Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 wireless headphones review

Sony is breaking new ground with the LinkBuds WF-L900: With its open design and automatic functions, those who want to be more deeply integrated into our daily lives and who want to be a part of pure music consumption. smart true wireless earbuds, of which the concept is just a part.

Sony LinkBuds WF-L900, the company’s newest true wireless product, and its open design lets you listen to music and hear what’s going on around you at the same time without blocking your ear canals. Sounds innovative, right? The exact opposite of the noise canceling WF series, Sony’s new LinkBuds model allows you to pick up ambient noise thanks to a physical hole that looks like a ring and is designed to stay in your ears for a long time.

Sony calls it the Always-On concept: The idea is that you can listen to music or podcasts at the same time while chatting with others or working from home, while still hearing the voice of the postman or delivery person. So does this concept work and how good is the Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 for music?

Design

Take up 51% less volume than LinkBuds flagship earphones and weigh almost half their weight. They’re super light at just 4.1g each, and they’re surprisingly easy to forget once you put them on.

Its distinguishing feature from other earphone models is its eight-shaped appearance. Because in this state, Polo resembles mint candy. This 12mm ring is positioned adjacent to the section containing DAC and amplifier technologies. Five different support rings are included in the package, so it can be said that it is suitable for most ear sizes. It takes some practice to put them in your ear, but over time you get used to it and it gets easier.

LinkBuds are actually made from recycled ABS derived from car parts and mixed with stone elements. Offering white, black or gray color options, Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 also has IPX4 water resistance certification. Therefore, water splash and sweat earbuds are not affected.

Features

Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 with Bluetooth 5.2 support comes with many features. Chat to Chat, which we are familiar with from previous Sony headphones, automatically pauses the playback when you start talking, then continues from where it left off when you are not speaking. Adaptive Sound Control allows you to automatically manage sound levels according to the noise of your environment.

Another Sony feature, DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine), is ready to amplify streams and compensate for losses over Bluetooth. Sony’s V1 processor, which is also used in the brand’s XM4 headphones, does all the heavy lifting to enable these features. However, we advise you to be mindful of how many features you enable in the Sony app, as it affects battery life.

The headset works with Google Assistant and Alexa and supports Google Fast Pair as well as Windows 10 Swift Pair. Apple iOS users can use it with Microsoft Soundscape. Sony has developed a new control method for this model, as there is very little headphone surface area to work with: tapping the space in front of your ear two or three times with your finger. It’s certainly not foolproof, but you can use this technique to make a call, pause or play music, and skip tracks.

Sound Quality

LinkBuds WF-L900 has big 12mm drivers that can produce a loud sound despite being very small . Considering its unusual designs, it is possible to say that it offers the ability to distinguish fine details and nuances. It’s not without its downsides. Bass depth is limited and you may find it insufficient if you are looking for deeper hits.

Sony has done everything possible to make the LinkBuds WF-L900’s listening experience worthwhile. This includes incorporating proprietary technologies such as 360 Reality Audio, DSEE and V1 processor into the headset.

Battery Life

The battery life is announced as five and a half hours, while the charging case makes it possible to store energy for 12 more hours. This might be considered a bit short for earbuds without any noise canceling feature, but this is due to their small size.

As we mentioned earlier, turning on and using various smart features will reduce uptime. Thanks to fast charging, 10 minutes means approximately 90 minutes of playtime. The charging of the case is done via USB-C, as you would expect.

Conclusion

We can say that Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 is a successful wireless earphone model. With its innovative ergonomic design, it is extraordinarily compact and surprisingly easy to wear for extended periods of time. It also offers an admirable experience, provided you’re prepared to sacrifice bass for its design.

On the other hand, the tendency to disconnect from Bluetooth in some situations can be frustrating, but it’s amazing how much technology Sony has been able to pack into these tiny earbuds. Also, Sony deserves credit for thinking out of the box, as the LinkBuds WF-L900 is designed for those who want to hear both the music and what’s going on around them. Even if there is not much sound isolation, if you want to be able to communicate with people around me without removing my headphones, we can say that Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 is for you.