Soundcore Sleep A30 by Anker Sleep Earbuds, Smart Active Noise Cancelling Sleep Headphones, Adaptive Snore-Masking System, Ultra-Comfort for Side Sleepers, 45H Playtime

Full disclosure - I have smaller ears and canals, and I am a side sleeper and I have been using these for the last 7 days. I am moving to a new town and decided to rent an apartment for a year to help me decide where to buy a house. Well, the apartment walls and floors are not well insulated. I hear footsteps, creaking floors, snoring through the wall, and sometimes can hear the tv shows they watch. Needless to say, I was having serious trouble sleeping. I could fall asleep pretty well (go to bed early), but I would be awakened at some point, or several points, in the night by all these noises, banging, walking, creaking, and snoring and was not able to get back to sleep. I needed something to help. I tried Mack's foam ear plugs. They work pretty good for noise reduction, but my ears would hurt and throb making my sleep difficult in that way. I even had the small ears size. They were comfortable to side sleep with. I bought some fake Loop alternatives as just ear plugs. They were comfortable, did not throb like the Mack's in my ears, but did not block out enough sound. When I tried a bigger ear plug piece, I found the throbbing ear syndrome again. These were comfortable to side sleep with though. I then bought a cheap knock off brand of "sleep buds". They were the most comfortable thus far. They would bluetooth to my phone so I could play either music or some white noise from my phone. They claimed to have ANC. They were helpful to block out some sound because of the ear fit, and because they could bluetooth to my phone for music or white noise. However, with the ANC on or off, I did not detect any difference in sound reduction. These were kidney bean shaped sleep buds and did not stick out much from my ear. The ear plug piece was comfortable, but the harder plastic part would start to be annoying after a few hours when on my side. They were ok. Sound quality was decent. Maybe a C+ for an overall grade for these. However, they didn't stop all the sounds and I still woke up occasionally. I hesitantly tried the A30's. This is no small investment! With the rubbery ear plug piece and ear fin, these buds were comfortable. While on my side, they have been the most comfortable thus far. I can sleep well with them in actually. I still have a little bit of pressure while on my side, but some nifty pillow management helped relieve the pressure. I am using the attachments they came with out of the box. I really like the white noise sounds. I have Still Lake as my favorite. It is a sutble sound that helps my brain drift off. With the fit of the A30 alone, I can block out most of the noise for the night with these standard size pieces without using ANC. Last night, I had both my wife snoring and banging on the ceiling above. (To be honest, my wife's snoring is not super loud but enough to wake me up). Then I realized I didn't have the ANC on. Well, i turned the ANC on and WOW what a difference. It was almost like I had over the ear headphones with ANC on. All that noise disappeared. I was very impressed, at least I recall being impressed. I was asleep!! The sound quality is perfect for night time sleeping. In reading other reviews, I agree that these are not your everyday all day ear buds, they are really designed for sleeping only. The ANC works really well and I noted quite a difference between on and off. Last night I set them to use ANC until I was alseep and then go to local mode. After 8 hours, I still had 30% of the battery left in each ear bud. So far, the battery life has been great. I have yet to spend a whole night with bluetooth and ANC on, however. I haven't needed to. I know at $200 it seems like a lot to spend for ear buds that you only use for sleep and that aren't designed for super high quality audio sounds. However, this week has been the best sleep week I've had in two months since those neighbors upstairs moved in. You do need several nights to get used to the fit and feel. Not because they are uncomfortable, but because when something new is in your ear and you aren't used to it, it can feel funny and weird which may keep you awake instead of helping you sleep. But, give it a few nights, and if you are like me, they get more comfortable the more you wear them. I can sleep on my side with these but I need a soft pillow. A really firm pillow would hurt my ears after a few hours, as it would everyone else with anything in their ear. Everyone is a different size and shape, but I have found these A30's to be comfortable, and of high quality. The app is full of options to help customize the experience, and they do what they claim they will do. After this week, my wife (who is very thrifty) is asking if she can try these out and maybe get a pair because she notices such a difference in my morning wakefulness. Hope this helps those of you out there like me needed something to help get your sleep back. I would definitely buy again and am grateful for this product.

