I ordered these earbuds because I wanted a quality set of earbuds that weren't a cheap throwaway pair after a year but didn't want to drop the coin on a set of Apple or Bose earbuds. Sony has a good rep in the consumer electronics space and after doing a little research outside of Shamazon, I decided I would give the WF-C500's a shot. A few things I like about these specific buds.
1. Fitment - they fit in my ears well and they stay in my ears without causing hot spots or pain points.
2. Battery life - I can't give you a precise number, but I can use these earbuds throughout the day and even into the night and still have some battery life in the morning.
3. Sound - These specific earbuds I use primarily for listening to Audible audiobooks, so I don't need an eardrum ticking base or eye-watering treble highs, that said I did test these out with a few of my favorite artists - Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, AC/DC, old Van Halen, Vivaldi, the usual stuff we all listen to and in each style of music, I was very pleased, it was accurately represented within the context of having a half thimble-sized device stuck in my ear. Win. I also use these for phone calls, when someone calls and interrupts my audiobook, and I've always gotten good feedback from the other person on the call, in terms of clarity, volume of voice, and even outdoors, the wind management seemed to not negatively impact my call.
4. Earbud controls - There is a pro/con to the way you control these earbuds. I'll flat-out tell you I am not a fan of the touch-sensitive earbuds. I have big hand and rarely do I touch it in the way it wants to be touched and I end up hanging up on someone while I'm trying to turn up the volume or whatever the case is. The WF-C500's are more of a button-press kind of thing. It's tactile - you know exactly what your finger is doing when it's doing it because of that tactile feedback. I freaking love that. Super-duper simple!! So what's the con Shawshank? Glad you asked. It's probably a horrible habit but I use one of the earbuds when I go to sleep. Usually an audiobook, might be some Ludovico Einaudi, or that soothing ocean or thunderstorm sound with some good ol' scripture in the background. The problem is I'm a side-sleeper and SOMETIMES when I roll over to the side that has the earbud in it, the pillow will act like my finger and hit that little tactile button and pause whatever I'm listening to. I can hit it again and be a little more careful when I put my head back on the pillow, but that does happen. It's probably a bad habit anyway, but that's the con of the controls on these earbuds, from my POV anyway.
5. Overall quality - I really can't complain about these earbuds. I've dropped them in the sink while washing my face, and forgotten to take them out when taking a shower (I realized after the water hit my head that I was still listening to whatever it was I was listening to, but they got a good dose of water sprayed on them, and there were times where one did fall out of my ear, primarily because I didn't seat it well.
I have been so pleased with these earbuds, that I bought my 17 yr old son a pair and he is also very happy with them. He listens to music primarily, 70-80-90's music (yeah he has good taste in music for a teenager.) :-)
An update after I had written this. I ran into a problem with the left earbud not connecting to BT. I contacted Sony support because they have a 1 yr limited warranty, and I bought these back in May of last year. We tried doing a full reset, which didn't correct the problem. The CSR provided me the info to send them back, I received an email with a FedEx shipping label, dropped them off at the Fedex in a Dollar General nearby, 2 days later they arrived at the Sony repair facility, 1 day after that, Sony notified they had ordered a brand new pair of WF-C500's for me and I should get them next week.
I'm not usually the kind of guy that gets massively butt-hurt when something breaks. Stuff happens. What I don't enjoy is when I am trying to correct a problem, be it a defect or whatever, with the manufacturer or the store and it becomes a battle of will and plain old integrity of service. My experience with Sony was outstanding. They asked me to try and correct the issue by doing a hard reset and when that didn't work, they moved right into replacement mode. I dig and respect that. So I wholeheartedly recommend this product. Unlike the growing number of Shamazonians who get free stuff to test and write reviews even though in all honestly sometimes they don't know crap about the product, I am a guy who buys his own stuff and in this case, I was 110% daily user of these Sony WF-C500 earbuds - at home, in my truck, at the gym, in the kitchen, in the bathroom (oops), outside mowing my grass and running my airplane sounding weedeater, in all cases this audio was good, and most importantly, I didn't lose one out of my ear and run my mower over it. As far as "noise cancellation", I will just refer to the numerous times my bride yelled at me because I didn't hear her when she was talking to me. I suppose in some regards that counts as "noise cancellation". (my beautiful Brazilian bride, if you happen to read this, you know your man loves ya.)
