On February 16, Sony officially released the new LinkBuds of open true wireless headphones in the mainland. Listening to music, making calls, or enabling voice assistants, wearing headphones to shuttle through various scenarios has become the daily routine of more and more heavy users of headphones. Sony observed that many users, especially those who like to wear headphones all the time, want the headphones not only to be comfortable to wear and have good sound quality, but also to maintain communication and response to the outside world freely when used. To meet this need, the Open True Wireless Headset LinkBuds came into being.
Sony has developed a dedicated ring driver for LinkBuds, paired with a high-performance neodymium magnet, to make the mid- and high-frequency sound quality clearer and more transparent, and the soundstage is vast. The hollow ring diaphragm allows ambient sound outside the headphones to enter the ear naturally. With its clever open-ended structure, LinkBuds allows people to enjoy high-quality background music or voice calls without worrying about missing out on communication and interaction around them, and can feel the changes in their surroundings in time, such as listening to songs while walking, making listening more safely. The new product is equipped with an integrated processor V1, which can stably transmit the signal of the headphones, reduce distortion, and bring purer sound quality. LinkBuds uses the DSEE digital sound enhancement engine, which uses advanced algorithms to complete the sample rate of the source, recovering some of the lost high-frequency sound to show a sound closer to the original sound. Through the massive sample of deep neural network learning (DNN), LinkBuds can adapt to different call scenarios, flexibly reduce the interference of call quality, and filter out environmental noise. Precision speech pickup technology that effectively separates ambient sounds and extracts speech clearly.
LinkBuds has about 51% less body volume than the WF-1000XM4, about 26% less headphone case volume, and a single earbud weighs about 4.1 grams, making it small and lightweight. Combined with the ergonomic design, the new fuselage center of gravity is inward, comfortable to wear. The headphones are equipped with 5 sizes of curved braces, the material is flexible, and can adapt to the needs of different users. The comfortable fit and simple ring design are more friendly for users who don't like in-ear earbuds or wear earrings regularly. For heavy users of headphones who need to be online all the time, LinkBuds has greatly reduced the annoyance of taking off and taking off, and can be easily worn and shuttled through a variety of life scenarios.
As a wearable device, the performance of headphones in intelligent control is increasingly valued by users. Sony LinkBuds is a compact mini, and in order to facilitate user control, Sony has developed a new wide-area click function for it. No need to aim deliberately, tap the perioral area near the cheek to quickly play, pause, and switch. At the same time, the new product supports adaptive volume control, after the user turns on this function in the Headphones Connect App, the headset can identify the sound level of the environment and automatically adjust the volume in the headset to the appropriate range. LinkBuds also comes with a smart hands-free function, which enables the headset to automatically pause or resume playing music when talking to someone, allowing you to chat at any time without manual operation.
At the same time, the newly released LinkBuds has joined hands with Tencent Xiaowei to add Quick Access (Quick Play Music) function. After setting up the Tencent Small and Micro App, double-click the headset panel to quickly play the self-built song list, collected song list or "30 songs per day" recommended song list, worry-free and convenient. At the same time, users can wake up Tencent's small and micro "intelligent voice assistant" through LinkBuds to quickly obtain news, weather and other life information.
In terms of battery life, LinkBuds not only supports long battery life and fast charging, a single battery life plus charging case supplement can reach about 17.5 hours, and 10 minutes of fast charging can enjoy about 90 minutes of music playback. The new product detects the wearing status of the headphones through built-in sensors, and when the user removes the headphones, the music can be automatically paused.
The new product also has IPX4 waterproof rating, uses Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 technology, and supports windows Swift Pair rapid pairing, which is more diverse and more convenient to use.
In order to create a better listening experience, Sony has reached a brand cooperation with QQ Music, a leading music streaming platform in China, to deeply integrate their respective technical advantages, hardware advantages and content advantages in the audio field, and further upgrade the content quality of platform music and the functional experience of hardware products such as headphones. Leveraging QQ Music's understanding of China's huge music users and the ability to develop quality content, Sony will work with QQ Music to strengthen the cooperative development and promotion of technologies such as 360 Reality Audio and high-quality headphones in the future, and further promote the high-quality listening experience standards of the music industry.
Sony and QQ Music drive high-quality, localized music experiences
Sony has always been committed to sustainability, reducing the environmental impact of industrial components and finished products. LinkBuds' headphone body and charging case are made from renewable materials and use paper-based outer packaging boxes for a more environmentally friendly environment.
Based on a deep understanding of the changing needs of users, Sony continues to innovate with a dedicated craftsmanship. Sony LinkBuds brings a new listening experience to the younger generation who are accustomed to being "always on the line". It is not only an innovation in the form of true wireless headphones, but also highlights the role of headphones as a wearable device in intelligent life. Sony's new open-ended true wireless headset, LinkBuds, will be available soon.