(NEW) Technics HiFi True Wireless ANC Earbuds (Open Box)

I was looking for universal, high-quality IEMs for travel (planes, trains, conference calls), and workouts at hotel gyms). My minimal list of requirements is quite elaborate and looks as follows: 1. Good sound quality. (I am a HiFi fan and own plenty of good, very expensive over-the-ear headphones, standalone DACs, and Headphone amps. I can evaluate sound quality well, and while I absolutely do not expect anything matching the quality of over-the-ear headphones that cost 10-30 times more, I also cannot tolerate substandard sound). (!) This includes support for higher-quality Bluetooth codecs like LDAC and/or aptX LE/Adaptive 2. Comfort, so you can wear these on the plane for several hours without issues. 3. Good fit, including during 20+ minutes running workouts, etc. I am annoyed if I need to readjust or reinsert the buds every 3-5 minutes. 4. Ability to switch to foam tips that fit and plug the ear canal much better imho. It's NOT just whether aftermarket foam tips fit the IEMs or not. Most IEM charging cases are so tight that bulkier foam tips simply do not fit in the box at all, and/or prevent stable charging. 5. Decent ANC, which is a must on planes, trains, and noisier environments. I do not need the best ANC, because it is always a tradeoff between sound quality and noise suppression. The best ANC typically means so-so sound. But it needs to make it possible to listen on the plane without setting the volume to its highest... 6. The last but not the least: Nowadays MULTIPOINT CONNECT IS A MUST for any IEMs that cost over $100. You do not want to manually disconnect the phones from one device and connect to another simply to take a call. You need it to be able to connect to multiple devices at a time, including your phone, PC, Chromebook, etc. Then it all gets much easier, either automatically, or you simply select/switch to the IEMs manually on the device of your choice. Given this long list, and after a long and tedious research I purchased Technics EAH-AZ60 IEMs, and I am quite happy. They check all the boxes on the list above, including Multipoint Connect, LDAC support, perfect fit with foam tips that fit inside the charging case, never having to readjust the IEMs during workouts, and above-average (actually, quite good) sound quality for this price range. Compared to Google Pixel Buds Pro the Technics EAH-AZ60 IEMs have noticeably better sound, but the case is somewhat bigger, and does not support wireless charging. Lack of wireless charging is probably the only negative I can mention, and it's not essential, especially while traveling... Highly recommended.

I like my AZ70W but there are a couple of issues so I decided to try these new ones out and so far I feel like it was the right call . Upgrades from AZ70: --Multipoint. I had trouble pairing my AZ70's to multiple devices much less switching between them. These connect to two devices simultaneously. Works seamlessly (at least so far). -- Slimmer case. Old case was bulky. This one has cheaper feel but is slimmed down. Good trade-off. I would hesitate to slide the old ones into my pocket when going out. Not these. -- Smaller earbuds. The buds themselves are smaller, feel lighter in the ear and look better. -- Battery Life. Old ones did not last long no matter what the specs said. In particular the case did not hold charge well. -- Charging. I sometimes found my buds weren't charging at all even when in the case. Had to fiddle with them every time I put them in the case to make sure I saw the red light on the bud come on. These still not great on that score as I have to push down to make sure the bluish light comes on but still better. Admittedly the problem here may be that I use foam eartips instead of the silicone ones provided by Technics. They still fit but likely the case is not optimized for the slightly thicker tips. Downgrades: -- Noise cancelling. Slightly better on my old ones. This might be due to the fit. I feel like I don't get as good a seal. YMMV. -- Accidental touches. I find myself inadvertently triggering touch controls more on these than the old ones. I think the main reason is the buds are smaller so it's more difficult to pinch the edges when adjusting them in my ear. I think I will adjust to this in time. Same as before: --- Sound quality. Did not notice difference one way or the other. Quality remains very high IMO. -- Touch controls. Same except for above noted accidental touches. As touch controls go these are very reliable and I love that I can fully customize them in the app. -- No wireless charging. Not a big deal to me. -- Continue playing when removed from ear. A lot of brands have sensors that stop playing when a bud is removed. These don't have that. I am 50/50 on this feature so again not a big deal to me. -- Independent listening. Like the AZ70, you can wear just one earbud if you like. Overall a nice job from Technics.

