/PRZWT/ On January 22nd, Sony (China) Co., Ltd. officially launched the new over-ear true wireless headphones - Sony Sound Clip LinkBuds Clip (hereinafter referred to as "Sony Sound Clip"). With a new acoustic structure and design, it enhances the dual experience of open-air headphones in terms of sound quality and wearing comfort.
Sony has long recognized the "listening needs" of users when they frequently switch between digital music and the real world - they want to continuously enjoy music content while not wanting to disconnect from the outside world or sacrifice the comfort of wearing for a long time. Based on this insight, Sony Audio adheres to the concept of "born for music", and in 2022, it launched the LinkBuds series of headphones. From the innovative open-ring design to the lightweight and comfortable ear-inserted form, Sony is committed to constantly seeking new breakthroughs between natural listening and comfortable wearing. As the latest member of this series, Sony Sound Clips takes "Open Good Sound" as its product concept, combining the ear-cuff appearance with an open acoustic structure. With three innovative listening modes: noise leakage suppression, voice enhancement, and standard mode, it further expands the usage scenarios of open listening and brings a relaxed and enjoyable all-day high-quality listening experience.
Ear clip design, allowing for open listening and enjoying the best sound quality
As an open-type headphones, Sony Sound Clips seamlessly connect music with ambient sounds in various scenarios such as daily commutes, office work, sports and leisure. Users can enjoy music while clearly perceiving crucial information such as interpersonal communication, public announcements, traffic alerts and natural sounds without having to remove the headphones.
Sony discovered that while users were seeking a rich and detailed musical quality, they also wanted to avoid the social awkwardness caused by audio leakage in public places. Therefore, at the early stage of product development, engineers focused on sound tuning and sound field control as key breakthrough areas, in order to achieve the dual goals of high-quality audio experience and privacy protection.
Specifically, the Sony Sound Clip is specially equipped with three listening modes: Leak Suppression Mode, Voice Enhancement Mode, and Standard Mode. By double-clicking and lightly tapping the left earphone, you can quickly switch between these three modes, making the product more convenient to meet users' diverse listening needs throughout the day. Among them, the Leak Suppression Mode is designed for relatively quiet environments such as libraries, meeting rooms, and office areas. While ensuring the overall volume is nearly the same as the Standard Mode, it reduces the leakage of the middle and high-frequency bands by lowering them, effectively minimizing the disturbance to others and achieving privacy protection. In noisy environments such as stations and busy areas, the Voice Enhancement Mode can precisely brighten the middle and high-frequency bands, effectively improving the clarity of the sound, helping users listen clearly to audio and video content in complex environments. The Standard Mode is the classic sound tuning style of Sony, with balanced sound quality, clear vocals, and full details, which can meet the listening needs for high-quality music in most usage scenarios. The free switching of these three listening modes enables users to handle different life scenarios with ease.
Stable and comfortable, suitable for all-day wear without any burden.
Sony deeply understands the concerns of users regarding the discomfort caused by wearing open headphones for long periods and the worry about the devices falling off during movement. Therefore, over the years, Sony has conducted big data research and innovative design to strive to make the products better serve various types of listening throughout the day. In terms of appearance, Sony's ear clips adopt a special C-shaped, soft, and wide arc bridge design. A light and firm clip on the earlobe can ensure a comfortable and stable wearing experience. This ergonomic ear-cup structure can significantly reduce the pressure on the earlobe from the cavity, thus providing a light and comfortable experience that feels weightless for a long time.
Not only that, Sony Sound Clip has specially designed a adjustable side support frame - "Flexible Pillow" - which allows users to choose to wear or remove it according to the scene requirements and wearing comfort. Users can also achieve a more comfortable fit by adjusting the position of the "Flexible Pillow". This design makes Sony Sound Clip more flexible in its adaptability, meeting the wearing needs of more ear shapes, and ensuring stability while keeping the ears as comfortable as lying on a pillow. At the same time, when it comes to non-intense activities such as indoor exercise, running, or cycling, the headphones can also firmly adhere, allowing music listening to be always by your side.
