The Anker SoundCore Life 2 are decent mixed usage wireless over-ears. They are noise cancelling, but their ANC feature is disappointing, especially for commuting. On the upside, they have a decent audio reproduction and are better suited for bass-heavy genres. They also have a bass boost effect that is easy to use but won't let you know on which setting you are. Their battery life is amazing and will last you around 28 hours. However, like most Bluetooth headphones, their latency might be slightly high for watching videos, but you can use the included audio cable to get rid of it, which is convenient. These headphones are fairly versatile, offer good value, and will be suitable for most users.
Bass delivery inconsistencies. Sensitive to glasses.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 are well-designed headphones that are fairly similar to the Anker SoundCore Space NC. However, the Life 2 have a physical control scheme instead of a touch-sensitive one. They are very comfortable and the ear cup padding is plushy. Unfortunately, their overall design feels a bit more plasticky than the Space NC and they don't feel as well-built. On the upside, they come with a nice hard case to protect the headphones. While they are stable for sports, they are one of the least breathable headphones we've reviewed so far. They become hot quickly and you will feel a noticeable difference in temperature.
The SoundCore Life 2 are decently good looking headphones but have a plasticky feel. They have dense cups and thick-looking hinges as well. Also, the headband and the cups are well-padded. They don't stand out too much due to their all-black design, and they don't have any other color schemes.
The SoundCore Life 2 are comfortable and lightweight headphones. The padding on the ear cups is plushy and is very soft. That said, the cups may feel a bit small for bigger ears. The padding on the headband is also comfortable and distributes the weight of the headphones effectively. However, the headband is also very large and, even at the smallest size adjustment, these headphones might be too large for people with smaller heads.
The SoundCore Life 2 have an easy to use control scheme and offers multiple common functionalities like play/pause, manage calls, track skipping, and volume control. On top of that, you also have a dedicated button for the noise cancelling feature. These headphones also have a bass boost that you can trigger by double tapping the middle button twice. The buttons are clicky and offer good feedback, but you don't know on which bass setting you're on.
The SoundCore Life 2 are one of the least breathable headphones we've tested so far. The soft and pleather ear padding creates a good seal around your ears, which doesn't let airflow cool your ears. Heat is trapped under the ear cups, which will make you sweat more than usual. This means they won't be a great option for sports and you will notice a big difference in temperature, even when casually listening.
Like the Anker SoundCore Space NC, the headphones are quite bulky and aren't the easiest to carry around. However, the cups swivel to lay flat, which makes it easier to wear around your neck or to slide in a bag. Also, you can fold them into a more compact format and fit them inside their great carrying case.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 come with a great hard case. It protects the headphones against physical damage from falls, water exposure, and scratches. There is no wiggling room once the headphones are in the case, which is great. The case doesn't add too much bulk and can easily be stored in a bag. It also has a pocket to help you carry your accessories and cables.
The SoundCore Life 2 are mostly made out of plastic, and their overall feel is slightly cheaper than the similarly designed SoundCore Space NC. The hinges feel plasticky and hollow, which could be a weak point of the overall build. On the upside, the headband is reinforced by a metal sheet and the padding used on the headphones isn't stiff. The cups are fairly dense and should still survive an accidental drop without too much damage.
The SoundCore Life 2 are fairly stable headphones, so you could jog with them. They have a good clamping force and they fit nicely on the head, but their design isn't really suited for sports. Also, if you have a smaller head, the headphones may not have a secure fit and will wobble around easily, especially during physical activity. On the upside, their wireless design gets rid of the risk of the headphones being yanked off if a cable were to get stuck on something.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 come with a 4-foot long 1/8" TRRS audio cable and a micro-USB charging cable.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 are decent-sounding closed-back over-ear headphones. They have an extended and powerful bass, a flat and even mid-range, and a well-balanced treble. However, their bass is slightly thumpy, which some may like, but it is prone to inconsistencies across multiple users. Their mid-range is slightly underemphasized, which makes the vocals and leads sound thin. Also, their treble is slightly uneven. Overall, these headphones will be better suited for bass-heavy genres and won't be ideal for vocal-centric music. They are still versatile, and most users should be satisfied with them.
