Customer Ratings & Reviews

Noise Cancelling - 5 stars Comfort - 5 stars I purchased the first set at the end of November 2022. I have tried others but none have been comfortable and falls out easily - these are comfortable and they stay in even with vigorous movement. The only reason I rated 4 stars is that for a recent trip, I charged them but when I got on the airplane only one bud was in the case. When I got home I found the other bud. It must have fallen out of the case when I checked to see if they needed to be charged. I love them so much we bought a second pair (this set) for my husband. Just be careful when opening the case as they fall out easily and the case is slippery to grasp when opening. It would be better if the case had a fastener to hold it shut.

I love everything about them. Very comfortable fit with greqt features. Competes with alot of flagship products with half or 1/3 Of their price. Would have loved it if it had better water resistant capabilities. Other than that...great products. I bought this twise for my family members. I am a heavy TWS user who owns most of the high end flagship models of other brands like Sony, Bose and Jabra. Ashamed to say even Airpod pro 2s. What a disappointment that is. Highly recommended this though.

These were my first sony buds purchased, though i have purchase over the ear phones from them before which I love and still use. For sound quality - these are about a 9/10. The features through the app are great, and noise cancelling is good, not great. I've had no problem with volume, bass level is strong for buds, and the sound quality is crisp. Battery life has been phenomenal, coming from pixel buds. The case is a bit on the large size, but not a problem for me. My biggest gripe is the fit. I've never had an issue with any bud before, and these don't seem to stay in my ears 100% of the time. It's generally not a problem, but moving around, leaning, and other movements will dislodge them, which isn't great for runners. Could just be my ear canals. Overall, these are great for the right price. Maybe not worth it at retail, but certainly for a discount. Good RMA ability too with Sony should you have any issues.

Best earbuds I have ever owned! The sound canceling is AMAZING! You can just pop them in if you want no sound in a busy atmosphere and boom instant peace! With or without music!! Highly recommend. Would definitely purchase again.

Great quality sounds, Has a lot of bass in it. I can listening to it all day at work without battery going down. Noise canceling is awesome

Excellent sound quality and noise cancelling. I use them primarily for meetings in my home office and they do a great job cancelling external noise on both ends. In addition to delivering great sound quality to my ears, the build in microphone delivers great voice clarity when I'm speaking. Sometimes I use these for listening to music as well, and the sound quality and bass level are amazing! These are also the most comfortable ear buds I've ever used. I return the buds to the charging case between calls so that they stay well charged at all times. It's only when I have calls literally throughout an entire day that they start to report a low-battery state. In those cases, I just switch to speaker or my wired headphones for a short period while charging the buds back up.

The Sony LinkBuds S are exceptionally lightweight and comfortable, perfect for all-day wear. They offer top-tier noise cancellation that effectively silences distractions, while also providing superb high-resolution audio quality. Their seamless switching between noise-canceling and ambient sound modes makes them incredibly versatile for any listening environment.

I love the awesome bass and sound quality. The build quality is very good

BUY THESE! they are so good, they fit little ears. nosie cancellation is top teir, i literally cannot hear anything around me.

The Sony Linkbuds S are my first pair of wireless earbuds from Sony. I've owned the Airpods Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, and JLab Epic Air ANC. I bought these becuse I was concerned about the claims that some Samsung earbuds tend to cuse more ear infections than other earbuds. I also wasn't particularly inpressed with how the Samsung Buds 2 sounded. Fit was also not great. I perfer the sound quality of the Sony Linkbuds S over the Samsung Buds 2. Noise cancelling also seems to be better on the Linkbud S compared to the Samsung Buds2. Overall, fit is somewhat better on the Linkbuds S. Sony's earbud tips for the Linkbuds S seem to have higher build quality than the Samsung Buds2. The 5 mm dynamic driver in these headphones makes things sound super clear and refined. Compared to the dual drivers in the Samsung Buds2, the single 5mm dynamic driver in the Sony Linkbuds S still doesn't dissapoint. In my opinion, It sounds different than the dual driver Samsung buds, but in a good way. If you are looking for over emphasized bass, just change the EQ settings. Out of the box, the freqency response sounds flat but soundstage is expansive and sound quality in general is impressive. This makes me bieve that these dont have an "adapt eq" feature like the Bose or Airpods Pro. Its nice to think that, with the sony Linkbuds S, I have more control over how my music sounds. How Sony acomplished this while also offering great active noise cancelling and wireless performance is a mystery to me, and I'm impressed by this everytime I use the Linkbuds S.

Love These earbuds, they sound great and the noise cancelling is exellent. They also integrate well with android just about as good as my old galaxy buds

Bought these to replace my Samsung buds that i lost, they sound good and are comfortable and cost less than the Samsung.

These have been my favorite earbuds to date. I’ve owned beats, airpods, sennheisers, other sony’s (xm3, 4.) The main reason I love these so much, is the comfort. I can wear them all day without ear discomfort or fatigue. They sound great and the ANC is top tier. Only critique I have is the mic is not the best.

