Headphones and earbuds · Technics
Owners who keep the Technics EAH-AZ100 talk mostly about its sound, which they find good enough to sit alongside other flagship earbuds, though only a few accounts exist so far.
Sound is the only theme more than one owner raised, and the accounts lean positive. One owner who compares it directly with the Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 says the two sound different and they enjoy both. There are too few accounts for the site to call this clear praise yet.
No recurring complaint has come up. The closest thing is a single mixed account on sound, from an owner who ranks another pair's sound above both the AZ100 and Sony's XM6, while saying that other pair is only middling as a complete package.
The Technics EAH-AZ100 are wireless earbuds that sit fully in your ears, with no cable between them, and they come in a charging case. They are Technics' top earbuds, made for people who care most about sound quality but still want noise cancelling and clear phone calls.
| Type | True wireless in-ear earbuds |
|---|---|
| Noise cancelling | Yes, full adaptive digital hybrid |
| Battery life | About 10 hours per charge with noise cancelling on (12 hours off), about 28 hours with the case (AAC). With LDAC: about 7 hours per charge, about 18 hours with the case |
| Charging | USB: about 2 hours for the earbuds, about 2.5 hours for the case. Qi wireless charging for the case, about 3.5 hours (charger sold separately). A 15-minute charge gives about 90 minutes of play |
| Bluetooth and codecs | Bluetooth 5.3; SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3 |
| Weight | About 5.9 g (0.21 oz) per earbud; case about 42 g (1.5 oz) |
| Water resistance | IPX4 equivalent (earbuds only) |
| Warranty |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 10, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
With noise cancelling on, one charge lasts about 10 hours, which covers a full workday or a long flight. The case refills them enough for roughly three days of normal use. If your Android phone uses the higher-quality LDAC setting, you get fewer hours per charge. IPX4 means sweat and light rain are fine, but don't rinse them under a tap or take them swimming, and keep the case dry.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
Most of what owners say about the AZ100 is about how it sounds next to rival earbuds. The owner who also has the Melomania A100 treats sound signature as a matter of personal taste, like preferring one genre of music over another. They enjoy the Technics but say they would keep the Cambridge Audio if they could only keep one pair.
Apart from these sound comparisons, the accounts say almost nothing about everyday use. Nobody describes what stayed enjoyable after the first weeks, what became routine, or what they had to get used to, so this page can't report on those things yet.
None of the supplied comments describe a fault, a failure or anything wearing out. That means there is nothing yet to report about what keeps working, what breaks or how owners deal with problems.
Long-term accounts are thin. Only a handful of owners talked about the AZ100 at all, and none of them described months of ownership, so this page cannot yet say how it holds up over time.
From 7 owner accounts that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
9 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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Among the 7 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 2 described a failure. Parts named most: right earbud housing, driver (buzzing).
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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