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I bought these because I'm allergic to silicone. This was the perfect prayer of ear buds until they weren't. I started having issue with charging around the eight month mark. I used them too cycle shop I could hear my surroundings but the right bud only stayed charged for half the ride. Iced had them now for two years and the right ear bud only stayed charged now for about 10 minutes and the left one dies soon after. I wanted to love these and I did at first. Please work on the charging. I would purchase again.

I've purchased two pairs of these since 2022. I like them very much but they just don't last. For the $180 price point, I need to have them longer than 2 years. I won't be buying a third pair.

Subscription to headphones that I own? That's crazy. Also a lot of connection issues when the app updated, and now headphone don't hold a charge while i. The case possible bad batteries? $180 and they don't even last a whole year plus lots of issues. Love the fit and sound quality is sufficient.

I do not plan on buying Sony products again based on my experience with these headphones. I went through three pairs with constant issues. They were always good with replacements, but the product is severely flawed regardless of getting a new one. Problems connecting, one going quiet whole the other goes crackly. If you drop them the case just opens and the earbuds go flying. The only positive thing I can say and the reason I bought them was for the comfort/fit of the style. I liked how they fit, but when I got a different brand I threw these away instantly...i was listening to one earbud at the end.

Got them in February, I try to give things time to see if problems can be fixed, but this is it. Don't leave reviews but this is too much. Buds can barely keep connection to my phone when I put it in my pocket, barely keeps connection anyways, constantly says both bids are connected but only plays out of one side, constant distorted sounds, has had what sounds like some chirping alarm go off, and it's time to throw them away. Not worth the exorbitant amount of money. Could've found something better at 5-Below.

畀市面上的聲傳道耳機特出一點,配戴方式也有所不同,收納方面比其他耳機細小一點,市面上很少有這一類型耳機.

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I have trouble with noise cancelling ear buds, found these and they work so seamlessly. These buds give all the comfort and functionality as noise cancelling buds without feeling like you're underwater and have to remove one just to hear yourself talk.

Great ear bud. Fits snuggly and sound is acceptable for intended use. I use them whilst cycling so I can stay aware of my surroundings. Unfortunately battery life is dreadful. Barely 3 1/2 hours from fully charged to dead. Will continue to use these on my short rides but stick with my soundcore aerofit, which have astonishing battery life, for my day rides

優點: 1. 真的可聽到周邊聲音, 感覺比其他全消音聽機好, 在街上跑動時都不會和世界退節. 2. 音質和WF-1000XM5差不多, 讚. 3. 配帶是舒服和穩固的. 缺點: 1. 漏音: 我給借我老婆帶上, 在的士的後座位, 完成可聲到它在播甚麼歌. 這個漏音情況比其他品牌如sxxxx的, 真的有點距離. 2. app的數量太多了: 請專心開發一個app如sound connect來整合吧, 現我真的不知要在那個app上調整來達到我個人要求的音質.

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Only two months I lost the right side piece, have been looking for it. Want to use the left ear piece, but can't because it won't work without the right side.

用過两對都是9個月便連線失效，盓芽驳不上電话。但我又買了第三對，因為它是很輕便，適合跑步用，可惜太快壞

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I read thousands of reviews before buying this product and every single review gave me concerns about it but, ultimately, it was the best thing I have done!

I like everything about these headphones except for the awful battery life. These barely last 2 hours on a full charge. Not even close to the stated time of 5+ hours.

I bought these primarily for running, so the open ear design allows a little ambient noise in which is helpful to hear road traffic, or race marshal instructions, whilst still maintaining excellent sound quality. I have small ears so always struggle with in-ear buds just being too big but these are very small and come with a really big selection of rubber fitment bands to secure into any ear size. I've been using these for over 2 years and never had any connection problems across three different phones. They always connect and always play in sync, without any breakup or distortion.

I really liked the design and case on these open earbuds but I don't know if it's my ear shape or something else but I constantly have to readjust these in my ear for them to stay put no matter what size of the rubber loop I place on the buds. However, easily the worst part(and the reason I decided to return) is the touch controls. I've never had a pair of earbuds with more inconsistent touch controls. I spent multiple weeks hoping I would master the finger positioning and every time I thought I was getting the hang of it I would lose all control and be relegated to relentlessly fingering the earbud to no avail. Sometimes my earlobes would even activate them out of the blue. This really sucks as these earbuds are competitively priced with good sound quality and are so comfortable you can forget their in your ear but I just got worn down over time.