These are non-functional for their intended purpose unless you require very little sleep. First, the volume level of these speakers seems very low by default. Compared to my other earbuds (an older set of Space A40s and a set of Bose QuietComfort 2024 earbuds that I tried), these required a much higher volume level across all types of listening scenarios. The volume issue is relevant because it affects the earbuds' noise masking/cancelling capabilities as well as how much battery life you can expect from one full charge. I wanted earbuds that I could use with ANC on for at least 6+ hours to block my partner's snoring. I also wanted to be able to stream ambient sounds/music/white noise over bluetooth the whole night as a sleep aid. (I tried the built-in noise masking options, including the option to customize your masking sound, and disliked how low-quality and harsh they all sounded.) These earbuds only last 6.5 hours max when brand new in my preferred mode of use. I need more sleep than 6.5 hours most nights, and because lithium ion batteries degrade, these buds would only be even partially functional as a sleep aid for me for a few months, if that. These buds thus seem like a poor value for the money for how I want to use them. The A30s also seem overpriced, even by Anker's standards, because they just announced an upgraded version of these buds (advertised to have a longer battery life than these regular A30s) that will be sold for $20 less than the launch price and advertised MSRP of the original A30s. I also strongly dislike the shoehorning of AI bloat in the updated soundcore app. The "brainwave audio" tracks are all quite annoying/distracting, imo, and it looks like Anker generated a bunch of non-cohesive AI slop images to accompany the sleep tips portion of the app. Sucks that Anker would rather generate cheap visual soup than hire designers or artists who could create cohesive and relevant art. The transition from bluetooth audio to the noise masking sound in local audio mode, which can be triggered when sleep is detected to preserve battery life, was abrupt enough (due to how much louder the the noise-masking sound with no ANC seemed compared to the volume of bluetooth audio + ANC) that it woke me from sleep several times, which was also pretty annoying. I don't care about or even really trust the accuracy of the sleep tracking features in the soundcore app/these earbuds, so I didn't test or even set up that part of the app. As far as positives go, the buds really are small and lightweight. I struggled to find a good combination of ear tips and wings that would lead to a secure, noise-blocking fit in each ear, but that's not unusual for me. The silicone material seemed nice enough, and I liked the sliding case lid. Overall, I cannot recommend the Sleep A30s as a sleep aid. The set I tried is being returned due to the short battery life when brand new and the lack of good app features or built-in noise masking sounds.

The A30 SPECIAL earbuds (the purple and white ones only) are my holy grail for masking chainsaw snoring as a side sleeper. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE LISTING TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE PRODUCT YOU WANT. I highly recommend the A30 Special over the A30 original--I have now tried both since I ordered the original accidentally the first time around. Anker support was phenomenal in helping me exchange to get the ones I wanted. I sleep (or try to) next to a very loud snorer. I had tried four other types of sleep headphones, but they were uncomfortable and I could still hear the snoring. I used to have a pair of the Bose sleephones, but they eventually kicked the bucket and couldn't be replaced. The Anker A30 Special earbuds are SO comfortable as a side sleeper. Within the box, there are several size options for both the tips and the wings so that you can customize a perfect fit. I don't even notice them anymore, and they stay in my ears all night. The ANC on the A30 Special is very good. Before I got the Special, I was sleeping with the A30 regular (ANC on) + over-ear headphones with ANC on, which was the only thing that let me sleep. The A30 special pretty much gets to that level of noise cancelling on its own. The snore masking audio options are really nice. I love the completely customizable white noise options too. I do not love the included meditations and sleep stories, BUT! You do not need to only use the in-app noises to get the main benefit of these headphones! The headphones detect when you fall asleep and then switch to local mode with ANC off to save battery. This works really well for me. I set up my sleep preferences for the night in the app, start my sleep, then go to Spotify to listen to my own sleep podcasts and music with ANC on. At some point after I'm already asleep, the headphones switch to be in local mode w/snore-masking audio and ANC off to save battery. In the several weeks that I have been using the A30 Special, the timing on that has worked every night. I have never once been woken up by snoring, and I've never had it switch to local mode too early. Sometimes I wake up for other reasons throughout the night, and often I can fall back asleep even without ANC on. But if I need it on again, it's easy enough to restart my sleep in the app to get that benefit again. The battery life on the A30 special is great. They have lasted through the night every night so far, with using the settings that turn the ANC off after I'm asleep. The plain A30 did not last through the night on weekends when I slept more than 7 hours. Beyond their functional abilities, they even FEEL luxurious--I love the glide of the case and the snap of the earbuds as I put them back. Even better than the Bose Sleephones were. Finally, the support team at Anker is so helpful and resolved my issue right away. They very generously let me keep the A30 originals while the A30 specials shipped to me, so that I could still sleep in the meantime. I have full confidence that they stand behind their product and will help if I encounter any other issues. Overall, I can't recommend the A30 SPECIAL earbuds enough. They are 100% worth the price, and have given me my sleep back. Also, shoutout to the Get Sleepy podcast for being the best sleep stories out there!