Deep audio technology accumulation empowers high-quality listening
The key challenge of open-cast listening lies in balancing the transparency of sound with the degree of true reproduction. Sony Sound Clips inherit the brand's audio technology accumulation and tuning philosophy over more than 70 years, and integrate the acoustic tuning essence of Sony audio, enabling it to provide a natural and open, truly reproduced sound experience even in an open-cast form.
To break through the sound quality limitations of open listening, Sony Sound Clip integrates multiple audio technologies to create a superior audio experience under the ear clip design. With a 10mm high-performance driver unit, it delivers a balanced sound performance. While maintaining the sense of mid and low frequencies, the extension of high frequencies is also natural and coherent. Sony Sound Clip also features the DSEE digital sound enhancement engine [1], which can intelligently compensate for common digital compressed audio sources, optimize the restoration of high-frequency details, and make the sound more delicate and transparent.
Meanwhile, Sony Sound Strap supports 360 Reality Audio immersive audio effect [2], when paired with the corresponding spatial audio source, it can present a wider sound field dimension and rich and three-dimensional sound details. Background music effect [3] can maintain the transparency of the sound while creating a more spatial listening experience, which is very suitable for enjoying music in coffee shops, offices, etc., when working or reading.
In addition, the Sony Sound Clip supports a 10-level adjustable equalizer function. Users can customize the settings through the "Sony | Sound Connect" app. Combined with the "Find Your Equalizer" feature, it is easy to adjust the sound style that suits your preferences. The intelligent scenario-based listening mode can automatically play music based on the environment and usage scenario after wearing the headphones. Users don't need to operate their phones, further freeing their hands and allowing them to enjoy music life easily. Sony Sound Clip understands music and also understands you.
High-definition stable call. Compact design reaches new heights.
Even with an open design, Sony Sound Clip maintains Sony's consistent high standards for sound clarity. Combined with an AI-based deep neural network (DNN) noise reduction algorithm, Sony Sound Clip can effectively suppress environmental noise and retain the human voice, ensuring clear and natural communication even in noisy environments. Through a dual-microphone structure and the new generation of bone voiceprint recognition technology VPU, Sony Sound Clip can further accurately pick up the user's voice, making communication more stable and smooth.
Simple and versatile design, allowing for personalized expression as desired.
The Sony Sound Clip is not only an earbud-style true wireless headphones that offers outstanding sound quality and comfortable wearing experience, but also pays attention to the aesthetic expression of daily wear while maintaining a technological appearance. The Sony Sound Clip offers four elegant and soft color options: Starry Night Black, Oatmeal White, Oxygen Green, and Wind Chime Purple. The versatile design can easily meet the dressing needs of different genders and occasions. Moreover, Sony provides various charging case protectors and color options for the earphones, allowing users to choose personalized color combinations according to their preferences. This makes the Sony Sound Clip a trendy item that expresses personal aesthetics and charm.
Based on the design concept of "all-weather multi-channel listening", Sony Sound Clip boasts more reliable performance. It not only has an overall battery life of approximately 37 hours [4], but also supports fast charging [5]. After charging for 3 minutes, it can be used for about 1 hour, ensuring continuous music playback. To meet the needs of users for outdoor activities, Sony Sound Clip supports IPX4 water resistance level [6], capable of handling daily sweat and light rain scenarios. The product supports stable Bluetooth 5.3 technology and multi-point connection, facilitating switching between multiple devices and making it more convenient and user-friendly. The intuitive touch design enables quick adjustment of the headphone mode, volume, and making phone calls, etc. Users can also quickly adjust the preset parameters and operation methods of the headphones through the "Sony | Sound Connect" APP, to meet the usage habits in different scenarios and requirements.
Sony has always adhered to the principle of "using creativity and technological power to touch the world", and has continuously implemented the concept of sustainable development in the product design and manufacturing process. Sony's sound clips use an all-plastic-free outer packaging. Approximately 20% of the plastic used in the product body is recycled material [7]. With a simple and natural design, the environmental protection concept is integrated into the open-air listening experience.
