Technics AZ100 Review

Technics has game when it comes to earbuds.

Their AZ range has been consistently strong, offering sound quality that's both immersive and impressive across the brand.

The EAH-AZ100 shows no sign of bucking that trend, providing users with an experience that gives them what they need - and gives professionals who've been seeking more than just a user experience a little more too.

Announced at CES2025 in January, the EAH-AZ100s have hit a marketplace that's starting to seem crowded, but thanks to the Technics' penchant for consistency, they should be able to break through. It's helped, in no small matter, by the quality of what's provided.

With adaptive noise-cancellation and Bluetooth technology, the earbuds offer up a simple user experience that makes wearing them easy. While there's a noticeable difference in sound quality if ANC isn't engaged, overall, they're chunky enough and bassy enough to handle both calls and anything you'd want to stream. Adaptive AI certainly helps on calls, filtering out excess noise and allowing you to focus on what's incoming.

With around 12 hours of battery life without ANC on, the earbuds do have a good solid couple of days in them, but perhaps if you're having to use them regularly, that feels a little on the lower side. But when you consider the output of what they achieve, it's understandable that battery would drain. It's a little more than what previous iterations have offered, so perhaps there's an increase in scale there, but it's still somewhat hard to match up across the marketplace.

These buds are smaller, sleeker in design and as a result, sit better in the ears for longer periods of time than they would have done before. It's small touches like this that will likely not be noticed by users that are appreciated by continual owners of the Technics range - and it's no surprise with touches like that they have survived 60 years in the market.

New drivers in the earbuds also help to deliver clearer sound and again, it's a small touch from the developers, but it's had a major impact on users. Calls are crisp as well, with sound quality even better if ANC is engaged.

It may seem a little unfair to say it's business as usual for the brand, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. While some developers try to push the boat out with each new launch, Technics have veered closely to their high-end design, high-end output spec - and it's very much welcome in a crowded marketplace that quality and consistency can shine out.