Great sound, good & useful app. I bought them primarily for long airplane flights. Jet engine noise is not unbearably loud, but it's constant for 7-8 hours, which is wearing. I'd rather be listening to music—and only music. The "Noise Cancelling" setting reduces the engine noise to distant background. The "Normal" setting turns on the earbuds' microphones to simulate a normal noise level (conversation, etc.) as though you didn't have earbuds in your ears, but note: they're mikes, so they pick up the noise of wind blowing across them (something your ears don't do). This isn't a problem in an airplane, but it may be one outdoors. "Transparency Mode" amplifies ambient sound, making it a bit louder and clearer—perhaps good for those who need a bit of help hearing (though it's not "hearing aid" mode). The app has a "HearID" function which "maps your personal hering sensitivity at multiple frequencies and ...creates a personalized sound profile for you." Control (Volume, Next, Play/Pause, sound mode) is either by the app, or by tapping the earbuds. You can set up the tap controls as you prefer: one tap on the right earbud for this, two taps for that, etc. A caution: like most earbuds, these are tiny devices easily fumbled, dropped and lost; and the handsome case is as smooth and slippery as a wet bar of soap. I lost my first pair, in the case, on a flight. They were never found/returned. (Some airlines now advise passengers not to spend time hunting for "dropped items," but to ask a flight attendant for assistance. Good luck!) I don't begrudge the plane-cleaning staff the pleasure they may gain from all the earbuds they discover during their work. Read more
Do yourself a huge favor and BUY THESE NOW!! I am a former AirPod and Bose owner and so my expectations for these earbuds were pretty high for sound quality, noise cancellation, most importantly battery life. So I thought who better to ask for a recommendation than Google Gemini? These were the 2nd paid on the list, so I did a deep dive into the reviews after seeing the $40 price and decided to order them fully anticipating they would be a fail like the SkullCandy Dime 3 earbuds (garbàge). To say I am thrilled with these Soundcore Space A40 earbuds would be an understatement. The style is super low-profile, unlike bulky Bose and odd-shaped Airpods and they fit snuggly into the ear by including multiple size tips in the box. Active noise cancellation is on point! Baby crying? Gunshot? Boss nagging at you? Not when you have these in..zero outside noise whatsoever. Sound? Incredible! Deep Bass that does not get tinny when volume is at maximum and phone calls are clear as a bell. Max level is slightly lower than others but it’s definitely loud enough and crystal clear. Battery life was what my other 2 high-end pairs suffered from. 1 hour for Apple and 1.25 for Bose. I got to the point where I was carrying 2 separate charging cases with me and swapping them mid-workout which was annoying. Battery life on these? Chef’s Kiss! 2 hour+ workout no match for these gems! I ran out of energy before they did! Trust me, for Style, Sound Quality, Battery Life, and Price..these are the BEST earbuds on the market. And if you don’t believe me, just ask Gemini! Read more
I think overall it is very good for the price as a workout type of earbuds. However, they don't really fit my ears perfectly even with the different tip sizes. Pros: - Good for the price and now even cheaper than when I got them. I think there were like $60-80 when I got them but now you can get them for $43 renewed which is just as good. - Fast charge time and long lasting battery. I barely have to charge them but it is also cause I don't use them everyday. When I used them everyday for the gym for around 2.5 hours with commute, I had to charge them maybe only 1-2 times per week. If they were at 0, I could spend like 30 minutes charging them and they would be good until I could charge them overnight. - Although not waterproof, the IPX rating is IPX4 which is good enough for the gym and maybe shower if that's your kind of thing ig. - The sound quality is alright but I have no comparison for other wireless earbuds so I can't really compare it Cons: - Not a good fit. This is probably just me but I have tried multiple ear tip sizes and none of them fit that well. They wouldn't fall out that easily unless I am sweating, but they still didn't create a seal in my ear which meant a lot of noise still went through. You may have better luck though. - IPX rating imo is too low. I feel like for earbuds they should be higher. I got these for the gym because I thought earbuds were lower profile but I started using my WHXM4s and they have the same IPX rating and also sound and cancel out noise better. They even feel better cause I don't have the anxiety of them falling out every minute I move. Overall I would say that they are good for the price, especially right now when they are super cheap but I would still recommend checking the current market for better earbuds. If you intend to use them for office or commuting, I think there are better choices for noise cancelling and audio quality. If you intend to use them for the gym (or running in the rain like I wanted to), there are ones that are more water resistant. I basically stopped using them outside of commuting and school because they are a lot smaller than my XM4s, but I would probably also use any other earbud over this if I could. If you are on a budget though, again I don't know if you can really beat this for $40 Read more
