19% of 233 verified EAH-AZ100owners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 55% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Tried Technics AZ100 for 2 days and sold it.”— rklajen on Reddit
“Mine broke after 6 months, ANC has gone.”— crinkly_sausage on Reddit
“I felt the az100 were limited in volume.”— Environmental_Top274 on Reddit
“ANC on the Technics is pretty horrible.”— deepblues248 on Reddit
“Very disappointed in its sound quality.”— tukitox on Reddit
“Yes, I regret purchasing that garbage.”— Obluda5791 on Reddit
“So, im sort of having buyers remorse.”— trisw on Reddit
“Never quite got loud enough for me.”— ifeeltired26 on Reddit
“ANC is barely noticable with mine.”— anusexplorerer on Reddit
“the anc of my az100s non existent”— lhavat on Reddit
“I don't like the Technics at all”— ARARDDDAR on Reddit
“I felt the same as well. These are so overrated”— 1ElectricalZ1 on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“Here's another: > This is one of the bigger generational leaps I've experienced while testing earbuds or headphones – the AZ100 are tangibly better than the AZ80 in every way.”— Perdendosi on Reddit
“I have my AZLA SednaEarfit MAX Standard set from the PBP2s. I might try them on the AZ100, although I don't really mind the stock tips... Haven't worked out in them yet tho.”— L0stkeys on Reddit
“If you tinker with your sound at all I'd probably steer you away from the Bose though since they only have a 3-band EQ in the app (unless you use a system-wide EQ app like Poweramp on mobile).”— nick-squared-over4 on Reddit
“Yes, you can have it on but I feel like the effect is weakened unless the music or audio is playing. And no, it does not pause music when someone talks to you, or it hasn't done that in my case”— SkyyOrange on Reddit
“I'm having a weird issue where sound is like coming into an out of focus with one earbud in, I don't know if it's my phone or what. It's hard to explain, it only seems to do it with one earbud in.”— berfles on Reddit
“man why no aptx support. LDAC dongles are basically non-existent for iphone users. the creative BT-W5 + Denon Perl Pro on aptx is damn near a miracle for iphone.”— 3serious on Reddit
“I have the AZ80 and they’re amazing, if these are better then I feel like for $150 this is a good buy, tho admittedly I haven’t been tracking the price on these”— SocraticSeaUrchin on Reddit
“Thanks a lot for all work you done. I was thinking of upgrading my Nothing Ear 2024 to AZ100. So I don’t see any reasons if ANC & Buss are your least points of interest (as minimum).”— poriC_c on Reddit