Soundcore Unveils True Wireless Earbuds with New Coaxial Driver Design

Soundcore, Anker Innovations’ premium audio brand, recently announced the Liberty 2 Pro, the flagship model in its next generation Liberty true wireless lineup, which includes five other different products targeting different usage profiles. The Liberty 2 Pro earbuds will appeal directly to users looking for the best possible audio quality, and are based on a first-of-its-kind coaxial driver design, where Soundcore’s engineers successfully marry a custom-tuned balanced armature (BA) driver from Knowles with an oversized 11mm dome dynamic driver.

1MORE announced the addition of two new headphones to its award-winning line of premium headphones, including its first true wireless model and first Bluetooth ANC headphones. The 1MORE Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones (Stylish TWS) and the Dual Driver BT ANC In-Ear Headphones (BT ANC) will round out the new wireless offerings from the Chinese company, and will be introduced at the CES 2019 show (January 8-11). These two new models are not exactly the most advanced in the market, but its price/performance ratio should once again surprise.

The new Astrotec S70 true wireless will soon be available with a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo (another example of a large manufacturer using the platform to promote and have pre-production sales) and will feature both dynamic and balanced armature drivers in a hybrid design that uses Bluetooth 5 connectivity and includes a USB Type C fast charging case, providing 36 hours of playtime. The earbuds have an original form factor with behind the ear hooks, are water resistant and weight only 10g.

YEVO Labs, a Stockholm-based innovation lab born from the creators of Happy Plugs, announced availability of its first generation YEVO 1 back in May 2017. Now, the company has teamed up with colette in Paris for a limited edition collaboration inspired by the high fashion boutique’s signature colette blue color. The exclusive YEVO x colette smart true wireless headphones will be available on September 26, sold exclusively in the colette store on 213 Rue Saint Honoré in Paris.

Knowles Corporation launched the new RAF Series balanced armature drivers to improve how hearable and earphone designers create the next generation of premium headsets. Developed for wireless products, the receiver’s small dimensions and high efficiency make it ideal for a number of applications. The new RAF Series, including IPx7 models, enables greater flexibility to improve critical features such as audio quality, connectivity, battery life, and water resistance without sacrificing size or comfort.

“Never will your earphones cause you pain, or fall out of your ears again,” pitches HelloEar, promoting its ergonomically designed Arc earphones. HelloEar used its experience on the custom IEM market for musicians to build an extensive database of inner-ear shapes and sizes. The result is now being applied in the new Arc earphones, now campaigning on Kickstarter, and featuring technology from Danish balanced armature experts, Sonion.

Alpha Audiotronics announced the general availability of its Skybuds truly wireless earbuds, offering an entirely new experience for travel, commuting, exercise and everything in between. Combining seamless Near-field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) connectivity and premium audio quality, Skybuds are designed to fit any lifestyle and feature four hours of listening and 24 hours of additional battery life via the sleek and portable Skydock charging case.