couldn't find a replacement for the great sound quality of Soundpeats H1 and Engine 4. Sonic HS sounded terrible compared to it.
So recently bought and tried Soundpeats Air 5 Pro at cheap price of $69. Supports LDAC, AptX Lossless. Really value for $. Sound signature very different from H1, but not unpleasant. Mids are very forward, and quite liked it esp for watching videos with lots of dialogues.
But i still miss H1 sound signature, afterall it's quite different with dual drivers (armature +dynamic) and the sound stage really nice.
So bought another pair of Anker Liberty 4 Pro since it also has dual drivers, whereas the new liberty 5 only single driver. Usual price around $170, but managed to get at $123 after vouchers.
Casing and features v impressive.
Only supports LDAC though, no AptX.
Default sound is very very bass heavy. Had to adjust using their apt.
Noise-Cancellation is v good. But somehow i still think lose to H1 a bit. Liberty 4 Pro treble not sharp enough for me
But overall still good.
PS: SoundPeats Engine 4 (dual dynamic drivers) actually sounded better than H1. But size a little big, so may feel uncomfortable to some. The pair I had came with disconnection issues, so gave up after a while. The sound will also suddenly become muted then come back after a few secs even when im just next to the bluetooth transmittor.
But I will discourage anyone from buying old models that are discontinued. I bought an extra pair of H1 and left the box unopened until months later. When I opened it, the earbuds are dead. Casing has power, but the earbuds turn on, then immediately off after 3 secs. Cannot connect to anything at all.
Maybe the earbuds batt went flat for too long.
