Sony LinkBuds Open

I have had my original linkbuds for a year and a half now and I love them, it’s so much better than transparency mode (obviously). The sound quality is great and the case is super small and I love that. I’m glad to see song is still improving their linkbuds and making new ones.

[...] It is important to note that sound quality is not the same as in-ears, but that does not mean sound is bad or that it is average; you are still comparing them to in-ears. Walking outside in a busy street, or a subway, and complaining how you hear every sound is missing the point entirely. You don't wear open-ears to isolate yourself, it is more like having the radio (I listen to online radio with them) or speakers you can carry around. For testing, reviewers should try doing regular everyday tasks rather than posing with them on busy streets and then look annoyed by them not isolating sound. The Aerofit Pro are great, for open-ears, the Nothing (Open) are great, for open-ears, the Linkbuds Open, are great...for a pair of open-ears. [...]

[...] I lost the left bud of my Buds Live that I love so much and I ended up upgrading to a Denon Perl Pro, I do love its sound but in-ear isn't really for me. :( My Denon is expensive and does deliver amazing sound but my ears don't like wearing 'em everyday. [...]

1:48 - I own the original LinkBuds, and this is the feature I love the most. [...] Either you hope that voice works, or you buy overpriced Bluetooth controllers. [...]

[...] ( i got the Nothing Open too and those actually sound more open than the linkbuds... [...]

I got the first gen for work. They had an incredible noise isolating mic and left my ear open for calls. Do you guys not do microphone quality tests? They're in the written review but your mic tests won't reflect real world usage. [...] That's typically a bone conduction unit that helps with mic performance. [...] Playing a voice through a speaker isn't the same so you're only using the acoustic isolation.

LinkBuds Open are great for open buds. I have them and I am suprised with sound quality. But they have I think bug with connecivity. [...] Probably can be fixed with software update. [...]

My earbuds have three settings I can easily switch by tapping an earbud: ANC, transparency, outher noise enchanting (you can hear everyting around you very in a sharp, clear way).

Not sure if these are a new vertion or not but the link buds will constantly fail at 1.5 to two years. I've had 3 pairs. Switched to shokz, 3 year warranty, so far so good.

I have been using Linkbuds for a year. I tried Linkbuds Open at the local Sony store. Open buds dont fit my ears and sound so thin. [...]