Review on Wireless headphones Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro, eclipse black by Kichiro ᠌

Name: Wireless headphones Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro, eclipse black
Item: Wireless headphones Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro, eclipse black
Rating: 2

April 12, 2023

Does not meet my expectations, not worth buying.

HearID is an absolutely useless thing (although the idea is interesting).
In fact, it's just equalization, which "crooks" the sound depending on which frequencies you hear worst or best. The output is usually a terrible picture, even lower quality than in stock.

I put 2 stars only for the overall technical performance, with which everything is fine. But the sound is a failure.

Taking into account all the technologies used (LDAC codec with enough space in the case for its good implementation + a hybrid circuit), it was quite realistic to create TWS that can not only sound GOOD, but sound so that the owners of average Hi-Fi players and inexpensive wired IEMs thought about the feasibility of their setup.

But, alas, Anker followed the lead of the mass market and created . rubbish.
Lousy V-shaped low-quality hybrid sound.

To be fair, the following should be noted.

To a mass listener who:
- Cannot build at least some criteria for the sound except "Well, I want the bass to be cool, and the sound is clear";
- Not able to compare them even with something other than even more low-quality consumer goods (in the face of Sony WF1000, Sennheiser Momentum TWS or AirPods);
- I am ready to spend a rather big amount on high-quality (I emphasize: PERFORMED, not SOUNDING) headphones;

., such a product may well be to your liking.

And even with a very narrow genre selection in music like "Pops, rap and any other primitive electronics", the headphones may well impress:
A lot of oppressive plump bass, a lot of pseudo-detailing, the effect of an inflated "scene" due to the emphasis on everything above 10kHz and a dip in the middle, and so on.

The overall performance (assembly, functionality, noise reduction, fit, etc.) is just fine. But the sound (if there is a request for it and at least some comparison experience) is rubbish.
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Pros

Quality build. No seams, burrs, etc. Even the lid of the case does not play for once. The only thing that can be singled out as a drawback is slightly uneven cutouts for position sensors in the ear and a huge amount of gloss on the headphones themselves and inside the case. Excellent fit. Taking into account the complete tips and rubber hooks for the auricle, it is almost impossible NOT to put them in the ear. They sit like a glove, not the slightest hint of falling out of the ear, or vice versa, pain from an excessively tight fit. Unlike other Anker models "airpods-like" shape, excellent PASSIVE noise isolation. So good that I personally don’t have to turn on noise reduction. If you use nozzles like Symbio or Sony Hybrid (i. E. silicone + foam), then you can achieve almost the best possible noise isolation for non-custom TWS earplugs. Very high quality software. Moreover, it was possible to test both on iOS and on Android devices. Stability of work, intuitiveness and functionality - at least at a VERY high level. The only thing you can find fault with is minor flaws in the translation into 2022. But otherwise, the app and customization options are even more advanced in my opinion than the Sony WH or Sennheiser Momentum TWS ears. Active noise cancellation with such good passive noise isolation is no longer so important, but it works well. If you turn it on, then only in too noisy environments, where passive Shumka can no longer cope, and such cases are rare. I also note, for once, EXCELLENTLY implemented transparency mode. The readability of the environment is very good. In previous models, transparency was more like this, "for show". Battery life is at least good. With my normal use (mostly without noise reduction and with the LDAC codec), it comes out 4.5 / 5h.

Cons

Why such a low rating with so many impressive pluses? Answer: Given the price, the sound is absolute slag! The first thing that catches your ear is high frequencies. There are a lot of them and they are just terrible quality. To be honest, even cheaper dynamic models from the same Anker gave out even less dirt and constant background overtones at the top. And then the fittings from Knowles are declared. I didn't find anything regarding the driver installed here, but if this is real Knowles, then this is one of the most disgusting implementations. The effect of "broken glass", dirt, constant homogeneous overtones of the "TSS PSHSH" type, sibilants cutting the ear, the complete absence of at least some layering - a complete set of all kinds of problems on the HF. And the complete nozzles not only do not try to somehow cover the dirt of the high ones, they also emphasize them quantitatively. Although the quality of manufacturing of complete nozzles is good. With the SpinFit CP360 and Symbio attachments, the upper feels a little "quieter". The speaker, playing mainly low frequencies, delivers no less problems. The bass is swollen, homogeneous, completely uncontrollable. The speaker buzzes and hums even in those compositions where attention at low frequencies is absolutely minimal. Solid disembodied and wadded "BU BU BU BU" in the background, readability and at least some density are absolutely absent. Finishes the whole picture a radical failure in the middle. Vocals (both female and male) and the main timbres of the instruments sound very dry and poor, which is why the booming lows and dirty sparkling highs draw even more attention to themselves. High-quality equalization saves the headphones. If you remove the peaks at the edges of the frequency range and raise the middle, the sound becomes more balanced, but the overall quality cannot be saved in this way. The bass will be less, but it's still buzzing and booming. The top will become smaller, but it still sparkles and rustles. And the very fact of the need for equalization is not a compliment towards headphones at all.