Which Sony Earbuds Are Best? || LinkBuds S vs. WF-1000XM4 vs. LinkBuds vs. WF-C500

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Sony and audio are two words that go well together, but with Sony's expanded earbud lineup, the lines get blurred. Which is actually the best pair or wireless earbuds?

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Additional review notes:

PHYSICAL DESIGN
C500
Physical buttons (feel a bit mushy, but great for athletes)
Very small and comfortable
Cheap feeling case
4 colors (coral/mint/white/black)
Linkbuds
Open design is incredibly light, breathable, and comfortable
Can be finicky with the fit
Control by tapping your jaw joint
Case has a button
2 colors (black/white)
Linkbuds S
The lightest, smallest ANC hifi earbuds on the market
Extremely light and comfortable
Touch pads (customizable in the app)
Made from recycled plastic
4 colors (white/black/tan)
WF-1000XM4
Touch controls (customizable in app)
Largest case
Premium design
The only model with wireless charging
Comes with foam tips
The foam tip problem
2 colors (black/silver)
ALL
IPX4
COMFORT
Rank: Link, Link S, C500, XM4
BATTERY
C500: 10/20
Link: 5.5/23
Link S: 6/20
XM4: 8/24
SOUND
C500: constant hissing sound
Sounds claustrophobic with poor instrument separation
Muddy bass make them sound less deep and less wide than I would like
Lively sound overall with powerful lows. Pop sounds fun with these. For the price, not a bad balance, but there is plenty of better sounding competition
Only AAC & SBC codecs
Link:
Only supports SBC & AAC
Great clarity, but lacks bass
Anything below 200Hz is significantly deemphasized
Open-back type sound, great for a quiet work space in which you wear earbuds for many hours per day!
Link S:
LDAC support
Fun and lively
A smaller driver than the XM4, but still an impressive sub-bass performance
A bit warm and dark. I wish there was better spatial replication and it didn’t sound like it was all in the middle of my head
Still pretty decent
XM4:
LDAC support
Warmer, more powerful and full sounding. Great detail and clarity with a wider soundstage. More natural and clear than any other earbuds on this list. A substantial improvement over the others, but an untrained ear may not notice too much difference between Link S and these.
ALL:
EQ
DSEE
Connection priority choice in app
MIC TEST
ANC
Level 25 - Sony WF-1000XM4
Level 23 - Sony Linkbuds S
Level 13 - Sony WF-C500
Level 1 - Sony Linkbuds
FEATURES

Speak to chat (XM4, Link S, Link)
Transparency mode (Link S, XM4) - which is better?
Adaptive volume control on Linkbuds
Adaptive sound control on XM4 and Linkbuds S
Auto play/pause (XM4, Link S, Link)
Tap for Spotify (Link, Link S)
ALL
Support mono mode


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