After more than three years in the true wireless earplug industry, Anker has established a good grip on the low to medium end market with dozens of products ranging from $ 20- $ 100, often exceeding their price tag. Now it’s ready to tackle a more premium segment with its first active noise cancellation buttons, the Liberty Air 2 Pro.
The new buttons are in name and form the fruit of the association between Anker’s existing Soundcore Liberty Air 2 and 2 Pro, which I reviewed about a year ago and which I was thoroughly impressed with. The form factor is similar to the Air 2, though the case and design are more reminiscent of the 2 Pro. They also inherit the latter’s 11 mm drivers, but with a better tuning to make the music sound as faithful as possible to the original material.
Anchor strives for sound quality here and works with Grammy winners and music producers to ensure the voice is perfect. If the new buttons sound like the 2 Pro, they should be impressive for the price, and if Anker manages to surpass them, all the better. I will surely share my thoughts with me once I get my hands on them.
Like their predecessors, the Air 2 Pro has USB-C and Qi charging, Bluetooth 5.0, customizable controls and several additional features provided by the Soundcore app (equalizer, sound adjustment after a hearing test, etc …) . Where they take things further, however, is with active sound suppression and transparency. For ANC you can choose between transport (planes, trains, buses), outdoor (wider bandwidth ANC to block street noise) and indoor modes (for offices and cafes). In terms of transparency, you can choose to let all sounds in if you are practicing outdoors and need to be aware of everything around you, or just prioritize nearby singing to hear PA announcements.
The new Liberty Air 2 Pro should be available today in the four colors pictured above for $ 130 in the US, £ 130 in the UK, € 130 in Europe and CAD $ 170 in Canada. You can pick it up at Amazon, BestBuy or Soundcore.com.