AfterShokz Aeropex vs Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro

I had never tried bone conductivity headphones before, but I figured since I wasn't having any good luck with traditional headphones, I'd give these a try. When they arrived, I could tell they were pretty good quality as far as their build goes, but the instructions are lacking. There are two modes on these, one for when you're wearing earplugs, and one for when you're not. Which one is which? Good luck telling

Let's talk about the soundcore companion app Because in my opinion soundcore has one of the best apps out there It gives you a ton of customization op...

1. light weight - doesn't cause discomfort to my ears (I cannot wear earbuds or on the ear headphones as they cause pain to my ears after about 5 minutes. I can wear these for hours without pain)

From that unboxing experience to the crazy build quality and all the features they packed into these we're going to talk about later, plus all the adv...

The open ear is nice for running on the street, so I can hear cars coming. Sound quality is surprisingly good, but I've never used airpods so I can't offer a comparison.

The good news is that the ANC is awesome, the sound quality is awesome too, especially on the LDAC codec, and they're super comfortable. I bought some Comply foam eartips for them, because they were a massive upgrade in some other buds I've owned in the past, and if they're any better than the silicone eartips that come with the Liberty 3 Pros, I can't tell, so I stopped using them and went back to the stock ones. All in all, these are quite nice, if you don't mind jiggling the earbuds to get them to connect properly, but I do mind that. Especially after it happened on three pairs in one month

When I am out for a walk my other headphones do a better job of passing the ambient sounds through when I want and also with blocking them when I don't. When I am at my desk they are not comfortable at all because I have a headrest. Even when I don't want to rest my head on the head rest I still find the loop of the headphones bumping it distracting. When I do want to use the head rest, it is awkward feeling

So testing, testing one, two, three. Obviously I'm indoors. It is a semi-quiet room. So testing, testing one, two, three

I'm going to compare these a lot to Phaiser BHS-530, because I used them with great satisfaction for over three years, until they were recently discontinued and I was forced to find a new wraparound-style model. The Phaisers were usually $30 and lasted about a year. These Aftershokz cost about four times that and sound slightly worse. I've had this pair for about 2 months now, but we'll see how long they last

Evaluating vs Sony XM4 buds: these k(Liberty 3) are more comfortable in my ears, stay put much better (they have wingtips), and important for wireless, they have great customizable controls. Sony falls far short in the controls and you are forced to choose 2 or of 3 functions (volume, play/pause/skip, or transparency/ANC). Usually with my phone in a pocket, bag or the next room, I want all three of these functions at ones. Liberty 3 and Samsung earbuds allow this

But they also told me that the headphones can't survive being charged more than an hour and a half at a time. I understand that over-charging is bad for lithium batteries. However, at this point in history I expect any electronic device to be smart enough to stop charging when it's full even if it's still plugged in, rather than torturing the battery chemistry for hours to make sure it stays at 100% to avoid being at 99% in the morning. It's bordering on impossible to imagine I'm *ever* going to pay enough attention to headphones I'm not even wearing to unplug them manually when the charge indicator changes color

The Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro is not everything you ever wanted. The main concern is battery life and device switching/connecting. Hopefully this can be sorted out over time. I should have gone with the AirPods Pro which has about the same battery life but better device switching or the Sony WF1000XM4

Unfortunately, they don't have MP3, which to me would make this a complete package deal (-1 star). I don't like to carry my phone around while I'm working out. That being said, I do think the Bluetooth option is also a necessity. I saw the swimming version and thought that was the ONE, but no Bluetooth

However, I don't use LDAC mode and still have these issues and have seen other people with the same complaint. Also, the earbuds don't always connect properly when taking them out of the case. Sometimes one bud won't connect and I have to put them back in the case and pull them back out. Furthermore, when putting the buds in the case to charge/turn them off, it does not always work

I bought these to replace my Bose Soundwear wireless speakers and they are fantastic! Comfortable to wear, clarity is fantastic, and a great value for the cost! In fact, I bought a second pair to keep at the office. Love them!

And five months later, I have been using them on and off and I also left it on my night stand to listen to music at night. So I'm here to share with y...