These headphones were tested with the BassUp feature disabled.
The Life 2's bass is good. Their LFE (low-frequency extension) is at 10Hz, and low-bass is overemphasized by more than 4dB. This indicates a deep and extended bass with quite a bit of excess thump and rumble. Mid-bass, responsible for the body of bass guitars and kick of drums is also overemphasized by about 4dB. Overall, their bass is quite heavy and thumpy, without being boomy, and it may please fans of bass-heavy genres like EDM and hip-hop due to their excess thump. You can also enable their BassUp feature by double tapping the middle button.
Also, their bass delivery varies across users, and is sensitive to the quality of the fit, seal, and whether you wear glasses. The response here represents the average bass response and your experience may vary.
Their mid-range performance is great. The response throughout the range is flat and even, but it is entirely underemphasized. A 4dB dip in low-mid will make vocals and lead instruments sound thin, and the slight recess in mid-mid will nudge them to the back of the mix.
The treble of the Life 2 is great. The overall response is fairly flat but slightly uneven. This results in some S and T sounds lacking a bit of detail, and others may feel sharp and piercing for some. Not everyone will hear them as sibilant as others.
The Anker SoundCore 2 have a mediocre frequency response consistency performance. These headphones are prone to consistency issues throughout, especially in the bass range. The maximum variance measured across our five human subjects was more than 10dB at 20Hz, which is noticeable. We also noticed that certain types of glasses could break the seal on these headphones and cause a drop in bass. However, the other test subjects had a fairly consistent bass delivery. In the treble range, the maximum amount of deviation below 10KHz, is about 9dB, indicating that these headphones' treble delivery is rather sensitive to positioning.
These headphones have great imaging. Their weighted group delay (GD) is 0.29, which is very good. The GD graph shows that their group delay is almost entirely under the audibility threshold. This ensures a tight bass and a transparent treble reproduction. Also, the L/R drivers of our test unit were well-matched in frequency and amplitude, but showed a slight mismatch in phase response. This is important for accurate placement and localization of objects, such as footsteps and instruments, in the stereo field. However, these results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently. The the subtle mismatch in phase won't be audible to most.
The soundstage of the Anker SoundCore Life 2 is sub-par. They show a decent amount of PRTF accuracy and activation, which should translate into a relatively large soundstage. However, there is no notch around the 10KHz region, suggesting a soundstage that is perceived to be located inside-the-head, as opposed to in front. Also, because of the closed-back design and ANC, they tend to sound less open than open-back headphones.
The total harmonic distortion performance of these headphones is mediocre. The THD in the bass range is slightly elevated, but there is no big jump under heavier loads, which is good. The THD is also quite high in the mid-range, and there are a few spikes in the treble range, which will make those frequencies harsh and impure.
The isolation performance of the Anker SoundCore Life 2 is okay. Even if they are ANC headphones, they don't do that great of a job at blocking lower frequency noises like engine rumbles, meaning they won't be ideal for commuting. However, they isolate well against work environments noise such as ambient chatter and A/C noises, so they'll be suitable for the office. Also, they don't leak too much, so you might be able to block even more noise by raising your volume without disturbing people.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 have a mediocre isolation performance. With the ANC (active noise cancellation) enabled, they achieve about 7dB of isolation in the bass range, which is disappointing. This means they won't do a great job at blocking out the rumble of airplane and bus engines. In the mid-range, important for blocking out ambient speech, they isolate by 15dB, which is good. In the treble range, occupied by sharp sounds like S and Ts and fan noises like A/C systems, they isolate by 36dB, which is also good. If you want similar headphones that isolate more, look at the Anker SoundCore Space NC.
