This year, Sony released a new linkbuses series. The first linkbuses headset uses ring speakers. This is not only a fully open sound experience, but also its small size makes it suitable for all-weather wear Open headphones are a new feeling, and frankly, once you use open headphones, you will rely on it. But for some users, open headphones are not suitable for them. Therefore, this time Sony launched linkbuses s supporting noise reduction, which is prepared for noise reduction and comfortable wearing.
LinkBuds S
Small and light headphones are its advantages
When you turn on linkbuses s, is the appearance of the headset a little familiar? The appearance of linkbuses s is hard not to be reminiscent of wf-1000xm4 Bluetooth headset. As a flagship headset, wf-1000xm4 has better sound effect and noise reduction, but the volume experience is relatively poor, especially when worn for a long time.
The shape of linkbuses s is close to wf-1000xm4, but the volume is only nearly 70%. Internally, linkbuses adopts 5mm sound drive unit, which is small in size and can ensure sound quality at the same time. In addition, with the power consumption of V1 chip, linkbuses s battery adopts a smaller and thinner design, but the overall life can still reach a maximum of 20 hours, and the noise reduction can be turned on for 6 hours. This is equivalent to the total round trip time between Beijing and Shenzhen.
LinkBuds S
In terms of weight, linkbuses s weighs 4.8g, which is much lighter than about 7.5G of wf-1000xm4. The overall wearing feeling of linkbuses s is much better than that of wf-1000xm4. I hardly feel tired after wearing linkpads s for half a day, and my small size doesn't put too much burden on my ears. Although the silicone earplugs are not as good as the memory sponge, they are firm and not stuffy. At the same time, they can physically block some external noise.
Unfortunately, the battery compartment of linkbuses s does not support wireless charging.
Experience: the flagship function is decentralized, and the sound quality is not inferior to wf-1000xm4
Let's start with sound quality. Although linkbuses s adopts 5mm sound drive unit, which is a little smaller than wf-1000xm4, the built-in V1 chip enhances the computing audio, and the overall feeling is good. Linkbuses s has very good definition, especially in terms of intermediate frequency and human voice. It can well display human voice and multi-level tracks without any confusion or disorder. The bass is relatively convergent and sinks less than wf-1000xm4. Of course, everyone's experience of sound quality is different, and you need to listen to it yourself.
LinkBuds S
In terms of operation, first of all, there are matching keys in the battery compartment of linkbuses s. If you are equipped with other Bluetooth headsets, you can pair with your eyes closed without pressure. Linkbuses s inherits many experiences of wf-1000xm4, such as multi-level noise reduction. In outdoor and office, the corresponding noise reduction level will be automatically switched according to the scene. I also found in the app that in addition to the above operations, the noise reduction level can also be set according to geographical location. For example, if I set the office environment as transparent mode, the headset will switch automatically within the set range.
Summary:
Although it is called linkbuses s, I don't think it's too much to call it wf-1000xm5 Lite. It has the same design language as the flagship headset, but its reduced weight and small size give it a longer wearing feeling. Compared with linkbuses with open headphones, the noise reduced version of linkbuses s has more immersive sound enjoyment. Of course, what I think is more attractive is that it is only 100 yuan more expensive than linkbuses, and the price in China is still very high.