Customer Ratings & Reviews

Best Buy Was a seamless transaction and I am enjoying the product

Amazing earbuds the noose cancelling and volume on it is top notch. Wish they had a case locator on it.

It's not the best sounding I have heard, but it's okay. After three months of use, the right ear started to not work, so take it as you and customer service are mid.

For the price I was impressed.. Sticking to the Bose brand

Sony is a well-known brand with a solid reputation. I've owned many of their products over the years. I've also used many other brand's earbuds, as well; some good, some great, some not so great. So I was very interested to find out if these Sony LinkBuds Fit Noise Cancelling Earbuds would live up to my expectations. And for the most part, they did. The usual Sony quality I've come to expect from this brand, was most certainly there. Both with how well these earbuds are made, to how exceptionally well they performed. The charging/carrying case itself is compact and highly portable, having a stylishly decorative swirling pattern on its glossy lid. I got the sage green color earbuds, and love them! I've been wearing these earbuds for several hours at a time for several days now, and they are still super comfortable! These earbuds fit perfectly in my ear, and the soft flexible silicone "Air Fitting Supporter" 'tips' do seem to hold the earbuds securely within the folds of my ears as I move about. The earbuds should certainly stay put during exercise workouts, or even for active runners. Of course, there's a companion app - Sony Sound Connect - which allows you to personalize your earbud's audio settings. With the Adaptive Sound Control feature the app "learns" how I use the earbuds and adjusts accordingly. There's Noise Canceling and Ambient Sound modes, along with Equalizer customization. You can enable quick access to your Amazon and Spotify music by assigning personalized 'tap' functions via the app. But you can also use these earbuds without the app, as well. I'm very much appreciative that the Sony LinkBuds Fit earbuds can be paired with two different Bluetooth devices at the same time. I use multiple mobile devices - phones, tablet - on a daily basis, and having these lovely earbuds already paired to the two I use most often, is really convenient. That said, I do think the price of these Sony Earbuds to be a bit higher than they should be, IMO. But the Sony quality is there, and the level of audio performance truly did impress me.

I never thought that I would fall into love with a third party pair of earbuds as much as I did with these Sony LinkBuds. I didn't want to like the fact that they were little and roundish things that went into my ears, but they are so incredibly light you almost forget they are in. and the "flimsy" rubber supporter they've called the Air Supporters are practically magic with how they keep these buds in even during a way sweaty workout at the gym. I put these puppies through the ringer when it came to trying to get them to fall out and honestly couldn't get them to! Superbly impressive! The sound that these little buds puts out makes me wonder how Sony could possibly put drivers into such small things to pump out such Awesome low end bass while still driving crisp highs and not muddling mid tones. This is Sony at their absolute best. Their adaptive sound control is a pretty sweet function that honestly you barely notice is on when you use it. Their Ambient Sound Control technology is still not as crisp or clear as it could be and it takes a lot of playing around with the app to tweak it to where you would want it and trying to do it on the fly for different situations can be time consuming and counterproductive. Speaking of that because they are third party they do need a special app called Sound Connect to access all the functions of the headphones and I feel that's probably one of the main drawbacks of using these, when coming from an enclosed ecosystem. The app makes up for it though with the sheer number of functions it allows for. The amount of personalization you can do between the EQ and the adaptive sound control makes me feel like I'm making my experience truly unique to me. There is one thing that I feel I must mention in this review however and that's the fact that the LinkBuds push to optimize with "360 Reality Audio" you receive a code for a free month of it which I can only assume is something akin to dolby atmos. Not to make comparisons but demoing it during the app setup reminded me heavily of another company that has something called "Spacial Audio" that is baked into their products, certainly a drawback to have to pay for a service versus getting it with the product. That being said, The music still sounds beyond excellent even without 360 Reality Audio, and if you don't have it you certainly won't miss it. Overall for a third party pair of earbuds, these certainly deliver on sound, drawbacks aside, and I've very impressed with the functionality and customization, as well as the superior fit; these will certainly be my mainstays for hitting the gym, knowing they will stay secure and my music will sounds superior! I would certainly recommend these to anyone who isn't tied to a specific techno-ecosystem and is looking for a pair of light and fantastic sounding earbuds that will deliver on all tonal ranges of music.