I bought this pair 2 months back. And it has been reasonably good, performed as what I required. I jogged on the road pavement and want to be aware of the noise in the surrounding and it works well in the aspect. Only the fit was not ideal, somehow the ear bud cannot be secured firmly enough in the ears, it will drop after perspiration of rain, which make the ear buds more slippery.

I bought these as they came with 4 different size fittings which have proved to be invaluable for me They fit well are comfortable and I can wear them for long periods without any discomfort .Tgey charge quickly and it seems to last for hours The charging case is small easy to use and very easy to keep in a pocket or bag My only negative is the noise cancelling which isn’t as effective as I would have liked

I have my ear buds approximately two weeks now. I will say they do fit pretty well. I still have a slight issue with the right one not fitting perfectly but to be honest that is most likely my ear's fault and it hasn't popped out yet which is more than I can say for others I have bought. I will say that I have never spent a lot of money on ear buds or headphones before, probably the most I spent was £45 on a pair of headphones, so I cannot compare to the big names but these are by far the best I have bought. Great sound and the noise isolation is brilliant for my commute. They are light and feel comfortable. I would recommend.

Bought a few weeks ago. They fit my ears perfect with the large hooks, great sound, great features especially on the accompanying app. Equaliser etc all function perfectly. Very comfortable to wear and so lightweight you forget they're there. Would recommend them to others after headphones that let your ears breath and allow you to hear without passthrough.

NICE FIT, ONLY ISSUE IS SOUND NOT SO LOUD WHEN ANSWERING CALLS SO CANNOT HEAR TOO CLEARLY. WOULD BE NICE IF GOT AUTO ANSWER FUNCTION WHEN PUT ON EARPIECE.

Expensive, good quality when you are static, try to walk with your phone in your trouser pocket and the sound keeps breaking up, had to move phone to shirt pocket. Did not expect that from this price when £20 earphones work better

The app doesn't provide settings to balance left and right. A lot of time one ear volume is reduced without any reason in my case right ear. Already initialised/reset but still having the same issue .

Bought in April 23, within 3 months the buds charge would not last longer than 30 minutes, the case has now started draining when not in use, charge it fully, by the next morning it's critical already. Very poor!!!

Although I saw many positive - negative reviews, I have to say Im happy that I bought this. It Lets You hear Your surroundings Just enough, on the safe range. Comfortable to wear, great sound quality.

The sound quality is decent considering these headphones have a different design than the rest of them. The features are good and work well and regularly get updated with new stuff. The update process is a nightmare on iOS tho. The major problem is the battery life and the repairability of these headphones. Removing or replacing the battery means a total destruction. I don't understand why Sony markets these as "eco-friendly" "recycled packaging" "recycled plastic", but they don't talk about the poor repairability. Mostly greenwashing in order to cut costs and deliver a poor product and a poor unboxing experience because everything is recycled. Reusing is better than recycling Sony!

Small & discreet with awareness of what's around you. Not for all but it caters to a wide range of people. Music plays then an innovative voice cut when someone calls then cleverly plays & resumes your music when your conversation ends.Settings are also great. Call quality good, music & media also great, charging very good especially the quick charge & the charging case very small & handy, fits in any pocket or bag.. The fit is great you hardly know your wearing them until it reminds you you have low battery. Overall another nice edition to the Sony audio line up but with a very clever design.

They feel comfortable and don't keep falling out. With my phone in my back pocket, the left earbud loses connection quite often while walking. They are nice though.

Thought i can buy a good earpiece from Sony to do video calls, even though it’s not cheap but i decided to buy, end up very disappointed! The left earpiece cannot be connected most of the times, and when it’s connected there is buzzing noise. Bad sound quality also like market low end earpiece, the design is ugly also. LOUSY! Refund!

Very comfortable & snug, a different innovative design with a twist. Sound quality good & I definitely like the stop talk feature. Sony quality all the way

I have had these 2 years and I rarely use them anymore. I want to use them more but last year they started having a problem where the left ear bud would drain power in the charge case so I could only reliably use the right one. Now both earbuds have problems. The case and earbuds drain power constantly, so if I want to use them I have to charge the case an hour before I want to use it. Even then, I only get about 10 minutes of use out of the left earbud and about 45 minutes with the right earbud when listening to music If these didn't have the battery issues I would love them. I love the open ear design, the comfort, the microphone quality, but I regret paying almost $200 for them because of all the problems they have given me

Love this product would receive to all my friends and family

音色雖然靚,但漏音,好難係靜既地方用,易跌,難戴...….......................

