Sony LinkBuds S WF-LS900N White
Listen to sensational and immersive sound scapes and the revolutionary musical upscaling of DSEE Extreme technology on the intuitive and aesthetically pleasing Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds WFLS900NB. The 5mm driver and accompanying Integrated Processor V1 works together to produce an impactful bass, crystal clear vocals, detailed mid-range sound alongside noise and distortion reduction to present amazing audio in a very small package. Maintaining high standards in music quality is the real time DSEE Extreme upscaler; Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence) recognizes instruments, music genres and musical elements and found in compressed digital files and enhanced them to restore lost high range sound. The Precise Voice Pickup Technology utilises the Sony Linkbuds S's microphones around each earbud and advanced audio signal processing to isolate your voice within loud and noisy environments to deliver a fantastic phone call experience. Also, have the feeling of being at an exhilarating concert or a mind-blowing event with in 360 Reality Audio. Be able to listen on the go to your favourite tracks with a 6-hour charge time from your Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds and an additional 14 hours from the case. The IPX4 water resistance rating lets you experience life without splashes and sweat impacting you listening to your beloved Sony earbuds.
Listen to sensational and immersive sound scapes and the revolutionary musical upscaling of DSEE Extreme technology on the intuitive and aesthetically pleasing Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds WFLS900NB. The 5mm driver and accompanying Integrated Processor V1 works together to produce an impactful bass, crystal clear vocals, detailed mid-range sound alongside noise and distortion reduction to present amazing audio in a very small package. Maintaining high standards in music quality is the real time DSEE Extreme upscaler; Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence) recognizes instruments, music genres and musical elements and found in compressed digital files and enhanced them to restore lost high range sound. The Precise Voice Pickup Technology utilises the Sony Linkbuds S's microphones around each earbud and advanced audio signal processing to isolate your voice within loud and noisy environments to deliver a fantastic phone call experience. Also, have the feeling of being at an exhilarating concert or a mind-blowing event with in 360 Reality Audio. Be able to listen on the go to your favourite tracks with a 6-hour charge time from your Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds and an additional 14 hours from the case. The IPX4 water resistance rating lets you experience life without splashes and sweat impacting you listening to your beloved Sony earbuds.
Listen to sensational and immersive sound scapes and the revolutionary musical upscaling of DSEE Extreme technology on the intuitive and aesthetically pleasing Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds WFLS900NB. The 5mm driver and accompanying Integrated Processor V1 works together to produce an impactful bass, crystal clear vocals, detailed mid-range sound alongside noise and distortion reduction to present amazing audio in a very small package. Maintaining high standards in music quality is the real time DSEE Extreme upscaler; Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence) recognizes instruments, music genres and musical elements and found in compressed digital files and enhanced them to restore lost high range sound. The Precise Voice Pickup Technology utilises the Sony Linkbuds S's microphones around each earbud and advanced audio signal processing to isolate your voice within loud and noisy environments to deliver a fantastic phone call experience. Also, have the feeling of being at an exhilarating concert or a mind-blowing event with in 360 Reality Audio. Be able to listen on the go to your favourite tracks with a 6-hour charge time from your Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds and an additional 14 hours from the case. The IPX4 water resistance rating lets you experience life without splashes and sweat impacting you listening to your beloved Sony earbuds.
Listen to sensational and immersive sound scapes and the revolutionary musical upscaling of DSEE Extreme technology on the intuitive and aesthetically pleasing Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds WFLS900NB. The 5mm driver and accompanying Integrated Processor V1 works together to produce an impactful bass, crystal clear vocals, detailed mid-range sound alongside noise and distortion reduction to present amazing audio in a very small package. Maintaining high standards in music quality is the real time DSEE Extreme upscaler; Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence) recognizes instruments, music genres and musical elements and found in compressed digital files and enhanced them to restore lost high range sound. The Precise Voice Pickup Technology utilises the Sony Linkbuds S's microphones around each earbud and advanced audio signal processing to isolate your voice within loud and noisy environments to deliver a fantastic phone call experience. Also, have the feeling of being at an exhilarating concert or a mind-blowing event with in 360 Reality Audio. Be able to listen on the go to your favourite tracks with a 6-hour charge time from your Sony LinkBuds S Earbuds and an additional 14 hours from the case. The IPX4 water resistance rating lets you experience life without splashes and sweat impacting you listening to your beloved Sony earbuds.
