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The new Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones by Anker are IPX7 rated waterproof sports earbuds with SweatGuard Technology that uses Secure Fit ear hooks to help take your outdoor activities and your workout to the next level.
Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones – Features
The Soundcore Spirit Wireless Blootooth Earphones have a ton of features that include multiple earbud tips and hooks to help secure your Spirit earbuds to your ears and adjustable cable management clips to help shorten the cable behind your head and out of your way.
To help motivate you during your workouts you get crystal-clear sound and BassUp Technology. To produce this impressive quality of music, the Soundcore Spirit have 2 6mm composite drivers (speakers) that pump out the tunes.
Don’t worry about the battery life, you get 8 hours of playback. To get you to that 8 hours of playback, the Spirit uses a premium Li-ion battery and exclusive power management technology designed to get you through about a week’s worth of workouts (about 5 – 8 work outs).
If you are a heavy sweater or have the possibility of getting wet, don’t worry about it. The new Spirit Earbuds come with SweatGuard Protection and IPX7 rating to help protect against sweat and rain.
To help keep you in communication with your contacts, just use the in-line controls with built in microphone to reverse/forward music, adjust the volume, power up/down, or to answer calls and talk.
To help connect your earbuds to your phone, the Spirit uses Bluetooth 5.0 and range of about 40 feet away. You don’t have to have your phone on while you work out. Keep the phone in your bag next to you or on the bench nearby.
Included with the earbuds you will get S/M/L/XL EarTips, S/M/L EarWings, 2 x Cable Clips, Shirt Clip, Micro USB Cable, Travel Pouch, their worry-free 18-month warranty, and friendly customer service.
What is the Difference between the Soundcore Spirit and the Slims+?
I won’t go into detail here, I plan on doing a Soundcore Spirit Vs Anker Slims Vs Anker Slims+ in the near future.
What I will tell you is the new Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones received a styling update, sound quality is better, battery life is better, the water proofing technology has been updated, SweatGuard has been added, and now there is a wire management system to help keep the wire off your neck.
The controls now have a submarine-inspired structure that hermetically seals sensitive components from getting sweat and other liquids on them. SweatGuard also uses a never-before-seen impremeable hydro-seal that coats the USB port, internal circuitry, and other hardware from liquid corrosion and short circuits.
What is SweatGuard and Why Do I Need That?
You might ask why you need both water and sweat protection? The answer can both be simple and hard to explain. The simple answer is, yes.
The harder answer is sweat isn’t just water it full of chemicals like ammonias, urea, salts and sugars. This mixture of chemicals and water are corrosive and can be destructive to sensitive electronics. If you are working out with wireless earbuds, its even more important to have more than just waterproofing. The earbuds are against your body being exposed to your sweat. The sweat will get into your earbuds and eat away at the insides until the unit dies. For those that don’t sweat much or do not work out, SweatGuard isn’t as important, but I would suggest getting earbuds with SweatGuard. They will protect against other possible liquid attacks.
Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones – The Review
Almost 2weeks ago Anker sent my a sample of their new Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones to test and review and I have to say I am impressed with the quality of sound they produce, the quality of waterproofing/sweatproofing and the price of the earbuds. You get a premium set of earbuds at budget prices. Below is my complete review.
First Impressions…
The earbuds came in the new white and blue packaging that all of the Anker Soundcore products now come in. As always the box has enough info on it to tell you what is in the box.
After opening the box I found the earbuds to be secured in a smaller box while the rest of the contents were stored in a second box next to it.
When I pulled out the earbuds I found them to be made well and very similar to Anker Soundcore Slims+ with a few design changes.
First I tested the earhooks and found that the ones that came installed fit me the best. The better fit you have the better sound and noise cancellation you will get.
Next I connected to my LG G4 and found that it connected on the first try. The earbuds came fully charged.
After 8 hours of normal use, I had to recharge my headset. It took about 2 hours to charge using my Anker USB hub.
Testing …
For over a week I tested the quality of sound in different environments with different types of music.