These are a nice pair of earbuds but unfortunately they made my inner ear hurt after using for only an hour. I guess my ears are really sensitive. Even with the smallest ear piece it still didn’t work for me. But overall the sound quality was great.

Amazing!!! Dont sleep on this. If you are a mucisian or someone that enjoys high fidelity music, this is a no brainer, specially if on sale. BuT! Its worth the price in my opinion. Has LDAC codec! Make sure you turn it on on your bluetooth setting once connected. I feel that bad reviews on this item may come from a place of misunderstanding and not using to full potential. Download the sony app! You can EQ to near perfection. I googled EQ settings for it and found a harman kardon target graph, and wow! Just be aware that if you have a little knowledge about how to set up, you're in for a treat! Not even the MX4 buds have the sound capabilities as these do. The mx4's have better ANC, but these are not too far behind. Only weak spot is call clarity, if there is too much noise, the other person will hear you far away. Other than that, these are def a winner. Again, get to know them!

I had been using the XM4 buds from Sony for a couple years and had to replace the batteries in them after a year of constant use. I loved the sound quality and ANC and even driving in a noisy truck calls were crisp and clear on both ends. I decided to opt for a new pair of buds once the charging case started acting up on my XM4s and after reading some reviews I opted for the LinkBuds S and the best buy warranty in case the batteries crap out after another year of constant use. I am very pleased with the sound of these even though they are much cheaper than the XM5, the tips don't get stuck in my ear like the XM foam ones did, and they are slim enough that I can comfortably sleep with them in and drown out the household noise! I prefer the texture of the Linkbuds over the smooth feel of the XM as well. Battery life is not as good as the XM series but the slimmer case and buds obviously come with a trade off in that department. Overall very pleased with these!

I just bought these, so take what I have to say, as you will. These little guys are Shocking. I have a pair of Sony XM4, over ear headphones, that I absolutely love. When they released the XM4 earbuds I was super excited until I saw how big they were. I have worn earbuds over the years, and I can just tell when earbuds are not going to work for me. I passed on the XM4 buds, exclusively because of the size, and stuck with a pair I had had for years from another manufacturer. I happened to come across these during a sale and had never heard of this model. I did a little bit of research and felt like these might be my replacement to my older device. I went through and charged them up fully and updated the firmware, before a sound other than a chime was played through them. With them having ANC but being so tiny I was not expecting much. These are not my XM4 over the ears but are insanely good at blocking out noise for their size. I got that same Seal sound when I first powered them up just like my large headphones. I knew we were headed in a good direction. Other than the sound stage being more narrow, because these are jammed in your head, unlike over the ear headphones, these sound dead on like my XM4's. I cannot tell the difference. These little guys are a diamond in the rough if you love Sony's tunning, and have smaller ears. I also ran in these the first evening I had them and had no problem with the fit, or seal, although I did use the larger tips to get a better seal at home prior to leaving the house. There is software in the Sony app that can assist you if you just cannot decide whether they are fitting correctly or not. If you like Sony audio products, need some ultra compact earbuds for.....anything, these are your next buds. I was lucky enough to catch these on sale but to be honest, I would not have been upset paying regular price for them now that I have used them. If you love Sony's dynamic, punchy sound in over the ear head phones, they unbelievably recreated that here.

I want these to be 5 stars so bad. They’re my go-to earbuds and sound amazing and have really good noise cancelling. However, I have had problems with the battery life on these. This is my second pair that I got after my original pair started dying after about 30 minutes, and just after having these for a couple of months, they are starting to drain faster. As much as I love the sound quality and ease of use, I won’t be buying these again.

These seem really nice but for the life of me I can’t get the right ear bud to stay in my ear. Unfortunately for me by the time I realized that it was one day past the return window. Now I have a $199 single ear bud, which is really frustrating because I was going to go with another model before their associate raves about how great they are. They should offer some kind of accessory ear hook for those of us who have this issue

I bought these earbuds on sale for 128 dollars. They are worth every penny. Their anc is very good. Just make sure they fit correctly. They sound is actually pretty good. But you have to make sure you download the sony app to get most of them. They are very light and comfortable and sometimes i even forget im wearing them. I like earbuds with a high IP rating so i can use them for work ( i work outside) but this ones are only rated IPX4 which isn't great for what i do. But what ive done is i have two pairs. One for personal use ( linkbuds) and another pair for work ( ip57 minimum). Im sure the linkbuds can handle sweat so for working out they are probably good enough. I also dont love that you can only remap the buttons the way sony allows you to do it. Not many options. But you'll get used to it. I did. Lol. The buttons are very responsive and the ambient sound mode is actually pretty good but the battery life its pretty meh. Specially if you use LDAC and ANC at the same time. I hope this helps.