuds and these exceed those in quality of sound. I've used and have several Anker brand electronic products and have ALWAYS found them to be of exceptional quality and these earbuds are no exception.They come with a nice charging case and 4 sets of ear bud tips covers which offer a good range of sizes so the buds will fit securely in your ear. And this is critical for not only optimum sound quality, but for what noise reduction they do provide - more on that later. Be sure to download the excellent Soundcore app to your phone so you can customize the features to your taste and to achieve max performance. There is even a cool test you can run with the app to test the fit of the earbuds so you can change the rubber tips to fit your ear. And it works great. I played with it a bit and every time I did not have the correct piece or I pulled the bud out slightly, the test came out negative. There are some other settings and features provided by the app including equalizer settings (I didn't end up using this feature since I didn't think it improved the sound over standard setting), and on the noise reduction, what type of noise you are trying to filter, etc. Really an excellent app so I suggest using it.The set up is minimal and the buds pair quickly with Bluetooth. I'm also quite impressed with the battery life as it is in line with that as advertised. And of course it charge with any USB C charger and comes with a USB C cable, which most of us have a zillion of by now lying around anyway.But with regard to noise reduction, I am disappointed. Perhaps this is a expectation issue but what I was expecting was when I placed the buds in my ear with NC activated, all sounds would be eliminated or at minimum reduced to virtually nothing. This is not the case or at least my experience. In various tests around the house and outside, I always heard about the same amount of noise as I would have with just earbuds in the ear muffling out sounds as they would since they are jammed in the ear canal like ear plugs. And of course I tested this with NC on and off to determine any difference and there was minimal. Driving in the car with no music playing, there was minimal difference but with music playing there for some reason seemed to be an improvement in sound with NC on vs off. So perhaps they work best when playing music and are really not intended to block out sounds with no sound other than the "white noise" the buds produce sans music?? Not sure. And I highly doubt these Anker's do a lesser job than any other earbud brand. Anyway, they do sound great playing music in the car. The real test will be in a month when I take a long international flight. If they can block out even half the engine noise I'll be a happy listener! I imagine headphone NC would work better for obvious reasons, but I simply don't have the room to carry yet another bulky item on board in my briefcase, so earbuds are my only option. For the money, I'm happy with them overall.

Let me start out by saying that this is a very solid/compelling product in this price range. The Liberty 4 NC's do a lot of things well for it's price point. The Noise Cancelling for it's time was among the best(better than the Earfun Air Pro 4 in my experience) in class, the sound quality is decent out of the box(they offer EQ via the app if you want to tune it), battery life is superb(I can use it for hours in a single session), and the build quality is decent.I believe for it's price segment (varies throughout, but I'll pick the price point of say $60-70), it's a very strong contender and you can't go wrong with this product for the right price.However, I do have 2 qualms.. one of them is specific to me though so your mileage may vary:First, the fitting.. the shape of the earpiece does not fit my ear too well, I do not have large ears per-se, but I use the largest ear tips in order to get a better seal. Not only do I have issues with getting a proper seal in my ear canal, but they also don't seat well in my ear, as they tend to fall out more easily. I don't seem to have this issue with some other earbuds(like the Earfun Air Pro 4), but I do have this issue with the Liberty 4 NC's. I will say that it's not necessarily a deal breaker though, just an annoyance, something to watch out for as it depends on your ears.Second qualm is the mic performance is just mediocre, though it is adequate for it's price class.I don't use transparency mode very often, but they seem to work ok. I'm glad that these have a transparency mode at least.---I also wanted to note, as I alluded to earlier, that I have both the Soundcore Liberty 4 NC and the Earfun Air Pro 4's. In my opinion, other than the fitting issue(these don't seat well in my ear, and the eartips struggle a bit to get a good seal.. perhaps due to the angle of the shape of the earbuds), the Liberty 4 NC's are a notch better as a product compared to the EAP4's, especially when it comes to Noise Cancelling. I have tested both of these in a noisy cafe, and the Liberty 4 NC's noise cancelling is noticeably superior to the Earfun Air Pro 4's. So depending on your priorities, I'd still say overall, I prefer the Liberty 4 NC's.

