WIRED Unique design makes it easy to hear outside sounds. Easily fit in smaller ears. Compact charging case. TIRED Not as much bass as you might want. Audio can leak out to surroundings. Touch sensors don't always work perfectly. No wireless charging.
, but the LinkBuds are more than capable of reproducing my favorite music faithfully. The biggest difference is a lack of bass—the primary physical drawback of having big holes in the middle of each bud. Still, they're not totally without low end.
The charging case is small enough that it will fit just fine in smaller pockets, and a secure lid and click-in charging mean the buds never rattle around when you juice them up for another 5.5 hours of playback. Yes, that battery life is on the lower end of the spectrum these days, and the lack of wireless charging in the case is a bummer. At least they're IPX4-rated, so sweat won't be an issue and they'll work just fine in the rain.
I can see why you'd be hesitant to fork out $180 for a pair of earbuds that purposefully leak sound, but 30-year-old me is in love. With the LinkBuds in, I can hear wheels on the pavement a block away. I love that I can hear announcements through loudspeakers when I’m in stores. They even work great on calls, which is somewhat surprising, given the tiny design and the amount of ambient sound that leaks in.
There are a million pieces of technology looking to link our digital and physical lives, but none are as seamless as these tiny earbuds with a hole in the middle—they're the only pair I actually want to take with me everywhere.
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