After three shipping attempts (these appear to be a high-theft item in transit), I got these (A30 "Special") and have been using them for a while. # Fit and Comfort These are comfortable, for the most part. There are a number of sizes for both the in-ear part (in plastic and in foam) and the outer-ear part (the part that presses against your ear folds to keep these in place). Honestly I couldn't see much of a difference in how the outer-ear part fit, but a bit of experimentation was able to get a good fit on the critical in-ear piece. I don't generally have any trouble keeping these in all night long. To insert these, you push the in-ear part in with the outer-ear part pointing "up", then rotate the top towards the back of your head so those outer-ear parts push against the ear folds. I did find if I "over-twist" then I wake up in the middle of the night with sore ear canals, because doing so causes the inner ear part to push against the side of the ear canal, and more of a twist isn't necessary to keep these in all night in the first place. # Noise Suppression and Cancellation Putting these in (I use the foam inner ear pieces, which it says offer better passive noise reduction) the noise suppression is noticeable and significant. I can't hold a conversation with them in, although I definitely can tell if the other person is sleeping. So noise suppression is strong, across the spectrum. Noise *cancellation*, however, is a different beast entirely. I have a hard time even seeing the difference between noise cancellation on and off. It just doesn't seem useful, especially coming from using my AirPods Pro during the daytime. Really makes me wish Apple made a version of AirPods for sleeping in. Being able to switch between "transparency" mode and a better-working "noise cancellation" mode would be very welcome here! # Battery life I find that if I run these on bluetooth all night long, they *might* make it through the night. If I have it switch to "local audio" (up to three "soundscape elements" like rain falling, thunder, waves lapping on a shore, etc) when it detects I am sleeping, they easily last through the night. I haven't had any issues with the switch to local mode; it has always accurately determined when I am asleep to make the change, so I fall asleep with a "brain wave" soundscape, and wake up with my chosen local audio running. # The App The SoundCore app is IMHO a bit of a mess. I went looking at a couple of well-reviewed alternatives (Calm and Better Sleep) and found that those apps are even *more* of a mess, and relatively expensive ($70-80/year after a 1 week free trial) to boot. Also, those other apps only work in "bluetooth" mode, so the ear buds would be prone to dying before the morning. So, I went back to using the SoundCore app. Unlike the expensive apps, you are very limited in how you construct soundscapes, only able to choose *three* components. And these soundscapes can get repetitive because of that. Another note on the app: you can't do anything in the app without the earbuds connected, and they will only connect when out of the case or in the case with the lid open. Many times it is very slow to register that the earbuds are connected (that is, I have the earbuds connected to my phone over bluetooth, even playing music on them, but the app says I need to connect them). Eventually, tapping on the "connect" button will pop up a warning saying that continuing will disconnect the current earbuds, and if you continue or cancel at that point it "sees" the earbuds. # Controls These operate on a "multi-tap" control scheme. I find this to be rather uncomfortable because each tap pushes in on my ear drum with pressure, and have also had it inadvertently register taps when I'm just adjusting in bed. You have double-tap and triple-tap settings, so between the two earbuds you can control four things. By default those are "bluetooth <-> local audio", "noise cancellation", "volume up", and "volume down". No play/pause. No next/previous track (which makes less sense in a sleep earbud anyway). I really miss the better-thought-out control schemes of Apple headphones here. # Technical Glitches While the earbuds snap confidently into place (magnets, how do they work?) in the holder, annoyingly often they either don't make good enough contact or just don't detect that they are in the holder. I have found that in the morning I need to put the buds in place then wait a few seconds to verify the light "slow pulse" on *both* earbuds. I didn't do this once, and when I went to use them the next night one of the earbuds' battery was dead so I needed to re-seat it and wait before putting them back in.

