Soundcore by Anker Space A40 Adaptive Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Reduce Noise by Up to 98%, Ultra Long 50H Playtime, 10H Single Playtime, Hi-Res Sound, Comfortable Fit, Wireless Charge

Great sound *and* great fit UPDATED
Own a set of P40s bought here also… and have some meaningful comparisons to make with this A40.Bought the P40s for their frankly amazing battery life claims (which in the field have proven to be accurate and not just plausibly-deniable marketing). A40 has two hrs less life on full charge, which drove me to the P40s — which also wowed with its *amazing* sound vs. my old inferior pair of Jabra Elite 7 Pros at dbl the retail price. So far so good…But over time the one flaw (at least for this user) P40 had, became an issue: fitment is dirt-poor — meaning they fall out of ears or need adjustment constantly, in my ears at least. The Jabras were already bad due to how heavy they are vs. the 2024 crop of Li-powered earbuds… but P40 despite feeling half the weight of the Jabras in-hand… fell out like I’d used too-small an earcup. Wrong, as the only size that wouldn’t fail the Fit Test on the Soundcore app, did feel initially to seal correctly. The problem is the oblong design of the cups themselves — you cannot get an oval cup to fit in a round canal and seal, again at least in my ears.So when resting on the sofa, they need minding and readjusting about once every 10m or so, just to preserve their great sound… which is a showstopper.So saw these A40s did not use an oval earcup, but a round one. Not surprisingly taking them out of the box this morning, fit *perfectly* with the same earcup size Fit Test suggested in the app for P40. To boot, the shape of the A40 differs from the Jabras (similar form factor) in that they are a bit shorter, thus stay in contact with the skin of the outer ear more closely — leading to better retention. I can shake my head as hard as I can, and the fit stays the same — the Jabras would be in the gutter on a run, which was frustrating as they retailed for $129, more than dbl the cost of these A40s.So were curious about 1) sound, and 2) battery life. Battery will need a few days to figure out, so will update later with more field exps… but the sound? Tbh the only difference I hear P40 vs A40… is the dynamic rage of the A40 is ever-so-slightly muddier. But the P40 won’t resolve bass as well, and will clip, again ever-so-slightly, as long as you haven’t cranked preamp settings thru the roof. So for the bulk of my listening (80% YT and calls, 20% music) the A40 is the better buy — unless of course you want them to last a flight from NZ <--> HI, or UK <--> TH — which 90% of earbuds will tap out long before the landing sequence.So far, having tuned A40 with the app… the only things I find the P40s do better, is respond to touch controls (takes a half-sec vs. virtually instantly), which is offset by the P40 touch ‘area’ on the earbud body being way too sensitive — much easier to adjust the A40s in your ear w/o activating touch controls — which to me is preferable. The case holds just as much charge in hrs-playtime, so really for my use case the A40s have it.Still like the P40s, and will defo take them on long roadtrips or flights, granted no running w/ bags in the airport’s a given (which tbh it never is 100% 😅). So P40 will serve bedtime duty and A40s will be for the road and office (job requires lots of moving around and lots of head articulation away from eyes-horizon… which the P40s have dropped out of ears more times than I can count). Reviews for these, pls believe them when they say, it’s a great buy not to be missed if you like snug fitment *and* awesome sound.Five stars; will update if any showstoppers or concerns pop up ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️UPDATE 10 FEB 25:Having tried both the P40i and A40 now a couple of weeks… I can without any reservation whatsoever endorse getting the A40 between the two.Not only is it less expensive, but the difference in ear tip design + more secure fit in my particular ears make both a secure fit when in different body positions, and doesn’t sacrifice any quality of sound I can detect (P40i still feel as if it’s a hybrid betw. the no-eartip, non-sealed designs, and true round-section ear-canal-sealing earbuds — without a clear advantage over each). The only advantage P40i offers for its price tbh, is a slightly more feature-full options list in the Soundcore app, and better advertised battery life on one charge and in the case — that’s it. 10H in my use case is plenty of life, and both take less than 15m on a 2A charger to go from the ‘recharge battery’ warning, to 100%.Anker has a winner in the A40, by balancing the features I want, with cost. Both the fancy Liberty and P40i both seem to be less so in this regard, given the considerable premiums over A40. I’ll be keeping my P40i around, as it’s still a better-than-average earbuds…, but they’ll be more on backup / loss duty, than daily / sports use.TL;DR:Pros: Amazing bass response for the price; nearly all the bells and whistles available in the P40i for much less cash; nearly identical and very brief charging times vs. P40i; better fit in my ear canals in all situations — did I mention it’s less cash upfront?Cons: 2H less battery life on a single charge; some options like control of normal/transparency/noise cancellation aren’t customisable for each earbud, selections apply to both earbudsGet the A40. Or get two, as I’ll be doing soon, so you’re never interrupted on the road 😀

