Q30 with Imperfect Earplug Fit: Can the ANC Compensate?

Soundcore-Life Q30 plus Pretty in Pink earplugs performance

In this post, I am looking at the noise reduction performance of the combination Soundcore Q30 headphones and Hearos Pretty in Pink (PiP) earplugs. This is part 2 of a series. In part 1 reported on the Q30 together with Mack’s ThermaFit earplugs. The idea of this series is to devise ways to maximize noise …

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Life Q30 over Earplugs: Great Noise Reduction on the Cheap (Part 1)

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I have been able to achieve excellent noise reduction results by combining the economical Life Q30 noise cancelling headphones with two types of foam earplugs. This is what this post and the next one are about. The Soundcore Life Q30 are budget ANC headphones (test and review) that punch way above their price when it …

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Soundcore Life A3i Review and Noise Reduction Test: Good ANC on a Budget

Soundcore Life A3i ANC Test and Review

I have now used the Soundcore Life A3i ANC earbuds for about 3 months in various environments, including on planes and trains, in city traffic, and in coffee shops. They have a punchy bass and good bass extension. For the price, the A3i sound very good. Active noise cancelling function and passive noise reduction are …

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Anker Soundcore Q30 Review: ANC Test and Q20 Comparison

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I have owned the Soundcore Q30 for over a year now, but only recently have I done detailed tests of the active noise cancelling function. Compared to top-of-the line active noise cancelling headphones, they are very affordable. But are they good enough? Well, in my experience, if your main reason for getting ANC headphones is …

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Mack’s ThermaFit Review and Noise Reduction Test Results

Macks ThermaFit Review and Noise Reduction Test Results

Mack’s ThermaFit have been my backup earplugs for reducing low frequency noise (LFN) at night for more than two years now. Lately, my go-to low frequency noise earplugs have undergone such substantial changes that they now feel like entirely different earplugs. Consequently, ThermaFit have moved to the top spot. It’s good to have options! In …

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Flents Protechs Quiet Please SOFT vs Predecessors: An Improvement?

Flents Quiet Please Soft Review

Only a month ago, I wrote about the differences between the Flents Quiet Please and their successor, the Flents Protechs Quiet Please. I found changes in durability but they remained my favorite low frequency noise reduction earplugs for sleeping. Now we have the Soft formula, another change to the Quiet Please, and it’s a big …

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Why I Wouldn’t Use AirPods Pro for Hearing Protection

AirPods Pro as Hearing Protection

AirPods Pro 2 have an upgraded, powerful active noise cancelling function that can make a gas-powered lawn mower, many power tools and other machinery and even music bass appear a lot quieter. Sometimes the results are stunning. Perhaps you are wondering: “Why not get rid of earplugs and ear defenders and use my AirPods Pro …

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Are Flents Protechs Quiet Please Worse Than the Old Flents?

Flents Quiet Please vs Protechs Quiet Please

Apothecary Products, the owner of the Flents brand, has changed the branding of several of their most popular earplugs, including the Quiet Please, one of my favorite earplugs for blocking low frequency noise. For decades known as Flents Quiet Please (or Quiet! Please) by earplug lovers[1], these cylindrical PVC earplugs are now called Flents Protechs …

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Which True Wireless Earbuds Work Well Under Which Earmuffs?

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Many readers have asked me for suggestions for true wireless earbuds and noise reduction earmuffs that work well together. Others already own a specific earbud model (e.g., Soundcore A40, AirPods Pro) and are wondering which earmuffs would be compatible, if any at all. In this post I’d like to point you in the right direction …

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Soundcore Space A40 Practical Review and Noise Reduction Test

Anker Soundcore Space A40 earbuds test

To understand how well and consistently the Space A40 reduce noise and how useful they are in everyday life, I have made them my main earbuds for about a month in loud city environments. I have also conducted systematic noise reduction tests and compared them to the best of the best as well as to …

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