The leakage performance of the SoundCore Life 2 is good. The significant portion of leakage sits between 400Hz and 5KHz, which is a relatively broad range. This results in a leakage that sounds fuller and more comprehensible than the leakage of in-ears and earbuds, but not as much as open-back headphones. However, the overall level of leakage is not too loud. With the music at 100dB SPL, the leakage at 1 foot away averages at 37dB SPL and peaks at 47dB SPL, which is just under the noise floor of most offices.
The integrated microphone of the Anker SoundCore Life 2 is okay. Speech recorded or transmitted with the mic will sound thin and noticeably muffled. On the upside, it should still be understandable in quiet environments. However, it doesn't fare well in noisy environments and will struggle to separate speech from background noise in moderately loud environments, such as a busy street. These headphones also have an in-line microphone on the included audio cable. We expect this mic to perform slightly better than the integrated one.
The recording quality of the SoundCore Life 2's integrated microphone is okay. LFE (low-frequency extension) is at 261Hz, which means transmitted/recorded speech with this mic will sound noticeably thin. The HFE (high-frequency extension) of 3.5KHz indicates speech that lacks detail and is noticeably muffled. This will have a negative effect on the intelligibility of speech, but it should still be understandable in quiet environments.
The noise handling of the integrated mic is passable. In our SpNR test, it achieved a speech-to-noise ratio of about 21dB. This makes this microphone suitable mostly for quiet environments, and not great for moderate and loud environments as it will have difficulty separating ambient noise from actual speech.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 have a great battery life that will last you long enough for a full workday or for the longest flights. They won't need daily charging, which is great. They can also be used passively, even if the battery is dead. However, they don't have a companion app to enhance your user experience.
The SoundCore Life 2's battery is great. You get over 28 hours of continuous playback with a 2 and a half hour charge time. They offer more battery life than the Space NC and take less time to charge fully, which is great. You can also use them passively with the included audio cable, even if the battery is dead. You can also use the ANC feature while wired, but only if there's battery left.
Anker doesn't have a mobile or PC app to give you customization options or controls.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 are wireless headphones that can also be used wired, even if the battery is dead, which is convenient. They also have an amazing wireless range and slightly lower latency than most Bluetooth headphones. Also, with their audio cable, you also get mic support on most platforms and can completely get rid of the delay when watching videos.
These headphones are Bluetooth compatible. However, they can only connect to one device at a time and don't support NFC for a quicker and easier pairing procedure.
You can use the included 1/8" TRRS audio cable to use these headphones with any platform that has the appropriate audio jack. You'll also be able to use their in-line microphone.
The Anker Soundcore Life 2 do not have a dock.
The Life 2's wireless range is amazing. With 64ft of distance when the source is obstructed by walls, you will be able to walk around a small office or go to the room next door without getting too many audio cuts. You shouldn't have any problems if you keep your audio source on or even near you. However, the wireless range is very dependent on your device's signal strength and many other factors, so your experience may vary.
With 149ms of delay, the SoundCore Life 2 have slightly less latency than most Bluetooth headphones, which is good. Some may still notice a small delay between audio and video while watching TV or any video content. On the upside, some devices and apps seem to offer some sort of compensation, so you might not notice the delay as much. You can also use the headphones with the audio cable to get rid of the latency.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 are decent closed-back headphones that set themselves apart by the value they offer and their amazing 28-hour battery life. Unfortunately, their ANC isn't the best and their large headband might be too large for people with smaller heads. See our recommendations for the best over-ear noise cancelling headphones, the best noise cancelling headphones under $100, and the best wireless over-ear headphones.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 and the Anker SoundCore Space NC are very similar headphones in design. However, the main difference between the two is sound. The Life 2 have a more balanced and flat frequency response while the Space NC have overemphasized bass and a recessed mid-range, which is better suited for bass-heavy genres. The Life 2 also offer more battery life and take less time to charge, but this may be due to the better noise cancelling performance of the Space NC. The Space NC are more versatile since they block a good amount of noise while commuting and at the office.
The Mpow H10 are slightly better headphones than the Anker SoundCcore Life 2 thanks to their better performance against ambient noise. They are better suited for commuting and to use at the office, which makes them slightly more comfortable. On the other hand, the Life 2's sound signature is more suited for fans of bass and you can also boost it with the bass effect command. They also leak less than the H10 and have an in-line mic.
