New Life Headphones: Testing Time! 20 Test Units Up for Grabs!

I have written a lot of more or less good reviews.:grin:
Mostly speakers.
I dont use any in ears, but those over ears I can use.
I donated my Q10 to my daughter.
I can test with Linux devices, Android tablet, mac book.

BUT
I am not willing to create such a quite useless and boring unboxing video.

This can be done by the specialists🙄

But I am sure to get help from the monkey engineers to write a funny story with some photos.
This I can and I am willing to do as usual.:grinning:

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I would gladly accept Q35 for making unboxing/review. I am ready to test those with Android and Windows, can compare with former flagship Space NC, can check behavior in working environmet (ZOOM, MS TEAMS), etc.
Select me if you are interest in unboxing/review from EU member country (not Germany). Shipping to me is available from Soundcore EU store but if you can’t ship Q35 I can provide my secondary address in Germany.

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Such a great opportunity. I would like to get Q35.

Wow, those are great pictures, no wonder you won photo of the week last week!

I would like to apply but does not include Turkey in the list. Anyway, I have been using the Q30 from December 2020 and my experience with the exception of the microphone is pretty good. I recommended the Q30 model to many people and they bought it. Maybe early testing may be useful for potential buyers for Turkey. I’m always here if you’re interested. Best regards to the entire Soundcore team.

Plus: I have a blog and have a little community in Turkey. So, i can write detailed review in Turkish. Also i have a tripod and microphone for video review. This is my old YouTube channel and this is my current blog. I as i told before, i can record or write review for potential Turkish users.

Wow, first off, thanks @SoundcoreAaron and crew for providing 20 sets for testing and review to the community. You’ll have a lot of suitable subjects to anoint with these for review.

As for myself, I’m more of a written review kinda person. I’ve reviewed many of soundcore products, which I have shared here (and other platforms). Below is the flare mini review. I have also done for the L2Ps.

I don’t mind making videos, and have a few posted for the infamous unboxing sort. One of which was entered in the recent unboxing challenge on the community as well. The last video I had posted was a creative vid for suggested soundcore swag, using a flare mini as the spaceship for the ball cap design :thinking:.

I have the Q10s for comparison to, and would highlight features that would be an upgrade to the new. Also, as I’ve had constraints w/ the Q10s working well with teams, I’d give the new ones a go and see if the results were better.

As for the review, I’d follow similar format to my previous reviews.

  • fit / comfort
  • battery run down
  • sound quality using speaker test set playlist
  • mic quality through iPhone and teams / win 10
  • Bluetooth range
  • charging time
  • teams / win 10 compatibility
  • anc testing (indoors work/home, outdoors)

Thanks again for the opportunity, and looking forward to some great reviews from those selected.

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First of all thanks so much for the chance to even test it.

I would personally post an unboxing/first impressions post here on the Soundcore community as well as on the Anker community and a full review post on the Soundcore and Anker communities. I would also then share the link to both these posts on Twitter to try to spread the word even further.

My initial unboxing would include lots of photos through the entire process along with just the first impressions of the product without thorough testing. I have won photo of the week a bunch of times and have also had the honor of having some of my photos in the past featured on the Soundcore Instagram as proof of how good they are.

As for my full review I would love to get to put these headphones through the works. I would test how well they do on a variety of softwares as I have both a Mac laptop running Big Sur, a dell laptop running windows 10, and iPad with the latest iOS and and android phone. On all the different operating systems I would test how they sound both wired and wireless, as well as what features work well on what platforms, and the mic quality. I would give a full rundown of the app as well on all these platforms and review how they sound and what can be done if the person doesn’t like the initial sound they come with out of the box. I will test the comfort of them by wearing them all day to classes and meetings that I have on blackboard (a school video platform) as well as on zoom. I will also check how the mic sounds in all these meetings as well as on regular phone calls and facetimes. Of course this will be on top of the usual review that would see how long they can hold a charge for with and without ANC on, how long they take to recharge, how good the Bluetooth signal is, and how good the ANC modes are against basic white noise, busy streets, noisy families and other background noises. I currently have Sony WH1000xm2 and the Sony WHXB900N headphones that I can compare the noise canceling to since Sony is often viewed as some of the top noise cancelling headphones. And I have the Liberty air 2 pro that has noice canceling that I could also compare to even though they are earbuds. I would also test how accurate the auto pause feature they are introducing is by playing music on various devices and seeing how long it takes to detect that they are no longer on my head. I also am curious to see how easy or hard it will be to switch devices with these headphones since that is often something criticized. I would also provide a quick explanation of how to set them up and troubleshooting for any issues I come across in testing them. Obviously I will include even more pictures in the full review as I believe that is what helps a lot of consumers make their purchases. My review will be completely honest even if it means pointing out flaws and the things that I may not like of hope to see improved in the future. I’ve done reviews in the past for Anker link to my latest one below.

