Sony LinkBuds Headphones with Alexa Built in

I’ve only had these for a few weeks so far. But my tentative conclusion is that they are the best ear buds i’ve ever used.

Since the early 2000s, i’ve always used circumaural open back headphones. I’ve had 3 or 4 different pairs of Sennheiser wireless systems, all of which were open back. I wear these basically all day, listening to music, watching videos, and taking calls.

Perhaps because of that, i don’t like most ear buds. I feel slightly cut off and oblivious to what’s going on around me. I don’t like that i might not hear something going on in my house – maybe my dog whining or something like that. I also don’t like the sound of earbuds shifting in my ear canal or the pressure applied there. Since i’m using earbuds almost exclusively for exercise (when wearing bulky circumaural isn’t a great solution), the movements of regular earbuds irritates me constantly.

These link buds do not have those problems. As per my title, they take a bit of effort to get in the right position. I find that there’s actually a big range of positions that i can put them in, and even after a couple weeks of use, i can’t quite get it nailed the first time every time. So it’s more like – put them in, rotate this way and that way, use for 30 seconds, adjust slightly, and then go on. Once they’re in the right spot, i think the sound is great.

I also really like the feature that lets you just tap the side of your face near your ear, rather than tapping on the devices themselves. I honestly thought this was just going to be a gimmick, but it turns out to be much more effective for me than tapping the device on my last earbuds. Previously, i would miss the sweet spot or the device would not understand one of the taps, etc – not to mention the loud noise in my ear because of the seal normal earbuds make. The sony link buds just feel way more natural to use for me.

I only use these in short bursts – half an hour at a time, a few times per day. So i realize my use case might not match most people. But for me they’ve been plenty comfortable, and the battery life hasn’t been an issue.

I’ll dock a star because of how fiddly they are to get fitted. I’ll report back if i discover battery issues or if a longer use session causes me any discomfort. So far i love them.

Muy caros para ser reacondicionado, la batería dura muy poco y dura menos del lado derecho, son cómodos y prácticos,

I have smaller than normal ear canals and it was very hard for me to get these aligned in such a way that they’d stay hooked in my ear and provide the normal volume and sound quality into my ear canal. It seems for these to work as intended, they have to be very precisely lined up with your ear canal in order to let the ambient sound through while also piping in the headphone sound without being muffled. I could only get them to fit in that way about half the time, and then whenever I’d start an activity or barely bump them they’d get out of position and I’d have to adjust them. Very frustrating experience. Maybe it’s just the way my ears are made, but beware that these are certainly not for everyone.

The Airpods Pro has been my daily driver for its excellent balance ANC and exceptional transparent mode that makes it feel like I’m not wearing earbuds. I’ve used transparent mode most often, and it uses more battery.
The Sony LinkBud is a solid solution because of the open back design for more authentic listening experience. You can hear any ambient noise and have a conversation with anybody. Once I get the fittings correctly, it doesn’t feel like I’m wearing it, and I fall asleep with it In my ears on accident. The sound quality is amazing because of the open back design of the earbuds provide an authentic listening experience. Perfect for surround sound setting when playing PC games. I can walk far away from my phone and still have solid signal.
The Sony headphone app adds additional features but it’s inconvenient to use. I just keep the stock settings. The only annoying thing about the earbuds is every time I adjust it in my ear, the music skips to next song. Then everytime I have a conversation, the music pause. I may need to change the settings. The battery last as long as most wireless earbuds in the market, so it’s nothing to brag about. Although it feel wireless, it will take some time finding right combination of earbud loop size to make it work. My right ears needs a small one while my left requires mediums.