Anker Launches Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro Earbuds With Active Noise Cancellation and a Stemless Design

[MacRumors]

Anker's earphone brand Soundcore today is introducing its latest high-end wireless earbuds, the Liberty 3 Pro. Priced at $169.99, the Liberty 3 Pro offer a stemless design, personalized active noise cancellation (ANC), and a smaller, ergonomic design with silicone ear wings that incorporate pressure relief structures for a comfortable fit.

Soundcore's Liberty 3 Pro earbuds are 30% smaller than the previous generation and feature IPX4 water resistance, six microphones for noise reduction while on calls, and three transparency modes for letting outside sound through.

The HearID ANC automatically assesses outside conditions and in-ear pressure for a personalized ANC experience, while the second-generation Astria Coaxial Acoustic Architecture (ACAA) with dual drivers offers improved sound over the previous Liberty 2 Pro model.

The earbuds offer up to eight hours of battery life with ANC off or up to six hours with it on, and the charging case provides approximately four additional charges. Anker's fast-charging technology delivers up to three hours of battery life to the earbuds in just 15 minutes, and the case supports both USB-C and wireless charging.

Touch controls on the exterior of the earbuds can be user-configured for functions like play/pause, volume, and track control.

While you won't get some of the Apple-specific features you get with AirPods Pro like automatic pairing and switching, the Liberty 3 Pro buds offer a broad array of features at a solid price and should deliver strong audio quality that can be further optimized using the Soundcore app to match your hearing response.

The Liberty 3 Pro are launching today at Soundcore and Amazon priced a $169.99, and they're available in four colors: Midnight Black, Frost White, Fog Gray, and Dusk Purple.

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[ruka.snow]

And at the press of a button, all the wearers become Cybermen.

 

[matrix07]

Looks good 👍

Gonna buy a new AirPods Pro.

 

[Freebee269]

I have the Soundcore pro 2. Although they are kind of big they give great battery life and sound really good. These 3’s have 6 mic which hopefully gives a better call experience. Looking forward to testing these out.

 

[thebryceman]

Have had good experience and like Anker Soundcore products, but this is far too expensive for them.

 

[saberone]

And on iOS the AAC codec is used? Apple doesn't support LDAC, right?

 

[SactoGuy18]

And on iOS the AAC codec is used? Apple doesn't support LDAC, right?

Unfortunately, no. But watch for a highly quality audio transmission using UWB with the Apple/Beats branded wireless headphones coming out in 2022.

 

[david-miller]

Looking forward to picking these up on prime day for 50% off

 

[w5jck]

Wow, unless you have elephant ears those look awfully big. Probably heavy too. I bet they fall out a lot, and bring a few laughs and chuckles from passers by....

 

[sw1tcher]

Wow, unless you have elephant ears those look awfully big. Probably heavy too. I bet they fall out a lot, and bring a few laughs and chuckles from passers by....

Every time I see those, I can't help but think someone got a Mentos stuck in their ear. Such a horribly chunky design.

 

[Rocko99991]

Wow, unless you have elephant ears those look awfully big. Probably heavy too. I bet they fall out a lot, and bring a few laughs and chuckles from passers by....

Looks like Bose-

 

[imola.zhp]

Looks like pop-sockets, for your ears.

 

[red elma]

They look hideous. . also the bulk that sticks out will weigh it down easily falling off the ear.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Looks good 👍

Gonna buy a new AirPods Pro.

LMAO ... these look good to you? okay.

To me they look at big as JBirds or Frankenstein electrode plugs! Eeesh.
I'll continue to use AirPods Pro or for the gym - Jabra Elite 7 Active's pending release.

 

[B4U]

At that price, keeping my Sony.

 

[Cre8tive]

I am really surprised at how good they sound. Calls aren't perfect but better than the Liberty 2 model. They aren't heavy like you might think, and they don't fall out, even when cutting several acres of grass on a big Husky tractor.

 

[TracesOfArsenic]

Every time I see those, I can't help but think someone got a Mentos stuck in their ear. Such a horribly chunky design.

For me it's a Frankenstein look, like they're those big bolts that he has coming out of his neck.

 

[dontreadtoolate]

The Liberty Pro's do support AAC (just like the 2's) and if the 3's sound better than the 2's, which sound much better than AirPods Pro's, they're a steal even at full price. But everyone knows that they'll be reduced by $40 on Amazon in a few weeks. To me the Liberty Pro's are a gem.

First off, the holding case of the Liberty's feels solid, unlike that of the Airpod pros (I find it flimsy). Then if you work out a lot, you will know that the AirPod Pros fall out or want to stick out of your ear canals as soon as you start to sweat and move around. You have to invest in 3rd-party foam tips that are costly and need to be changed frequently in order to remedy this problem. Those make the AirPod Pros stay in your ears by grabbing on to your ear canals, which renders them painful after an hour of use or so. Whereas the Liberty Pro's have wingtips which physically anchor the buds to your ears' inner part of the anthelix. A much smarter design. Finally, if you really care about sound quality (and I know that the majority of users does not...), go with the Liberty Pro's. They have an 11mm driver superimposed with a Knowles armature, each of the two elements being fed the frequencies that it supports through band-pass filters. Whereas AirPod Pro's only have 11 mm drivers, so they have to compromise on each end of the spectrum.

I used to be a reviewer for an audiophile website 20 years ago and I have tested my share of audio devices. While I would consider myself a solid Apple product enthusiast (Macbook Pro, iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad) I have tried and returned the AirPods Pro's because I don't believe that they're a good value. I would rather compare the Anker's Liberty Pro's to Sony's, though Sony's are way more expensive.

 

[eyeseeyou]

On paper these absolutely kill the AirPods Pro. Does the multipoint connection make it easy to switch between my macbook and iPhone? If so as soon as my AirPods Pro die I’m seriously considering getting these although I’m falling in love with the whole 3d special audio thing which I thought wasn’t going to be a big deal.

 

[Cre8tive]

On paper these absolutely kill the AirPods Pro. Does the multipoint connection make it easy to switch between my macbook and iPhone? If so as soon as my AirPods Pro die I’m seriously considering getting these although I’m falling in love with the whole 3d special audio thing which I thought wasn’t going to be a big deal.

Yes. I switch between MacBook Pro, Android phone, Windows 10 laptop and a Cisco Webex device. And I think the 3D audio effect is nice. Don't use it daily but a fun effect nevertheless. What I do use daily is the ANC. Great job with canceling most all noise I throw at it.

 

[OneMike]

I like anker in general but those things look huge

 

[eyeseeyou]

Yes. I switch between MacBook Pro, Android phone, Windows 10 laptop and a Cisco Webex device. And I think the 3D audio effect is nice. Don't use it daily but a fun effect nevertheless. What I do use daily is the ANC. Great job with canceling most all noise I throw at it.

For me phone call quality and quick device connection are the most important. The app also looks amazing and seems to have all of the airpod pro features and even more considering you can fine tune your sound.

Apple really needs to just integrate or create an AirPods Pro app. Having to dig into the settings to change a sound profile is tedious.

 

[Cre8tive]

I like the sound quality of these for calls, but I personally like the Liberty Pro 2 a little better. Kind of a subjective thing, I guess. My callers said I sounded clear and not at all muffled. The app is really cool. I'll be glad when the Google App store catches up so I don't have to avoid the earlier versions that do not support LP3.