Noisecsncelling is sub par. Difficult to wear and position

Overall, these earbuds are pretty good. They fit well, and they don't make my ears hurt or seem to have problems with falling out. The sound quality is good, and the construction is good as well. Music and video both sound good with these, and the app works great. I haven't had any technical issues with pairing or loss of connectivity, and the battery life is satisfactory - they've lasted several hours without issue, and I've not yet had to take them out to charge them while I've been in the middle of doing something. There's also a lot of nice extras. You can turn on a setting so when you start talking, the earbuds will automatically pause music and switch to ambient mode. You change the Bluetooth connection mode to prioritize connection quality or sound quality, and you can configure what the buttons do as well as set up things like head gestures. I'm genuinely impressed with how many settings you can change. You can also connect them to multiple devices at once, which I'm always a fan of - it's very nice to have them hooked up to, say, a phone and a PC or a phone and a work phone. I think my one complaint about them is that the noise cancellation is a little... weak. They don't seem to do very well at blocking out external sound that isn't extremely regular. I know that's kind of not even what ANC is necessarily for in the first place, but they seem to do kind of worse at it than other headsets I've used. I've also noticed that one of the features is Adaptive Sound Control - the headset will automatically change the noise cancellation / ambient setting based on what you're doing. While it seems to be good at actually changing the setting, it doesn't really seem to help much when the ANC doesn't really work that well in the first place. Overall, I think these are a very good pair of earbuds, and I'd absolutely recommend them; especially if you're really into customization. There's a lot to like about these. However, if quality ANC is a dealbreaker for you, I'd say to go for another pair.

The battery was not as advertised, and the right headphone would not charge unless I kept moving it into place. I had to set it down very slowly to make sure it continued charging.

The noise cancelling is not working well. It relatively often completely overcompensates resulting in a sharp loud noise

The sound was great but the button functionality was terrible. Sometimes it would work when you tapped it and sometimes it wouldn't

Not bad. They work. They’re comfortable. They are headphones

No one can hear anything i say. Id say it was human error but I bought a pair, had some issues returned them and got another pair and had the same issues.

My bf got these for riding a motorcycle, but unfortunately it didn't cut out the wind at all.

I bought these to replace my AirPods. These were poor quality , sound was low and wouldn’t go any higher. Wouldn’t recommend. Ended up returning these and purchasing the newest AirPods that were $100 cheaper than these.

The Sony LinkBuds Fit Noise Cancelling Earbuds are a great pair headphones that come with additional features when used with the Sony Sound Connect app. The earbuds come well packaged with a Quickstart guide printed on the inner packaging of the box. The instructions are straight forward and easy to read and comprehend. When taking the earbuds out of the case, it’s already in pairing mode. When I went to the Bluetooth settings of my mobile device, it was ready to pair. I then downloaded the Sony Sound Connect app. This app allows me to access quite a few additional features that are unique to these earbuds. It allows me to choose from preselected EQ settings, being able to setup my own custom EQ settings, and adjust other features for my listening pleasure. The earbuds have a very good and solid fit in my ear. The wing part of the earbuds help keep them from moving when I’m exercising or doing outdoor events. The noise canceling feature of these earbuds is very good. I was quite impressed with how much outside noise it was able to make inaudible. The earbuds have a good amount of bass when listening to music that I would like to listen to with bass heavy content. The case the earbuds come in is lightweight. However, I wish the design of the case could be a bit thinner. Especially when I’m carrying them in the front pockets of my jeans and slacks. Overall, these are some good earbuds by Sony that have a good sound with great features.

