Anker’s Soundcore is bringing its incredible call quality to more headphones
The Verge John.Higgins ● Covered by 2 sources
Anker’s Soundcore is putting its call-cleaning Thus chip in more headphones. The new Space 2 Pro is first up, with six mics to wipe out background noise.
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Soundcore is spreading its Thus processing chip beyond earbuds and into a wider set of headphones and clip-style buds. The chip first showed up in April, then landed in the Liberty 5 Pro series. Now Anker’s audio brand is pushing it into more products at once.
At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Soundcore announced the Space 2 Pro headphones, the AeroClip 2 and AeroClip 2 Pro open clip earbuds, and the Liberty Buds 2. The Space 2 Pro will be the first headphones to use the Thus chip. Soundcore says it also pairs that with a 6-microphone array for voice isolation.
That chip is the real hook here. The Verge says it delivers the best call quality it has heard from earbuds or headphones, cutting ambient noise from the speaker’s environment so aggressively that background sound is basically gone. That is a strong claim in a category full of noisy promises.
And Soundcore isn’t stopping at one product. The Space 2 Pro will also have eight microphones for adaptive acti… well, the source cuts off there, but the direction is clear: more mics, more processing, less junk in the call. For people who use headphones as much for meetings as for music, that is the feature that actually matters.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the rare smart move in consumer audio: spend the effort on making calls sound human instead of inventing another fake spatial gimmick. The market is full of headphones that can shout about bass and still make a voice sound like it’s trapped in a paper cup. If Anker can keep this call quality in more products, that’s not hype — that’s just fixing the part people notice every day.
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