Soundcore VR P10 Gaming Earbuds-Low Latency, Meta Officially Co-branded, Dual Connection, 2.4GHz Wireless, USB-C Dongle Included-Compatible with Meta Quest 2, Steam Deck, PS4, PS5, PC, Switch

These are not your average true wireless earbuds. In a saturated market of wireless earbuds, these bring a unique feature that opens up many new possibilities of uses that most people might not even know. If you’ve ever used bluetooth earbuds and noticed that what you were watching or playing wasn’t matching up with the sound, then you’ve experienced audio latency. Bluetooth in its current state is the guilty party that can cause that effect where the lips don’t match the voice. Some might not be bothered by this, but once you see it, you can’t stop thinking about it. Some hardcore gamers get around this by using 2.4ghz instead of the Bluetooth protocol. 2.4ghz headphones have virtually no latency whatsoever, but require you use a dongle to plug into your device.These Soundcore VR P10 headphones are hybrids with both functions. The dongle allows imperceptibly low latency. But because they are also capable of using the bluetooth protocol, you are able to connect these to both your gaming device and your phone. While gaming or watching videos, if you get a call on your phone, it will automatically lower the volume on your game or video, while prioritizing your call volume. It’s a seamless experience.2.4ghz headphones existed for a while, but until recently, they were mostly over-the-ear style. Personally, I can’t stand anything on my head for long periods of time due to the pressure and overheating. There are only a handful of in-ear earbuds with 2.4ghz dongles at the time of this review. This one is the ONLY one that has a passthrough charging feature on the dongle itself. If you use a dongle on a device with only one USB-C port, then you’ll have to choose between charging or listening. These dongles allow you to do both. With the battery life of devices like the Quest 2, you’ll definitely need to do both at the same time.Non-gamers:If you have a phone, tablet, or laptop that you use to watch movies or shows, take zoom calls, or listen to music, as long as it has a USB-C port you can instantly connect these headphones to your device without fumbling around in the bluetooth settings trying to get it to pair. This is immensely helpful if you constantly switch between using a laptop, a tablet, and a phone. Imagine you are watching a movie on a tablet and you get a zoom call on your laptop. Instead of unpairing and repairing, you just slap the dongle in. Additionally, Anker has stated that more dongles will be available for purchase soon, meaning that you can have multiple dongles, each plugged into a device you use often, and just switch via the app. All the while having low latency.PS5:I’ve tested it with the PS5. It works flawlessly. Instant connection and no noticeable latency. The sound is very immersive and I can easily tell the direction of footsteps in-game. Additionally, these earbuds finally allow you to use wireless headphones with your PS5. Previously, you had to either use over-the-ear style 2.4ghz headphones, or use a wired headphone plugged into your controller. Otherwise the latency would be preposterous. If you use your PS5 as a media player (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc.) you’ll be able to enjoy private listening with wireless earbuds and have no latency. Pair this with a PS5 remote and now you have one of the best and most powerful “Smart-TVs” with a private listening function. If you live in an apartment and watch movies, you’re probably constantly turning down the volume when an explosion or shot rocks you to your core, and then turning it back up because you can barely hear the whisper dialogue in the next scene. With these headphones, you can peacefully watch your movie as intended, while not worrying about cables, latency, or your neighbors getting mad.Steamdeck:Works exactly as you might expect. I have not run into any issues. Passthrough charging works great. If the sound suddenly doesn’t work and you see “echo-sink-cancel”, then its a bug with the Steamdeck, not the headphones. Restart to fix. Be aware that if you buy the official Steamdeck dock, that there is no USB-C out port on that dock. You may have to buy a USB-C to USB-A adapter for the dongle.Quest 2:These headphones were made for the Meta Quest 2. In VR, if you have any sort of latency, it could make things very disorientating and nausea inducing. These are perfect for having an immersive experience and reducing VR sickness. One cool feature is that if you are using it with the Quest, you can turn down the 2.4ghz signal to prevent interference with your wifi. Since the earbuds are so close to the dongle when you use it with the quest, you don’t need the signal to be strong. Also, the quest dies very quickly. These are the only true wireless earbuds with a dongle that lets you charge and listen at the same time. They sound much better than the stock speakers on the Quest 2 and allow you to pinpoint the direction that sounds are coming from. The point of VR is immersion. Audio immersion is just as important as visual immersion.Switch:The passthrough function does not work with a Switch. I believe it’s a limitation with the Switch’s software. It doesn’t seem to allow the one USB-C port to have multiple functions at the same time. The headphones still work beautifully via the dongle, but you won’t be able to charge at the same time. Not the fault of the soundcore earbuds though. Maybe it can be patched by a switch software update in the future. If you play in docked mode, maybe try plugging the dongle into a USB-C to USB-A adapter and then into the dock. I have not tried this, but it might work.PC:Not every PC has USB-C ports. Not to worry, I have tested these with a USB-C to USB-A adapter and it works great. If your PC does not have a USB-C port, you will need to buy an adapter separately. Otherwise, all features (volume adjust, low latency) function well.Mac:Works really well. You can even adjust volume with a tap on the earbuds (gesture can be adjusted in the mobile app). Since these are both bluetooth and 2.4ghz, you can have them connected to your phone and MacBook at the same time for the ultimate productivity experience. The sound will come through both depending on which device you are using. Example, Zoom on MacBook to phone call on iPhone automatically.iPad:Also works well. Passthrough charging is quite important since the iPad only has one USB-C port. If you game on your iPad, you’ll appreciate it.ChromeOS/Chromebook:Works fine but currently there is a weird bug in ChromeOS with USB-C headphones. The volume will adjust normally up to around 50% volume where the loudness suddenly blasts your ears at 51% volume. Be careful with Chromebooks until they patch this. Keep it under 50% or test it past 50% with them out of your ears.**Cons**With certain devices (Switch, Some Tablets), these headphones are a bit limited. The passthrough charging feature won’t work unless your device allows that USB-C port to multitask. So be aware of your devices functionality if you’re buying this to use with a specific device.With certain devices (Switch, PS5), adjusting the volume via tapping the earbuds don’t work. This is again a limitation of the software of those devices, not the earbuds. On the PS5, it is a painful multi-step process to adjust the volume in their menus. Hopefully a software patch will fix this as USB-C headphones become more popular. On mobile devices like Android and iOS tablets and phones, PCs, and MacBooks, it works just fine.The dongle is kept in the top part of the case via a magnet. It’s very easy to put it in, but kind of a pain to remove the dongle since it’s recessed so far in. If you have bigger hands, this might irritate you. I suggest taking the earbuds out first before trying to take the dongle out.With the exception of some devices, the headphones work amazingly and sound great. They solve a very niche but very annoying problem. Get them, you won’t regret it.