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Sony Linkbuds S Wireless Noise Cancelling Stereo Headset Wf-ls900n
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sony WF-LS900W wireless noise cancelling earbuds(MODEL YY2950) White Colour
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Sony LinkBuds S Truly Wireless Noise Canceling Earbud Headphones - WFLS900N/W (Renewed Premium)
Delivery between 27–30 Aug $29
originally posted on sony.com.au
Bought this LinkBuds S while looking at another model from Sony because this has the Hi-Res Audio which had a very distinctive difference in audio quality. The audio quality though good still does not raise an eyebrow. It is still very much better than many other brands' headphones out there but for the price, I would have expected a little more.The looks and feels of the headphones is wonderful (you might not find anything out there that looks as nice) and fits even the oddest ear shapes (mine) quite comfortably but the casing when being closed is on the loose end (giving the feel of you slamming the cover closed). The material of the case also appears to be a little "soft" and scratches very easily when put into a bag or pouch containing other items that you ... MoreBought this LinkBuds S while looking at another model from Sony because this has the Hi-Res Audio which had a very distinctive difference in audio quality. The audio quality though good still does not raise an eyebrow. It is still very much better than many other brands' headphones out there but for the price, I would have expected a little more.The looks and feels of the headphones is wonderful (you might not find anything out there that looks as nice) and fits even the oddest ear shapes (mine) quite comfortably but the casing when being closed is on the loose end (giving the feel of you slamming the cover closed). The material of the case also appears to be a little "soft" and scratches very easily when put into a bag or pouch containing other items that you would normally find in it. Battery life appears to be sufficient for a day of moderate use when both the headphones and case are fully charged.Overall a very small and surprisingly powerful and feature packed headphones but a little on the pricy side given its erratic performance.The headphones's connection/signal quite frequently drops and disconnect from my mobile (even when both devices are fully charged and when I'm holding my mobile directly in front of my at a distance of no more than 0.5m and not having any other apps running in the background). You will need to touch the headphones to have it reconnected to the device.The noise cancelling is also a little weak as there are other devices out there that truely cancels out the outside noise. If the noise cancelling feature is very important, you will be slightly disappointed with this model.
originally posted on sony.co.uk
I originally bought a pair of these earphones for my wife. She has tiny ears that push out every earphone design….until now. These are perfect for smaller ears. I borrows them one day and loved them so much that I decided to buy a pair for myself.It can take a bit of time to get the sound you prefer. There are lots of sound options on the app, but, with patience, you will find a sound that you like. They will never be a competitor for more expensive earphones, however, at this price point, they are outstanding value.The app takes a while to navigate around. Sony set theirs out differently from others, but 20 mins and perhaps a you tube tutorial will help you accelerate your learning to get the best out of them.Battery life feels the same as my Jabra 85T’s. ... MoreI originally bought a pair of these earphones for my wife. She has tiny ears that push out every earphone design….until now. These are perfect for smaller ears. I borrows them one day and loved them so much that I decided to buy a pair for myself.It can take a bit of time to get the sound you prefer. There are lots of sound options on the app, but, with patience, you will find a sound that you like. They will never be a competitor for more expensive earphones, however, at this price point, they are outstanding value.The app takes a while to navigate around. Sony set theirs out differently from others, but 20 mins and perhaps a you tube tutorial will help you accelerate your learning to get the best out of them.Battery life feels the same as my Jabra 85T’s. About 2.5 hours on a full noise cancelling session. The inserts are comprehensive silicone inserts. I prefer a softer in ear foam insert and bought something I’ve used for years. Sonic Foam memory ear tips.You can find them in Amazon. Once rolled and compressed in the finger and thumb before positioning, they expand for a tight fit and plenty of good bass and treble. They fit well into the case and close crisply with the alternative ear insert.I scored them down from 5 star to 4 star as the case doesn’t have a Q charging facility like others. You have to plug the case in for charging. It’s not really a problem, but it’s also not like the competitors.The material is recycled plastic and has a slightly rougher feel. It works perfectly welll.You can personalise single taps between 1 and 4 for each ear to program up to 8 functions.I can often travel by air and these buds have cleared out the screaming children, adults and engine noise pretty well with their noise cancelling. It won’t take everything away. More like 70-80%. The rest disappears when you have music playing.I remain glad to have purchased these. I suppose a good test would be to ask what I would do if I lost them? I’d buy another pair immediately.
