OpenEar earplugs

Open to the world: Sony LinkBuds Open in the test

Recently available in Austria: Sony's LinkBuds Open(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Sony, CYBERPINK – stock.adobe.com)

With its LinkBuds, Sony first responded to the trend towards open true wireless earphones two years ago. The second generation of the earbuds, called LinkBuds Open, has recently become available in Austria. Once again, the Japanese manufacturer is doing things differently from the competition.

OpenEar earbuds have been enjoying increasing popularity for some time now. Instead of being inserted into the ear canal and thus closing it off, they sit or hang in front of it and leave it free so that you can still easily hear your surroundings when cycling, jogging or going for a walk - unlike earphones with active noise suppression.