Technics EAH-AZ80 True Wireless Earbuds, Silver by Addicted to Audio

These wireless earbuds feel very high quality.The charging case, while a little bulky, is small enough. It includes an extremely short USB-C to USB-C charging cable, but it also supports wireless charging.On to the earbuds themselves, again like the case they appear a little bulky. From appearances alone I was slightly concerned about the 'ear feel', but those fears disappeared once I had them in my ears. They are extremely light, barely noticeable. Included are numerous sized ear cushions, I'd assume over 99% of the population would be able to find a size here that fits them comfortably.Battery life appears to meet advertised specs, I was able to get a sold work days use out of them with noise canceling enabled.The noise cancelling is definitely able, maybe ... MoreThese wireless earbuds feel very high quality.The charging case, while a little bulky, is small enough. It includes an extremely short USB-C to USB-C charging cable, but it also supports wireless charging.On to the earbuds themselves, again like the case they appear a little bulky. From appearances alone I was slightly concerned about the 'ear feel', but those fears disappeared once I had them in my ears. They are extremely light, barely noticeable. Included are numerous sized ear cushions, I'd assume over 99% of the population would be able to find a size here that fits them comfortably.Battery life appears to meet advertised specs, I was able to get a sold work days use out of them with noise canceling enabled.The noise cancelling is definitely able, maybe not the best ever, but certainly more than serviceable in most situations. The audio quality on the other hand is outstanding, these are some of the best sounding earbuds I've ever had the pleasure of using. I've tried numerous wireless earbuds and these belong in the conversation of the highest audio quality. I'm not an audiophile by any means, but these have amazing range, deep bass and highest highs. The audio quality alone is enough to consider these if you are looking at wireless earbuds.

Great performance in such a tiny package. I’ve owned a few noise-canceling headphones and these are certainly some of the most impressive. My go-to plane headphones have been the behemoth Sony WH-XB910N. The sound on those is so very bassy but they’re huge and take up half of my underseat bag. These Technics have plenty of bass, great sound clarity, amazing battery life, and fit in my pocket.Just like my trusty Sony’s, there are a few modes of noise reduction to choose from. I’ve been using mine in the office so I’ve had it set on the ambient mode and it’s surprising how well it works. The default value is 80 (percent?) but you can crank it up to 100 and pick up every keyboard click in the area. The noise canceling is similarly adjustable in the app and has worked ... MoreGreat performance in such a tiny package. I’ve owned a few noise-canceling headphones and these are certainly some of the most impressive. My go-to plane headphones have been the behemoth Sony WH-XB910N. The sound on those is so very bassy but they’re huge and take up half of my underseat bag. These Technics have plenty of bass, great sound clarity, amazing battery life, and fit in my pocket.Just like my trusty Sony’s, there are a few modes of noise reduction to choose from. I’ve been using mine in the office so I’ve had it set on the ambient mode and it’s surprising how well it works. The default value is 80 (percent?) but you can crank it up to 100 and pick up every keyboard click in the area. The noise canceling is similarly adjustable in the app and has worked great in my testing (loud fans, annoying coworkers, etc). Unfortunately, they arrived after I got back from vacation so I can’t comment on how well they work in the de facto Airbus test.The sound quality is great out-of-the-box which is good because there aren’t a heck of a lot of options. All of the sound customization is through the app and it provides limited settings but does have an adjustable EQ. I’m an extra bass kinda guy so that’s where I set it and I found the highs and mids to be unmuddied.The buds have touch-sensitive controls which is very handy but also hard to remember. In the app, you can configure the left bud and right bud to have independent controls for next/last track, volume, pause, noise-cancelation mode, etc. I prefer to not be perpetually confused so I set them both the same. In any event, you get to choose what a long tap or single, double, triple taps trigger. A reason I set both buds the same is because they can be used singly. Just one! At a time! Great (or horrible) for when that coworker insists on talking to you while you’re trying to rock out to a bassy jam. There doesn’t seem to be any complicated method of setting them to be used one-at-a-time. All I’ve done is take one out of the case (or put one back in) and it announces that there’s been a change in the connection and it works. So simple!The app is maybe not so simple. I definitely prefer the Sony app to Technics’ but I guess I don’t have a choice. I’ve only used the Bose app for a bluetooth speaker (as opposed to headphones) but that also seems better. Oh, well. The Technics app gets the job done and you don’t have much of a choice about it. On the first connection to my phone, it auto-updated the firmware on the buds. And it seems that the app is the only way to change settings such as: noise cancelation strength, ambient sound strength, EQs, connection modes/codecs, multipoint options, touch-sensor gestures, or voice assistants. Huge in the win category, though, is that everything just worked. There’s even a neat little notification that shows the battery levels of each individual bud and the case!The charging has been simple. Like many things these days, all you gotta do is jam a usb-c cord in. They’re tiny little batteries so it probably doesn’t even matter if you use your slowest charger. Though I’ll probably never need to use it, I tested out the wireless power sharing from my Samsung S23 Ultra and it worked flawlessly to top up the case’s charge.Oh, and they automatically pause the music when you pop them out of your ear. What more could you ask for?

I received these earbuds through the "Hey, Bullseye" program in exchange for my unbiased, honest review. I tried them for the first time last weekend when I had multiple back-to-back flights for business travel. I tried them for about an hour each on different flights.Overall, I found the noise cancelation to be quite good. I usually use Bose over the headphones and those are still slightly better for noise cancelation, but they are large and can be clunky. The Technics were small and fit in the ear canal, so getting the right fit is important. They provide a number of additional earpieces to ensure the right fit. One of the best features of the earbuds is the ability to let voice still come through and cancel out all of the other noise in the environment. This is ... MoreI received these earbuds through the "Hey, Bullseye" program in exchange for my unbiased, honest review. I tried them for the first time last weekend when I had multiple back-to-back flights for business travel. I tried them for about an hour each on different flights.Overall, I found the noise cancelation to be quite good. I usually use Bose over the headphones and those are still slightly better for noise cancelation, but they are large and can be clunky. The Technics were small and fit in the ear canal, so getting the right fit is important. They provide a number of additional earpieces to ensure the right fit. One of the best features of the earbuds is the ability to let voice still come through and cancel out all of the other noise in the environment. This is particularly handy when the flight attendant comes through and asks for your drink order.I've tried a few different earbuds like these in the past and had an issue where my ear canal has an allergic reaction. I'm happy to say that I did not experience that with these earbuds. I continue to use them and have not had any problems with my ears. They do feel a little heavy in my ears when I am out walking with them, but sitting still (like on an airplane) is fine.I also like that they use the USB-C charger and can charge wirelessly. With Apple switching to USB-C, this simplifies my cord game.Overall, these are pretty good earbuds. I would certainly add them to you consideration set.