originally posted on sony.co.uk
These buds are a great size and sounds everything I wanted and with the Sony brand I thought I could rely on that for build quality. Unfortunately this isn't the case.The buds are clearly designed to last for their 12 month warranty period and after that they dived off a cliff. Just before the warrant expired I started getting uneven battery drain with the right bud draining quicker. Overall battery life began to drop as well. By month 13 the falloff was shocking. Very frustrating, considering the cost!. After contacting Sony I was asked to reinitialise and reset the buds. This clearly did nothing other than hide the obvious, the cheap batteries used here were simply incapable of holding charge any longer and the re-initialisation of software masks this by ... MoreThese buds are a great size and sounds everything I wanted and with the Sony brand I thought I could rely on that for build quality. Unfortunately this isn't the case.The buds are clearly designed to last for their 12 month warranty period and after that they dived off a cliff. Just before the warrant expired I started getting uneven battery drain with the right bud draining quicker. Overall battery life began to drop as well. By month 13 the falloff was shocking. Very frustrating, considering the cost!. After contacting Sony I was asked to reinitialise and reset the buds. This clearly did nothing other than hide the obvious, the cheap batteries used here were simply incapable of holding charge any longer and the re-initialisation of software masks this by resetting the 100% status to a lower point. By month 15 the right bud last 6 minutes before dying and I get around 15 from the left. They are clearly unusable and just more plastic landfill.Sony is now marketing their products as being plastic free in the packaging and using recycled plastics on the products. While in reality they are designing this product to last 12 months. I cannot express here how much you should avoid these buds, unless you think £10 per month cost for the lifetime of a pair of buds is good value and enjoy creating plastic waste.
| Performance | |
| Works with the Google Assistant | Y |
| Works with Apple Siri | Y |
| Works with Amazon Alexa | Y |
| Protection features | Waterproof |
Sony Linkbuds S Wireless Noise Cancelling Stereo Headset Wf-ls900n
Delivery $23.77
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
sony WF-LS900W wireless noise cancelling earbuds(MODEL YY2950) White Colour
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Sony LinkBuds S Truly Wireless Noise Canceling Earbud Headphones - WFLS900N/W (Renewed Premium)
Delivery between 27–30 Aug $29
Bought this LinkBuds S while looking at another model from Sony because this has the Hi-Res Audio which had a very distinctive difference in audio quality. The audio quality though good still does not raise an eyebrow. It is still very much better than many other brands' headphones out there but for the price, I would have expected a little more.The looks and feels of the headphones is wonderful (you might not find anything out there that looks as nice) and fits even the oddest ear shapes (mine) quite comfortably but the casing when being closed is on the loose end (giving the feel of you slamming the cover closed). The material of the case also appears to be a little "soft" and scratches very easily when put into a bag or pouch containing other items that you ... MoreBought this LinkBuds S while looking at another model from Sony because this has the Hi-Res Audio which had a very distinctive difference in audio quality. The audio quality though good still does not raise an eyebrow. It is still very much better than many other brands' headphones out there but for the price, I would have expected a little more.The looks and feels of the headphones is wonderful (you might not find anything out there that looks as nice) and fits even the oddest ear shapes (mine) quite comfortably but the casing when being closed is on the loose end (giving the feel of you slamming the cover closed). The material of the case also appears to be a little "soft" and scratches very easily when put into a bag or pouch containing other items that you would normally find in it. Battery life appears to be sufficient for a day of moderate use when both the headphones and case are fully charged.Overall a very small and surprisingly powerful and feature packed headphones but a little on the pricy side given its erratic performance.The headphones's connection/signal quite frequently drops and disconnect from my mobile (even when both devices are fully charged and when I'm holding my mobile directly in front of my at a distance of no more than 0.5m and not having any other apps running in the background). You will need to touch the headphones to have it reconnected to the device.The noise cancelling is also a little weak as there are other devices out there that truely cancels out the outside noise. If the noise cancelling feature is very important, you will be slightly disappointed with this model.
