The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is Soundcore’s flagship true wireless earbuds and it features an astria coaxial acoustic architecture. The earbuds are larger than the your typical true wireless earbuds, but with greater size comes greater battery life as these packs 8 hours of use per charge. The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro retails for S$249.
Unboxing
In the box, you’ll find the following items:
- Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro earbuds
- Charging case
- Ear tips x7 (XS to XL)
- Ear wings x3 (S to L)
- USB-C to USB-A Anker cable
- User manual
Tech specs
| Driver | 11 mm Dynamic driver and Balanced Armature x 2 |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz |
| Impedance | 16 Ω |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 |
| Battery life | Up to 8 hours (32 hours with the charging case) |
| Charging time | 1.5 hours Quick charge 10 min for 120 mins play time |
| Charging port | USB Type-C |
| Audio codec | SBC, AAC, aptX |
Design, build quality and features
The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro are on the larger end of the earbuds size spectrum. The face of the earbuds has a grey matte finish with the Soundcore branding splashed on with a mirror-like finish. The earbuds are made from plastic but they do not feel cheap, in fact they have a nice matte texture to it.
The case is pebble-shaped and has a smooth matte finish. The case opens via a slide rather than a typical lift of a lid. Personally, I found the sliding mechanism of the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro case to be more convenient and could even be a great fidget toy. The case itself is pretty large as well, so it loses out on pocket-ability, thought the curves of the case does shape streamline itself in my pocket.
One small thing I noted was that it was slightly unintuitive to place the earbuds back into the case because of the way it is designed. But it took a few uses to learn how to quickly store the earbuds back into the case.
Controls
The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro has a physical button on the top of both earbuds. The placement of the button is ideal and has nice tactility to it. A single tap performs a play/pause of your media. You can do double tap and a long tap to control skipping of tracks, adjusting volume, or calling your voice assistant. The controls for double tap and long tap and be customised in the Soundcore app.
Soundcore App
Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro comes with a companion app called the Soundcore app, and it is one of the most well designed companion app I have experienced so far. Other than customising the physical button controls, you can also adjust your EQ settings. By default, the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is tuned with its ‘Soundcore Signature’ EQ. There is a whole library of options pre-made EQ you can choose from. If you still can’t find one you fancy, there is even a list of EQ that is tuned by Grammy-winning music producers. And finally, you can ignore all the presets and go for a custom made one.
If you prefer a more scientific approach, the Soundcore app has a feature called HearID, which makes you sit through a test to gauge your hearing abilities through different frequencies, and then customise an EQ for you.
Battery life
You can get up to 8 hours of music playtime on a single charge, which is fairly long duration. The charging case offers an additional 24 hours of play time. And if you ever need to charge your Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro quick, a fast 10 minutes charge will provide you with 120 minutes of music playtime.
The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro charges via USB-C or you can opt for the more convenient wireless option with any Qi wireless charger.
Fit and comfort
As the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is a large pair of earbuds, I found that choosing the right size of ear tips and ear wings is crucial in getting a good seal and fit. Thankfully, Anker provides up to 7 sizes of ear tips and 3 sizes of ear wings. The ear wings are locked in place by the fin on the earbuds.
The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is generally feels comfortable in ears. The nozzle doesn’t extend too far into my ear canal so it has relaxed fit. Depending on the ear tip you use, you can increase the seal of the earbuds with your ears. For me, I use the M+ size eartips which has a slightly more conical shape compared the the default flattish ear tips.
Sound quality
Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro features an astria coaxial acoustic architecture which integrates a customized Knowles balanced armature and an 11mm dynamic driver. Bass has impressive presence, it hits hard and deep while the sub-bass offers a resonating thump that is well-controlled. You get that satisfying reverb but it doesn’t bleed into the mids. As for midrange, vocals and instruments are clear and detailed. Treble is bright with hi-hats hitting cleanly. Highs are also airy and doesn’t get overly sibilant.
Soundstage of the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is pretty wide. But what I’m most impressed about is the audio separation. You can discern each layer of audio such as the vocals, the drums, bass accurately with good detail and also the distance of it. Overall, the audio tuning has a very energetic V-shaped sound which most people will come to enjoy.
One unfortunate thing I noted was that there is a very very slight white noise when playing back at very low volumes. It is pretty much inaudible you’re listening to songs, but if you’re listening to podcasts at lower volumes you may hear the hissing sound.
Microphone quality
The microphone on the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is average. Voice reproduction is focused more on the upper frequencies and sounded a little rough and processed. My voice is still forward and clear enough for the other party to hear. In noisy environments, the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is able to flush out the noises, while keeping my voice forward in the mix though at times I did find my voice breaking in and out a little.
Pairing, connectivity, and latency
The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is able to pair once you slide open the case. Pairing to a new device is also rather easy as the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro automatically goes into pairing mode if it is not connected to any device after the case is open.
Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro is equipped with Bluetooth 5.0. During my time of testing, the connection was reliable and I did not encounter any dropouts while commuting. If you want to use just a single earbud, you can only use the right side.
As for latency, there was no audio-video lag when watching YouTube videos from the YouTube app on my iPhone 11.
Conclusion
The Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro offers an energetic sound signature that plays well with many genres. The accompanying Soundcore App is also a great touch to further extend the whole user experience – with a highly adjustable EQ to AI-assisted HearID, you’re bound to find a sound that fits your liking. Also, they can be charged wirelessly as well. Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro usually retails at S$249, but they are going for just S$149 on Shopee making this a great value proposition.