I really liked these buds but no matter what I did, I couldn't get a comfortable fit. I'm female, up there in my high 60s and have mild hearing loss, I wear hearing aids and I wanted a pair of buds for the gym and work, to listen to podcasts, music and take calls. My music taste ranges across all genres; classical, New Orleans jazz, motown, rap (check out Peltsman), rock - they are all in my catalog. These buds checked all the boxes, the sound was good, with multipoint Bluetooth, all the bells and whistles. I have the Samsung Galaxy 21 Ultra, I'm very tech savvy and found them easy to set up and use. How music sounds really matters to me, and these were good, even at higher levels to compensate for the hearing loss, there was no distortion. Then the Bose Quiet Comfort buds arrived on my doorstep. I've always loved Bose products and have never been disappointed with the quality and sound. The Bose buds have such rich sound and fantastic ANC. It's ok with me that there is no multipoint with this model but at $145 for the factory refurbished buds they can't be beat. I listen to the TV via Bluetooth with them. There was a syncing issue with all the buds I tried, but there's a fine tune option on the Roku app which allows for fine tuning the sync and they work great. As mentioned at the outset, the biggest problem was the size of the Technics buds. I tried to break my ears in, changed the tips, but no matter what I did these buds were so painful. The size of the case was nice and small, they look ok on the ear, certainly better looking than the Bose but sound-wise and comfort they don't come close to the Bose.

These earbuds are great. True wireless earbuds and fantastic sound. The app works well and lets you customize the earbuds a ton. You can control the amount of ANC to your liking. Or you can change it to transparency mode to let all sound passthrough (for example if you're walking along the road and need to be aware of your surroundings. There is also a third mode which amplifies voices which is pretty wild. The sound quality is top notch. You can truly hear the difference when using LDAC on the earbuds while listening to FLAC sound, it's bombastic! Speaking of LDAC, I was truly surprised that even while using LDAC, I could watch videos on my phone or laptop and the audio stayed in sync with the video. This is surprising and even Technics mentions you should turn off LDAC due to potential syncing issues. The multipoint functionality works as good as you would want. You simply pair it to one device, then follow the instructions to pair it to a second device. Of course, with the limitations in Bluetooth you can't listen to both devices simultaneously, but they do work as you would expect. For example, if you are using your laptop to listen to a YouTube video and then your phone starts ringing, the YouTube video will pause on your laptop and your phone ringing will come through. The call quality seems on par and I have nothing to complain about there. The touch controls work well and you are able to customize them in the app. Google Assistant works perfectly fine and is prompted by pressing and holding the right earbud (again this can be customized in the app). One further note, I originally purchased the Jabra Elite Pro 7 earbuds. They sounded great but there was TERRIBLE audio sync issues on PCs and a minor sync issue on Android (they don't even have LDAC so there is no excuse). I contacted Jabra's support where they informed me that they don't test their earbuds products for PCs and they're only meant for phones/tablets (which was false advertising since their multipoint video add shows a woman using a windows laptop and then getting a call on her phone. Honestly, I am happy their support was so terrible, that allowed me to return those and get these and I've never been happier.