I originally bought a pair of these earphones for my wife. She has tiny ears that push out every earphone design….until now. These are perfect for smaller ears. I borrows them one day and loved them so much that I decided to buy a pair for myself.It can take a bit of time to get the sound you prefer. There are lots of sound options on the app, but, with patience, you will find a sound that you like. They will never be a competitor for more expensive earphones, however, at this price point, they are outstanding value.The app takes a while to navigate around. Sony set theirs out differently from others, but 20 mins and perhaps a you tube tutorial will help you accelerate your learning to get the best out of them.Battery life feels the same as my Jabra 85T’s. ... MoreI originally bought a pair of these earphones for my wife. She has tiny ears that push out every earphone design….until now. These are perfect for smaller ears. I borrows them one day and loved them so much that I decided to buy a pair for myself.It can take a bit of time to get the sound you prefer. There are lots of sound options on the app, but, with patience, you will find a sound that you like. They will never be a competitor for more expensive earphones, however, at this price point, they are outstanding value.The app takes a while to navigate around. Sony set theirs out differently from others, but 20 mins and perhaps a you tube tutorial will help you accelerate your learning to get the best out of them.Battery life feels the same as my Jabra 85T’s. About 2.5 hours on a full noise cancelling session. The inserts are comprehensive silicone inserts. I prefer a softer in ear foam insert and bought something I’ve used for years. Sonic Foam memory ear tips.You can find them in Amazon. Once rolled and compressed in the finger and thumb before positioning, they expand for a tight fit and plenty of good bass and treble. They fit well into the case and close crisply with the alternative ear insert.I scored them down from 5 star to 4 star as the case doesn’t have a Q charging facility like others. You have to plug the case in for charging. It’s not really a problem, but it’s also not like the competitors.The material is recycled plastic and has a slightly rougher feel. It works perfectly welll.You can personalise single taps between 1 and 4 for each ear to program up to 8 functions.I can often travel by air and these buds have cleared out the screaming children, adults and engine noise pretty well with their noise cancelling. It won’t take everything away. More like 70-80%. The rest disappears when you have music playing.I remain glad to have purchased these. I suppose a good test would be to ask what I would do if I lost them? I’d buy another pair immediately.
These buds are a great size and sounds everything I wanted and with the Sony brand I thought I could rely on that for build quality. Unfortunately this isn't the case.The buds are clearly designed to last for their 12 month warranty period and after that they dived off a cliff. Just before the warrant expired I started getting uneven battery drain with the right bud draining quicker. Overall battery life began to drop as well. By month 13 the falloff was shocking. Very frustrating, considering the cost!. After contacting Sony I was asked to reinitialise and reset the buds. This clearly did nothing other than hide the obvious, the cheap batteries used here were simply incapable of holding charge any longer and the re-initialisation of software masks this by ... MoreThese buds are a great size and sounds everything I wanted and with the Sony brand I thought I could rely on that for build quality. Unfortunately this isn't the case.The buds are clearly designed to last for their 12 month warranty period and after that they dived off a cliff. Just before the warrant expired I started getting uneven battery drain with the right bud draining quicker. Overall battery life began to drop as well. By month 13 the falloff was shocking. Very frustrating, considering the cost!. After contacting Sony I was asked to reinitialise and reset the buds. This clearly did nothing other than hide the obvious, the cheap batteries used here were simply incapable of holding charge any longer and the re-initialisation of software masks this by resetting the 100% status to a lower point. By month 15 the right bud last 6 minutes before dying and I get around 15 from the left. They are clearly unusable and just more plastic landfill.Sony is now marketing their products as being plastic free in the packaging and using recycled plastics on the products. While in reality they are designing this product to last 12 months. I cannot express here how much you should avoid these buds, unless you think £10 per month cost for the lifetime of a pair of buds is good value and enjoy creating plastic waste.
