Up until very recently, Sony had carved itself a very agreeable little niche or two in the world of the best wireless earbuds: those of ‘best all-rounders’ and ‘best Android-compatible earbuds’ in particular. Numerous rival brands had attempted to break the Sony hegemony, but the best anyone could manage was ‘nice try, but not quite…’
Technics was one of those ‘nearly’ brands, except that its recent buds have finally fulfilled the promise of beat Sony at its own game, and the new Technics EAH-AZ100 drive that home. Smaller, lighter and more comfortable than the EAH-AZ80 model they replaced, with a look, a feel and a feature-set that more than justifies the premium asking price, the EAH-AZ100 are the strongest competition for the pushing the Sony WF-1000XM5 out as the obvious all-round pick.