I used my standard playlist to test the sound quality. For the first test I listened to Spotify for over an hour in the quiet of my living room after everyone was asleep. I listened to rock, metal, rap, country, jazz and blues that night. Everything sounded great. The highs sounded good, the lows had just the right amount of bass (turn it up to loud and the bass starts cracking) the mids were they needed to be.
The next test I ran was listening to audiobooks via Overdrive or Libby android apps. The sound was good. In noisy environments like the gym I could hear everything without turning the sound up to high.
For the third test I operated my tractor while cutting grass for a combined time of 4 hours. I had to turn the music up when cutting. But just normal operations of the tractor, about 75% was fine.
Testing in Wet Environments…
Next I tested how well the IPX7 Waterproofing and the new Sweat Guard Technology worked. There have been several successful tests completed where the test placed the earbuds and controls into a bowl of saltwater and left it playing music for 8 hours. Check out the video below to see how well the waterproofing works! Because of these tests I decided to do some real world testing.
For the first test, I did a heavy hour plus workout with cardio and lifting heavy weights. During these long sessions I sweat a lot. I had no issues with the Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones. They were damp but no moisture had gotten into the earbuds or the controls.
Next I did some work in the garden and the property. I normally use Bluetooth speakers since I get sweaty, muddy, and just plain dirty working around the property. This kind of activity could damage a set of wireless earbuds. During this testing process, I tested in a wet environment (setting up and aiming sprinklers) and I was soaked from the face to my waste, I also dug holes/weeded the garden in 100 degree weather, I road tractors, and I did some push mower/string trimming work. During this process I was muddy, soaked in sweat/water, and covered in dust and grass clippings. The earbuds sounded good and had no issues staying on, connected, and controlling the music.
I found occasionally with the Slims and the Slims+ in this working environment it was just to much for them. If the weather was to hot or if I was sweating to much the earbuds would shut down and need to be restarted and reconnected. The sound quality never failed me and I still use them as backups now.
For the final test I wanted to test getting stuck in a down pour. But since this is Texas and its summertime that I won’t happen any time soon. So I got the idea of taking a shower with them on. I got this idea from a community member over at the Anker Forums. He said they held up well.
So I started the shower and stepped in and found they worked and didn’t have any issues. This test was to simulate dumping a water bucket over your head or having a water hose sprayed at you. I only had them in the water for about 5 minutes. The earbuds were in my ears and they sound great!
Testing Phone Calls…
I tested the phone feature and found it works good with Google Assistant. I used the earphones to call someone and we talked for about 2o minutes. But my beard got in the way of the mic and caused some weird crackling sounds. If I pulled my beard away from the mic it worked great.
Final Thoughts
I love the new Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones. Everything about them is what I am looking for in a set of sport Earbuds.
What I don’t like is the wire management system. I sweat a lot and like having a long wire that hangs down to my shoulders or where my neck meets my back. The rubber wires get sticky when they are wet. Even with the ear hooks they can pull out of your ears. I had this issue with my Anker Slims. The wire was to short. But with Spirits its has a longer wire that’s even longer than the Slim+. With the wire management system it shortens the wire. But it sticks to your neck. Plus putting the wire in into the clips and making adjustments is a hot mess. I don’t like it and its to much trouble to deal with.
Also with the Spirit Anker down graded the storage case. The slim+ came with hard case. But with the Spirit it now has a fabric bag like the original slims. I just switched out the cases and I am happy with earphones.
I highly recommend the new Soundcore Spirit Wireless Bluetooth Earphones. These are perfect for those with an active lifestyle. They sound great for a pair of earbuds that cost less than $50. Just don’t go in thinking these will sound as good as a pair of $100 earphones.
How Much Do They Cost?
As of this writing you can pick up the Sound Spirit Earphones for $39.99 from Amazon. If you looking for a different style of earbuds, check out these other earphones by Anker. I haven’t tested them all but knowing Anker and checking out the Amazon reviews, you won’t be disappointed!
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