I have always owned Samsung Galaxy phones, and have always used Samsung earbuds for almost 8 years. I typically get a newer model galaxy earbud earbuds when I upgrade my phone every 3 to 4 years.Last year July 2023, when I was due to get a new earbud, I decided to try a different brand, and after much research, decided to go with Sony. Based on recommendations I chose the Sony LinkBud S. Sadly, I came to regret that decision very quickly.The Linkbuds started giving issues by Sept 2023, just 3 months after purchasing them. The bluetooth connectivity kept dropping, meaning I would be on a call and while not even moving at all, they would suddenly loose connectivity and the call would be through only my phone. I did updates via the app on my phone, and tried several ... MoreI have always owned Samsung Galaxy phones, and have always used Samsung earbuds for almost 8 years. I typically get a newer model galaxy earbud earbuds when I upgrade my phone every 3 to 4 years.Last year July 2023, when I was due to get a new earbud, I decided to try a different brand, and after much research, decided to go with Sony. Based on recommendations I chose the Sony LinkBud S. Sadly, I came to regret that decision very quickly.The Linkbuds started giving issues by Sept 2023, just 3 months after purchasing them. The bluetooth connectivity kept dropping, meaning I would be on a call and while not even moving at all, they would suddenly loose connectivity and the call would be through only my phone. I did updates via the app on my phone, and tried several other troubleshooting methods, but the issue continued. I ignored and continued using them.Last month (June), just when the headsets were under one year old, the battery power on each earpiece started going out within 30 mins of intermittent use. They could be 100% charged, but would go out after three or four 5 min calls. I don't even use them for music or any heavy streaming. Just only phone calls! This is a little bit frustrating to me. My galaxy earbuds never really lost battery holding power, and I used every one that I owned for at least 3 years before changing them.I have observed them for a month now (since June) and the problem persists. I expected a lot more from a Sony product, and I am totally dissatisfied with these earbuds.
Long(ish) term review. I've had them for around a year and a half. To start out with, I really loved these ear buds. The sound quality is great, the app is simple to use, the call quality (from what people I've called told me) is really good, noise cancellation works wonderfully, and the touch controls work as they should without having to push hard. All those things being said, about a month ago my left ear buds starting messing up. It won't fully charge (maybe gets up to around 90% on a good day) and it drains completely in about 10-15 minutes of use. I have cleaned the charging connectors on both the case and the ear buds but nothing changed. The right side still holds a charge and charges fully. Unfortunately, I am past the year for the manufacturer warranty. I ... MoreLong(ish) term review. I've had them for around a year and a half. To start out with, I really loved these ear buds. The sound quality is great, the app is simple to use, the call quality (from what people I've called told me) is really good, noise cancellation works wonderfully, and the touch controls work as they should without having to push hard. All those things being said, about a month ago my left ear buds starting messing up. It won't fully charge (maybe gets up to around 90% on a good day) and it drains completely in about 10-15 minutes of use. I have cleaned the charging connectors on both the case and the ear buds but nothing changed. The right side still holds a charge and charges fully. Unfortunately, I am past the year for the manufacturer warranty. I wish for the amount of money these cost that they would have lasted longer (I have had soundcore ear buds that are still going after three years and those were only $50). They really were fantastic ear buds before this issue happened and if they had kept working these would have been the best ear buds I've owned. Hopefully, if you get them, you have better luck than I did.