I was looking for something that would distract me from nighttime noises, be a pleasant experience to sleep to, and to replace my foam ear plugs - I was excited to have come across these. It was a choice between the Ozlo sleeping ear buds and these A30s from Soundcore. At a cost above $200, the Ozlo's seemed too pricey - both brands did the same thing and at a sub $200 price point, the A30's seemed to offer everything I was looking for so my choice was made. The first thing I noticed on the box before opening the product was an alarming sticker - a warning about BPA and cancer. This was not a good start but an email to the company revealed this was in the packaging and NOT the product that goes in your ears so this was a relief. Still, I don’t understand why companies knowingly put this crap in their packaging…cost, I suppose. I was super impressed with the circular charging case which houses the ear buds - it fits in your hand and has a top that slides back, revealing LED lights that light up the ear buds so if you're trying to be discrete around others who may be sleeping, it's easy to see your buds in the dark. This case uses USB-C charging and has a few LEDs on the front to indicate charging status and battery power - however, there are only 3 of them that blink in a linear mode so don't count on a precise reading half way in. I have no opinion about charging time as I just plug in the case to charge during the day and it's easily ready at night upon needing to use the buds. One of the main reasons I wanted these was a capability that allows you to upload sounds to the actual ear buds so they are not on a bluetooth mode, which would require a constant connection to the app on your phone in order to hear anything. This was perfect - a self contained set of buds with memory, built in - HOWEVER, I was majorly disappointed and have yet to use this feature ever again as I found you must use Soundcore's sounds, you can only upload one at a time, the sound must be installed from the Soundcore app and worst of all - they are in mono, not stereo. This was a huge bummer and doesn’t make sense to me and when I mentioned having the ability to use your own sound loops and in stereo to Soundcore, they reacted as though they’d never thought of it before. That would be the first thing I’d think of. There’s absolutely no way I’m going to feel transported or immersed into my audio if it’s a limited library of mono sounds. To be fair, these ear buds are quite compact and fit very well into the ear - that is a common point of feedback I’ve seen from many, many users. I am a side sleeper and to have a bud pressed up into your ear means it must be as flat as possible and these succeed well at that - very comfortable. That said, I think this probably limits the memory that can be on board the buds, thereby allowing only mono sounds - however, could the app, before uploading the sounds to the buds, take a high quality stereo sound and just lower the bit rate on it instead and also make the sound loop shorter to accommodate such a memory limitation? Battery life was exceptional for me, after about 7.5 hours of use, they still had 40% charge. This is without using the noise cancellation mode which will shorten the battery life but if you have white noises around you (hums of fans, air conditioners, etc.), I found this mode to be quite good. I always leave it off since I don’t have a problem with these kinds of noises but I have switched the noise cancellation on by accident throughout the night and woke up to find the ear buds were silent as they ran out of battery sooner than expected. This mode and others (volume, play/pause, etc.) are activated by tapping a designated number of times on either the left or right ear bud and the resulting actions of these numbered taps can be changed in the Soundcore app. You may now understand why a mode might be triggered accidentally as there are times where I’ve needed to adjust the bud in my ear or I brush my finger across the bud a couple times to scratch and itch….it happens. However, there are tones you’ll hear that indicate a mode has been turned on or off. The sound quality, I felt, was adequate for sleeping - stereo separation was really good - there just doesn’t seem to be enough bass though - the speakers in the buds tend to favor the mid - higher registers of sound and I certainly wouldn’t have these be my go-to for listening to music. This, again may be a limitation based on keeping the buds small. For those of you used to having ear plugs in your ears throughout the night, this may just be a transition. Ultimately, I found them comfortable but on warm nights or if you tend to sleep favorably on one side and are keeping an air tight seal around your ear with the pillow, it can get pretty humid inside the ear, causing some moisture or wax build up. I’m getting occasional tinnitus from wearing these every single night (due to wax build up) so I need to take breaks and make sure I get the build up resolved before using them again. Much of this may have to do with the bud tips that you use and Soundcore does not disappoint by offering you a healthy selection of tips and “wings” that help to