I find a lot of reviews complain about the sound quality, but they never seem to realize WHY these are the way they are. These earbuds are meant to allow sound in while still being able to listen to your music. They are not noise cancelling, they are not ear plug style, they let in all the noise around you. That is exactly what they are designed for. They are akin to open-back headphones. Sony has thought outside the box with these so you don't have to go "mono" by using a single earbud to be able to listen to the world around you. This means if you're in a place where you must speak/be spoken to, you will be able to hear much more clearly than with normal ear plug style earbuds. A lot of reviews (especially Youtube) will have you believe that these are absolutely ... MoreI find a lot of reviews complain about the sound quality, but they never seem to realize WHY these are the way they are. These earbuds are meant to allow sound in while still being able to listen to your music. They are not noise cancelling, they are not ear plug style, they let in all the noise around you. That is exactly what they are designed for. They are akin to open-back headphones. Sony has thought outside the box with these so you don't have to go "mono" by using a single earbud to be able to listen to the world around you. This means if you're in a place where you must speak/be spoken to, you will be able to hear much more clearly than with normal ear plug style earbuds. A lot of reviews (especially Youtube) will have you believe that these are absolutely terrible sound quality and they aren't worth listening to. What they (again) fail to realize is that these aren't meant to give you that head-pounding bass and ear-splitting top end. Most of the sound will come from the middle of the curve (a sound curve, like when you set your equalizer). That being said, I do hear bass and I do hear the top end, but since your ear isn't plugged, you don't get the full effect of it, but it IS there. Sound will get drowned out if you're in a noisy area, this is to be expected, but you're buying these to be able to hear what's around you anyway, the music is just a bonus. Touch controls are easy to learn and easy to change. My right bud is pause/skip forward while my left bud is volume control. The Far Field controls are also nice because you don't have to touch directly on the earbuds to change settings, just the area in front of your ear. Sounds quality is fine, it's not $3000 fine, but it sounds just fine. When I'm working early morning, I forget they're letting sound in when there is no one around, but someone calls my name and I can hear it clearly. Don't go into this expecting studio sound quality, that's not their intent.

These link buds are by far the most comfortable in ear headphones I have ever used. Over the years I’ve tried many in ear type products but these do feel like they could be worn all day without causing any discomfort at all. I like that they come with a selection of the small rubber loops so that you get a comfortable snug fit without the buds falling out or feeling too tight.I’ve found the real beauty of these buds is that you can have them on around the house listening to whatever you fancy but can still hear what’s going on within the house as they almost do the opposite to some other products that have noise cancelling feature meaning you can’t hear what’s going on around you whilst still listening to your favourite songs etc. One example of this was I was ... MoreThese link buds are by far the most comfortable in ear headphones I have ever used. Over the years I’ve tried many in ear type products but these do feel like they could be worn all day without causing any discomfort at all. I like that they come with a selection of the small rubber loops so that you get a comfortable snug fit without the buds falling out or feeling too tight.I’ve found the real beauty of these buds is that you can have them on around the house listening to whatever you fancy but can still hear what’s going on within the house as they almost do the opposite to some other products that have noise cancelling feature meaning you can’t hear what’s going on around you whilst still listening to your favourite songs etc. One example of this was I was listening to a podcast whilst my baby was napping and I had the monitor next to me. I was able to listen out to the monitor and to my podcast without either interfering with one another, win/win.I’d say the sound quality on these little buds is good and for most people for general use will not be disappointed however if you really like a strong base and thumping dance music these may not be your best choice. I’m happy with them as they meet my needs, are easy to link, comfortable and very user friendly. I like the double/triple tap on your jawline feature to play/pause and skip and think they offer something a little bit different to your usual ear buds or over the head headphones. The battery life is good and if needs be a quick charge in their case and they are back up and running in just a few minutes.Great, comfortable set of ear buds.

The LinkBuds come beautifully packaged, with everything you need tucked into the box is separate compartments. The charging case keeps the LinkBuds fully charged and you get notifications on your phone, and via the light on the charging case, when the case needs charging.Straight out of the box they were ready to go, and linked to my iPhone (12) very easily and quickly. I already have the Sony Headphones app and it is required to operate the LinkBuds. Initially I used the medium loops as they came on and felt fine, however, after they fell out whilst I was jogging I've moved up to the XL.The sound quality is superb with very clear highs and warm lows.When walking/running these are excellent as you can truly hear everything around you. The sound is almost as if ... MoreThe LinkBuds come beautifully packaged, with everything you need tucked into the box is separate compartments. The charging case keeps the LinkBuds fully charged and you get notifications on your phone, and via the light on the charging case, when the case needs charging.Straight out of the box they were ready to go, and linked to my iPhone (12) very easily and quickly. I already have the Sony Headphones app and it is required to operate the LinkBuds. Initially I used the medium loops as they came on and felt fine, however, after they fell out whilst I was jogging I've moved up to the XL.The sound quality is superb with very clear highs and warm lows.When walking/running these are excellent as you can truly hear everything around you. The sound is almost as if the music was being played through a nearby speaker and conversation is easy to have without the need to remove them. This is especially useful when using them on a phone call as you don't get your own voice trapped in your ears.However, the total lack of noise cancelling does mean that louder external sounds override what can be heard. I eat my lunch in a busy staff cafeteria where chatter and coffee machines etc are prominent, and found myself turning up the volume to full in order to hear the spoken words of my show. Similarly I did have these in whilst driving the van and whilst it was very helpful to be able to hear all sounds, it meant my music was drowned out by the loud van engine, but equally I don’t tend to use headphones whilst driving anyway. I should point out that I have Sony WH-1000XM3 noise cancelling headphones that I use for travel and music production when I’m not driving.I’ve never used earphones that don’t have a rubber in-ear tip and have found that after about an hour the LinkBuds do start to become uncomfortable. I’ve tried to avoid adjusting them too much once they’re in my ears to lessen the discomfort, but they’re still not something I’m totally comfortable with.I have them in white and people generally don’t immediately notice I’m even wearing them so they do tuck away into the ear very nicely.Finally, the tap control via the top of the jaw/cheekbone is very innovative. However, I have had to turn it off as when I chewed it was triggering the sensors causing random skips of songs and volume changes.