I used these ear buds with an iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad Pro 11” Gen 3, MacBook Pro (2020), and a Garmin Vivoactive 4 fitness watch. What I liked - Excellent sound quality for music and podcasts. - Speaker quality for phone calls is great - loud and clear (mic quality is another story, see “what I disliked”) - Multipoint connectivity was a breeze to setup and was reliable. I believe only two devices can be connected at a time, but if you ever need to connect a third, you can simply select your device from the Bluetooth list and the earbuds can figure it out. In other words, you aren’t required to manually disconnect the ear buds from one of the two connected devices in order to connect a third. - Interchangeable mono mode, that is, you can connect and listen with only one ear bud in, and it doesn’t matter which ear bud it is. - Subjective, but I liked the look/style of these. What I disliked - Ever present crackling static noise when ear bud was in my ear and not actively playing any media. Didn’t matter if a device was connected to the buds or not. I do not expect errant static noises on ear buds at this price range, but maybe the ones I got were faulty. - Control button is a touch sensor, not a physical button. This made non-intentional inputs to play/pause/mute very common when I only meant to adjust the ear bud, or remove it/put it in. Also, if you’re exercising on a cold day with gloves on, you can’t pause or change the song without taking your gloves off. You also can’t press the buttons through a hat like you can with a physical button. - Charging case does not have wireless charging. - Microphone and call quality is sub par. People on the other end of my calls reported lots of background noise, and wind noise when on walks outside. - Subjective, but I found the ear bud’s “voice” piercing and a little annoying. It would be nice if there was an option to disable the voice that says “BLUETOOTH CONNECTED”, or change the voice to an array of pleasant tones. - Ear buds work in mono bud mode, but if you add the second bud in partway through a listening session, that bud also announces “POWER ON… BLUETOOTH CONNECTED…BLUETOOTH CONNECTED”. I had it happen a couple of times where I didn’t extract both buds from the case at the exact same time, and had to hear 6 announcements (3 from each bud) that they turned on and connected to 2 devices. What I was “meh” about - Quality of active noise cancelation. - Quality of pass through/hear through/ambient sound. In conclusion, I’d recommend these if they were on sale for the music lover who may not have apple devices and won’t use them for exercise or phone calls. If you plan to use these when exercising or want a better phone call experience, go with the Jabra 7 Pros instead. They’re lighter, have a better call experience, have physical buttons, and are less expensive. If all your devices are a part of the apple ecosystem, consider shelling out some extra cash and getting the AirPod Pros Gen 2. Where these Technics are a step up from the ear buds offered at $40-$60, the AirPods are a step up from the Technics. (I’ve actively been testing these Technics, the Jabra Pro 7s, Jabra Elite Active 75ts, and the Apple AirPod Pro Gen 2s, hence my bonus recommendations that you can take or leave)

I recently bought these to try them out. A few weeks back, I bought a pair of the new Google pixel buds and I could not get them to stay in my ear so I had to send them back. These technics was the replacement for the pixels. These technics stayed in my ear very good which I was pleased with. The music and call sound was also very good. The noise cancellation was not near as good as the pixels. With those pixel buds, I could use a vacuum cleaner and the person on the other end of the phone call could not hear a thing from the vacuum. With these technics, The person on the other end of the phone call could hear the vacuum but it was very low. I have two issues with these earbuds and that is the reason I am sending them back. -The connection process was extremely complicated. I am using a Samsung s23 phone. In fact I have two of those phones. The earbuds would connect to the phone through Bluetooth, but they would not connect to the Technics app of all things. I tried for over an hour to get it to connect on two different phones and it failed over and over again. I'm guessing this is a technics issue, but it is not something I'm willing to spend one more minute of my life dealing with. If they cannot get there crap in gear to put out a decent product, they do not deserve my business. Without the technics app, the earbuds are not near as functional. -My second issue is the earbuds are advertised as being "true wireless." Maybe I am old fashioned and believe advertising on face value, but true wireless to me means the device needs no wires. When I got the device, I was shocked that it did not have wireless charging. How can something be advertised as true wireless, when it in fact needs a wire to charge it? I am sending these earbuds back immediately and will be trying something else that will actually work.

I have had Technics products for my entire life - I still use my SU-V7 Integrated Amp in my garage and I have my SL-7 Linear Tracking Turntable in front of me as I write this - not that it gets any use today. I have owned both products since the early 1980s, and have always loved the better of Technics products. I was quite surprised to see that they now manufacture Bluetooth headphones so I read a number of reviews, all of which more or less said the same thing. Excellent sound quality, good ANC. I decided to purchase a set as I was looking for an upgrade to my Samsung Galaxy Buds 2. The very first thing I noticed was that I had to turn off the equalization I had set for the Samsungs as the bass was overwhelming. Excellent, but overwhelming. I ended up going with a flat response. I do not have any other headphones or earbuds where I can just leave them flat and find the balance be, well, as it should be. Bass is strong, but appropriate for the material, and has that ineffable quality that good bass has. I have never really heard that in a set of earbuds, and only in the best of over the ear cans. I have a set of HiFiMan Deva Planar Magnetics, and the Technics earbuds give them a real challenge. I like each for different reasons. The reviews I read suggested that these had less of an 'in your head' sense, and I have to agree. I turned on the Ambient Sound mode - I really appreciate these modes when they work as I use my buds when I walk down my local street which has no sidewalk so I need to hear cars from behind. I discovered that, if anything, I prefer the sound with the Ambient mode on. That was not the case with the Samsungs. I was able to turn on LDAC - I had to do this right in the Bluetooth settings for the headset on my phone in addition to the Technics app. I am not sure it really makes that much difference yet, truth be told these sound fantastic with the AAC which is what my first album/walk was in. Took a bit to figure out how to enable LDAC. I think these were well worth the price. Sound Quality is excellent, they provide a huge array of ear adapters and feel like a quality kit.