stabilize the buds in your ear. I personally found the wings that were already installed worked just fine for me. I really debated keeping these after I learned I couldn’t upload my own sound loops and in stereo, it’s not really preferred I have a Bluetooth signal from my phone transmitting to my head all night - however, I’ve researched bluetooth transmission many times and it appears safe but long term studies have yet to be conducted. I’m glad I kept them though, I actually use a sound looping app on my iPhone to play my own loops that I’ve created. I wish the Soundcore app would allow more personalization by having a built in looper where you could load in your own sounds and it would maybe use AI to loop them throughout the night. I barely use the Soundcore app. The app does have a neat little sleep analysis feature that records when you’re sleeping, when you’re snoring, etc. How it figures out this data from you wearing a set of ear buds, I have no idea and I question its accuracy…unless you’re hooked up to some electrodes monitoring all of these activities, I don’t think I would rely heavily on the app’s data - seems more like a gimmick to me - my 2 cents. I had two rounds of emails to Soundcore’s support regarding questions and feedback about the product. I’ve seen other reviewers who have trashed Soundcore’s support. I have had a very pleasant experience with them as they were cordial and professional in their responses, however, they took forever to get back to me in both instances.

I really, really, wanted to love these sleepbuds. I had the previous generation A20's, which had their issues, but worked for what I needed. When the A30's came out, I immediately bought them figuring Soundcore (Anker) would have fixed the bugs in the A20's. And they have in most cases. But they haven't fixed all of them. When these sleepbuds work as they are supposed to, they are terrific. When working, they are amongst the best products for daily use that I've owned. I don't try to do anything fancy with them- I use them at night to block out sound, provide some white noise background, and set alarms. Simple. The buds are capable of SO much more. They are Bluetooth headphones for listening to music. The connected app with track your sleep, provides dozens of sounds, has a link to the Calm ecosystem, and even provides noise cancellation. It's pretty amazing all the options available in the app that links to the sleepbuds. They also come with a nice rechargeable case, great styling, and extra silicon ear pieces. It's a great package. As I said, my use is simple. I put them in at night, set them to local mode, play some white noise, and go to sleep. It blocks out most noise in the room (including my snoring dogs). The buds fit great, never fall out and the battery lasts through the night (if you don't' use noise cancelling) with capacity to spare. I love them. When they work. They come with (many) downsides that keeps me from fully recommending them. I bought my first pair the moment it came out in August 2025. They lasted until February when the right bud stopped putting out sound. It still charged, connected by bluetooth, but no sound at all would come out. Soundcore replaced them but the process took a few weeks and a lot of emails. The replacements lasted a month before the left earbud stopped working. I gave up on the regular A30's at this point and just bought the newer A30 Specials thinking newer models had to be better. The SPecials are basically the same as the A30's except the batteries have a little more capacities. They look the same, operate the same, and unfortunately have the same faults. The noise cancellation is meh and rips through the batteries. It won't last the night with noise cancellation on. The buds 'snap' back into the case for charging, but you can't trust the 'snap'. About 30% of the time, they snap back into the case, the fins light up as expected, but they don't seat to charge. I've come back the next night to find out one or both of the buds didn't charge. The key here is when putting them in, don't look for just the light, but for the bright light. If it's bright and pulsing, it's charging. If it's a dull light, it's not charging. You have to take it out. put it back in a few times, clean the contacts, and keep trying until it finally charges. It's unbelievably frustrating. The killer, for me anyway, is the alarm. On the app, you can set an alarm. It transfers to the buds so it works in all modes. When it works, it's great. I get up early. My wife does not. I can set an alarm, the buds play the wake tones, and nothing wakes my wife up. Great. Except it randomly fails to work about 10% of the time. Everything is set properly. The buds connect and work all night. And the alarm time comes and goes without going off. It worked the night before. It'll work the night after with no adjustments. It just randomly doesn't alarm for no reason I can fine. The result is being late for work enough times that I now have to set a second alarm in the room to wake me if (when) these fail to go off again. No idea why it does this, but combine all these faults and the A30 is not something I could recommend without caution.

