Earbuds Superiority! To be Premium or not to be?! Sony XM5 vs Technics AZ80 vs Sennheiser Momentum4.

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  @austinslater4773 · 1 year ago

  Man this was a fantastic review!

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• BE

  @bekkbravo5162 · 1 year ago

  Nice review.

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• FU

  @funkee05 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Perfect review, thx! I've bought my AZ80 before seeing this, but it just confirmed my belief. Pity they dont perform as good in gaming, but youre right, this is not that purpose. I gonna pair them with my new Huawei Watch 4 Pro - we'll see how it works.

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• FR

  @francesschaefer · 1 month ago

  Enjoy your laid back style!

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  @AndrewYTH · 1 year ago

  Love my sennheiser momentum tw4. I found that using the sennheiser provided tips allowed the shorter nozzles to go deeper into my ear and sounded much much better than using my usual larger spinfit or azla ear tips. The Sennheiser are great at mids and highs with a fantastic sense of rhythm that works well with jazz, Louis Armstrong etc. I've got Status Between ANCs which I love for base and volume. Also some technics az100 which with a bit of EQ'ing (or use the “dynamic“ preset) are a great set of pocketable earbuds that are a great all rounder, perhaps slightly lacking in bite with some genres. But all ate affected by the source device and source audio. I prefer the sennheiser momentum tw4 for some genres with devices supporting aptx lossless and using losseless uncompressed audio. Though for those devices only supporting LDAC and using tidal the az100 are my preference. And for devices without aptx lossless or LDAC, the Status Between ANC are great, my favourites for heavier base.

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• KE

  @KennnethKT · 1 year ago

  great job

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• VA

  @vadergrd · 1 year ago

  actually if you do not like the bass cannons and like to hear the voice clear and so on  you are on your way to be considered an audiophile :P

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  @SailingDreams · 2 years ago

  I have the sennheiser and Technics and my partner has the Sony. Hands down without a doubt the Technics are the best earbuds I have ever tried. The soundstage and clarity are on a whole new different level and the app has tons of customisation options. Sennheiser has the worst case, I always need a separate bag to carry them and they have connections issues every now and then. Sony are good but definitely over hyped.

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• MR

  @mrlyles2002able · 1 year ago

  Technics has been my favorite sound signature for the last five plus years now. The original AZ70's blew away because they sounded natural, open and detailed. The AZ60's and AZ80's just got better and better. I can't speak on the Sennheiser's but I do own the XM5's and they an excellent pair buds also.

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  @BishieBishie · 2 years ago

  Crazy how much I needed this video its like you are me making this all the same views and a PC gamer to boot, I have the XM5 and AZ80, I have bose too. ANC is important but I do enjoy a good sound. I like th XM5 all round but I get an issue with the foam tips on the left side that causes the ANC mic to tick or tap during quiet songs, otherwise can stay in all day, ANC great. AZ80, great sound, but one place I disagree is that they are awful for ANC near traffic, they dont react or deal with some sounds like Sony with the foam or Bose, the pressure you mentioned, I get within 30 minutes and I get migraines as well as a tight jaw. But the AZ80 sound so damn good. Momentum 4 were on my short list with Jabra elite 10 gen 2, so you helped me a great deal thank you.

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• LA

  @larsenochsson8388 · 1 year ago

  I just ordered a pair of Technics AC80 when I got tired of my AirPods Pro losing contact with the left bud for the fifth time as well of the short battery time.

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• HI

  @Hijynx87 · 1 year ago

  AZ80 is the closest bud to the APP2 in the transparency i've tried. The status 3anc are also good, but have some white noise in transparency.