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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you prioritize call quality and an immersive listening experience for music and video, the Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 offers excellent performance in these areas, with additional features like LDAC codec support for high-quality audio streaming and active noise cancelling for quiet environments. In contrast, the Soundcore Life P3, while budget-friendly, provides excellent noise isolation and a very good fit for exercise, alongside wireless charging and a longer battery life. However, it falls short in sound quality for music and calls, as well as lacking support for high-quality audio codecs. Choose the ATH-TWX7 for higher sound quality and call performance or the Soundcore Life P3 for affordability and suitability for active use. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Audio Technica ATH-TWX7
Good for music
Excellent for phone calls
Very good for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Soundcore Life P3
Very good for exercise
Key differences
Music
7.3/10
5.7/10
The Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 is good for music, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Gaming
8.7/10
5.1/10
The Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 is very good for gaming, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Phone Calls
9.1/10
5.1/10
The Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 is excellent for phone calls, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
9.1/10
5.9/10
The Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
TV and Video
8.2/10
5.5/10
The Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 is very good for TV and video, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Noise Reduction
8.3/10
9.1/10
The Soundcore Life P3 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 is very good.
Cost
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The Audio Technica ATH-TWX7 has a price of $199 and the Soundcore Life P3 costs $80.
"There’s plenty to like about the ATH-TWX7. A robust set of features brings a lot of convenience to your day. But a few of those tools could still use some fine-tuning and the lack of automatic pausing in 2024 is a head scratcher. Still, the audio is mostly good, and transparency mode is better than most. Add in the solid call quality and the in-app voice test and the ATH-TWX7 are a worthy consideration, especially at this price. Too bad it falls short of being a more complete package some of the competition offers for a slightly larger investment."
"Anker continues its trend of stealth releases, recently dropping the Soundcore Life P3 out of nowhere. This product essentially replaces the disappointing Life A2 NC as the brand’s flagship ANC model under $100. It comes with bassy audio and enough features to give even the best noise-cancelling earbuds pause."
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About Audio Technica
Audio Technica is a 60-year-old, Japan-based, professional audio equipment manufacturer. They started off making phonograph cartridges and have expanded their scope of products ever since to include extremely popular models of microphones and headphones. They have been the official audio equipment supplier of several editions of the Summer and Winter Olympics and every edition of the Grammy Awards since 1998.
About Soundcore
Soundcore is a sub-brand belonging to Anker Innovations. Starting in 2014, initially marketing wireless, Bluetooth, speakers, Anker now offers an array of, budget-friendly, wireless earbuds and headphones that directly compete, especially in the Active Noise Canceling field, with other brands several times as expensive.
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