I lost my AirPods and wanted to buy a replacement without spending too much. Read glowing reviews online and went ahead and bought on Amazon.SG. Delivery was very quick, setting up was easy and works as promised. Noise cancellation is reasonably good too.

I ordered these and a pair of the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE to test them both out. I didn’t see any reviews that addressed my questions, so, in case anyone else is looking for this info… I have VERY weird ears. I have to use two different sizes on all earbuds and they are usually TERRIBLY uncomfortable, no matter what. These are SO comfortable and they actually stay in my ears no matter what I am doing! (The Samsungs were good, fairly comfortable and stayed in, but not as well).The second major aspect for me was “can they do everything without having to get out my phone?” One of the things I liked about these is that the controls are MUCH more customizable. On the Samsungs, you have to choose between being able to manually switch noise modes OR being able to raise/lower the volume. These allow you to do both, and skip songs and stop/play. So I never have to take out my phone. The adaptive noise mode feature on both works great, but sometimes, you want to just tap and change for something they don’t recognize and I want to do all that without having to reach into my pocket with my filthy hands while gardening to get my phone wet and dirty.For the “normal stuff”…Since I am not an audiophile, the sound quality kind of all sounds the same to me no matter which earbuds I buy, so… all I can say there is that I hear my music, it sounds good, I am happy.Battery life: not sure it fully meets the 10 hours, I got started this morning at about 11 am and had them playing pretty much nonstop until about 6pm and they crapped out. So that’s really more like 7 hours instead of 10. But, I charged them for like 20 minute while I was talking to someone and they lasted until I was done with my work at about 8pm, so I didn’t mind.Connectivity: my work today included going up and down a scaffold three storeys high on the front of my house and all the way into the basement and my garden out back. So we are talking about a range of about 15 meters front to back and an additional up/down of about 12 meters. I had my phone about in the middle of all that and I rarely disconnected. So the range is around 10-15 meters and when I did disconnect, the second I was back in range (even if I was out for a few minutes), they reconnected right away.App: the app is great, easy, user-friendly and it offers a basic equalizer. That is something that the Samsung does “better” if you want AI and Bixby and a few more modes, the “find my” function, etc. Though, I am not sure those are available to anyone but Samsung phone/tablet owners. I didn’t care about any of that, I wanted “easy, good, practical”.Noise cancellation: Both did really well with this, I didn’t test out the Samsungs long enough to comment, but these… my work has included: sanding wood posts, sanding metal fences, cutting metal rain drains with a cricular angle grinder, pressure washing my patio and some of the metal sanding was done while i was seated about 3 meters from a jackhammer in use on concrete. So.. a LOT of VERY loud noises… It COMPLETELY cut out the higher register sounds of the grinder against the metal. I could barely hear the pressure washer and the jackhammer and the sound of the sanding (wood or metal) was still audible, but dampened quite a bit. So I was VERY pleased about that. Even without music on, just the noise cancellation feature is GREAT. Can’t wait to sleep with them in while on my vacation in noisy hotels!So, after 3 days of HARD constant use, gotta say, really happy with this purchase. If anything major changes, I will update this.