Sony Linkbuds Fit: Earbuds Designed for Fitness
The Sony LinkBuds Open has a two-compartment design. For each earbud, there’s a tiny bubble containing all the essential electronics (battery, chips) and a small disk with a hole in the middle that houses the driver.
In general, open headphones are fitted with hooks to hold them to the ear. Since they don’t fit into the ear canal, they have to be held in place somehow. Sony opted for another approach with a small silicone wing. This fin is hollow and therefore flexible, making it more comfortable than a rigid piece of plastic.
The pierced disk-shaped part is rigid and covered with silicone. However, it takes a one-size-fits-all approach that could get in the way in a long session. Personally, I had to push them in a little to wedge the fin in. I had no problems with stability and the earbuds never fell out of my ears. With this unique size, there’s a risk that the earbuds still won’t fit your ears properly. The earbuds are IPX4 certified which means they can be used for sports.
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Out of the box, the LinkBuds Fit feature Sony’s signature sound profile. It’s a tad warm (bass forward), but the sound is open and dynamic. If anything, it lacks a touch of clarity, but the profile works well with a variety of music genres, and most people should be pleased with the LinkBuds Fit’s sound quality. You can tweak the sound a bit with the equalizer settings in Sony’s new “renewed” Sound Connect app, which replaces the Sony Headphones app. Sony has streamlined the app a bit in an effort to make it seem less confusing to users. (It does seem a little more user friendly but there are still plenty of settings to choose from.)
Sony says it’s also improved the ambient (transparency) mode from the LinkBuds S, making it sound more natural, and I do think that’s the case from my early testing. As I said, the noise canceling doesn’t seem quite as good as that of the WF-1000MX5, which features some of the best noise-canceling out there. But it’s still very good overall.
I thought the voice-calling performance was impressive. Callers said they could hear almost no background noise when I spoke to them from the noisy streets of New York. And they said my voice sounded pretty clear with minimal glitches.
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And finally … The Sony LinkBuds Fit are excellent in-ear headphones in many ways, and are particularly suitable for active sports users. The very good bass, the stable Bluetooth connection and the comfortable fit make them an ideal companion for sports and everyday life. The app offers numerous setting options, and the voice assistant integration is also impressive.
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The only thing that is a little lacking is the active noise cancelling, especially when it comes to filtering out voices. However, it is worth replacing the earplugs to achieve a better seal. The quick-charge function and the elegant charging case round off the overall package.