The Anker SoundCore Life 2 are better and more versatile headphones than the Skullcandy Hesh 3. They outperform the Skullcandy headphones in pretty much every category. They sound better, are more comfortable, and isolate more ambient noise due to their ANC feature, although it isn't the best. They offer longer battery life and an in-line mic, which the Hesh 3 is lacking. On the other hand, the Hesh 3 don't get as hot as the Life 2 and they feel more stable once on your head.
Decent for mixed usage. These headphones have a decent sound quality that's better suited for bass-heavy genres. They are comfortable enough for long listening sessions and their ANC feature does an okay job at isolating ambient noise while commuting and at the office. They have an amazing battery life and wireless range. However, like most Bluetooth headphones, their latency might be slightly too high for gaming and watching video content. This can be eliminated by using the included audio cable.
Decent for critical listening. The Anker SoundCore Life 2 have an extended and powerful bass, a flat and even mid-range, and a well-balanced treble. However, their bass is slightly thumpy, which some may like, and it's prone to inconsistencies across multiple users. Their mid-range is slightly underemphasized, which makes the vocals and leads thick-sounding. Also, their treble is slightly uneven. Overall, these headphones will be better suited for bass-heavy genres and won't be ideal for vocal-centric music. Fans of bass can also enable their BassUp feature by double tapping the middle button.
Okay for commuting. They are noise cancelling headphones, but they don't do the best job at isolating against lower frequency noises like engine rumbles. On the upside, their battery will last you for the longest rides or flights without a problem. You can also use them wired if you want to watch video content while on-the-go to get rid of the Bluetooth latency. Their bulky design might not be ideal to carry around, but they'll be comfortable to wear for a while.
Okay for sports. They have a fairly secure fit once on the head, but won't be suitable for most intense sports. Also, these headphones get quite hot and don't allow for much airflow, meaning you will sweat more than usual. On the upside, their extra bass effect can keep you pumped during your workouts, which some may prefer.
Decent for the office. The Anker SoundCore Life 2 do a good job at isolating against ambient chatter and they don't leak too much so you shouldn't bother surrounding colleagues. Their design is comfortable to wear for a few hours, but they do tend to get warm. However, this shouldn't be a problem if you take them off from time to time. On the upside, their long battery life will be more than enough during a full workday and won't need daily charging.
Mediocre for watching TV. While the Anker SoundCore Life 2 are comfortable to wear for a while and you'll be able to watch from the comfort of your couch, their latency might be a bit too high for watching video content. However, the delay is lower than most Bluetooth headphones, so you might not notice as much, especially since some devices and apps offer some sort of compensation. You can also get rid of latency issues with a wired connection, but you might need an extension cable.
Sub-par for gaming. Their latency will be too high for gaming and their microphone isn't the greatest for online games. However, if you use them wired, you won't have latency issues and we expect their in-line microphone to be slightly better than the integrated one. It won't perform as well as a gaming headset boom microphone and the headset won't be as customizable.


Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 28and asked him a question, 'Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. 29Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless; 30then the second 31Then the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. 32Finally the woman also died. 33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.' 34 Jesus said to them, 'Those who belong to this age many and are given in marriage; 35but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither many nor are given in marriage. 36lndeed they cannot die any more, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob: 38Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive' 39Then some of the scribes answered, 'Teacher, you have spoken well.' 40For they no longer dared to ask him another question.
Point One: Don't argue with Jesus! So says Robert Linthicum, and he is correct. The story clearly shows Jesus' superiority in an argument. That is part of the strategy and purpose of the gospels. But this reading is far deeper than that.
Point Two: God cares. At its best, Levirate marriage which the Sadducees are using to ridicule the concept of resurrection, was a form of social security. It protected the widow, who would otherwise be left without income, and perpetuated the family line. Jesus' answer suggests that after death the care of God is such that the protections of levirate marriage are not necessary. God cares. This implies not only God's love, but God's power, which is greater than death, and reaches beyond death.
