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Wireless headphones | £180 | whf.cm/LinkBudsS
Sony’s wasted no time launching a new member of its LinkBuds family of wireless earbuds. The originals launched in March, complete with their innovative ring-driver design which offered something a little different to the norm, both in terms of fit and sound quality. They weren’t perfect, but they did more than enough to pique our interest and gain a four-star review.
The new LinkBuds are called the Sony LinkBuds S, but looking at the design of this pair, you wouldn’t necessarily guess they were from the same family.
Priced at £180, the LinkBuds S come in just above the original LinkBuds (£150). Given that they bring active noise-cancelling to the party it is hardly surprising they cost a premium.
Compared with the £250 launch price of the premium Sony WF-1000XM4 model, you can see a natural progression to the more expensive