I purchased these earbuds on sale due to reviews of size, sound, and function. I thought they'd be a step up from my Anker Liberty 4 NCs in terms of listening to music as well as Teams calls, since I do both many hours a day.Liberty 4 unexpectedly beats these in several key areas for me:-Seamless multipoint connections; Liberty 4 jumps back and forth automatically with no need to use an app whereas the Linkbuds S needs a clunky transition-Comfort: Liberty 4 give me no issues and stay in whereas Linkbuds S has only been somewhat comfortable using after market foam tips. Even Spinfit was uncomfortable. The plastic earbud part itself is reasonably small, just the depth and positioning needed. Liberty sits nicely not too far in the ear so it's not weird while ... MoreI purchased these earbuds on sale due to reviews of size, sound, and function. I thought they'd be a step up from my Anker Liberty 4 NCs in terms of listening to music as well as Teams calls, since I do both many hours a day.Liberty 4 unexpectedly beats these in several key areas for me:-Seamless multipoint connections; Liberty 4 jumps back and forth automatically with no need to use an app whereas the Linkbuds S needs a clunky transition-Comfort: Liberty 4 give me no issues and stay in whereas Linkbuds S has only been somewhat comfortable using after market foam tips. Even Spinfit was uncomfortable. The plastic earbud part itself is reasonably small, just the depth and positioning needed. Liberty sits nicely not too far in the ear so it's not weird while chewing or talking. Sony needs to be further in and has a pressure sensation for me.-Sound: unexpectedly, not much difference. I will note that Liberty is much better than other Anker buds in terms of sound.-Battery life: longer with Liberty 4Noise cancelling is slightly better with the Linkbuds S but the sensation is odd to me.The only issue with Liberty 4 is when the stems are straight down there can be a rattle upon movement. When I tilt them slightly forward, though, no issues.The biggest mystery to me is the multipoint connection clunkiness. Cheaper buds have sorted this out.
I wanted a pair earbuds that I could use with my Android phone, iPad and laptop. The things that primarily matter to me are: sound quality, comfort, decent battery life and bang for buck. After researching thoroughly I decided to go for the Sony Linkbud S earbuds - and I'm really glad I did. The comfort is superb and the sound well rounded and full.Although noise cancellation wasn't high on my priority list initially, I was impressed by the Linkbud S' in this department. Haven't tried them on a plane yet, but the noise cancellation does a great job of drowning out the TV if I'm using one of my devices for some private listening.The downloadable app provides a wealth of fine tuning options to get the earbuds sounding just how you want and the comfort, even for ... MoreI wanted a pair earbuds that I could use with my Android phone, iPad and laptop. The things that primarily matter to me are: sound quality, comfort, decent battery life and bang for buck. After researching thoroughly I decided to go for the Sony Linkbud S earbuds - and I'm really glad I did. The comfort is superb and the sound well rounded and full.Although noise cancellation wasn't high on my priority list initially, I was impressed by the Linkbud S' in this department. Haven't tried them on a plane yet, but the noise cancellation does a great job of drowning out the TV if I'm using one of my devices for some private listening.The downloadable app provides a wealth of fine tuning options to get the earbuds sounding just how you want and the comfort, even for extended use is great. My experience using the Linkbud S earbuds for phone calls is pretty limited, but they seem to work pretty well.I haven't tried other brands of earbuds so providing a comparative review is not possible, but in my opinion I really don't need to look anywhere else. These tick all the right boxes.
