Sony - LinkBuds Open
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Last updated: Jul 23, 2025 Scoring
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"Out of all the buds I tested and tried the least obtrusove ones and probably the most comfortable ones for me personally were the Sony Linkbuds S ones. ... They are small and somehow shaped to fit weird ears."
"I'm on my second set of the Sony link buds S mainly because I have relatively small ears. ... They don't move an inch on a 10 mile run and their also super comfy to casually wear in work etc. ... I went for them mainly because I wanted something small and I love them."
"They are super lightweight ... fit my tiny ears great."
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"they're sound and anc is incredible. ... the linkbuds s have better anc than the xm5! True story....."
"awesome multiple ANC options"
"they're a great little set of noise cancelling ear buds"
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"they're sound and anc is incredible. ... the linkbuds s have better anc than the xm5! True story....."
"amazing to have... quality sound while gaming on PSP."
"The Sonys are about 120 Euro and there are worlds between both in sound quality. ... The Sonys sound so much better than the Apple AirPods. ... I was so blown away by the Sonys that I bought a pair for me."
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"The Sonys are about 120 Euro. And the AirPods are 270 Euro. I think it’s a no brainer to buy the Sonys."
"it sounds great for the price. ... I still feel like it was worth the purchase"
"a cheaper alternative to the xm5 their flagship. ... cheaper price tag"
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"I love mine and have no issues with hearing traffic."
"Hearthrough is also good and picks up a lot without being annoying."
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"Linkbuds S that died from the well known battery drain issue"
"They last a little more than an hour before getting to 20% now ... Don't get them for the long-haul."
"one side just lost battery, died after 10 min."
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"However the Bluetooth connection is abysmal. ... Constant audio drops and glitches and pops. ... I've adjusted every conceivable setting, priority to stable, AAC instead of LDAC etc.... but it's just shit."
"I’ve had some Sony link buds s before that did pretty much the same thing. ... whenever im outside the audio cuts out or glitches. ... Most of the time this is on the aware mode. But i realized the other day that it happens on noise cancellation aswell. Less often but still happens. ... It’ll cut out with the slightest noise ( like the wind is barely blowing or a car drive by) ... I’m not even in that noisy of an environment. For example a single car will go by like every 10 minutes or so. ... Just getting fed up with the audio cutting out for a second or 2."
"with the sony the multipoint is hit & miss (unreliable)"
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"Microphone isn't all that good ... can randomly sound like I'm speaking in a toilet or a room with echo and voice isolation is not good, there is too much background pickup."
"my clients can't hear me when I'm walking."
"I get told I sound like I'm in a empty hall. Lots of background noise etc."
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"the quality mine kept breaking"
"They last a little more than an hour before getting to 20% now ... Don't get them for the long-haul."
"Linkbuds S that died from the well known battery drain issue"
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"could not get them into a comfortable secure fit whatsoever"
"they hurt the part next to my ear canal."
"they kept slipping as well. ... I just didn't feel comfortable because I felt I needed to adjust them every few minutes since I was paranoid they would fall out."
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