So these are obviously marketed as for the quest vr headset. But also secondarily as for the steam deck, PC, etc.I have a steam deck but haven’t used it for that. I plugged the dongle to my PC which is why I bought this. As the pic shows I have a good amount of earbuds. I have a bunch of headsets with 2.4ghz USB dongles but not earbuds.I have been messing with multiple operating systems and boot drives….reasons don’t matter…but doing this requires re pairing Bluetooth each time and it’s super annoying…and I prefer earbuds sometimes. So no wires and no headsets. That brought me to these.Do they sound as good as airpod pros? Not really. Do they sound bad? No. Do they have really good passthrough and ANC? No. Do they cost $200? Also no.Do I find these refreshing? Yes actually.At one point Bluetooth multipoint or something and connecting to various devices was really pushed. It isn’t anymore idk what happened to it. Samsung has some features only with Samsung stuff.That brings me to this. If you plug the dongle to PC and it will pair to the phone like normal. And with no input or anything from you it will be multi connected…you can use your phone and PC with same headset at same time with no thought. It works really good. I like it and it just works regardless of phone or PC. It’s whatever software is in the earbuds.Watch YouTube on PC. Phone rings it just drops down the the YouTube and takes the call. Use you voice assistant same thing drops down the PC and does what it has to do on phone. It’s actually very nice.For the price these are good headphones. If you find the unique set of features useful it’s really good for the price. Soundcore is a respectable headphone. It’s not a knockoff Amazon popup. I can definitely recommend these if you want to multiconnect with a USB device.Edit: I want to add both don’t always play at the same time. I have had it do it but usually it just stops whatever. Mostly it’s good but like the unlock sound on your phone is annoying as it cuts from the PC to play that stupid sound. Can probably be changed in the phone but yeh. Still like them but that’s a little thing. If you could alter how it behaves in the app or something could be nice….

