It's always too early to tell with tech items, so here's my day one review. I'll update this as the months go by if anything changes.
For context, I've been working at a warehouse where power tools are always blaring. The ANC has done wonders to mitigate this noise -- I can only hear the loudest of tools and it's a very manageable hum, with my music being louder than it (65 db, as determined from the app). It's not completely silent, as many say, but that's to be expected from earbuds. I own the Life Q30s from Soundcore as well and can attest to their quality, so I had some high expectations for these. Needless to say they've done the job quite well.
For looks, they're great. The case is cool, too. For comfort, not sure yet. I never used earbuds extensively before, so my ears have felt some discomfort, but that might just be the need to get used to this. The app has been great and the UI is a big improvement from when I first got my Q30s. My one qualm is the lack of volume control. It would be nice to have that available on the earbuds (perhaps a tap macro in a future update) rather than having to reach and grab my phone. But, that doesn't detract anything from my liking of the buds themselves.
As for sound quality -- the bad reviews that say the sound sucks have never touched the Soundcore app. The "Soundcore Signature" default just isn't that good... most people can agree with this. But once you change that and find something you like, the quality is wonderful.
Overall, a really good start for these. I'm excited to see how these will go.
UPDATE: it's now October, so roughly 3 months since I bought these headphones. I must say I've had no major issues so far. There have been some quirks -- sometimes the sound goes all wonky for a split second as if the headphones are having trouble deciding what sound profile they were using. This only happens once every few days, and I use these headphones a LOT, so it's a drop in the ocean. There was also a time where the headphones somehow became uncoupled overnight -- one headphone connected and the other didn't, and after a scare thinking that the earbuds were busted I just reset them and all was good. This only happened once. Sound quality hasn't changed, comfortability hasn't changed, and the NC is a lot more noticeable in a busy college environment. I still heavily recommend these, they've been wonderful and honestly worth the price tag.
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