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): They feel good in the ear. They sound good in the ear. You don't look like you have a Chernobyl growth sticking out of your ears like some of the other earbuds. Perhaps best of all - Sony sticks behind their products and they understand what excellent customer service should be. These are the factors that drive my review and are the reason I bought a pair for my son, to whom I don't give him a rock when he asks for bread if you know what I mean. But he never asked for these, I knew the pair he had for 3+ years was having issues and wanted to surprise him. He was surprised on top of being happy. That's probably the highest recommendation I can provide, for what I give to the absolute pride and joy of my life - well I can't see these not being good enough for the King of England if they're good enough for my son.
I'll TRY to remember and update my review with some pics when I get the new earbuds. Chances are however, that I will forget and probably remember when I'm in a situation that precludes me from executing the review update in that moment I'm thinking about it. But I'll try. BTW the price dropped on these. I paid $90 bucks for my pair and my sons pair, and I think I saw them for $70ish or $79 and they are worth every buck of that even at $90.
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| connectivity tech | USB | Wireless | Bluetooth | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless |
| headphones form factor | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear |
| connector type | USB Type C | wireless | — | — | Wireless | USB Type C |
| noise control | sound isolation | — | active noise cancellation | — | sound isolation | active noise cancellation |
| cable feature | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable, Retractable | Without Cable | Detachable | Cable |
| control type | control | Media Control | Media Control | Media Control | Smart Touch Control / Volume Control | Volume Control |
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WF-C500
Small size. Uncompromising sound.
Truly Wireless In-ear Headphones
Listen for hours, charge in minutes
Enjoy up to 20 hours of listening thanks to the handy charging case. In a hurry? A 10-minute quick charge gives you up to an hour of extra play time.
Small and light, a great fit
Designed small (45% smaller than the WF-XB700), these buds fit securely and comfortably in your ears. The rounded shape without edges makes them a pleasure to wear, leaving you free to focus on what matters – your music.
Ergonomic Surface Design
The WF-C500 headphones combine a shape that matches the ear cavity with a new ergonomic surface design for a more stable fit.
Make your music more natural
DSEE restores high frequency sounds lost in compression.
Go anywhere, pocket-sized case
The cylindrical charging case is extremely small and easy to carry around in a pocket or bag.
Splashes and sweat, no problem
With an IPX4 water resistance rating, splashes and sweat won’t stop these headphones – so you can keep on moving to the music.
Clear hands-free calling
Conversation flows freely with easy hands-free calling, now clearer than ever with a high-quality built-in microphone.
Try it free
With purchase of this product, receive a code for four months of unlimited access to over 75 million songs via Amazon Music. With HD audio available for all Amazon Music subscribers, streaming never sounded so good.
Sony True Wireless Headphones
 LinkBuds S |  WF-C700N |  WF-C500 |
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Noise CancelingYes | Noise CancelingYes | Noise CancelingN/A |
Battery Life6 Hrs (20 Hrs with case) | Battery Life7.5 Hrs (15 Hrs with case) | Battery Life10 Hrs (20 Hrs with case) |
Hands Free CallYes, with Advanced Voice Signal Processing | Hands Free CallYes | Hands Free CallYes |
Water Resistant/Splash ProofYes / IPX4 | Water Resistant/Splash ProofYes / IPX4 | Water Resistant/Splash ProofYes / IPX4 |
Special FeaturesSpeak to Chat, High Resolution Audio, Touch Panel, Auto Play | Special FeaturesButton Control | Special FeaturesButton Control |
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I lost my old earbuds which replaced another set that I lost in my house or a hotel in the last 6 months which replaced my set that I loved and had forever 💔, they died and are no longer sold on Amazon. On February 27th I purchased these and another set 50$'s less , these were the second choice I'm cheap 🖕. Both arrived on the 28th by 7am . I pulled these out from the box first so I opened them , scanned the Q-code , loaded the app on my tablet and listened without changing anything. It sounded pretty good 👍 so I opened the custom equalizer fiddled a bit and BOOM sounds so clear and crisp it was surreal. Listening to the band Yes , the album Tourmotoes , the song Circus of Heaven . This song has sounds that vary very drastically very quickly and very meticulously and never fall from the dramatic flow of melody 💙. Great song. I didn't take the other set out of the box.