These things are incredible! Got them specifically to replace my Pulse 3D headsets on my PS5 because the Pulse gets really uncomfortable after playing for long periods (it makes me sweat a lot). But these earbuds open up a whole new world for me! They give a noticeably richer sound than the Pulse 3D with deeper bass and more detailed mids and highs! 2 things that are an absolute MUST to get the best results:1. Take the time to test out and find the right ear tips for you! This is vital because it creates the right seal to not only give you one of the best passive noise canceling I’ve ever experienced on an earbud (believe it or not it’s almost as good as the active noise cancelling on my beats fit pros). But I cannot stress how important this is… if the included set of 3 that comes in the box doesn’t work, exchange them with the pair from your favorite earbuds or find some here on Amazon. Don’t give up till you have the perfect fit for you. The medium set works perfect for me… it gives me the best seal plus I can wear them for hours without issue making them much more comfortable than my Pulse 3D.2. Another VERY IMPORTANT point that is an absolute must: Download the Soundcore app from the Google Playstore or Apple Store and create a custom EQ! If you don’t know how, start by creating a “V” shape with the sliders as a base and then fine tune it to your liking thereafter by playing your favorite music on your phone while you adjust it. Trust me… it’s more than worth the effort and it will transform the sound of this thing because it straight up does not sound good out of the box and almost none of the preset EQ settings sound good either… the closest to sounding ok is the “Rock” preset.Once you do those 2 things you will be good to go! Absolute premium sound that in my honest opinion beats out the Pulse 3D and is cheaper too! I would even go as far as to say to even avoids the new Pulse Explore earbuds for these! Save your money and get these… do the 2 mandatory things I stated above and thank me later!

Amazing earbuds at an awesome price. Got these on sale because I was on the edge about getting them for a quite a while. Was one of those items where it sat in my cart for a decent bit. No regrets buying these at all. The USB C dongle is great. I use them for my teams meetings at work and people have never complained about the audio quality. The pass through doesn’t work for me but I think that’s because it’s plugged into a computer. You can also use these on a PS5 just make sure to plug them into the PS5 itself and not the controller.

I absolutely love these for the dual connection. I bought a $5 usb-c to a adapter to plug the included dongle into my work computer, and now I can connect to it and to my phone at the same time. This way I can put in the earbuds when I get to work, then take video calls, watch work videos, listen to music, and watch youtube on my phone, all on those earbuds without ever having to take them out! And the battery life is good enough that I’ve never needed to stop what I was doing to put them in the case to charge. They last all day and then charge all night, and I occasionally plug the case in while I’m at work.My only problem with these is the lack of transparency mode (which would let you hear your surroundings while using the earbuds). Using these mostly at work, I need to be able to hear if someone calls me. Not having a transparency mode means I usually only use one bud at a time.The actual quality of the earbuds is pretty good, but not amazing. They do sound good and feel quality made, but they certainly aren’t Apple or Bose. But then again, those companies don’t have dual connection earbuds and they charge more than twice the price. I’d say these are 4-star earbuds that easily get bumped up to a 5 because of the included dongle and great price range.