Technics - EAH-AZ60

I remember my Technics EAH-AZ60 lasted so long and sound profile was great. AZ80 and AZ100 shall be be good option. I love Jabra's sound profile especially mid bass,.. Using Huawei freebuds 4 pro and I'm enjoying them except that they distort sound above 80% volume but overall perfect for daily use.

I’m using Technics EAH-AZ60’s. ANC is awesome and they came with 7 sizes of buds so they fit great.

I do a 5km run once a week with them. Never had a problem in over a year.

I have the AZ60's, super happy with them that I don't feel the need to upgrade.

I have the AZ-70, 60, and 80's. Can't wait to get my hands on the 100's.

Where’d you find that deal. I picked up AZ60 for that a few years ago but lost them. I’d love to replace them for $100.

With my AZ60 I get vastly different sound when I use the S2 eartip compared to when I use the S1 eartip. S2 is shorter and the bore is of some other material I think. I think that AZ80 comes with the same eartips, hence this comment. With S1 there isn't much subbass at all and there is lots of treble. The EQ can't boost the subbass. I don't like that sound at all. With S2 there is plenty of subbass but treble is a bit muted do I have to EQ it slightly and then the sound is very lovely. (My EQ is like an upward slope increasingly boosting everything except the lowest band) Size S is almost a little too small (passive isolation suffers slightly) for me and the M eartips are as long as S1 and produce the same sound that I don't like. So currently I'm stuck with S2 until I find some third party eartips that retains the super lovely sound I get with S2. TLDR Try different eartips, wild how much of a difference they can make.

I have the technics AZ60 and I love them. I also have the Bowers and Wilkins Px7S2, which sound maybe a touch better but are overshadowed by their connectivity issues. I use an iPhone.

I have the next step down technics AZ60, they sound good but the anc and overall sound of the Sonys I had before them was notably better

I thought the Sonys sounded better with music too. Tho the technics are solid. I’d pick the Sonys on my next go round

Mate, if they go toe-to-toe with the AZ80s, I'll be a very happy camper when my arrive in a couple of days! Have been really happy with my older AZ60s for the last few years, but they're just a tad bulky for certain situations - eg more vigorous exercise, etc, and thought these will be a good match.

Recently bought the Technics AZ60 on woot for a steal. Amazed by the sound quality but I wanna try out the Technics AZ80 or the Denon Perl Pro

Great down to earth comparison! I currently have the AZ60's and Galaxy Buds Pro 2's, which took over from my AZ60's as my daily driver. Over all, the Pro's offer a better package than the AZ60's with only multipoint missing, which is a feature I love! Saying that switching devices with the Pro 2's has become second nature....Pro 2's offer better sound, anc, battery life, build and that nice eco system if you have a Samsung phone. Still love my AZ60's, though, and will only upgrade should the buds break or an unbelievable deal rears it head. Again, thanks for the great comparison 👍🏽

While the XM5 has a really beautiful sound, I found it (1) really hard to find the spot in my ear when I knew it was "in" and (2) the glossy nature felt slippery taking in and out. Otherwise zero complaints, great headphones. The Technics AZ80 (and even AZ60s) are fantastic. The latter if price is an issue. A little larger than expected but like a butter in the ear and you forget about the size quickly. Sound is superb. Case is larger than the XM5 but not unmanageable. These are my recent favorites. Buds Pro 3 if you use Samsung ecosystem are excellent too.

AAC in Apples is fairly good. But not better than Android world's Aptx and LDAC. I always prefer LDAC with Apple Music's ALAC. My ears are sensitive to sound and I can hear the smoothness, crisp notes difference in AAC codec and LDAC. But most of people don't and some doesn't care.  From the buds I've used, I suggest, Bang for buck - Anker models(liberty 3 pro, 4 pro) Best sound quality - Technics az series Flat sound, good anc - sony xm5(my daily driver)

Technics az series for sure. I'm on sony xm5s. Anything with decent ANC + LDAC or AptX.