Sound is good but fit - not so good. Technics gives several different sized tips but the problem is, they don't go inside the ear canal far enough. Compared to Beats Studio Plus, Samsung Buds Pro and even cheaper brands like Soundcore, they're about even Steven. Original cost taken into account at $300, not worth it considering fit or lack of and not very ergonomic. Highly disappointed. Came from Amazon too and not some 2nd hand seller.

UPDATE III: 4 Stars . After some time of using these, I have found the Bluetooth connection is probably the weakest of all my earbuds. Even with LDAC off, the connection starts to break up far earlier and especially if there are any obstacles between me and my phone. With my phone in my back pants pocket, the signal will cut out often, though having the phone with the top end up in my front pocket seems to help. It still cuts out though if I bend down, for example. Interestingly, my Soundcore Life P3i is one of the best I own for BT signal and it will work where most don't. That's about a quarter the cost of the EAH-AZ60! So, 1 Star lost Technics! ORIGINAL REVIEW: 5 Stars: . TLDR: The Technics EAH-AZ60 ear buds are definitely a must-buy, if you can spend $200+ on a set of ear buds, don’t mind having no wireless charging, no in-ear sensors and you don’t have really small ears. Clear noisy-environment call quality, ANC worthy of the price, bright, incredibly clear, detailed sound, excellent touch controls, and a comprehensive app. A good lower priced alternative is the Liberty 3 Pro, but it does need some EQ taming in the app. . FULL EAH-AZ60 REVIEW: . UPDATE II: . I bought some 'AZ70' conical Comply tips and the long-term comfort is even better than the stock tips. My ears seem to have become very sensitive since I had ear irritation with the Galaxy Buds Pro! The excellent AZ60 sound signature is not affected. ANC seemed to be not quite as effective, until I adjusted the ANC slider (not the 0-100% strength one) and tuned out the lower frequencies that seemed to be more noticeable. The Comply tips just made awesome into awesome-on-steroids! . UPDATE I: . After some more time with these buds, and further listening to my many playlists, especially my 'Audiophile' Hi Res tracks, I can't be more happy with the comfort and sound signature. I'm not convinced headphones have a burn-in period. I think it's more burn-in for your ears with the specific earbud. I have been hearing more new nuances in my music, not heard with my other buds, which I thought I could never improve on. The mids and highs are awesome on the AZ60. I used to have to balance sibilance with clarity on the L3P. The AZ60 is so much better; clear and natural. To me, the bass is not so precise in comparison to the upper frequencies, better when turned down a touch in the EQ, but it's not an issue at all as it's still darn good. There's enough for all but the diehard bass-head. . The sound is noticeably clearer and detailed with LDAC on. I found the L3P and XM4 didn't show much difference with LDAC. Not sure if that's a good or a bad indicator of the sound reproduction quality with LDAC off. . The sound signature remains unchanged throughout the volume range, unlike the XM4, where the above 70% volume, the sound changes. This is great for me as I often turn down the volume a couple clicks below where I'd really like to have it (50-60%) to preserve my hearing. Wearing buds for 4 hours at a time at high volumes is not good! You also get used to a lower volume after a short while and can even turn it down more. This is why I use ANC all the time. . I realized why the AZ60's ANC is so good. The bud and design really act like ear plugs in your ears. With ANC off, I have a much better noise isolation than I've had with any other buds. Add the ANC on top of that and you have an ANC that competes with the other $200+ earbuds. You can still hear those keyboard taps, but mids and lows are gone. A passing car is just a SSSIIISSSHHH'ing sound. The tips have a molded-in support in the inside in the shape of a cross, and a foam filter, which I think help maintain a round shape in your ear canal, where other silicone tips might distort. I tried fitting the left bud in my right ear, where it's just the tip holding the bud in your ear, and it made a good seal and the oddly-protruding bud didn't fall out also! These silicone tips are awesome. I did find a large in my left and medium in my right was the best fit, as with other buds. That also means I have a spare set of large and medium! . . ORIGINAL REVIEW: . BACKGROUND: . I am an audiophile in the sense that I love listening to quality recordings of all genres of music with headphones, earbuds and IEM’s. But I’m not a true audiophile as I’m not bothered what equipment gives me that. If it’s a $45 pair of buds, awesome! Let’s