Awesome Tips Sony LinkBuds S review: Small Earbuds, Big Sound
They don’t have a unique design like the standard LinkBuds, but the LinkBuds S buds are compact and lightweight with active …
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They don’t have a unique design like the standard LinkBuds, but the LinkBuds S buds are compact and lightweight with active …
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They are on sell now for $129..
7:50 As of November 22 they do have a multipoint connection to laptop and smartphone.
They added multipoint support
The dealbreaker is the wind noise during call that can't be turned off. I believe It might be deal breaker for many
So like, is the left one the one with volume controls, and the right one play/pause, skip/previous? Or is each one ACTUALLY fully independent. Companies like to say their earbuds are full independent, but you lose half the controls when you only wear one
For what it's worth I've had the LinkBuds S for about 2 weeks and very happy with them so far.
Came from the WF-1000XM3s which, although they sounded great, were never that comfortable. So I wanted something smaller and lighter, which swayed me towards the LinkBuds over the XM4s. In terms of comfort they're light years ahead – can wear them for hours on end with no pain or fatigue at all.
Having said that I wasn't exactly blown away by the sound quality at first. I always ran the XM3s with the EQ off as they just sounded right to me like that, and I did the same with the LinkBuds at first. They definitely sounded less 'alive'. But having played around with the EQ a bit I've got them to where they sound (at least to my ear) about 95% of the way there vs the XM3s, which is great. The only thing I have noticed is a weird and very pronounced cut in the high frequencies if I go above ~85% volume, but I almost never go that high, especially with ANC on, so it's fine for me.
The ANC itself definitely isn't quite as strong as the XM3s, but it's good enough for commuting on a noisy bus/train/whatever. And the transparency mode I think is actually a bit better – more natural sounding.
Haven't tried the mics yet and I suspect I won't be that impressed when I do, but that's not why I bought them, so no big deal for me.
Sony is going to need to do better with these buds. They need to have a better call quality. It is very disappointing to see a product by Sony to be so not up to par.
These or bose sport earbuds?
5:52.. damn.. there's the deal breaker for me.. the mic is terrible.. smh..
(NOTE: LINKSBUDS S already got MultiPoint update, and XM4 not having it yet kinda sad) yep buy Linksbuds S instead, because i already buy both of them firstly i buy linksbuds s but i keep thinking xm4 and bought it too, but i instanly regret to buy xm4, everything is better for Linksbuds S, Comfortable, Sound, ANC, and more stable Connection with LDAC 990kbps even greater if u just use AAC (because more batterylife), the only downside is Batterylife shorter little bit compare xm4 but for me its just enough 6 hours constant ANC, the xm4 is just pain at the ear, and not perfectly fit in the ear (because of this the anc little bit compromise) im thinking to sell this XM4 because in my country there is no money back refund :(. (NOTE: u get higher chance get defect unit with xm4 rather than Linksbuds S) i hope u guys make the wise purchase, dont be like me…
Sony Linkbuds S
Jabra elite 5
JBL Live PRO plus
What do u think? I will laughter sound with max 10mm driver and good anc. Equalizer setting too with app.
Which can you recommend? Thanks
It seems you have a cold
paid 128 on amazon prime days yesteday.. sounds like i got a good deal, looking forward to trying them.
Got them for $128
Great video. Thank you. I did find the music a bit distracting though.
I really like these may have to get them for my Birthday.😅
They are low profile, easy to use, don’t fall out, sounds great, and doesn’t make you look like a tool.
WARNING TO ALL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY THESE!!! I bought them yesterday after my wf1000-xm4 died. It’s terrible, it’s like getting used to listening hi-res flac and then starting to listen 128kbps mp3 files!!! Sound quality is disgusting 🤢
The, "Your actual voice quality just is not great", comment is an UNDERSTATEMENT! He is completely unintelligible when the mic is utilizing ANC in a noisy environment. Like completely useless… if u were talking to me on the phone, I'd simply tell you to call back and hang-up with quality this bad.
Many earbuds sound worse once u put on a larger tip actually. Anyway, 6 hrs battery life or you could get 11 on pixel buds pro
I'll agree with the cameraman on that one voice doesn't sound that good
Can you wear just one earbud or are both needed to function?
Remember, it's Sony, it will go down in price, while it starts with the same price as the beats, it could go down to as low as $150 or even lower, and with LDAC as well as flagship ANC quality, that's a great value
Although the lacks of wireless charging at this price range is a huge miss out
WF-1000XM4 is better, so it is more expensive, but WF-LS900N is 25%off of its price these few days in Australia, so I bought ls900n,
LDAC is definitely a plus, but pointless if the tiny 5mm drivers are not capable of reproducing the fidelity. Probably great for fitness though.
Airpods pro always fell out of my ears and i hated it, these on the other hand fit so perfectly and they fit just right definitely recommend
disappointed with its voice call performance, as if phone's microphone is used instead. All background noise is audible to whoever with me on call !!
Undecided to buy this..
I've owned xm4 1000 and they were Terrible kept falling out , ear pain withing 1hr use. I returned them
I just wish they were blacker they look gray
Voice call quality is hot garbage
Sir is it not available in India?? Tell me please
Just bought these and they my MacBook Pro won't recognize them to Bluetooth. Iphone is ok, but Not for the MacBook.
Comeing from you your the only person I trust on buying ear buds I bought my galaxy buds pro 2 years ago when I watched ur content I hope I make the right decision cuz I either want xm4 or buds s
Robotic voice in noise environment
Have used these for some days now. I put them in my ears around 10am and take them out around 4pm. Not sore, not falling out. Not in use all the time but I can leave them in while not using them. Quiet in noisy environments. Happy customer so far
Only 6 hours and not 💯 waterproof 😱👎👎….
“Quite solid sound quality”. Actually 1.5 seconds spent on that aspect of a device designed to listen to music. Granted I’m a bit of an audiophile, but in my opinion anyone doing this kind or reviews should at least be half qualified to talk about the sound profile briefly. Not everyone cares only about the features.
Some of us actually care about sound quality.
You should review smartphones, refrigerators or laptop, no Earphones
Hi, was wondering, can this earbuds can be used while sleeping? Will it get in the way if I sleep sideways?
I am thinking of buying xm4 though. But if i wait till wf 1000xm5 out, do you think xm4 will be cheaper?
I think I'll stick with my SoundPeats TruAir2.
Wow cannot deny the voice on call is ….horrible.
I usually use AirPods but these look really good, also it’s good to see Sony upping their game with the packaging and the name of their products.
They're just great for music listening… Not so for calls
S means silence