The Technics AZ70 TWS set came in my possession courtesy a local PR firm in charge of a few different brands, which in turn happened after my two Xbox controller reviews. It's a weird road for sure, but will all make sense soon enough. This was meant to be an afterthought, one the representative felt was being underrepresented by the media and under-recognized by the general public. At $249, it's not hard to see why, especially since it came out at a time when TWS sets were being brought to market by various brands, with many simply branding off a sticker over an otherwise generic offering out of Asia. I am glad I took this up, so much so that I decided to do a full review of the same rather than the original plan of a quick-look article if decent.

As it turns out, the Technics AZ70 is more than decent. In fact, this is the most well-rounded TWS earphones offering I have had my hands on for a rich, well-executed feature set. TWS earphones are weird in that there is a lot to consider, be it battery life, tuning, cost, build quality, colors, or fit, and that's before we talk about customization via onboard controls and/or the mobile app and extra operating modes, including active noise cancellation and ambient modes. I do urge you to read through the previous pages, which go over all these in detail for this set, but it's ultimately the least frustrating set, too. I have four other TWS sets in various stages of testing as we speak, and the Technics offering is a clear cut above them all.

There are still issues in terms of tuning—it could certainly be better in the upper mids and treble, and imaging is affected accordingly. Battery life for the case is underwhelming given things, and there is a big price differential still depending on where you are looking to purchase these from. The missing codecs will no doubt get some eye rolls, but the AAC implementation is done well, so much so that I can't see it being a limitation anyway. There are newer TWS sets which come really close and offer more on the technological side, which is one of the reasons I hesitate to wholly recommend the Technics AZ70, but current street pricing makes the Technics AZ70 worthy of a strong consideration at the very least. I understand Panasonic is looking to build up its audio portfolio under the Technics brand in the future and look forward to seeing what is next.