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Bought in February 2022. Battery in right earbud was completely dead (not holding charge) by December 2023. So I sent them to Sony Central Servcie for repair but estimate was more than the cost of a new pair and only has a 30 day warranty. BUT, being able to properly hear sounds around you... nothing else is the same. I really like them. So much so that I have just bought another pair. I hope these last a bit longer.

in my opinion, linkbuds one of the best earbuds that you should consider buying because it has many features and if you still want to hear song while you have conversation or meeting, it's very useful to use cause of no noise cancelling. Linkbuds is very light feels like you didn't wear any earbuds on your ears at all. I hope sony will continue to come out with the new design.

Linkbuds did not pair to my Samsung TV and had to return

This is by far THE worst headphones I have ever bought. One of the reasons for buying his was to replace a plantronics handsfree headset but it has been a total disaster! When using for phone calls, people simply can't hear you, even when the device has full charge! It has been a total waste of money for that reason. Please by iPODS instead. They don't disappoint and good luck with resetting your password for the Sony Account!!!

The loop/donut design is creative, the sound is excellent, but the buds cannot hold in my ears and keep dropping out randomly no matter what size of the rubber fitting band applied. Even though the buds stay on my ears, actually the orientation is not prefect to let the sound pass into my ear properly, the sound is always muddy, unless i press the bud and keep it at a certain orientation. To conclude, the outshape design does not do the job well, i think your design team can think about the hole design plus a prefect ear-fit outshape.

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This product was great for about a year until the left earbud just stopped accepting a charge.

After looking for a pair of open ear buds I looked at YouTube clips of these buds, on buying theses I was going to buy the shokz open ear buds but the sales representative talked me out of them and recommended the Sony's, so glad they did because the quality of the sound and build are great, the only downside is the battery life (which isn't great but will do the job).

這是第二次購買, 因比入耳式的配戴舒適！ 外型也很cool, 如果好似sony手機一樣多點顏色便很好了

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Didn't expect the sound quality to be that good, especially with it open ear design. However, after a prolonged usage, the Bluetooth connectivity with my Xperia 1 iii can be a bit wonky(dropping once in a while)... hope they addressed this issue.

Simple to use though no as extensive as the other flagship earplugs of Sony

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Got my linkbuds about a month ago. Small and light. It take sometime to learn to put these earphones on correctly. Open sound quality was good.

These feel great and sound great plus they don't block out your hearing. Excellent for that. Sometimes the connection breaks up and the stereo effect goes all wrong - easily sorted but irritating.

I am very happy with my device.. thank u so very much and I hope u at sony continue to make awesome products and hope u all have a wonderful evening.

I bought it almost 3months ant it has broken also I'm not happy

The three pairs I've had before never had any issues and worked great. This time however, no sound in one sometimes both earbuds.

Falls out a lot. Right one stopped working. Sent off for repair

I bought these at the airport before travelling. Couldn't pair with three different devices so took to a Sony retail store whilst on holiday. Really helpful, but took them over half an hour to be able to get them to pair. I still have problems, won't pair with half my products. Really poor fitting, sound quality is shockingly poor. These are the third pair of premium Sony buds I've bought in as many years. Other products have been fantastic, these are absolute garbage.

I had returned the item as it doesn't fit my usage requirement. I like the sound and size but it had too many cons. As it need to use both side in order to have music on the left side, cannot use it separately. and the spec said ear pieces itself can last 5hrs+/- but it only last me less than 3 hrs for continuous playing music. very disappointed with the product at this high price.

用入耳式有中耳炎問題，換左開放式就無 音色可接受，係地鐵都聽到 希望有下一代，改善下配戴舒適度，現時有少少易甩

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Product is great, offer a great sound while enable us to hear the outside world

In theory these open-ear earbuds are perfect for my bus commute, and the wide area tap is convenient for using the controls without fiddling for the right button. Adaptive volume control had limited range but was handy to a point. The earbuds sit comfortably in my ears. However, the Bluetooth connection was really weak, I can't keep my phone in my front pocket without my connection cutting out or at best, out of sync between ears. I don't expect the highest quality sound from open-ear, but within a couple months there was an occasional buzzing in the right ear that has been getting worse. After having them for a year, the left earbud does not charge consistently and loses all charge in the time the other bud uses 2% of its battery. I really liked these while they lasted but they didn't last long enough.