I bought this a couple of weeks ago. The main intent was to use them for online meetings (Teams and the like). A lot of reviews pointed to this being a great choice and praised strong mic performance, both for delivering clear sound and removing any background noise, as well as pretty good ANC. However, what none of them mentions (and Sony doesn't market, if you go to the product page it's never mentioned) is the Sidetone function. Essentially, the moment you enter a call, this feature activates automatically and it passes through to you all the voices of everyone else around you, regardless of your noise cancelling settings. In the end, I hear the people around me more loudly than without the earbuds, sometimes perhaps more loudly than you hear the person on the ... MoreI bought this a couple of weeks ago. The main intent was to use them for online meetings (Teams and the like). A lot of reviews pointed to this being a great choice and praised strong mic performance, both for delivering clear sound and removing any background noise, as well as pretty good ANC. However, what none of them mentions (and Sony doesn't market, if you go to the product page it's never mentioned) is the Sidetone function. Essentially, the moment you enter a call, this feature activates automatically and it passes through to you all the voices of everyone else around you, regardless of your noise cancelling settings. In the end, I hear the people around me more loudly than without the earbuds, sometimes perhaps more loudly than you hear the person on the other side of the call. So I started googling my issue and in the end found an official help page that said that this behaviour is a feature, that it's by design, and that it couldn't be disabled. At all. Which means that the only way to have a meeting with these for me is to go sit in an empty office. At which point I could have gone with a $20 pair of earbuds and in those conditions they would have worked fine. People speculate why it's like this (no official explanation) and mostly think that it's a safety feature. Probably so that I don't get hit by a bus while I'm sitting in my office (because ANC has no issues with blocking the outside world while I'm out and about listening to music on the go - go figure!).
Into my 3rd month of using, the product quality seemed questionable at times, accompanied by many occasional glitches.First off, started to appear very early on, the earbuds have turned themselves on inside thick pockets, especially ones made with synthetic or fleece materials. Online reviews and comments appear to show similar issues from many users. Potential static issue.Second, the mic quality is below average. Multiple people say that they can’t hear what I’m saying on the phone or voice chats, especially in medium to high level of environmental noise where other earbuds or wired earphones function just fine.Third, static and blank sound exists on my left earbud. Whenever my head turns left or right, the left earbud sensor seems to malfunction for a brief ... MoreInto my 3rd month of using, the product quality seemed questionable at times, accompanied by many occasional glitches.First off, started to appear very early on, the earbuds have turned themselves on inside thick pockets, especially ones made with synthetic or fleece materials. Online reviews and comments appear to show similar issues from many users. Potential static issue.Second, the mic quality is below average. Multiple people say that they can’t hear what I’m saying on the phone or voice chats, especially in medium to high level of environmental noise where other earbuds or wired earphones function just fine.Third, static and blank sound exists on my left earbud. Whenever my head turns left or right, the left earbud sensor seems to malfunction for a brief period and stops playing music a few seconds on only the left side. Static clicking sound frequents the left earbud too. Often begins randomly, with the slow paced irregular clicking lasting hours on end.Product warranty is below average. Sony only offers months of warranty and the warranty criteria is very strict.
I'm reviewing these earbuds after using them for about 16 months. The most important thing about these earbuds is that after about 14 months, the battery in the left bud is shot. Battery life for the left bud is about 20 minutes if I'm being generous. The right bud has not seen a reduction in battery life. The ANC works as well or better than the Bose Quiet Comfort II's that I own. The sound quality is also really good. I never had a problem with fit. The touch controls can be a little finicky and sometimes answering a call through the touch controls did not work. Phone calls are really clear and the mic on these buds eliminates background noise much better than the Bose QCII. Other features available in the app felt superfluous and gimmicky probably because I ... MoreI'm reviewing these earbuds after using them for about 16 months. The most important thing about these earbuds is that after about 14 months, the battery in the left bud is shot. Battery life for the left bud is about 20 minutes if I'm being generous. The right bud has not seen a reduction in battery life. The ANC works as well or better than the Bose Quiet Comfort II's that I own. The sound quality is also really good. I never had a problem with fit. The touch controls can be a little finicky and sometimes answering a call through the touch controls did not work. Phone calls are really clear and the mic on these buds eliminates background noise much better than the Bose QCII. Other features available in the app felt superfluous and gimmicky probably because I didn't need them. In all, I like the buds but i paid too much for them to only last 14 months. Sony customer support suggested sending them for repair on my dime but could not guarantee that the other bud would not have similar issues at some point. Buy them if you want to pay 200 bucks for disposable earbuds.
| Performance | |
| Works with the Google Assistant | Y |
| Works with Apple Siri | Y |
| Works with Amazon Alexa | Y |
| Protection features | Waterproof |
