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288 people rated the Soundcore Liberty 5 microphone – here's what they said
June 8, 2025
Last month, we reviewed the new Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds. While these earbuds still make a case as one of the best wireless earbuds for $100, they don’t stand out quite as much as the Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro that came before them. While we use objective testing to rate features like ANC performance and sound quality, we like to leave the microphone rating up to you folks at home. So, after polling 288 people and counting, how good is the Soundcore Liberty 5 microphone?
How good is the Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 mic? You told us
On a scale of 1-5, the Mean Opinion Score (MOS) returned by our readers is 3.36. This means users generally found the microphone quality slightly above “Okay”, leaning toward “Good”. While 10% of respondents think the microphone sounds “Perfect”, 13% think it sounds “Bad” or “Awful”. Overall, this is a pretty average response for true wireless earbuds, slightly below what we see from the best wireless earbuds on the market.
For comparison, here are the current MOS scores of the microphones from other popular wireless earbuds:
Apple AirPods 4 (n=369): 3.51
- Awful – 5%
- Bad – 8%
- Okay – 30%
- Good – 45%
- Perfect – 12%
Sony WF-1000XM5 (n=8908): 3.46
- Awful – 4%
- Bad – 9%
- Okay – 36%
- Good – 39%
- Perfect – 12%
Listen for yourself
If you haven’t had a chance to hear our microphone samples of the Soundcore Liberty 5, take a listen below. Then, answer the poll to see the most up-to-date poll response figures.