The Sony LinkBuds Fit are a set of in-ear noise canceling earbuds. The immediate thing that sets them apart is that have little ear hooks which help them stay in place in your ears and setup includes a personalization that involves taking a photo of your ear to further optimize it’s performance. The earbuds are sleek with a charging case that has a semi transparent cover, perhaps to enable showing off the earbuds. Unfortunately, the case only does wired charging over USB-C, no wireless charging. Battery life of the case seems comparable to similar sized cases from other major earbuds manufacturers with the battery life of the earbuds being pretty consistently 5 hours for me. This actually matches what the description says which I consider a plus. My other similarly sized earbuds claim 10+ hours but only ever get 4-5, no matter how much I disable noise cancelling and any other features they have. While the setup process for the LinkBuds Fit is relatively simple, in that you don’t do anything particularly complicated, it is not necessarily quick. Set up for me was close to ten to twelve minutes, in part slowed down by the need to create and validate a couple accounts with Sony and the awkward positioning needed to get photos of my ears that the app would accept which took a while to figure out the best way to hold my phone and turn my head to get it to work. Whether all that configuration is actually worthwhile is still up in the air. On one hand, I did try out one of the 360 sound stage apps to experience the immersive experience you get after completing the setup and it is absolutely amazing. Hands down the best wireless earbud experience I’ve ever had. But on the other hand, I don’t already use those apps, most of the music or media I listen to isn’t available in them, it does not appear it can up-convert or import the music I already own so most of my listening does not benefit from this. That being said, the audio quality is pretty good and once I figured out that the tips pre-installed on the earbuds were too large for me, while they went in comfortably, music playback was just as good as any other premium earbud that I’ve used. My general use of wireless earbuds falls into listening to music/GPS navigation or taking calls on my ride to work, taking video calls, and listening to music while working out at the gym. For the first, I like active noise canceling to remove wind noise but also adaptive volume to reduce the earbud audio if listening to music and I start talking to someone. For video calls, my primary need aside from good mic pickup is that the earbuds seamlessly switch from my phone to computer. Gym workouts mostly need comfort and that the earbuds don’t fall out of my ears. My first ride to work was with the oversized earbud tips. I listened to music and GPS directions for the ride into work, then music, directions, and a phone call on the way back. As I commute via EUC, my commute calls are often fighting with 30+mph wind noise for voice clarity. I typically ride with ambient noise mode so that I can maintain the ability to hear the outside world. For most of my call, this worked well though there were some particularly noisy areas where I needed to use noise cancelling. It was during this commute that I realized something was wrong with the fit of my earbuds. They would periodically start slipping out of my ears which was annoying as I’d need to carefully reach into my helmet to reseat them without providing a gap large though that they might fall out. Otherwise, audio from music and GPS was great and ambient noise mode worked well. In fact, it almost works too well - I’ll discuss this and noise cancelling shortly. My phone call went very well. While I wouldn’t say this singlehandedly sold me on these earbuds, it is a big component of why I’m giving this five stars. People on the other end of the call had no issues hearing me. In fact, while they vaguely knew that I had to be on my EUC riding home, they heard no wind noise, didn’t have any mic drop outs, and could hear and understand me perfectly well. That final point is key because I’m pretty soft spoken. So even with relatively quiet rides, need to raise my voice a lot to be consistently heard if I’m having a conversation while wearing a full face helmet. But not this time - I was able to talk normally and be heard. Several calls and intentionally riding fast confirmed this was not a fluke. Regarding ambient noise mode, I first experimented with it at home after doing the initial set up but before listening to music. I was mostly playing around with activating voice assistant and giving commands from the earbuds. I noticed something startling - where with other earbuds, ambient mode seemed to pipe in ambient noise, though it was still a bit muted, the LinkBuds Fit seemed to actually amlify it slightly. As in if I removed the earbuds altogether, the volume or clarifty with which I could hear what was going on around me actually decreasted. With noise cancelling, sadly, I experienced the phenomenon that I’ve always experienced with noise cancelling mode with earbuds or headphones. For 1-2 hour durations, it’s fine and comfortable, but longer and I just feel too much accumulation of pressure in my ears. The app that supports a lot of the additional functionality of the earbuds has a lot of features. I’m not going to go through all of them, but instead highlight the things I found particularly useful and things which are annoying. On the useful side, it can track the overall volume that you’ve been listening over a week and make adjustments to keep your weekly average DB below a particular threshold. It can analyze your listening history to make suggestions or figure out things that you like, and the app facilitates pairing a second device - for me that’s my personal laptop so you have the audio source automatically switch. On the annoyance side - there’s a feature to track the environment (GPS location and maybe other stuff) you’re in and activity you’re doing (walking, on a train, driving, etc), and adjust the sound control automatically. So if you generally turn on noise cancelling when on a bus but like ambient sound while you’re walking to the bus stop, it will do that automatically. It’s supposed to learn from you but I found that it kept auto switching modes very quickly after I’d manually set it. Which makes it hard for me to see how it’s learning what I want - I ended up disabling that. The other annoyance is that the touch controls start at two taps. It has a cool feature where I can tap on my ear instead of the earbuds themselves and it’s a good thing because for some reason, that’s way more reliable than tapping the device. The latter is such a strong usability issue that taken together with the other issues drops my overall rating to 4 stars from five.

