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Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro Review vs the REST! 🤔 (Nothing, Earfun)

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Product Review

Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro Review — Key Points (from subtitles)

Product highlights / main features

  • Flagship-style case: Case includes a screen with detailed battery info for both earbuds and the case.
  • Case touch controls: A touch bar lets you adjust transparency and noise cancelling on the fly.
  • App customization (Soundcore app):
    • Toggle different sound modes
    • Optimizes noise cancelling using atmospheric pressure (useful for flights)
  • Flight/communication mode:
    • Easy Chat engages transparency while conversing (compared to Sony “Speak-to-Chat”)
  • Spatial audio + head tracking:
    • Spatial audio with head tracking works across devices (not locked to one OS)
  • Seamless multipoint pairing:
    • Switching devices (e.g., iPhone ↔ Pixel) without pausing music (praised heavily)
  • Improved earbud controls:
    • Squeeze controls on the stem
    • Swipe controls for volume
    • Works even with one earbud—controls are accessible independently (unlike “Liberty 4NC”)
  • Hardware improvement vs Liberty 4NC:
    • Dual-driver setup in each earbud (Liberty 4NC is reportedly single driver)

Microphone / call quality (tested in quiet + noisy environments)

  • In noisy places, mic noise reduction is not the best, but:
    • Voice comes through clearly
    • Feels like an improvement over the Liberty 4NC, where voice sounded “bloaty”
  • Comparisons mentioned:
    • EarFun Air2 / variants (called “Ear…Air 2/2NC”): voice sounded softer
    • Ear… / Air Pro 4: struggled with noise gating (“wasn’t able to Noise Gate as well”)
  • Overall verdict: “Pretty decent all things considered.”

Active Noise Cancelling (ANC)

  • ANC includes 7 noise cancelling sensors.
  • Strong performance:
    • Great reduction of surrounding noise, especially low-frequency rumble (e.g., public transport)
  • Slight weakness:
    • Mid-range noise cancelling is said to be a little weaker than Liberty 4NC
  • Overall: still holds up well against other earbuds for delivering silence.

Transparency mode

  • Liberty 4 Pro transparency:
    • Sounds transparent, especially in mids and highs
    • Reviewer notices too much brightness in upper mids, making ambience feel brittle
    • Some hissing
    • Voice sounds “a bit edgy”, making conversations feel unnatural
  • Comparison:
    • Liberty 4NC transparency is said to be better
    • Nothing earphones are described as similar in transparency level to Liberty 4 Pro

Sound quality / tuning & audio performance

  • Default tuning described as classic Soundcore “V-shaped”:
    • Emphasizes heavy bass (including sub-bass/rumble)
    • Some recess in lower frequencies
  • Dual-driver benefits:
    • Helps prevent bass bleed into mids
    • Cleaner separation of vocals/instruments
    • More noticeable layering/details than typical single-driver earbuds
  • Comparisons mentioned:
    • Liberty 4 Pro vs Liberty 4 / older model: Liberty 4 Pro has darker highs
    • Liberty 4 Pro vs EarFun Air Pro 4 & Nothing Ear:
      • Liberty 4 Pro is less aggressive in upper mids
      • Vocals are described as brighter/vibrant on Liberty 4 Pro
      • Tradeoff: Liberty 4 Pro has less “air”/reverb and a less open soundstage
  • EQ / calibration:
    • Suggests using HEARING test in the Soundcore app for calibration
    • Then tweak manually or use many EQ presets
    • After calibration, reviewer found music more vibrant and better aligned with their taste

Spatial audio + head tracking behavior

  • Spatial audio:
    • Described as spacious
    • Less “reverb/exaggeration” than some competitors
  • Tradeoff:
    • With spatial audio on, vocals can sound more recessed/thin (especially noticeable in movies/videos)
  • Head tracking:
    • Audio “locks” to head direction across devices (reviewer likes the flexibility)
    • Works regardless of Android/iOS spatial audio availability (per subtitles)

Loudness / volume guidance

  • Reviewer calls Liberty 4 Pro among Soundcore’s loudest.
  • At 50% volume, it can sound like 60–70% on some other earbuds.
  • Safety recommendation:
    • Stay at 50–60% max; don’t raise louder.

Case usability criticisms (important “con”)

  • Reviewer likes the premium case but says:
    • Case could be more useful (wishes for music/volume controls on the case)
    • The screen is behind the lid, so you must open the lid every time to access settings
    • Screen-in-lid design feels poorly thought out, compared to JBL Live Beam 3, which has an externally accessible screen (though that style may be harder with this design)
  • Overall: despite improvements, case convenience is seen as a missed opportunity.

Overall pros (as stated)

  • Strong ANC, especially low frequencies
  • Improved mic pickup vs Liberty 4NC
  • Very seamless multipoint switching
  • Great sound with V-shaped energy, dual-driver clarity, and detailed layering
  • Useful feature set for a “premium budget” category
  • Spatial audio is believable/spacious without too much added reverb
  • Comfort/fit note: narrower nozzle than Liberty 4NC enables more aftermarket ear tips (Liberty 4NC had a bulkier nozzle that limited tip compatibility)

Overall cons (as stated)

  • Transparency mode issues: brightness, hissing, and slightly unnatural voice
  • Mic noise reduction in noisy environments isn’t best (voice clarity remains good)
  • Spatial audio can make vocals recessed/thin
  • Case screen/control usability is awkward:
    • Must open the lid
    • Reviewer wants more direct case controls

Unique comparisons mentioned (all)

  • Sony: Easy Chat compared to Sony Speak-to-Chat
  • Liberty 4NC: improvements noted (dual driver, mic, sound), but ANC mid-range and transparency described as better on 4NC
  • Nothing earphones: transparency level similarity; also compared on tuning/performance and mic calls
  • EarFun Air2 / Air2NC: voice described as softer
  • EarFun Air Pro 4: mic/noise gate struggle; tuning/stage comparisons
  • JBL Live Beam 3: case screen accessibility comparison

Verdict / recommendation

The reviewer concludes the Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro is one of the best premium budget earbuds, with standout strengths in ANC, sound quality, mic clarity (improved vs 4NC), and seamless multipoint—but with compromises in transparency behavior and case usability (screen behind lid; limited controls). Recommended, especially for a feature-rich upgrade over the Liberty 4NC with strong ANC and sound.

Speakers

  • Single primary speaker (no clear multi-speaker segments beyond referencing comparisons/models).

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