I did not like these at first. I knew would take time to get the right fit, but had quite a few nights waking from ear pain. That was with the silicone buds, the memory foam that they list as "not as comfortable" is far more comfortable for me. Once I got the fit right, these have been life changing. And I do mean that, and will explain - I work on a ship, which is running 24/7, and full of inconsiderate @sssholes. Working night shift and sleeping during the day? People will slam door, yell in hallways, etc. Add in loud PA announcements on top of that. According to my Oura ring, I was getting woken an average of 10 times a night/day. 5.5-6 hours broken sleep a night. I was miserable, always tired, in a job where being tired and unaware is horribly dangerous. Try as I might, the inconsideration of others never got better. For awhile I managed with silicon earplugs and a manta sound mask, along with white noise. Still would get woken up. Brought these A30s out, figuring even some ear pain was worth it. After a few nights I got the fit right and getting 8 hours sleep a night. I don't wake with ear pain, sometimes a tiny bit of soreness. The battery life is good enough, be nice to be better. I find that once I get to my room I want to put these on, as I am then in my own world, with calming rain sounds. If I get 8 hours sleep, these have 10% battery left when I wake up. Id prefer longer so I could have a chill, quiet morning before the sounds of chaos wreck my mood. The ANC is actually really good. Those that complain did not give it time. Obviously if you do not have a good fit, you wont get as much noise cancelation, but the ANC starts minimal and increases over next few minutes. I think its learning the noises and slowly adjusting. I keep a fan running at night, and when I just put the buds in I can hear it, but after a few minutes, its cancelled out. Sound quality? I don't have the sound very high but sounds good to me. Very clear. These are meant for sleeping, not raging out to some metal while lifting weights. These do track your sleep, I don't know how accurately it does thought. I would compare with Oura Ring, but my sleep was so bad I got rid of my ring cause I only saw disappointment. The issue with the sleep tracking is you need to connect to the earbuds to open that part of the app. App isn't all that great in my opinion. I have not tried any of the sounds in the app, it uses Calm though. I can't speak for how it gets rid of snoring, or much of the options. There is an option to have the music turn off once you fall asleep, that one irritated me, as it got turned on somehow and I woke up 30 minutes after falling asleep and couldnt get music playing through the earbuds. Played out phone speakers instead. Trying to sort that out while half asleep not so fun. I learned to check the settings before sleep. I just use it to play continuously, then put on a 2 hour playlist of sleep sounds, and it keeps the ANC going after music stops. One other minor complaint is the foam buds they say are consumable, yet they only sell full set. Would be nice to sell a set of one size so you dont have to buy a set of all sizes just to get the size you want. Also, not sure how long the foam will last but been a month and still look new. I am a side sleeper, which probably helps some of you out. If you arent a side sleeper, these would be insanely comfortable. As a side sleeper expect to play around with sizes, and know that what seems comfortable testing may not be comfortable sleeping. Im stubborn and know I have big ear holes, but shockingly after plenty of sizing I found smaller ones worked better. I would give 4 stars, due to the app and some small annoyances, but these have been so life altering, I cannot give less than 5 stars. These have helped me so much, I'm tempted to get a second pair as a backup as I couldn't go a night onboard without these now.