I like Sony as a company their products and everything but this time I bought Sony linkbuds which are ring size and shape. Had the worst experience with them they cannot even fit in the ears the only good thing was the call quality and sound was too low that you cannot hear any music when in public

好用. 就係想搵呢類. 不過上一對唔好彩， 岩岩過左試用, 右邊個電1就開始好快冇電... 跟住平價放左.. 諗左幾日都仲再買多對.. 期待第二代嘅出現。

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I like the LinkBuds but they turn off whenever I yawn or laugh. It’s a bit annoying when I am in the middle of a conversation. Battery life is too short. The sound quality is very good .

These are really nice earbuds. The battery lasts for quite a while before needing to be recharged. It is difficult to wear them for too long, makes my ears sore. Using the app these are easy to adjust and keep tabs on the battery. Definitely recommend these.

Open soundstage. Comfortable. Connecting was super easy. I use it when taking walks outside so being aware of ambient sounds is important for safety. Love it!

Bought these a few weeks ago and am pretty happy with them. I really like the design and how it allows external sounds to be heard, I run and walk a lot and the safety that comes with being aware of external noise is much better than with headphones that would otherwise isolate you from the rest of the world. It took a while to find the best size of silicone wing to really secure them in my ears, and there is a definite technique to putting them in the right way, but once figured out, they are very secure. The only downside I have is the battery life. They do meet the times advertised at just over 5 hours, but a lot of other headphones can easily beat this time. Ideally an updated version will increase the battery life (and keep the same design, rather than the Linkbuds S style which I don't like)

I'm thrilled with this product and use it daily. I like it better than bone conduction or traditional earbuds. I hope it is popular enough for a second edition, I'd buy it.

I just bought these and the sound quality is exceptional

音質幾好，不過配帶極差.....幾本上用那一個膠圈都不能放在耳朵去郁動.......不能一路工作一路聽.....成日就跌就跌.......千幾蚊，一跌心都痛..... 佢的確做到一路聽歌，一路周邊事物都正常聽到...這技術/設計幾好....

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So, the USP of these ear buds is that you can hear the outside world as well as what is playing on the headphones. And that works very well. Audio quality isn't bad but compared to say my Samsung Galaxy Buds2, Sony WH-1000XM4s or Shure SE425s not so much - but these are in a different price bracket, and wasn't the reason to get them, I like going out and hearing what’s going on outside my headphones. There it sort of stops - whatever idiots designed the interface and the clip on system really ought to try another career - circus clown anyone? Control of the playback device is managed by tapping on the buds. There are two or four switches available: double tap or triple tap left and or right – and these can be assigned operations, like pause, next track, up volume down volume etc etc. Of course that means remembering remember which ear does what, three on the left up volume three on the right down or is that two on the left or…? So, four, but much more likely two, operators; but really is that the best you could do? Not a swipe? Not a swipe and tap? And I have now discovered that if happen to double tap my teeth it will trigger the double tap switch and in default mode that pauses the track (I'm sorry but sometimes I tap my teeth to the music - so sue me) and you double tap to start up again. But, then, well, that *maybe* slightly harsh, they are made to a price and a possible answer is they don't have the electronics to handle much more (although I find it hard to believe). The real irritation is the clips that go inside the top ridge of your ear. Now these NEED to work otherwise they fall out of your ear, and hey, guess what, they fall out of your ear. Marshall years back had a set of earphones that clipped on your ear - a very similar concept to what we have here, but these were unashamedly clip on ear, they had a rubber lug that went into the top crease of your ear and the bottom jammed (comfortably!!) into the bottom, these buds didn't go anywhere. The Sony top clips on the other hand, are way, way to soft and floppy, so despite picking the size of clip to best fit your ear the, buds just wobble in place because the top clip bends too easily. My guess is Sony will pitch 'stiffer' addon clips to stop this - and if they don't the third party manufacturers will probably catch on - fingers crossed. All in all a qualified success. And yes, you are right, I do have a lot of headphones.