I actually contacted support because I genuinely thought something was wrong. I did their troubleshooting and that didn’t work. A day later I checked the app for the battery level again and it FINALLY went down 1 bar (there are 5 bars on the battery icon so I can only assume that one bar is worth about 20% of battery. I had one in either ear for 8hrs a day for 3 days. These are quite loud, and I like loud music but they can truly get too loud. Can’t complain really I do enjoy it, this means I only run them at 40-60% volume at any time. I am truly impressed by the battery life, performance and features of the earbuds and case.The ANC is very good. When music is playing I literally cannot hear people speak. All I see is lips moving ! The case wirelessly charges, but you won’t need to do that often evidently ! If you have a wireless charging pad for AirPods that will work for these as well. The app is easy to use and pretty quick to connect to the buds, not AirPods level of speed but pretty good for a 3rd party connection. The app can be used to fully customize multiple different EQs, set different controls on the buds (there are 4 per each bud, single, double, triple and hold press). Sound quality definitely beats apple and Samsungs flagships earbuds. When I listened to these and discovered all the features, I started questioning why I ever spent $250 on AirPods. Despite all these good features I feel there are some things Anker could improve. A fatal flaw pretty much all TWS earbuds have is the charging case. Yes it charges fast via Type c or wirelessly. But it opens super easy. Which means if it gets dropped your earbuds all pretty much certain to go flying out. I don’t judge too hard for this because pretty much every company that make TWS earbuds do this. The case also feels a bit cheap. It’s very lightweight and the hinge has some light movement too it when closed like the fit isn’t quite perfect. It also collects dust on the inside (closed part of the case where the buds are) when closed. You cannot control volume with the touch controls on the buds, and there is no Hey siri.I wish there was a way to customize the transparency frequency response. I cook for a living and I was wearing one bud with transparency on. I put some oil in the pan (making a crackling sound) well the buds didn’t process that as such. It turned into a very high pitched, loud, staticky sound that was actually quite unbearable. I hurried to turn off transparency after that. Most things it processes ok, but others is sound very weird or digitized.Pros:-Great, slam or deafening ANC-Easy to use, quick connecting app-fully customizable multiple EQs- case charges wirelessly and type c-battery life lasts a super long time-buds recharge super fast in the case-Excellent soundcore sound quality that destroys the competition- Value you can’t beat that won’t break your walletCons:-case is a bit flimsy (hinge is a tad loose)-case collects dust on inside when closed-case easily opens to lose buds for potential drops- No swipe control on earbuds-the touch pad on the buds is sort of small, I have to re-tap sometimes.-no volume control or hey siri on buds

I've had these earbuds for around 5 months now and I think I can give them a pretty solid review. The earbuds have a great battery life, I only need to charge the case around once per week max and that's with hours of daily wear. I've even fallen asleep with them in (more often than not) and when I wake up, they still have a good amount of battery left.Now for those of us who are unfortunate enough to have small ears, these may not be for us. My ears are small, not crazy small but small enough for most earbuds to be too large and cause uncomfortable pressure. These earbuds stay in either really well or I'm having to adjust them constantly. I'm not sure why this is the case but it is. However, the number of times I've fallen asleep in them, I don't typically wake up with them missing. I do feel that these are a bit heavy because they really FEEL like they're there. My ears get fatigued from them after a few hours.In terms of the bluetooth and multipoint connectivity, this is where they lose some stars. At first, they were great and I was thrilled to finally have a pair of earbuds with multipoint, however this was short lived. Sometimes they connect flawlessly, other time not at all. They will take several times to connect to just my phone, or if they do connect to my phone without issue, they have problems connecting to my computer. If you own any bluetooth products by Bose, you'll know that their multipoint connection works pretty seamlessly (in my experience) and your phone audio isn't automatically prioritized over your computer. The same cannot be said for these earbuds. If I have a video actively playing on my computer, and I happen to open an app on my phone, they'll automatically start playing whatever is on my phone. Additionally, I've had issues with the sound cutting out on my computer when I send a text from my phone without any sound on. In general, the multipoint works as it should around 60% of the time. There's also the occasional issue where they will take several tries to connect to my phone which can be very aggravating.My final thoughts are as follows: these are really good for the price! The sound quality is great, they're pretty noise cancelling, and the app makes them customizable. Their shortcomings are not in the functionality as earbuds but in what they're advertising as multipoint connection. If you're like me and have small ears, these may not be the most comfortable for you. But if you only really want them to listen to things on your phone or computer (one at a time) and you have normal sized ears, I think you'd really like these!

These earbuds have been a great upgrade. The sound quality is excellent, and the noise cancelling works really well for blocking out distractions. The battery life is impressive, and the fit is comfortable for long listening sessions. A great pair of earbuds for the price.