I typically do not leave product reviews but I am compelled to do so as these headphones changed my life. I am a very light sleeper and my partner is a very heavy and aggressive snorer. So much so if I change rooms I still need to wear headphones to block out the snoring. I also have very tiny ear canals and am a side sleeper. All things considered, I have tried just about every headphone, earbud, headband you can think of. I came across a recommendation for these and was skeptical based on the reviews. But I was desperate and decided to try them out. I have waited a few weeks to review so I didn’t jump to any conclusions, but for two weeks straight I have not heard a second of snoring. I genuinely didn’t get any sleep the first night I wore them because I kept thinking something was wrong because I DIDN’T hear anything. They are also extremely comfortable, as much as they can be with sitting in your ear all night. A few things I will note. The app is terrible. The functionality is clunky, you can’t connect without having the earbuds activated, and really it doesn’t do much in terms of what a sleep app could. That being said, the noise canceling soundscapes work really well for my sleep style so that’s great for me. I run them on “local mode” and not thru my Bluetooth and I also run them continuously thru the night for about 7 hours and have yet to lose a charge. There is also a stark difference between regular mode and noise canceling mode. I’ve accidentally turned off the noise canceling mid-sleep and it honestly does less than those over the ear headbands. So keeping that on is important. I also appreciate the way that the noise canceling sound works so I don’t need to have the volume turned on high to mask the sound. I’ve always worried about in-in white noise and hearing loss but these I’m about to keep reasonable and still get the desired effect. I also wish they would come with XS memory foam ear tips. The small is too big with the firmness but the silicone ones are fine. But there are 4 sizes of silicone and 3 of memory foam to choose from so they are very adjustable. In terms of the value - my sleep is priceless. Yes these are expensive but for me, they were worth every penny. If it’s between getting mediocre sleep with cheaper headphones or getting uninterrupted sleep with expensive ones, I’ll spend the money any time. I think the one thing I wish would be better, especially for the name brand and price, is that app. It leaves much to be desired. Then again, I guess they put all their energy into the earbud itself so I can’t get that too bent out of shape. As far as I’m concerned these are the best sleeping earbuds on the market to cancel out snoring without damaging my hearing in the process.

I’ve been using it for a month now, and it’s the best purchase I’ve ever made! I’ve been sleeping so much better, the noise cancellation is absolutely amazing, it’s comfortable to sleep with, the app is super easy and super cool. I also use as normal earbuds to listen to music and specially for audiobooks, when I don’t want to be distracted by the outside noise. Absolutely amazing product!

The active noise cancelling is amazing

Tolle Kopfhörer für seitenschläfer! Ich bin begeistert. Sie passen sehr gut. Da ich kleine Ohren habe passen mir viele Kopfhörer nicht. Die Sleep A30 sind aber perfekt. Mit den vielen extra Aufsätzen kann man sie passgenau an die eigenen Ohren personalisieren. An muss darauf achten dass die gut abdichten und ich habe sie bisher noch nicht einmal verloren beim Schlafen. Sie halten wirklich gut. Außerdem sind sie auch beim seitlichen schlafen auf einem relativ "harten" Nackenkissen kaum zu spüren. Nach 2-3 Nächten hatte ich mich dran gewöhnt und sie stören überhaupt nicht. Zur Funktion: Man kann die Kopfhörer im Bluetooth Modus betreiben und dabei eigene Musik z.b. über Amazon music abspielen oder aber auch Schlafgeschichten über die soundcore App, sowie auch Gehirnwellen Audios oder Meditation. Alle diese Audios können mit ANC gespielt werden, das ANC der sleep A30 unterdrückt dabei tiefe Geräusche wie Schnarchen. Ein Fernseher mit höheren Geräuschen wird dabei aber noch gedämpft durchgelassen. Das ANC der Sleep A30 ist speziell auf das Schnarchen abgestimmt. Da funktioniert es wirklich total gut! Ich bin begeistert. Weiter kann man bei den Kopfhörern ein lokales Audio auf die Buds runter laden. Dieses Audio kann