Anker’s Soundcore line is a good place to look if you happen to’re hoping to avoid wasting cash in your subsequent pair of earbuds. The firm gives a spread of designs at inexpensive costs that undercut a lot of the competitors. What’s extra, Anker does not make many sacrifices in relation to sound, efficiency and options to maintain these costs low. Today, the corporate debuts the Liberty 3 Pro: a $170 follow-up to 2019’s Liberty 2 Pro that provides energetic noise cancellation (ANC), improved audio and a refined design. 

The Liberty 3 Pro has an identical look to the Liberty 2 Pro with silicone match wings and a form that is constructed to alleviate stress and discomfort. Anker says the brand new earbuds are 30 p.c smaller than the earlier mannequin and so they’re IPX4 rated for moisture safety. On-board controls return to present you quick access to music and calls. Inside, the corporate explains that “an upgraded dual driver configuration” developed alongside almost two dozen Grammy profitable producers powers its “best sounding model to date.” Anker’s Astria Coaxial Acoustic Architecture (ACAA) has been up to date to model 2.0, enabling extra element with out distortion. The Liberty 3 Pro additionally helps Sony’s LDAC codec for wi-fi audio, a normal that transmits extra information over Bluetooth for high-res listening. 

The greatest addition right here is ANC. The noise-cancelling setup employs Anker’s HearID tech that may tailor the sound profile of the earbuds to your listening to. After a fast listening to take a look at, HearID can enhance sure frequencies that could be harder so that you can hear in every ear. HearID additionally powers the energetic noise cancelling tech right here, robotically customizing the extent of noise discount based mostly on the clamor round you. Anker says the system creates a person sound profile that accounts for in-ear stress as nicely. The Liberty 3 Pro can be outfitted with AI-powered background noise discount for calls and three ambient sound modes for quite a lot of situations.

Anker says the Liberty 3 Pro will last as long as six hours on a cost with ANC on or as much as eight hours with noise cancellation disabled. The included case helps wi-fi charging and holds as much as three further expenses. A fast-charge characteristic provides you with three hours of use in simply quarter-hour. 

The Liberty 3 Pro is out there immediately for $169.99 (£139.99/€159.99/$199.99 CAD) in black, white, grey and purple coloration choices.