UPDATE: these are not worth the headache.I had my first pair for 9 months. Then the right earbud failed. Wouldn't charge and wouldn't sync. None of the trouble-shooting tips worked because nothing in the app works unless both earbuds are connected, so you can't update firmware or anything else.Soundcore Customer Service is a pain. It's all AI-run and gives incorrect information. Under warranty, I was told they would send a "brand new" replacement to me but I had to send in my defective pair to them first. When I got the replacement, it was clearly refurbished. When I asked them about this, the response was essentially, "Oops our AI lied to you." The refurbished item worked but had a static hum that the original earbuds did not, so I contacted support again, and they agreed to send out a new pair as was originally promised. So after several weeks of annoying back and forth, I finally got a new replacement. I've only owned them for 4 months this time, and ONCE AGAIN the right earbud has failed on me. This is clearly a design flaw. I'm done with Soundcore after this experience.********************Original review:I owned these for 9 months. For the price, I thought they were great--at first. Sound quality was good. Call quality was good. Noise canceling was good but not great. Fit was good, but they would slide out over time and need re-seated in my ears, especially if i was working out or sweating. Then 9 months into owning them, the right earbud just stopped working. I tried all the recommended troubleshooting methods. Basically, the right earbud was no longer recognized by the case, so there was nothing I could do to fix it (resets, firmware updates, etc. all require both buds be in the case, and since it stopped recognizing the right bud, it basically bricked the entire product.). I reached out to customer service, providing all the info. They promised to send a replacement product, but said it would need to be a different color because the color I had was out of stock. This should have been my first hint since Amazon and Soundcore Direct both showed all colors in stock. I specifically asked if the replacement was a refurbished item, and they guaranteed that it was a "brand new item." I said okay and told them to proceed with sending the replacement. Two days later, they told me they could not proceed with sending the replacement until I sent in my defective earbuds and they were received and processed by their facility in Canada. They estimated that would take 5-9 days from the time I mailed them before they could even mail the replacements. This seemed like an unnecessary delay to me, considering they had not mentioned that requirement in the beginning AND I knew I could get brand new earbuds from Amazon with same day shipping. However, I was obviously not going to pay full price again for a product that only lasted 9 months (half of the 18 month warranty period). I complied and put the earbuds in the mail, but also told them it seemed like an unnecessary delay. They then told me they would expedite the process and send the replacement out immediately (3 days after they originally told me they were sending them), so I told told them I appreciated it. I got the replacements several days later and was extremely disappointed to discover they were clearly refurbished. They had a cosmetic flaw, but more importantly, when i went to pair them, they had all of the previous owners devices still listed in connection history AND they were named "Paul's Liberty 4 NC" (spoiler alert: my name is not Paul).I reached back out with my disappointment and ample evidence they were refurbished earbuds, and the response was that their policy was to handle warranty claims with refurbished products for any items more than 3 months past purchase date. REMEMBER! I specifically asked if the replacements were refurbished and they promised they were brand new. I contacted them again regarding this blatant lie and they apologize that their customer service AI gave me wrong information..... This was a ridiculous process and i wasted more than a week going back and forth with their faulty AI customer service, only to end up dissatisfied with the outcome and distrustful of buying any Anker or Soundcore products in the future.

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Good Quality Noise Cancellation, very good battery life and i had no problems with the app, definitely worth more than the price

Introduction The Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC are true wireless in-ear earbuds that offer advanced features and impressive performance at a competitive price.Build Quality and Design The earbuds are made of high-quality materials, making them durable and comfortable for long listening sessions. They fit securely in the ears and come with a compact charging case for easy portability.Sound Quality The sound quality is excellent, with clear and detailed vocals. The bass, mids, and treble are well-balanced, delivering a rich and immersive listening experience. The noise cancellation is effective, blocking out a significant amount of external noise.Features and Functionality The Soundcore Liberty 4 NC offers a stable Bluetooth connection and impressive battery life, lasting up to 8 hours on a single charge with an additional 32 hours from the charging case. The touch controls are intuitive, and the earbuds come with a companion app for customizing the sound profile.Performance in Different Scenarios These earbuds perform well in daily use, providing excellent sound quality and noise cancellation during commutes and office work. They are also suitable for gaming, with accurate sound cues and minimal latency. For exercise, the earbuds are sweat-resistant and secure, making them ideal for workouts.Pros and Cons Pros:Excellent sound qualityEffective noise cancellationComfortable and secure fitLong battery lifeAffordable priceCons:Touch controls can be sensitiveConclusion and Recommendation Overall, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC are an excellent choice for anyone seeking high-quality true wireless earbuds with noise cancellation at an affordable price. Their performance and features make them a great value for money.