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Also being able to have these on hand as an active member in the community would make trouble shooting all the posts that are sure to come with the release of this new product like they did with the Liberty air 2 pro easier. Thanks again for this amazing opportunity

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Cool, 20 replies, close the thread and sorted.

Replies after aren’t those interested in Soundcore as thread a day old (evidently).
.:innocent:

As this open for days, the free-stuff crowd is gathering towards bottom.

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First actual reply starts at 5 thought and is someone asking how to enter :joy: users in this thread still just at 16 :joy:

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Thanks!! I wish I could say I take them perfectly the first time, but there’s a lot of trial and error!! :joy:

I would love to test and review for these - short timeline, but it can be a solid initial assessment in that time, assuming they ship quickly. My preferred content style is written with pictures, but I can do a short video to go over the same content as well.

Items to hit:
Comfort on ear (full work day test)
Sound quality - listening and mic for voice calls
Battery life
Noise cancelling
Wired vs Wireless - assuming it can connect wired
Pairing and functionality with different devices - Windows 10 laptop, Ubuntu 20.04 laptop, Android 10
ANC capabilities.
I have tried the Q10/20/30 and an older Jabra elite 85H, would be comparing to some of those as relevant to highlight improvements / sound quality / differences.
And if I get them before the 26th, will have a chance to try them on a plane flight and include in the review, that is the true test of ANC and comfort for me.

A few examples from previous reviews here or at Anker.
PowerExtend12, with written / pictures and video:


A few other videos I have done, PowerWave stand and L2AP unboxing:


I also did a long term test / review of the Strike 3s - this would obviously be on a much shorter timeline, but for reference.


There are multiple other reviews under my review profile for reference too.

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Please send a pair to a teardown user. I’d be happy with one of the 20 talking of dismantling.

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Saw this last night, decided I had a little time to think about it rather than posting after midnight here :slight_smile:
The selection announcement isn’t until Monday, after all.

Thanks @SoundcoreAaron My plan would be to fully test, professionally photograph & thoroughly review the New Life Headphones in various scenarios (home/outdoors).

I would post to my social media accounts & also post the review in the Soundcore Collective and the Best Buy web site, if desired. I am a Techie and love new & interesting Tech that can simplify my personal life & work life on a daily basis.

Soundcore Life Q20:

Model Zero:

Soundcore Rave:

Soundcore Neo & Soundcore Rave:

Soundcore Wakey:

Soundcore Flare & JBL Flip 2:

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Well this would be a first for me. But I would definitely be able to test the ANC with my screaming demon children in the background. If I can find peaceful listening in my house, then they should sell themselves. I can record the whole thing with my go pro as I’m running for my life from the children. Think of it as an action/horror crossover focused on how the headphones hold up during a demonic home invasion.

Hello!

While I do not have any extremely in-depth reviews or videos that I can show, I would be glad to do an in-depth write-up for any site you would want. I have family members who have ectensive product testing experience, and I would be able to get tips from them.

As for my personal review, I would try to focus on objective facts before my personal biases. I would test both my Q30s and the Q35s on their battery life (full to 10%, as I do not like to let my devices drop below that), volume output at the same settings, clarity of sound, and ANC/transparency ability.

I would then go into what features each headset has, and my final thoughts on the headsets. If there was anything further that you guys would want included, I would be happy to add that to the review!

I don’t have any previous reviews, but I have multiple Soundcore products such as the Motion+, Life Dot 2, Life Q30, & Life Neo. I’m more than willing to do a video review & write one :slight_smile:

I love your products and think I can be helpful testing them for you. I have been doing the same for Google, Microsoft, Autodesk and many others. P,ease let me know if I can help.

As a Q20 & Q30 owner, I’m so down for this. Most of the videos I do are for IGTV, so I’m not sure how that plays into your plans. I’ve posted my review of the Q20s on the Anker site, and I’d be happy to give it the same treatment in addition to a video review/walkthrough.

I will gladly test out these awesome headphones and leave a review . I would use my nikon camera to shoot the video for good quality and talk about all the features and specs of the headphones . They look awesome and I hope I get picked !!