Jesus' argument obviously implies the Sadducees don't know what they are talking about. It also fits with the teaching of Paul in first Corinthians 15. In that chapter Paul is clear that resurrection is not "more of the same." There is a complete and absolute dying, and a raising to something new.
The argument of the Sadducees really rests on an understanding of resurrection which is more like resuscitation than the complete change of existence implied by Jesus and Paul. In their view, life goes on the same, essentially.
In fact, the idea of resurrection was not the traditional view (which some voices in our age assume, and now deny as a naive and primitive view which is ridiculous.) The Sadducees were indeed in the role of the skeptics. But they were not the radicals, or the enlightened ones, in the argument. They were the traditionalists. Jesus (and he shared this view with the Pharisees) was the proponent of the new view, the radical understanding of reality. Resurrection was not the traditional understanding of reality after death, and despite the critique which is often made today, resurrection was not an avoidance the reality of death.
The people of Jesus age were well aware of death, and far less in denial than our society! For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise? argues the Psalmist (6:5.) These people knew and accepted that dead was dead, unlike some modern day funerals, where death seems to have become same kind of "translation" to the best of all holiday resorts. Our society has lost its confidence about death, and is in denial.
Resurrection is congruent with the "now and not yet" of the kingdom. It is not merely "giving death the finger," but also saying "Anyway," to suffering and injustice. It is a statement of hope and trust in God, because it says that despite the absurdity of everything, it will live according to the mores of the kingdom, in the hope of the kingdom. Rather than denial, Jesus' doctrine of resurrection was a statement of faith in the love and justice of God.
In all of that Jesus said nothing about mechanisms. In his teaching resurrection simply is. The Sadducees' attempt to ridicule him assumes mechanism. They assume how things are; that is, how resurrection will happen. Jesus not only repudiates their mechanism, but does not name a competing mechanism.
Whenever we argue about the mechanisms of resurrection, we are making a category mistake. Essentially, we are trying to hijack a statement of hope and trust and desire, to make a statement of physics. If we reduce the notion of resurrection merely to "life after death" we are also making a kind of category mistake. We impoverish the whole notion of resurrection.
If resurrection is not more than merely life after death, it will be endless torture. There are days I am tired of life after only 55 years! I do not want more of the same. I want better. Yet what is apparent in popular belief, is only an increase in quantity and quality, not a transformation. It is essentially denial.
Listen to the stories- "He's gone to the greatest golf course in the world!" That would get boring. It would not be enough. The implications are not thought out, just as the implications of my comments on Newton's hymn are not though out. Immediate denial of the boredom of heaven is often not based on theological subtleties. It springs from a doctrine of heaven that is really essentially only a denial of death.
I emphasise these issues for two reasons.
The first is that I think much of our society uses the idea of life after death, ever though we may call it resurrection, as a means of death avoidance. The reasoning goes like this: "If I believe in life after death, I won't have to worry about it." That sounds ridiculous, but it is what used to underlie my adherence to the doctrine. Not that I would have admitted it- even to myself.
The second reason is implicit in what I have just said. We are not simply called to be agnostic about the mechanism of resurrection. We are also unable to even imagine a mechanism. All life we know, and can conceive of, is dependent on matter. And we are not able to understand how even this matter based consciousness works! Our life, and self, is held in the tissue of the brain. When the brain begins to decay, we die. There is only hope. There is no cogent imagining or reasonable hypothesis available to science.
There are times when this is a grim, almost hopeless and pointless spiting of death's inevitability. It is one last tiny act of resistance. But sometimes I find- even me, the skeptic- a sense, and assurance, and hope, that this is far more than mere words! We are in the now and the not yet.
Look at where this week's reading is situated in the gospel of Luke. It is so much more than an isolated statement. So much more than a story showing Jesus can out argue his opponents. It is a part of Luke's theology of the kingdom. It is part of his stand against injustice and empire. It is a stand against the absurd and the pointless. It proclaims the kingdom.


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