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Thu Oct 03 2024

The new Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro headphones hit the market at an amazing price.

The new high-end wireless earbuds from Soundcore come with a stylish and functional charging case, but what will really catch your eye is their surprisingly affordable price.

The new flagship wireless headphones from Soundcore, designed for noise cancellation, are packed with advanced technology, including a sleek charging case with a display. However, the standout feature is their price: the Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro are available for just $130. While many manufacturers are raising their prices due to inflation, the Liberty 4 Pro are more affordable than the two previous generations.

These headphones will be available starting October 3 on Amazon in three color options: white, light blue, and black. Although they are the latest version in the Liberty Pro family, the Liberty 4 have moved away from the stemless design of the second and third generation models, opting instead for the stem form used in other recent Soundcore models, such as the Liberty 4 and Liberty 4 NC.

In terms of functionality, the Liberty 4 use customizable touch controls through the Soundcore app, which include a compression and sliding system. Each earbud features next-generation coaxial driver architecture, which incorporates a 4.6mm titanium tweeter and a 10.5mm woofer.

The charging case maintains the sliding opening mechanism introduced in previous models but has replaced the pairing button with a touch bar that, when tapped, activates the internal screen. This screen displays the battery level of each earbud as a percentage and allows the user to adjust the noise cancellation (ANC) level via sliding while wearing the earbuds.

The light blue and black models feature a mirror finish on the case lid, which has a translucent window allowing visibility of the screen even when the case is closed. In the white model, it is necessary to open the lid to access the screen. Soundcore claims that these earbuds offer their best active noise cancellation to date, using six microphones and a barometric pressure sensor along with the ANC 3.0 algorithm, which adapts to the user’s environment three times per second.

However, it is unclear whether Soundcore can boast this statistic, as Apple claims its AirPods Pro 2 can monitor the environment for loud noises up to 48,000 times per second, though these have a price $119 higher than the Liberty 4 Pro.

The Liberty 4 Pro also features spatial audio modes, similar to Apple’s AirPods, including head tracking. They support Sony's LDAC Bluetooth codec for high-resolution wireless audio, as well as Google Fast Pair, multipoint Bluetooth, and a new feature called Easy Chat, which lowers the volume and switches to transparency mode when speech is detected. However, it seems that support for Auracast is missing.

The case can be charged wirelessly or via USB-C, and Soundcore claims the earbuds offer up to 10 hours of playback with noise cancellation turned off and 7.5 hours with it activated. Including the case's capacity, a total of 40 hours and 30 hours can be achieved, respectively.