Sony has dropped yet another set of wireless earbuds. I had the LinkBuds Truly Wireless open earbuds until I lost one somewhere to the ether. I enjoyed the open style buds in certain environments where isolation and noise cancellation was not as important but times like mowing my lawn they were not idea. The new LinkBud Fits as the name suggests fit very comfortably. They come with the standard fare of the buds, case, charging cable (USB A to C) and the 3 sizes of ear tips. As with the previous LinkBuds the charging case does not support wireless charging. Not a major inconvenience but it is a missing creature comfort. Pairing the LB Fits to my phone was effortless. (i had already updated my phone from Sony's Headphone Connect to the new version of Sound Connect.) Having used both apps, the newer app is definitely more polished with seemingly more features than previously available. I have to say I really like the added touch and gesture features. Being able to answer or reject calls with either nodding my head yes or no is kinda cool. Also touching the area of my cheek in front of my ear instead of the buds themselves is godsend in instances when my hands are wet like when washing the dishes. Probably my favorite features of these buds. I have been wearing them every day for a little over a week now for about 3-4hrs continuously while at work in a semi noisy office and while doing yardwork. During that time I've only had the one side fall out while bending over, but this was after moving around quite a bit and sweaty and worked their way to the edge of my ear canal and I neglected to secure them back due to my hands being full. The right bud hit the ground from a height of about 4ft and landed on the back side of the buds. The silicone wingtip cover protected the buds from any damage. Speaking of the silicone wingtips it appears Sony sells replacement silicone covers in 4 different colors as well as covers for the case itself. This is pretty much the first time I've seen that in an ear bud. The buds themselves are light weight and comfortable. They have not caused me any hotspots, but because of the silicone still can tend to get sweaty for me which can cause my ears to itch to where I would take them out for a little bit or re-adjust to give a quick scratch. ANC and ambient noise mode work as needed. I can have conversations with my office mates without having to stop the music or media I have playing and can continue on once I am done talking without having to fumble with my phone to pause or stop what I am listening to. Another interesting feature found in the app is background music effect. Three settings that will change from a public setting to living room to bedroom and each profile will change how media will sound. The cafe mode will push the music to the background. So I can focus my attention on something else. Sound from the tiny buds will not blow your eardrums out at full blast, but they do not distort and sound clear even at max. They can go from allowing near full situational awareness to isolated in my own bubble. I do not expect to be hit in the chest with music thumping through these little guys nor should anyone else. With options like the Buds 3 Pro at $30ish more than the $200 price point these are set at it seems like a questionable value. Position the price point under the standard Buds 3 and the LinkBuds Fit become a solid contender. Street prices will possibly be lower, but LinkBuds Fit do not disappoint as a nice, lightweight and compact wireless earbud.

