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I do think the EAH-AZ70W's price will have to come closer to $200 for it to compete as a newcomer in the premium true-wireless arena (I do expect to see some discounts heading into the holiday buying season). That said, aside from its size, it performs well and does justice to the Technics brand.
Panasonic’s EAH-AZ70W earbuds carry subtle design touches from the Technics brand with a refined look and compact stature. They also have a lot of the basic features and are easy to use. However, the battery life is less than what the competition averages in 2020, and the sound quality lacks the depth and detail it needs to handle all genres well.
The most important aspect of these highly interesting true wireless headphones remains unclear, and that's the audio performance we can expect at launch.Shown in pre-production form at CES, final sound tuning has yet to be finalised, so we won't know...
Given the size of the earpieces the sound is mightily impressive with Technics delivering what you would expect from the company, but this time in a much smaller package.We look forward to playing with the Technics EAH-AZ70W when we get a pair in the...
Behind closed doors at CES, we enjoyed some hands-on time with these new earbuds, which clearly seem designed to tempt buyers away from Sony's well regarded WF-1000XM3. Could these be the True Wireless headphones to beat? We can't wait to find...
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