start out by telling you that over the last year, I have owned/own and returned many earbuds in my search for the optimum earbud. I say optimum as there is no earbud, nor will there ever be an earbud that is perfect in all its functions for all people. My ideal buds are comfortable for multi-hour wear, have superb and realistic sound, strong ANC and ambient modes, clear call quality in noisy environments, comprehensive touch controls and an app for customization. . I have tried all of the SoundPEATS offerings including the H1 and T2, Sennheiser Momentum TW2 (MTW2), Edifier Neobuds Pro and NB2 Pro, Sony WF1000XM4 and XM3, Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro (L3P), Tribit Flybuds C1, Boltune BH-BT024, and the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro. I also own wired IEM’s; CCA C10 (with 10 drivers!) and Tin T2 Plus, both driven by an LDAC-capable Qudelix 5 DAC/AMP with a Crinacle or Oratory1990 PEQ! These IEM’s are my go-to for quiet in-home use as the sound quality and comfort is excellent at a total cost way less than the AZ60! . After much searching, the Galaxy Buds Pro came closest to all my needs; great ANC, unique “auto-read your texts as they come in” functionality, excellent bright sound, IPX8, and superb noisy-environment call quality. The touch controls were unfortunately too sensitive and the oval tip fit problematic. I thought they were the ones, BUT… they gave me their well-documented severe ear irritation after just an hour’s wear, despite trying multiple alternative tips! Samsung refunded me since I was outside Amazon’s return window. So, I had the money to try these much-applauded Technics EAH-AZ60’s. . SOUND: 9/10 SOUNDSTAGE: 10/10 . The reviews said these had a warm sound, perhaps lacking some brightness and not far off the MTW2, which I found gorgeously realistic and mellow, but a little boring. With the out-of-the-box EQ of the AZ60, I immediately noticed a bass-heavy, almost boomy and bright treble, though not at all sibilant, sound. I felt the AZ60 reproduction was closer to the L3P, but without the really excessive out-of-the-box brightness and sibilance, or to the GBP DYNAMIC EQ. . One thing I’ve learned is that your ears can and will adjust to the sound from different earbuds given time (Also, what I hear is not what you hear). So, I used these for over 36 hours on my music collection and ‘Earbud Test Track’ Playlist before finalizing a custom EQ (see photo) and writing this review. . Here’s my Amazon Music Test playlist for reference… https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/6c1a03929ed947ab82cc33db24d7c001sune?ref=dm_sh_c178-4c28-6af0-10f1-4ecb2 . My final sound is indeed similar to the Galaxy Buds Pro (GBP) and WF-1000XM4 (XM4) and a little warmer than the Liberty 3 Pro. I really liked the XM4 sound signature. The treble is more realistic, less electronic, than the GBP. The XM3 has a great sound also but I found the AZ60 is able to produce a more defined and refined sound with superb detail. On ‘Tangled’ by Jane Wiedlin, early on, there is a repeated single guitar string note in my right ear. Listening on the AZ60, I heard the subtleties of that string’s vibration, which I can’t hear on the older XM3. . The soundstage and instrument separation are superb. There’s a limit to how wide you can get with earbuds as they are in your ear canal and your external ears are not in play, like with headphones, but the AZ60 gets as wide as you can get, IMHO. Combine that with the clarity of the high frequencies and you feel like you’re in a concert hall with the echoes in the mix. The AZ60 max. volume is not the highest available in the market. According to El Jefe on YT, it reaches 108dB. At that sound level, you’ll damage your hearing in 2 minutes. Don’t try it! It’s plenty loud for me but might be an issue for those with hearing loss. . FIT: 10/10 . I always have comfort issues with any earbuds in my right ear. My left ear feels fine with all buds. The most comfortable for my very large ears were the XM4, though I hated the foam tips. The L3P’s wouldn’t stay in my ears. I initially had some discomfort with the AZ60 in my right ear, but after a couple minutes that goes away. I can easily wear these until the battery needs recharging (in my case about 4 hours). I found the medium tips work best and the buds are the most secure, sealed, and comfortable of all the buds I’ve ever tried. If you have small ears, you might not find this to be true. The 19mm diameter body might push too much against your ear fold/Antihelix. The distance from the mid-point of the silicone tip (ear canal) to the back of the body is about 25mm. The AZ60 doesn’t actually touch my Antihelix, as you can see in the photo. The tip itself and the acoustic chamber hold the bud securely. The tip will go fairly deep