What are the best wireless earbuds right now?

When Sony launched its original stump-free product, LinkBuds are shaped like a donut In 2022, she praised them for having an innovative approach The earphones are open After Apple dominated the open ear headphones genre with AirPods for several years. second generation Open LinkPods It was released in 2024, and now Sony has added LinkBuds are shaped like a donutIt takes the increasingly popular open bud form. While there’s nothing innovative about them, especially given their hefty $230 price tag, they’re well-built, fit my ears well, sound very good (for clip-on headphones anyway), have solid battery life and have excellent voice calling performance. Read the full review.

Reasons to buy

The LinkBuds may not look great compared to noise-isolating earbuds in the same price range, but they measure up well to other headphones, none of which sound great and aren’t really designed for critical listening. They seem to have a real competitive advantage with voice calling performance, which is great if you want to chat when you go for a run or do other activities.

Reasons to skip/continue searching

The LinkBuds Clip seems a bit overpriced at $230, which is why I rated it less than four stars. If they end up selling on Amazon for $50 less, you can add a quarter star to my review.