Automate your audio experience with ultralight headphones that feature smart technology to connect your online and offline worlds like never before. Seamlessly shift from ambient sound to advanced noise cancelling and enable automatic playback that learns from your behaviour. LinkBuds S deliver the right a sound for whatever world you're in.

Never Off

With LinkBuds S, you're always connected. Wear them comfortably around the clock, staying in touch with people and places without having to pause your playlist.

Premium Noise Cancelling

When you are ready to tune out the noise, LinkBuds S offer  premium noise cancelling to help you focus on your favourite playlist or podcast.

All your worlds, connected and optimized

Link your worlds as LinkBuds S switch seamlessly between superlative noise cancelling and natural ambient sound. Smart features and settings learn from your behaviour and automatically adjust sound settings to provide the right sound for the moment.

Hear more of what's around you 

These earbuds give you the best of both worlds - natural ambient sound when you want to interact with your world, so you can have a conversation or be aware of your surroundings.

Small and light for all-day comfort

Approximately 4.8 grams in weight with a compact design, LinkBuds S are smaller and lighter than other noise cancelling earbuds. Silicone earbud tips provide a comfortable fit that stays in place.  

Adaptive Sound Control automatically adjusts to whatever you do 

Adaptive Sound Control is a smart function that senses where you are and what you’re doing, then adjusts ambient sound settings for the ideal listening experience. Over time, it learns your behaviour and recognizes locations that you frequently visit, such as your workplace or a favourite café, and adapts to the situation.

Smart features that seamlessly integrate music into your routine 

With Auto Play, LinkBuds S can automatically play music as soon as you put the headphones on or finish a call. Settings can also trigger music to match your behaviour, such as a mood-changing walk or a post-meeting focus track.

Clear calls and immersive sound

Easily connect with the people you know and the content you love. Make crystal clear calls and listen to high-quality music – even in windy or noisy environments. AI based noise reduction algorithm isolates your voice and keeps conversations crisp.

Built with premium sound technology

A newly developed 5mm driver unit, featuring a high-compliance diaphragm, helps keep the LinkBuds S small while driving your music with rich low frequency bass sound. Sony’s Integrated Processor V1 improves noise cancellation, enhances sound quality, and reduces distortion.  

Enjoy High-Resolution Audio without wires 

LinkBuds S support High-Resolution Audio Wireless by transmitting approximately three times more data than conventional Bluetooth® audio6 with LDAC audio coding technology. DSEE Extreme™ upscales compressed digital music files and restores high range sound lost in compression.

Talk and hear only ambient sound 

Voice pickup technology and Speak-to-Chat automatically pause the music as soon as you speak to someone, so you can conduct a conversation – handy if you want to keep your headphones on or your hands are full. And once your chat is over, your music starts playing again automatically.

Everything’s at your fingertips 

LinkBuds S features intuitive touch control settings – for example, tap on the left earbud to change from Noise Cancelling to Ambient Sound and long tap for Quick Attention, or double tap on the right to skip to the next track. Explore default settings customize your functions using the Headphones Connect app.

Instant pause. Instant play

Just take the earbuds out of your ears and the music stops – a proximity sensor knows when you are wearing one or both earbuds. Pop the earbuds back in and the music starts again. 

Control with your voice 

Just say “OK Google” or “Alexa” to activate your preferred voice assistant.10 Enjoy entertainment, connect with friends, get information, listen to music and notifications, set reminders, and more. You can even control your headphones’ features like noise cancellation with your voice,11 listen to and interact with emails in Microsoft Outlook, and join Microsoft Teams meetings using Google Assistant or Siri.

Quick access to your favourite music and soundscapes 

With Quick Access, you can configure these wireless earbuds to resume Spotify music playback or Endel personalized soundscapes with two or three taps – no need to touch your smartphone.

Find your headphones with Fast Pair 

LinkBuds S support Google’s Fast Pair feature. Easily find your missing headphones by sound or check their last known location in Google’s Find My Device app on your smartphone.

Made with the environment in mind

Your LinkBuds S are designed for both style and environmental consciousness. The earbuds use recycled plastic materials from automobile parts, and the packaging uses no plastic.

Water resistant for everyday use 

With an IPX4 water resistance rating, splashes and sweat won’t stop these Sony earbuds – so you can keep on moving to the music. 

Listen all day, charge in minutes 

Enjoy up to 6 hours of battery from your headphones and store another 14 hours in the case for up to 20 hours2 of listening. In a hurry? Just a 5-minute quick charge gives you up to 60 minutes of play time.  The Sony | Headphones Connect app will notify you when your charging case drops below 30%.

What's in the box?

Open up the packaging of your LinkBuds S and you'll find 4 sizes of silicone earbud tips to suit different ear shapes and a USB-C charging cable. 

So immersive. So real

Immerse yourself in sound all around you. As real as if you are there at a live concert or with the artist recording in a studio. With 360 Reality Audio, music has never been so immersive and so real. These headphones let you enjoy 360 Reality Audio.

A personal cinematic experience 

Enjoy a thrilling Dolby Atmos® experience and 360 Spatial Sound when LinkBuds are paired with your BRAVIA XR TV using the WLA-NS7 wireless transmitter.