into your ear canal. So, if you don't like that earplug feeling, maybe these buds are not for you. The buds are very light for their size and you really don’t feel them, unlike the XM3 and XM4. Technics claim the center of gravity is inside the ear to help retention. . ANC MODE: 9/10 AMBIENT MODE: 8/10 . I’ve found that fit is a huge factor in ANC effectiveness. So, I personally found the GBP to be better than the XM4 and the L3P on par with the XM4. The XM3 and MTW2 are weak given their age. Your ANC mileage will vary. When I first tried the AZ60, I was amazed at the ANC. I have a bathroom fan, which I’ve used as a standard test. I see how far away I can get to no longer hear it. The AZ60 is just past the bathroom door. All other buds have been at least a couple paces further away. I also heard the same superb noise reduction playing cabin noise, brown noise and café sounds on my computer speakers. Listening to my TV speakers with ANC on and no music playing in the buds, voices are even hard to hear. The AZ 60 really fills and seals my ears. There's no ANC hiss as on the Neobuds Pro. . ANC (and Ambient) does reduce the bass a little compared with OFF, but I listen with ANC ON pretty much all the time. If I have Heavy Metal track, I can get a little more bass boost by just turning off the ANC! . Wind noise does rustle in your ears when the wind is directly onto your face or back. From the side the wind noise is much reduced. That was a disappointment. I expected better. With ANC off, wind noise is the same in your ears as with no earbuds. . Ambient mode volume is pretty realistic, but it is unfortunately not super hearing like the GPB or the L3P. I still feel like I have ear plugs in my ears due to the seal, but I can actually hear fine to hold a conversation, with the music not playing. A boosted Ambient option would be awesome! . CALL QUALITY: 9/10 . The XM4 was so disappointing calling from a really noisy environment. It apparently still is, despite recent firmware updates. The other end couldn’t hear me! The GBP was by far the best and the L3P pretty good too. I have done some limited trials with the AZ60. It doesn’t seem to suppress background noise with ‘Just My Voice’ quite as well as advertised with loud café sounds (70+dB) but did work perfectly for airplane cabin noise. I will update the review as I get more experience with calls. . BT CONNECTION: 9/10 The BT 5.2 works as well as any bud in my experience, though the XM4 was the best earbud and my Qudelix 5 is incredible (probably due to its antenna size). With LDAC selected, a clear-sight 30ft distance is the absolute max with the AZ60, but any plaster and lath walls in the way will have the connection cutting out. Running the microwave 35 ft away will also affect the signal, which is worse than other earbuds. I even get some LDAC cut-outs with the phone in my pants back pocket with ‘Best Effort’ selected in Developer Options. I have had to restart BT a couple times when the sound went out of phase left to right and when the volume became higher in the left bud. The L3P has regular intermittent, momentary cut-outs, even with the phone up close. So, I can’t really complain about the AZ60. . I don’t fully understand the “Suppression of sound interruptions and delays” section in the app. I leave it on ‘Automatic’, otherwise I was seeing sync issues with video and there was a stutter in the music when changing tracks. . The latest firmware update allows multi-point BT switching WITH LDAC enabled. I think this is the only earbud to do that currently (?) The switching between devices is seamless. . TOUCH CONTROLS: 10/10 . The depth of body allows you to adjust/remove/fit the buds by gripping the sides without operating the controls. The GBP were an absolute pain. The constant adjustments for comfort and fit resulted in accidental touch control operation almost every time you touched them. I did love the accelerometer-controlled ‘flick your ear’ volume control though! . The touch controls are some of the best I’ve used. You can control everything, just like with SoundPEATS buds. The XM4 were limited and I was not happy. The AZ60 responsiveness is excellent, with a multi-beep feedback just after you’ve made your multiple taps. You quickly learn the required speed of the double and triple taps. . The only two issues I’ve found are 1) trying to do too many double taps too quickly to adjust volume. The system can misunderstand too many taps as one tap and pause the music, 2) sweeping your hand across the touch surface when adjusting your hair results in a music pause. You can turn off the touch action completely, like with the GBP, or disable any one of the touch operations ("No Function") if you have hair or hat issues! . I wish there was another option available, whereby pausing the music could