AUDIO
Price: £256 from fave.co/462IUXA
Technics is one of the big old brands of audio. Half a century’s worth of hi-fis hasn’t left the brand with a whole lot of sex appeal, but instead there’s a reassuring sense that this lot probably know what they’re doing.
And so it is with the new flagship EAH-AZ80 earbuds. It takes confidence to go toe-to-toe with Apple, Bose, and Sony at the £300 end of the true wireless earbud market, but Technics has earned it.
With an understated design, excellent audio, and the near-unique ability to connect to three devices simultaneously, these are one of the best options around for those who care more about how their buds sound than what brand is on the box.
The Technics EAH-AZ80’s audio performance is sublime.
DESIGN
The AZ80 buds look simple enough. Available in either