Pair Sony Bluetooth Noise Canceling Earbuds

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is my third pair of earbuds, and they are now my favorite. The LinkBuds S come with 4 total pairs of ear tips (one pair is on the ear buds when they arrive), a charging case, and a USB cable. They are lightweight, fit well, and I found them very comfortable. The app was easy to install and use. I love the various equalizer settings, the “Speak-to-Chat” feature, and the “Adaptive Sound Control”. The sound quality from the LinkBuds S is fantastic. The biggest thing for me was the noise canceling, and the LinkBuds S do not disappoint. The noise canceling is top notch. With other wireless earbuds, for example, I was still able to hear my air conditioner running, but with these, I only hear what I have playing through the earbuds. To date, the battery life has been pretty close to the estimates from Sony. They are waterproof, so I feel comfortable wearing them when I’m working out. I really appreciate the fact that these earbuds are made with recycled plastic from automobile parts. The only thing I do wish these had is wireless charging. Other than that, I love these earbuds, and they will be my “go to” pair from now on.

I have been using quiet 25 for yrs. And this pair of small earbuds actually sound better than qc 25, except that it does not have noise canceling. these small guys are economic but they are definitely not cheap. The low price is probably the result of highly matured dynamic drivers production.

It's rare seeing a pair of headphones that genuinely shine in almost every regard. But with the WH-1000XM3, Sony has created an indisputable winner, a categorically top-notch set of cans whose only shortcoming is the absence of 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connectivity, something we hardly ever see outside of the gaming market. They do have Bluetooth, though, so as long as you have a smart TV, an Nvidia Shield, a gaming laptop, or a Bluetooth-capable motherboard, you should be set for the reclusive world of active noise canceling. Unlike other noise-canceling headphones, the WH-1000XM3 use an unusually silent QN1 HD noise-canceling processor. In our testing, we found it was able to keep out most sounds, even on the crowded New York City subway. The battery does take a hit for this, but you can take solace in the fact that the WH-1000XM3 last 30 hours fully charged. After 10 minutes of being plugged in via USB-C, Sony claims they can deliver pristine high fidelity sound over five hours. And, to top it all off, volume and playback commands are touch-based. Goodbye forever, inline controls. Image 1 of 6

Noise canceling headphones always involve compromises. First, Bluetooth is a compressed format - no matter what manufacturers would like us to believe. Within Bluetooth there are various codecs to contend with each having their own limitations. Last, there is the amount of actual noise canceling available. This is the second Sony noise canceling headset I've owned. I also have the WH-1000M2. For this review I will compare the M5 with the Shure Aonic 50. The Sony offers all codecs except aptX. Why? Apparently they are promoting LDAC their proprietary codec. Your player may not support this so beware. Also it connecting to more than one device (phone and music player) it will default to AAC even if both devices support LDAC. The Shure phones can support LDAC on two devices. Sony has always offered superior noise reduction. I just used them on two 3 hour flights recently. They were excellent except that they switched out of noise reduction mode with me iPhone 14 Pro Max a couple of times. Not sure whether it was the phone or the Sony's. In comparing the music response between the Sony's and Shure's, to my ear the Shure's have the edge. I used jazz, classical and rock selections. The Sony has a little more bass response, but the Shure has more transparency in the high end. Nevertheless, the Sony noise reduction is far superior to the Shure. Sony now offers automatic noise reduction depending on ambient noise. It seems to work very well. It does offer a chat mode which will automatically turn off noise reduction when you speak. This seems to work well unless there is a lot of ambient noise. For telephone use the Sony works very well. Stopping starting the music as expected. Sound quality is very good. I don't have any reservations in recommending the Sony's.

Best fitting earbuds I’ve ever owned. Great noise canceling performance.

I've never used the noise canceling headphones and got this as a gift. The experience is really amazing and I can't use my earbuds anymore because of this :) I love sony!

These earbuds are the most quality earbuds for there price thay dont get tangled and have not full but alittle noise canceling vibe to them would recomend to evryone

I was blown away by the noise canceling chops of the little JBL earbuds, especially the bring quiet while on airline flights.

I have had many different types of neckband earbuds and these are clearly a step above the rest. Premium sound, noise canceling, and works very well for calls. I’ve had Plantronics Voyager 6200, Backbeat Go 410 and Jabra Evolve 75E. While these are all good units, they just don’t quite meet the threshold for great noise cancellation.

Best noise canceling!