Sony LinkBuds open true wireless earphones (hereinafter referred to as LinkBuds) are a product with a strong sense of the future. I have never seen a brand cut a hole for the sound unit of the earphones. Sony is the first... I have to praise Sony for its great work and its black technology...
LinkBuds adopts a ring design, which is exquisite and full of personality, and is light and comfortable to wear. The open form design is very challenging for sound quality. Thanks to its profound accumulation of acoustics, Sony has developed a dedicated ring driver unit for LinkBuds, equipped with an integrated processor V1, combined with high-performance neodymium magnets and a hollow ring diaphragm. The sound quality is clear and thorough, allowing people to experience high-quality music while also paying attention to external sounds. For example, when walking, making phone calls, holding conference calls, or playing games, they can feel and respond to changes in the surrounding environment in a timely manner.
The above quote is from Sony's official product introduction...
The sound-emitting unit of LinkBuds basically fills your auricle, but there is no structure that is "close to or even deep" in the ear canal. This is very important for protecting the ear canal, preventing infection, and even protecting hearing... For those who pay attention to It is especially friendly to friends who are hygienic or have ear canal infections...
LinkBuds do not isolate the ear canal from the atmosphere like traditional headphones. No matter external noise or music can be directly transmitted to your ears through the headphones... In various outdoor scenes where you must pay attention to environmental sounds, LinkBuds can not only allow you to hear the ambient sound clearly, but also give you a sound Adding some bgm can be said to be the best of both worlds...
The LinkBuds headphone body adopts an ergonomic design, and comes with four pairs of small auricle supports of different sizes. It is stable and comfortable to wear. The single earphone only weighs 4.1g and you will not feel uncomfortable when worn for a long time...
Partners who buy LinkBuds must read the official wearing instructions carefully before wearing them. Many discomforts are caused by incorrect wearing methods...
LinkBuds are compact and can basically be inserted into the auricle. Not only are they comfortable to wear, but they also only come with SONY The small round ball of the logo is relatively restrained...
and it is more stable to wear than all the true wireless earphones I have experienced. I personally think it can adapt to high-intensity running or outdoor sports, which is stronger than the Apple AirPods series...
Another benefit is that wearing a hoodie or even a helmet does not affect the wear, and the LinkBuds will not fall to the ground when putting on and taking off the helmet... You must know that the AirPods Pro fell several times because of wearing (taking off) hoodies or jackets...
If you choose active noise reduction headphones, Sony LinkBuds S true wireless active noise reduction headphones are better than AirPods Pro is a better choice...
LinkBuds charging box and body are made of skin-friendly, wear-resistant and scratch-resistant environmentally friendly materials. The anti-allergy and skin-friendly properties are as good as AirPods Pro, but the wear-and-scratch resistance is completely beaten by LinkBuds...
AirPods I bought a protective case before I got the Pro2, but it is already full of scratches. I put the LinkBuds and the keys in a pocket for a week. After moistening the lens cloth and wiping it carefully, it looked like new...
Regarding sound quality, Sony uses a combination of software and hardware to improve Li nkBuds sound quality performance...
In terms of hardware, it uses high-performance neodymium magnets and high-sensitivity hollow annular diaphragms to achieve clear and thorough mid- and high-frequency... In terms of algorithms, Sony's accumulated audio algorithms over the years complement the problem of generally insufficient sampling rates of streaming audio sources... At the software level, through Sony Headphone Connect The app has a five-level equalizer that can realize two-way ten-level tuning. "You decide your music" to customize your own audio experience...
Sony Headphone Connect The App is divided into five different functional areas. The top can display the connection status and the power of the earphones and charging box...
The four tab bars below correspond to four functional areas: the status functional area can display playing music information, control volume and switch tracks, the sound functional area can control smart speakerphone, equalizer, spatial audio, etc., the system functional area can enable adaptive volume control, wide-area click, etc., and the service functional area can currently realize interconnection with QQ music .
After actual listening, in the "original" equalizer mode that Papa likes, the vocals of LinkBuds have a very good texture. When I listened to " ferry " Tsai Chin 's deep female voice was very textured, the bass drum of "Hotel California" also had a strong impact, and "One I" The female voice of "Love" is soothing and melodious and very nice...
. For daily use, I use it to listen to Jay Chou and Eason Chan . My personal favorite equalizer is the "original sound" pictured above, which can highlight the male voice...
LinkBuds' smart earphones continue to pick up external sounds through the microphone when they are turned on. AI will judge your words and will automatically stop playing. It will automatically resume when your conversation is over...
This function is very sensitive and easy to use. It can accurately and quickly identify and stop playback just after calling a colleague's name, which makes it easier to communicate with people while wearing headphones at work.
The first one in the sound column of the Sony Headphone Connect APP is the switch of the smart off-the-phone mode. In addition, the voice recognition sensitivity and mode duration of the smart off-the-phone mode can also be adjusted through the APP, which is very convenient.
In addition, perhaps based on the same artificial intelligence speech recognition technology, using LinkBuds to make calls can very effectively filter out environmental noise. During the call, the human voice is clear and the call quality is high...
Since the headset body is exposed to the ear There are relatively few earphones, so LinkBuds has launched a "wide-area click" function, which can be used to achieve touch control by tapping the face around the ear pinna. It can be said to be one of the most useful "tap" touch controls... The
adaptive volume control function can adjust the earphone volume according to the ambient sound... When the earphones detect that the surrounding environment is noisy on the road, such as the roar of the subway, the earphones will automatically turn up the sound. When you walk into the office, the headset detects that the surrounding environment is quieter and will automatically turn down the volume in the headset.
adaptive volume control not only saves you the step of manually adjusting the volume, but is also the best maintenance for hearing health...
Summary:
noise-cancelling headphones are more suitable for commuting in cars and subways, while Sony LinkBuds open true wireless earphones are a very suitable multi-purpose product for listening to ambient sounds and listening to BGM...
It is firm and comfortable to wear. It is not only safer and healthier to connect the ear canal with the outside world, but the sound quality is also of a very high level...
If you use an Android phone, you need a true wireless non-noise reduction Bluetooth headset LinkBuds is the first choice...
Double Festival (New Year's Day and Spring Festival) is approaching. This is also the first Spring Festival after the three-year epidemic. It will be particularly meaningful to give this unique Sony LinkBuds to family and friends.