I've been testing the new Sony linkbuds fit for the last week. Overall, they are stylish, comfortable to wear, provide great sound quality, and impressive noise cancelling. However, Innitial setup and tap features need improvement. Setup Pairing the Linkbuds to my phone via the bluetooth connection was quick and simple. However, rest of the initial setup process was cumbersome, requiring multiple agreements, app downloads, and a Sony login. After what felt to be about 20 minutes, I still wasn't entirely confident that I had completed the setup correctly. fortunately this was a one time annoyance to deal with. Earbuds and Case: The earbuds and case are undoubtedly the most impressive I've used. The case is beautifully designed, much smaller than it appears in photos, and easily fits in my pocket. It securely holds the earbuds in place and is effortless to open. The earbuds themselves are remarkably comfortable to wear. I would even go as far as to say they are the most comfortable that I ever tested. Sound Quality and Features: The sound quality is exceptional, surpassing any other earbuds I've tested. The volume is ample, the bass is deep and full, and the mids and highs are crystal clear. The noise-canceling and ambient modes are particularly impressive. The ANC effectively blocks out most ambient noise without causing any discomfort or hissing. The ambient mode amplifies important sounds while filtering out background noise. The earbuds also dynamically switch between cancelling and ambient modes. At first I thought it was a bug but as I moved from inside the house to outside I started to notice the switching was very intentional. The more I moved around the more I appreciated how well it performed. Although, at times the ANC was slow to adapt to situations where someone was speaking to me and I had to take out my buds so I can hear them speak. Tap Functions: Unfortunately, the tap functions were somewhat unreliable. While the earbuds support tapping gestures, I often found that they didn't respond consistently, regardless of where I tapped. Sony Sound Connect app. The app itself was less than ideal. While it offered a wide range of customization options, including noise canceling, ambient mode, and equalizer settings, the interface was not very intuitive. With that said, If you prioritize comfort, style and excellent sound quality. You will love these earbuds as much as I do.

[PROS] Secure Fit: Unsurprisingly, the LinkBuds Fit stays into place when doing moderate fitness activities. It's not designed for use in a full fledged pickup game of basketball, but it works perfectly for shooting around. Although the buds have a lightweight design, they don't become loose in mildly intense routines. Satisfactory Battery Life: Battery life is not amazing, but it's good enough. I'm able to get roughly the 5 hours listed although I'm never planning to exercise or do prolonged workout for more than 90 minutes. Excellent Audio: In general, the bass is solid, and there is clear distinction in the different characteristics of various songs that I listened to. As a owner of Sony Home Audio product, I was interested in integration of the 360 Reality Audio. Fortunately, I can say that impressed. It doesn't compare to an entire audio system, but the listening experience overall is quite pleasing. Great Ambient Mode: There are times when I want to I want to filter in some environmental noise and the LinkBuds Fit do that well. With the app, I'm able to toggle and set levels without issue. Other highlights: The microphone is very decent. All on the receiving end of my phone calls heard me quite clear. Linking to the app was pretty instant. The software depends on creating the best experience over time so I'm looking forward to the updates and recommendations it presents. I never lost connection throughout the day, and audio switching worked fine in my tests. [CONS] Lack Of Wireless Charging: In 2024, I strongly feel like wireless charging cases should be the new standard. I'm happy that USB C has become widely adopted, but I would prefer not to have another cable running across my desk or nightstand. Lackluster Noise Cancelling: While working out, I could still make out the clanking of dumbbells hitting the floor and machine noise. For me, I'm not as bothered. In most cases, I crank up the volume a bit more as to not disrupt the flow I'm in. The noise cancellation is not terrible, but it isn't great. However, I have yet to find earbuds that can shut down a heavy amount of environmental noise. [CONCLUSION] The Sony LinkBuds Fit are a great pair of in-ear audio accessories that will compliment any active lifestyle. Battery life doesn't last an entire workday, but these are intended activities away from the office. They sound great and never fall out. I would highly recommend.