Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro review: A very good silence/price ratio

Who are the Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro for?

Before I tell you about my music and podcast marathon with the new Liberty Air 2 Pro, a little disclaimer: we received our test device before the official launch on Tuesday January 12 and I had to download the beta version of the Soundcore application to test the full range of functions.

We will therefore have to take the results with a grain of salt since I suspect that the beta software is the source of a criticism that we will see below. As soon as the official application is available, I will review these points and update if necessary.

But concretely, those looking for compact true wireless headphones with ANC and good battery life should take a look at the Liberty Air 2 Pro. Soundcore, just like with its Life Q30 headphones, once again positions itself very strongly in the area of ​​price-performance ratio. For the suggested retail price of $129.99, the Liberty Air 2 Pro offer many qualities that you would otherwise only find in higher-end models.

The AirPods Pro, for example, cost just under $270 when they launched, and even the already very affordable Huawei FreeBuds Pro only beat Soundcore by just under $50. I always make a comparison with these alternatives because I have as test partners an Apple fangirl and an ultra obsessed audio fan of the quality/price ratio that is Antoine. They each received their own version of the headphones, as Soundcore sent us several test copies.

What distinguishes the Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro from the benchmarks on the true wireless market

If you are already a Soundcore connoisseur, I would still like to briefly place the Liberty Air 2 Pro in the manufacturer's range. Because as their name already suggests, the new true wireless headphones are a mix of the “Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro” (129.99 euros) and “Soundcore Air 2” (99.99 euros) models.

The charging case with its sliding mechanism is reminiscent of that of the Liberty 2 Pro, and from there Soundcore has fortunately taken over wireless charging via the Qi standard and the creation of a personalized Hear ID (hearing test). There is, however, a noticeable difference in the design of the headphones themselves. Indeed, while the Liberty 2 Pro are more reminiscent of the Sony WF-1000XM3 and therefore look relatively large, the Air 2 Pro are more discreet.

For the design of the headphones themselves, Soundcore has therefore taken more example from the Liberty Air 2. These are closer to the design of Apple's AirPods, with a small stem that protrudes from the ear. Again, there was already Hear ID, but the case had a folding mechanism.

New for these true wireless headphones from Soundcore is the built-in ANC. Active noise reduction is increasingly found in headphones and recently Soundcore was able to convince David with this technique in the Life Q30 review. Does ANC work as well or even better on these headphones? We will see it below.