I tried using a complete wireless earphone 'Soundcore Space A40' with noise canceling that can be played for up to 10 hours without a case

From Anker, a completely wireless earphone ' Soundcore Space A40 ' that can be used for up to 10 hours when taken out of the case and up to 50 hours when used with the charging case appeared on September 21, 2022. The Soundcore Space A40 is equipped with a noise canceling function and an external sound capture function, and when connected to the management application 'soundcore', it is possible to use the function 'HearID' that measures the user's hearing and makes it easier to hear the sound. About. Since I had the opportunity to actually use the Soundcore Space A40, I thoroughly checked its appearance and usability.

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When the lid was removed, Soundcore Space A40 appeared.

Inside the package was Soundcore Space A40, a USB cable for charging, and instructions.

Also, at the bottom of the package were four pairs of eartips of different sizes.

The Soundcore Space A40 case contains the Soundcore logo.

Various certification marks are printed on the back.

The back has a USB Type-C port for charging.

When I opened the lid, the earphone was stored. The earphones snap into place with magnets.

The earphones had a sheet marked 'Please remove before use'.

When the seat was removed, the charging terminal appeared.

The appearance of the earphone looks like this.

back side.

The operation is touch-based, and you can switch between play/stop and noise canceling by touching the surface with the Soundcore logo.

The weight of one ear is 5g.

The weight including the charging case was 58g.

◆ 2: Impressions of actually using Soundcore Space A40
Soundcore Space A40 supports wireless charging as well as wired charging. In the case of wired charging, it can be played for about 4 hours with 10 minutes of charging. In addition, when fully charged, it can be played for up to 50 hours including the charging case.

It looks like this when worn.

All operations of Soundcore Space A40 are performed by touch operation. There are three types of operation methods: 'tap once', 'tap twice', and 'press and hold for 2 seconds'. The response to touch is good, but it took me a while to get used to the operation while wearing it in my ear.

◆ 3: What you can do with the management application 'soundcore'
Soundcore Space A40 can set the strength of noise canceling by connecting with the management application 'soundcore', measure the user's hearing and change the settings to make it easier to hear. For the installation and initial setting procedure of soundcore, please refer to the

I tried using Anker's wireless headphones 'Soundcore Space Q45' that can both noise cancel and capture external sounds in the first half of 10,000 yen Review - GIGAZINE

To connect Soundcore Space A40 and soundcore, connect Soundcore Space A40 and smartphone, then tap 'Add device' on the top screen. In addition, the picture & model name of Soundcore Space Q45 that has already been registered is displayed on the screen below.

Next, tap 'Headphone, Speaker, and Frames'.

Then, Soundcore Space A40 is displayed on the screen, so tap it. The connection is now complete.

When the connection is completed, how to use Soundcore Space A40 will be displayed, so swipe to read.

After reading to the end, tap 'Confirm'.

The management screen of Soundcore Space A40 looks something like this. From this screen, you can switch between 'noise canceling mode', 'standard' and 'outside sound capture mode'. Also, when you tap 'Mode' at the bottom with noise canceling enabled ......

You can select the strength of noise canceling from three levels: weak, medium, and strong.

Tap 'Mode' with external sound capture enabled ......

You can select the external sound capture mode from either 'all external sounds' or 'audio focus'. However, I couldn't feel the difference even after switching.

Tap the touch operation ......

You can customize the operation when you touch the touch panel.

A distinctive function is 'HearID'.

HearID is a function that measures the way the user hears and creates a sound profile optimized for the user. Tap 'Next' to start measurement.

Next, select your age and tap 'Next'.

Tap OK when asked for access to the microphone.

Then the current noise level is displayed on the screen. Since it is necessary to measure hearing in a quiet place, move to a place where 'This is very quiet' is displayed on the screen and tap 'Next'.

When the following screen is displayed, tap 'Start test'.

Then, the sound will flow from the earphone, so tap 'Yes' if you can hear the sound, and 'No' if you can't hear the sound.

After the measurements are completed, a sound profile is created. This time, a profile was created that strongly outputs high tones.

The sound profile created with HearID is automatically set to the earphone. If you want to switch to another sound effect, tap 'Sound effect' ......

You can select a sound profile from either 'HearID Sound', 'Preset' or 'Custom'.

In the wireless headphones ' Soundcore Space Q45 ' that appeared on the same day as the Soundcore Space A40, I felt a sense of pressure near my ears and temples when noise canceling was enabled, but with the Soundcore Space A40, even if noise canceling was enabled, the pressure was not felt. I never felt it. The strength of the noise canceling can be selected from three levels of weak, medium, and strong in the management application, and setting it to strong will considerably suppress low sounds such as the fan noise of the ventilation fan. On the other hand, it doesn't do much for high-pitched sounds like keyboard hits or human speech.

The noise canceling is less uncomfortable, but in the external sound capture mode, you can hear human speech with radio-like quality. The purpose of 'checking the surrounding sounds without removing the earphones' can be fully achieved, but it is far from the performance of the high-end models that cost tens of thousands of yen that does not feel uncomfortable, so the naturalness of capturing external sounds It is good to choose another model when making much of it.

In addition, Anker Soundcore Space A40 is available at Anker's official online shop and Amazon.co.jp at 12,990 yen including tax.

Amazon.co.jp: Anker Soundcore Space A40 (Completely Wireless Earphone Bluetooth 5.2) [Up to 50 Hours Playback / Compact and Lightweight / Ultra Noise Canceling 2.0 / High Resolution / LDAC / Multipoint Compatible / Wireless Charging / Ambient Sound Capture / Built-in Microphone / PSE Technical Standards Compliant] Black: Home Appliances & Cameras