Soundcore by Anker Life Q30 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones with Multiple Modes, Hi-Res Sound, Custom EQ via App, 40H Playtime, Comfortable Fit, Bluetooth, Multipoint Connection

I have been using these headphones for half a year. These are my first SoundCore headphones. I must say that these are amazing headphones. I am mostly an audiophile; I love high quality audio and bass.After months of using these headphones, these are great for the price. They are just as good as the $100 Headphones in my opinion. The sound quality is crisp and clear, with little leakage unless sound is 70% . The bass is good for most people; however, I prefer a stronger bass, not too overwhelming though. But with modifications and changes from the app makes it better.The Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) is amazing. It blocks a lot of noise especially on the plane. I could barely hear people talking and I did hear some kids making a lot of noise, but that ANC did block a small portion of it. The ANC is good, and I use it a lot especially during trips. The Headphones also have touch controls at the right side of the headphones where you can switch between ANC, Normal, or Transparency Modes which is amazing. Instead of pressing buttons, all I have to do is touch the right side of my headphones with my palm and it switches easily.The transparency mode is decent in my opinion. You can hear some static a little in the background but works great. I can hear my surroundings and listen to music at the same time. However, I prefer taking off the headphones when it comes to talking with someone.These headphones also come with a fabric case and a small pouch. Which is amazing since I do travel, and these are helpful to carry stuff. The small pouch comes with a USB-C charging cable and a 3.5mm jack cable which is great if I run out of battery and used wired mode. The sound quality on the wired mode is better.The build quality is great. It has metal for the headband and feels very comfortable. Unlike some headphones, I do sweat with constant use, but these headphones didn't make me sweat. These feel great, high quality with premium plastic. Does last long and is durable, I did drop these several times on accident because I am a little clumsy and there is no damage to it. So, these are durable as long as you don't drop them constantly or from a higher height.The battery life is amazing! The battery lasted a day with constant use with ANC on and almost lasted a week with little to no use. I use these a lot and the battery last long so I can use these for hours, especially on a long flights or trips.Now for the cons. There is a small issue when connecting to these headphones, sometimes there is a delay and sound doesn't work, so I do have to refresh an app or reconnect my headphones.The microphone on the headphones is not very good, it does work fine, however, the sound quality is not very clear, and the sound does become deep. Sometimes people can barely hear you during calls, but decent in using Google Assistant or Siri.Overall, these headphones are excellent. Good sound quality, ANC, battery, etc. Amazing features on the app and great for the price. There are some cons, but mostly just small and not that big of a deal. These headphones are definitely worth using and I recommend it 100%.

Most of the reviews here are from people explaining how they “aren’t exactly audiophiles,” and so their judgements should be taken with a grain of salt. While my opinions are definitely not the most informed, I would definitely consider myself an audiophile. With that being said, here are my thoughts on these headphones.Wired headphones will always have better audio quality than bluetooth, but sometimes you don’t want a cord getting in the way when you’re out and about. There are many headsets with much better quality out there, but these are seriously the best affordable option out there. Look no further. Sound is crisp and clear, bass is fantastic, and surround sound works great. I can pick out several layers of the music I’m listening to without much effort — these are that good. The noise cancelling mode is also very effective; I have used these on family road trips and could completely block out what was playing through the radio on full volume, as well as the sounds of the road. All I could hear was my music (in excellent quality, by the way).The transparency feature is also fantastic: using this mode I can easily hear everything happening around me, and I can even carry on full conversations without having my music disturbed. All it takes is placing your hand over the right ear to quickly switch modes.Battery life is long-lived, lasting an entire day with constant use. With less frequent use, I’ve had these last up to a week. Construction is also fantastic, the headband is actual metal and not plastic (although the ear pieces are, albeit high quality). Finally, the ear pads and padding at the headband are very soft and easy to clean. Seriously a beautifully-made piece of equipment for the price.Overall, these are excellent quality for the price — probably the best affordable option you’re gonna get. I love my high-quality audio, but I’m also a broke college kid on a budget. I couldn’t be any happier with these. They also look nice on, if that matters to you.

I'd initially ordered the Q20, but when I saw this, and found out more about the product specs, I decided to return it and get this instead. The big differences are in the noise-cancelling ability, the sound quality (not that most of us can really tell even if we did a side-by-side, and, most importantly, the greater control with the app. It is very comfortable on the ears. Not that this would speak to durability, but the first trip I used it, it proved how great it was. Our trip back from the Galapagos was a bit of a nightmare on Copa: diversion to Miami because the flight was late, and lost its landing spot (along with ANOTHER Copa flight that left within 20 minutes of ours), and too low on fuel to wait around for another one - after utter chaos at MIA, with few Copa workers, no accommodations for Business-class passengers, more delays ...we ended up being bused to Orlando. So the long battery life and the wonderful NC-feature served to preserve a modicum of sanity. You need to play around with both "Indoor" vs. "Travel" settings, since one works marginally better than the other (hence the need to have that app!) I also looked at the even higher priced Q45 or whatever it's called, which was double the price. I can't imagine it being worth the upgrade, as this works very, very, nicely already. Highly recommend.