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Desde que compré estos audífonos los uso TODOS los días. Los uso en la oficina y en el gimnasio y dejenme decirles que son un par de audífonos excepcionales. Al día de hoy la batería dura lo mismo y funcionan igual que el primer día.
-Forma: los audifonos en sí me parecen muy estéticos. A la vista solo ves un círculo en el oído y nada más. Una forma totalmente atemporal y que no llama la atención. He usado los audífonos acostado sobre ellos y si molestan pero hasta que pasa un tiempo. Eso sí, si te apoyas en el lado izquierdo el volumen bajará pues tiene botones físicos.
-Funciones: Una de mis cosas favoritas, es que estos audífonos tienen botones FÍSICOS. Exacto, nada de gestos complicados, nada de cambios con un toque accidental (extremadamente común en otros audifonos). Los botones hacen un click ligero que se siente al tacto y ligeramente también al oído. Un click en el lado derecho es pausa. Doble click en lado derecho es skip y 3 es regresar. En el lado izquierdo un click es subir volumen y mantenerlo presionado baja el volumen.
-Sonido: El sonido es bueno. No te va a volar la cabeza, pero te aseguro que se escucha mejor que cualquier audifono de su rango de precio. En lo personal me gusta mucho los bajos exagerados, algo que estos audífonos no tienen pero en general nunca me hacen sentir que me haga falta. (De todas maneras puedes cambiar la ecualización en la app)
Cancelación de sonido: Tienen cancelación pasiva. No te van a aislar totalmente del mundo exterior pero sin duda disminuyen el sonido exterior lo suficiente para no distraerte o interrumpir tu música. Si un 10 fuera silencio total estos audifonos proporcionan un 6.
Conexión bluetooth: Algo común de otros audífonos es que sientan interferencias cuando están junto a muchos dispositivos. En mi caso NUNCA he pasado por ese problema. El único problema de conexión que me ha sucedido ha sido porque hay objetos bloqueando la señal o porque me he alejado (en el caso de mi celular, en promedio a unos 6 metros comienza a tener problemas)
Durabilidad: vean la imagen, se ven perfectamente bien después de 1 año y medio de uso. Su carcasa/cargador se encuentra bien y la bisagra se siente igual que el primer día. La batería tanto de los audífonos como de la carcasa se sienten igual que al principio.
Batería: Cuando te pones los audifonos, te dice qué porcentaje tienen de carga los audífonos. La batería a mi me dura unos 4 o 5 días. Los utilizo todos los días al menos 1 hora en el gimnasio y al menos 1 hora durante el día. Siendo honesto, los cargo más por inercia de tener el cargador a la mano que porque la batería se agote. Son pocas las veces que la batería se me ha agotado.
Calidad de materiales: Son marca Sony, que puedo decirte. Nunca me han decepcionado y este producto no fue la excepción. Las gomas que van al oído son intercambiables. Los plásticos de la carcasa resbalan bien al meterlos a la bolsa del pantalon pero no son demasiado lisos para ser resbalosos. Todo se siente como el primer día, desde los botones y la bisagra hasta los imanes.
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Lo ÚNICO que no amo de estos audifonos es la forma de la carcasa pues puede ser muy bultosa al llevarla en la bolsa del pantalón, pero honestamente no es un gran problema, cuestión de acostumbrarse. La verdad son audífonos que si recomiendo y que volvería a comprar si los llegara a perder. Algo que mejoraría sería que la app permitiera desactivar los botones físicos para poder usarlos recostado pero creo que es mejor para mis oídos no hacer eso...
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