auto-enable Ambient mode. My wife hates it when I take too much time to fiddle around when she wants to talk with me! I don’t like ‘Speak To Chat’ though. . APP: 9/10 . I’m not going to go into detail of the app itself. There is much info available on the web and the review is long enough already! The app is on a par with the best out there. Not as comprehensive as Sony and lacking some of the gimmicks of Soundcore (HearID). . I do wish it had a log of hours used, like Sony, a 7 or 10-bar EQ with Q-Factor for fine adjustment of the sound, like my Qudelix 5 DAC/AMP or Neobuds Pro EQ Q-Factor and the ability to save more than one custom EQ. A widget would be good for quick access to key controls. . BATTERY LIFE: 7/10 . Technics actually publishes the battery life for each usage mode in the manual, unlike almost any other manufacturer. Kudos to Technics! However, the battery life is not that good. In my typical usage mode with LDAC and ANC, I will get about 4 hours or less before I stop for a recharge at below 10%. Fortunately, a few minutes in the case gives me another hour or so. The L3P is similarly poor for battery life. At 10%, you get a voice prompt to ‘charge the unit’. I hear that all too often! The battery capacity really should be better for the price. . IS THE AZ60 WORTH $230? . I was skeptical of the AZ60 at over $200, having had not-so-satisfying experiences with the XM3, MTW2, XM4 (tried three of them!) and GBP. I was honestly expecting to return them. I was however blown away with the EAH-AZ60’s performance with those features I look for in an earbud - multi-hour wear, superb and realistic sound, strong ANC, clear call quality in noisy environments, comprehensive touch controls and an app for customization. None have done so well across the board. I actually think I’ve found my long-sought go-to TWS earbuds! . As for aesthetics, these don’t look particularly like $230 earbuds. The bud and charging case design are similar to many cheaper buds - boring. I did like the robust but bulky, classy XM3 case and the L3P styling. I personally don’t care about looks. I’m looking for performance, not style. Some may disagree though, especially at this premium price. . I think these would be better positioned in the sub-$200 bracket, especially as they lack wireless charging and in-ear sensors for pausing music when removed, even though they have superb performance and fit. These missing features are a given at this price point in today’s market. . That said, I’d buy these again if I lost mine. Considering this is only Technics’ second generation of TWS earbud, they’ve done a stellar job. I can’t wait for the third gen! . GO BUY THE TECHNICS EAH-AZ60!

I've had these a few days. I mostly bought them for their multipoint connectivity, as I spend my day in videoconferences on my computer, and talking on my cell phone and was struggling with having to switch headphones all the time. At first I found them incredibly uncomfortable, until I realized they shipped with the XL earpieces as the default. I switched to the large, and then the medium. The medium are better, but my ears are still a little sore. My older wired earbuds are still more comfortable. Sound quality is excellent for music and podcasts. It's not as good for calls and videoconferences. I'm not sure why. The multipoint connectivity could work better. I have trouble getting it to connect to the computer when I need to be on a video conference. When I'm on a videoconference, if a call comes in to my cell phone the headphones want to switch to the phone, even if I send the call to voice mail or simply don't answer. They seem to want the phone call to be a priority, even though I don't. Also, if there is no sound coming from the computer for a while (like if I'm waiting to be let into a video conference), the headphones want to disconnect from the computer and connect to the cell phone. I almost have to have YouTube or something playing from the computer for them to stay connected to it. The noise canceling is nice, I guess. I was amazed that I couldn't hear my husband snoring with it on. However, I'm also amazed at how much I can hear with it on, such as the click of my fingers on the keyboard. If I don't want noise canceling, there are 2 options; off and ambient. Ambient appears to amplify external sounds somewhat. Another annoying thing, if I take them out of their case and don't have something playing from either the computer or the phone within the first 45 seconds, my phone automatically plays the last podcast I listened to, even if it is finished. If I only wanted these for music, and they weren't uncomfortable, I'd be tempted to give them 5 stars. However, the discomfort, issues with the multipoint connectivity, and hollow sound for phone calls and videoconferences is disappointing.