In flash promotion – Test of the Anker Soundcore NC Bluetooth headphones: noise reduction, touch controls and much more

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With its Soundcore range, Anker offers different solutions for those wishing to equip themselves with wireless speakers and headphones. Werecently tested the Flare+ speakerand its original design, which actually quite won us over. As for headphones, one of the standard models in the range is theSpace NC, with active noise reduction and high autonomy announced.

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It does not play in the same category as some known competing models, such as theJuicy Parrot,of which we tested the first iterationin our columns a few years ago. All the same, he seems to have some advantages to put forward. And we were able to wear these Anker Soundcore headphones on our ears. Here are our impressions, illustrated by photos of the beast:

Unboxing and first contact with the Anker Soundcare Space NC headphones

With its headset, Anker provides a few small booklets to understand how it works, as well as a micro-USB charging cable, a Jack cable and a rigid carrying pouch.

The brand is therefore not stingy with accessories, which is rather nice to see.

Concerning the helmet in more detail, it is black and gray, and made mainly of plastic. A faux leather material covers the headband to soften the contact of the latter on the head, but also the cushions on the two earpieces. Moreover, with good mobility of the latter and a wide arch, the helmetwill adapt to small and large heads, that's for sure.

The whole thing is in any case pleasant to wear. THEhelmet is light, it weighs only 260 g. But above all, it does not press on the top of the head or the ears.

On the right earpiece, the user has access to two control buttons, one for power on/off, the other for answering calls.

Below are the micro-USB and jack sockets.

On the outside of the ear, the headset includes touch controls. These allow you to manage the sound volume, but also the reading.

On the left earpiece, there is only the active noise reduction activation button.

We regret the majority use of plastic for the helmet, whichseems a little fragile. Despite everything, the construction is well finished and the helmet benefits from a sober and versatile design.

Shh, no more noise

From the first listen, the headphones surprise with two striking sound characteristics. The first is stereophony. Very good, it provides a realwrapping instruments around the head. The second is the obvious lack of presence at the top of the frequency spectrum. The sound ismuffled, as if the bass was too inflated and covered the rest of the spectrum.

Oddly, with active noise reduction turned off, this defect is less present. When the feature is active, this excessive presence of bass is really surprising and sometimes disturbing for certain styles of music.

We therefore largely prefersound without noise reduction, which is therefore more balanced.

The active noise reduction on the Anker headset, however, is rathereffective. It provides a breath, but this only remains audible in the absence of music. Of course, it does not prevent you from hearing all external noises, in particular short, percussive sounds, such as honking horns. But frankly, faced with this type of noise, it remains efficient.

Battery life and other features

The headset is announced with a battery life of 20 hours for wireless listening and 50 hours for wired listening. This seems quite substantial. Regarding our experience, we were able to use it for several days in a row without having to recharge it in between, for several hours of listening in transport each time.

Otherwise, the touch controls seem attractive on paper, but are inpractical, not very functional. In fact, you have to slide your finger up or down to increase/decrease the volume, and forward or backward to move forward or backward in your playlist.

A simple press also allows you to play/pause. As for the volume, it's quite ergonomic, as for the other controls, we haveoften tends to press to the sideor not doing the right thing. It is in fact quite difficult to do all this blindly, with headphones on. We then quickly took out the iPhone to manage everything from the reading application... Too bad!

Otherwise, let us still salute thegood carrying pouch, which, although a little large, can do the trick in a travel suitcase. We will finally regretl’absence de Bluetooth 5.0, which remains a minor flaw.

Conclusion

The Anker Soundcore Space NC isn't a bad headset. It is even quite well built and its active noise reduction is effective. Unfortunately, its sound reproduction is just average and its touch controls are quite impractical.

To conclude, he is saved by aexcellent stereophonyand avery good wearing comfort, its two best assets.

The Anker Soundcore Space NC headphones are on sale here, priced at 110 euros

What we liked:

Comfortable outfit
Design about
Effective active noise reduction
Beautiful stereophony
Touch volume controls

What we liked least:

Plastic shells
Muffled sound, clearly lacking treble
Its soft, not enough attack
Playback management touch controls
No Bluetooth 5.0

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Without forgetting :

Our page summarizing the accessory tests in images

The Anker Soundcore Space NC wireless headphonesis rated 3.5 stars out of 5par iPhon.fr.

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