The most common complaints about the Soundcore Space One concern build quality, case and sound.
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11 of 29 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“is that sometimes it does retract by itself. Usually, whenever you're kind of adjusting them, you will have that issue. I think it's really because the spring or whatever they're using in there is very lightweight, so whenever you push on…”
“another thing you cannot fold them like I mean this is how you can fold them you cannot I mean you you get the point right there is some issue with this particular hinge mechanism that they have”
“Are they dust and water resistant? I think it's highly doubtful and I say that with confidence because there's nothing in the manual or online listing that they are dust and water resistant.”
“Overall product, I'd give it a 6.5 out of 10 again because the build quality is still kind of cheap as well. It didn't come with any case or anything like that.”
“these do have a few more premium touches compared to the Space One. They've got aluminum hinges, a metal headband, as well as thicker plushier ear cushions.”
7 of 11 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“the Space Ones come included with a carrying pouch, so if you do plan on travelling with your headphones, I do recommend that you invest in a hard shell case cause this pouch isn't going to protect your headphones all that much”
6 of 35 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“the drivers in the headphones might not blow you away out of the box... but the drivers that are powering your actual music, you know, the sound quality, they're not going to blow your mind”
“Personally I've realized about 10% of the time this thing doesn't handle bass all that well, especially Dr. Huberman's voice which never sounds right and some bass heavy tracks as well.”
“While the active noise cancellation is fantastic with office chatter or the hum of a fan, it's only average when it comes to deep low-frequency sounds. It struggles to fully cut out the low rumble of a bus engine or the deep drone you hear…”
5 of 32 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“Much like many other wireless headphones on the market, the ear pads here are not very breathable, they're using that faux leather material, so they will get hot if you try to use these for sports and workouts.”
“The only feature that these headphones don't have is what you will see from something like Sony or from Apple where you kind of get that multiple device jump where you're listening on one device and then you start playing something on a…”
3 of 12 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“Speaking of which, the Space 2's transparency mode does work, however we did observe an audible hiss layered on top of the pass through audio, which can be really distracting for some and honestly it's kind of upsetting to see for a newer…”