The Soundcore Space One Pro headphones are a bit of an anomaly in the audio world.
Has Ankers offshoot audio brand done enough to make one of thebest headphonesaround today, though?
I think yes, easily.
For just $199, this is an impressive feat.
$199 is a lot for a budget brand to charge, though.
Are the new Soundcore Space One Pro headphones as good as they seem?
Find out in this full Soundcore Space One Pro review.
Similarly-priced headphones are theSennheiser Accentumand theSennheiser Accentum Plus, $179 and $229 respectively.
The entry-level Accentum headphones lack LDAC, which the Space One Pros have for just $20 more.
Despite being flexible enough to earn a regular spot as an acrobat, theres no creaking at all.
I tend not to get on massively with JBL headphones for this creaking, but Soundcore has nailed it.
In terms of controls, theres a range of buttons on the bottom of each cup.
Another design qualm: unfortunately, theres no waterproofing, which is relatively standard for over-ear headphones.
Ive never tested a pair of over-ears with any sort of IP rating.
To test the LDAC, I connected to my colleaguesGoogle Pixel 7 Pro.
More on that in the Sound quality section, though, naturally.
The multi-point connection is really sophisticated.
Soundcore Space One Pro headphones review: ANC
The ANC is good, but notexcellent.
Its not as good as theBose QuietComforts, or myAirPods Pro 2.
However, this didntmassivelyaffect my music listening.
Thats not to say that the bass performance overshadows sounds across the rest of the frequency range.
This bass performance was incredibly apparent on the track Nissan Altima by Doechii.
I didnt have the bass booster EQ enabled, but the pulsing bass squelched through the headphones.
After spending hours with these headphones, I can report that HearID truly made every song sound better.
I played something a little different to test the low-frequency sound effect capabilities on the Space One Pros.
I switched to Deezer, which streams hi-res tracks, unlike Spotify.
However, when I played Fat Bottom Girls by Queen, the chorus sounded a touch muffled.
This is likely because the Space One Pro headphones excel at bass performance.
Next, I wanted to test the wired playback.
I switched to a more hazy, shoegaze track to test the nuance in wired mode.
Better at not just bass, but the mids and treble range.
Theres no overpowering or overshadowing the rest of the track like with the JBL Live 770NCs.
For just $199, the sound quality on the Space One Pro headphones is astronomically good.
Id say its almost as good as the$349 Bose QuietComforts, almost infinitesimally so.
And theyre much, much better than the $299 JBL Tour One M2.
He reported that I sounded just as good as, if not better than, my AirPods Pro 2.
HearID is basically a personalized EQ designed to suit your hearing ability and your personal preference.
Everyones EQ should be a little different.
After participating in a gamified hearing test, I received a choice of this or that of custom EQs.
Im not sure if its just a placebo, but my music actually sounds great with this custom EQ.
This is a real-time volume monitor to ensure you wont accidentally cause hearing damage over time.
I know which one Id rather go for.
While the ANC is merely good, that price is so much more appealing.