Ho acquistato gli auricolari Soundcore Liberty 4 NC e devo dire che hanno superato le mie aspettative, soprattutto considerando il prezzo. La cancellazione del rumore è eccezionale e riesce a isolare quasi completamente i rumori esterni, rendendo l'ascolto davvero immersivo. La qualità audio è ottima, con bassi potenti e alti chiari, e l'app Soundcore permette una personalizzazione completa dell'equalizzazione, che è un grande punto a favore.Sono molto comodi da indossare anche per periodi prolungati e la durata della batteria è impressionante. Anche il design della custodia è pratico e compatto. Le funzioni smart come l'accoppiamento rapido e la modalità trasparenza funzionano alla perfezione. In definitiva, sono un prodotto che offre prestazioni da top di gamma a un prezzo molto più accessibile. Li consiglio vivamente!

I decided to buy these True Wireless earbuds as a replacement to my Airpods Pro that I accidentally left my in my home country before flying back to North America.I absolutely love ANKER products, but coming from an Airpods Pro, I didn't expect much from this product when I first bought it. so my review here will mostly be related to quality of life usage and not so much on the audio aspectBattery Life: Absolutely fantastic, over 4-5 hours of straight use before you get that beeping low battery that indicates you only have 15-20 minutes left. Then you would only have to recharge them in a case for 15-20 minutes before you can use them again for another 1-2 hours. so the claim they're making on this product is very legitCharging case: I've never fully drained the battery of the charging case as I consistently charge them every night but it doesn't take that long to fully charge the case either. maybe 1-2 hours max?Case durability: i've dropped these bad boys a couple times before on multiple hard surfaces over the last 7 months and they seem to be holding up really well with no scratches or permanent damageCase size: coming from an airpods pro, these look significantly bulkier (1.5 times bigger) but rest assured they are still very pocketable.Touch control: the touch control on this thing is easy to use, very easy to get used to and very reliable even when you have wet hands. the tap and/or hold function on these earbuds can be tweaked on the app settings.Eartips/Earbuds: the one thing i dont like about this product is the provided eartips adhesiveness to the earbuds. for reference, i use the smallest eartip in the box. they are standard eartips but they do get easily detached from the earbuds and sometimes they stick in your ears when you try to remove your earbuds. please keep in mind that i come from airpods pro where the eartips suction to the earbuds are very top notch when installed and is almost impossible to be accidentally detached from the earbud.Noise canceling: let's just say that if an Airpods Pro cancel out 99% of the noise from a very chatty and loud environment (like a gym during peak hours), then this product cancels out maybe 94-95%. it works really well to block out most of the noise in a loud environment, but you can still hear minor inaudible noise in the background whereas the sony WF1000XM5 or Airpods Pro completely shuts out the noise.Ambient sound: this works pretty well most of the time for a $129 headphones for you to activate to speak to someone without taking off your earbuds.Media/Audio pause when removing earbuds: this earbud has the same feature as most high end earbuds where if you remove one earbuds while watching or listening to something, it will automatically pause the media currently being playing before hit play again on the other earbuds. however, they are not as efficient as high end Sony or Apple NC earbuds.what I mean by this is that an Airpods Pro would immediately detect that you've removed one earbud and would automatically pause the media, where as the Anker Liberty 4 NC would have a 3-4 second latency delay before it notices that you've removed one earbud.still an amazing feature for the price tag.waterproof: I tried once or twice to shower with these on just to see if they would hold up and they did really well with no issue whatsoever. but i don't recommend not to shower with these on all the time. your disgusting ears also needs to be cleaned on a daily basisAudio Quality: I am just a regular peasant who enjoys listening to audiobook and music while working out, I am not going to pretend here to tell you the mids are good, the low and highs are good when i dont even know what that all really means in the first place. all i know is that the bass is decent and i've never had to complain about song i've listened to not being punchy enough because of these earbuds. you will never have that problem as long as you're not audiophile (most of us aren't)Sound Core app: i dont know how to use an equalizer but the presets they have is good enough for me to tune up my earbuds based on what i'm currently listening toOverall: giving this product an absolute 5 stars for the Price/Value for money. definitely get it if you're looking a for an affordable noise canceling earbuds. if anything, ANKER also has 18 months of warranty