ein Weißes rauschen sein (welches man auch selbst konfigurieren kann) oder aber auch ein "schnarchmaskierendes" audio. Dieses maskierende audio kann in Verbindung mit der "dynamischen schnarchmaskierung" verwendet werden. Soll heißen: die Kopfhörer können das Schnarchen mit dem audio so übertönen dass das Schnarchen nicht mehr wahrgenommen wird. Und es funktioniert wirklich! Ich bin begeistert! Wichtig ist: bei der Schnarchmaskierung müssen die Kopfhörer im lokalen Modus sein und das ANC muss ausgestellt sein. Dann säuselt das Lokale Audio vor sich hin und wieder lauter und leiser sobald das Case der Kopfhörer ein Schnarchen wahrnimmt. Mich hat anfangs das einstellen dieser Funktionen etwas überfordert. Nach Recherche im Internet und Kontakt Aufnahme zum Support von Soundcore kann ich folgende Tipps abgeben: Wenn man die Kopfhörer im Bluetooth Modus mit einer Schlafgeschichte zum einschlafen betreibt, sollte man die Einstellungen " automatisch wechseln nach dem Einschlafen - lokalen Modus an, ANC aus" wählen, dann ist die schnarchmaskierung aktiv beim Schlafen. Die Kopfhörer erkennen das Einschlafen sehr genau. Man kann ebenfalls einen Wecker stellen der zuverlässig weckt. Bin begeistert. Der schlafbericht wird ebenfalls erstellt, egal ab man die Funktion "Schlaf beginnen" nützt oder nicht. Die Kopfhörer machen vieles automatisch. Was bei mir nun leider nicht so gut funktioniert hat, war der Wechsel in den lokalen Modus ohne ANC über die "Schlaf beginnen" Funktion. Da habe ich es leider beobachtet, dass ich das ANC selbst ausschalten musste und der lokale Modus war zwar laut App aktiv aber es spielete kein audio. Der Support konnte mir dabei nicht wirklich helfen. Ebenfalls hat der schlafbericht (ob über "Schlaf beginnen " oder automatisch) keine Daten zum schnarchen aufgezeichnet. Die schnarchmaskierung hat funktioniert aber es wurde nicht getrackt . Der Support meinte dazu dass die Kopfhörer einen defekt hätten und haben sie ausgetauscht, jedoch haben die Ersatz Kopfhörer ebenfalls keine Schnarchdaten erfasst. Ich denke dass da ein Problemchen mit der App oder der Firmware besteht, welches hoffentlich behoben werden kann. Na ja Da ich die Kopfhörer noch nicht all zu lange habe bin ich immer noch am ausprobieren. Übrigens, zum Akku Verbrauch: ich kann die Kopfhörer 3 Nächte ohne Probleme nutzen. Am Abend mit 100% ins Ohr, am Morgen haben sie noch zwischen 40% und 10%. Das Case ladet die Bus dann wieder auf 100%. Das Case hält bei mir bis zu 3 Tage bevor ich auch dieses dann laden muss. Somit also bei mir kein Akku Problem. Aber ein positives erster Fazit zeigt sich schon jetzt: ich kann neben einem lauten Schnarcher jetzt deutlich besser schlafen. Der Kauf hat sich also schon jetzt total gelohnt!

Bra ljud och ANC. Bekväma att använda. Bra programvara med rikligt med alternativ att välja på. Toppenprodukt helt enkelts.

Absolute game changer for me. I am someone who struggles sleeping due to noise disturbances in my neighbourhood, so always wear earplugs or headphones to sleep. These have changed my life - the comfort level is faultless — I am a side sleeper too. They block plenty of noise even without noise cancelling; with noise cancelling on you are in your own silent universe, or nature, if you’d prefer the nature sounds. Don’t waste your time comparing these to regular headphones: it’s like comparing apples on oranges. These are designed for sleep, not audio quality or phone calls, and they deliver on their promise as incredible sleep headphones. The sound quality is totally passable for music, nature sounds and podcasts, but of course they’re not audiophile grade. I am a music professional so will always keep other headphones for if I just want to listen to music, but I will never use another pair in bed again other than my soundcores. Hardware, design and comfort are all exceptional. Touch controls require a firm tap, which can be improved imo but are fine; the app is passable but could be better. I love the setting where, when my audio selection (eg a podcast) ends the Soundcores automatically switch to ‘local mode’ and plays my nature sound selection. This ensures a magical sleep, but also conserves battery. Love these and highly recommend for anyone hard of sleeping due to noise sensitivity like me. Btw, I’ve tried the regular pair too - the noise cancelling is totally worth the extra money. Can’t wait to try these on a plane today