Soundcoreby Anker, Space One, Active Noise Cancelling Headphones, 2X Stronger Voice Reduction, 40H ANC Playtime, App Control, LDAC Hi-Res Wireless Audio, Comfortable Fit, Clear Calls, Bluetooth 5.3

I've been all over the place with trying to figure out what to use for listening to my music while at the gym. I've tried earbuds and the primary issue is being able to keep them in place while I'm doing various activities. Inevitably, they always....I mean always...come loose, lose their ideal placement for optimal sound and I need to re-establish them. Needless to say...I'm not dealing with that. I even bought a pair that was supposedly one of the best...never lost their seating, etc. Returned after one gym session. BTW...I'm not doing crazy gymnastic stuff...basic use of equipment, walking on treadmill, stairclimber and recumbent bike.I am just getting back to the gym and a few years ago used a 'cheapo' on ear headphone set that I essentially viewed as 'throw-away'. It worked fine and sure enough, the covering got to a point from sweating they were no longer functional. So...that's where I was kinda going w/my decision-making this time. Even though I toyed w/the idea of buying a better headphone set...good brand w/good reputation that also had the option of replacing the earpads.Then I found these headphones. I wanted something that would provide decent sound quality. Check....not as good as my 'good travel headphones' but definitely better than buds, and good enough for 1.5 hours of gym time. They were advertised as lightweight and comfortable....check. Barely notice they are on. Value for the money....check. Paid about $20 for these!! Bluetooth connection and charging time vs playback is excellent. This is absolutely all I need while doing my 'gym thing'.If I were to have one 'gripe', it's the wish of having noise cancellation feature. I thought that the ambient gym noise...regular hub-bub and their own music, would be negated by the earpads and music. Yes, for the most part it does negate it, but would be a heckuva lot better to not have music quite so high for my hearing....yes...getting a tad older and that's becoming a greater concern.Otherwise, if you're thinking about these headphones, no need to debate....I wouldn't hesitate.

Very functional. Faithfully transmits sound as intended. Even using Bluetooth connectivity there is very little loss of sound. It is light weight and sits comfortably on my head and faithfully and comfortably for very long plane trips. The nose cancelling completely blankets engine noise and cabin sounds without causing signal loss or interfering with sound (music and movie dialogue). Extraordinary easy to connect t to sound source with Bluetooth. Originally I bought these as present but after testing them I bought anther gift. They cost far less than I expected for the price Battery length is amazingly robust and you can recharge in less time than you can go to a plane's restroom. The cord length is more than adequate for recharging. I keep a portable battery so that I can always recharge no matter the length of the flight and highly recommend that anyone who tra else lo g distance especially silly if you are on a double digit or try flight.

My Life Q30s were showing their age, their earcups having been replaced three times (as in, they were on their fourth pair), and the headband was looking tattered. The actual headphones were fine, but I thought it was time to put them to rest. So I got these. Here’s the biggest changes I noticed:1: packaging downgrades:When I got my Q30s (before they became the “Life Q30s”), they included a hard case. That was super handy. I’m very disappointed that the Space Ones don’t include a hard case, and that that’s an additional accessory. The dust/egg bag is fine for that I guess.I’m also confused as to why the ability to stack the earcups is advertised as more convenient. Maybe I don’t toss my headphones in bags enough, but I actually prefer the older fold flat design - or I wish there was a way to do both, somehow.2. The appMy biggest pet peeve with my Life Q30s was the fact that the dual pairing was something you had to control manually. So if you were connected to your phone and computer and they were fighting, you had to manually disconnect one. If you wanted to connect a third, you had to disconnect one. And so on. This is now all remotely managed thru the Soundcore app, so that you can connect and disconnect at will.This is super useful, especially because a certain major operating system loves to claim active Bluetooth connections without your active permission, and that’s the only one that work computers seem to use. It’s easier for me to use the app to tell that OS to kick rocks than it would be to shuffle thru my work bag, log in, and disconnect it myself at 11pm on a Thursday. It does also mean if you shuffle thru devices constantly, that you have to have one connected to your Space Ones and with the Soundcore app on it at all times, though.There’s a new feature to have the headphones auto pause and lower volume, just like some major brand earbuds. But both features didn’t work well. The first will pause whenever I shift my headphones on my head but not when I actually place them down cups up (like they are supposed to do, as you calibrate in the app). The second feature lowered volume when I coughed would react to something I was watching verbally. So I turned that off.The other app features are kinda useless. The personalized equalizer didn’t work for me. The AI sleep thing doesn’t make sense for me and I wish they’d stop pushing it via notifications.That’s actually it. The headphones are basically the same otherwise. Which sounds like a harsher diss than it should be.

Update: wrote an update and it didn’t publish. This will be shorter. Just to say I’ve done a 360 and definitely keeping these! The noise canceling effect works in ways I did not understand at first- but out in loud NYC streets, on the bus and in the subway- these are great for noir canceling and the quality of sound is really good. In fact, one needs to be on alert so that adjustment can also be made when situations call for it. They are pretty to look at and comfortable. I got the blue, they remind me of Snow Miku.——Just got these, and I don’t know why I see such great reviews. The volume is very low despite following all the suggestions the manufacturer provides. Such a disappointment as I was looking forward to whatever people were raving about. Definitely a return for me.