@C_Lindbergh do you have any more impressions you're ready to share? I have been enjoying all of your impressions so far.
Also happy for anyone else's impressions on either product!
I also get around 5.5 hours with LDAC, which is enough for most of my use-cases, honestly the only Issue I've had with battery life the past 2 years is with the ZE8000, it lose all battery during a work shift.
Not sure what else to say, the AZ80 are the best all-rounders I've come across in this space! The AZ80 are the best tws for most people on the market imo, unless you're looking for something very speficit, like the very best ANC or very best sound quality. But with that said, the ANC and SQ is really really good.
For sound I'd describe the stock tuning as fairly neutral for product in this space, great separation/stage for a TWS too! But yeah, something like the ZE8000 has a small edge here, from my memory it sounds slightly more "realistic" (Timbre).
The fit is like I've said probably the best I've tried of all TWS, honestly almost as comfortable as something like the Meze Rai Penta. I love how it fits in the inner-ear, also next to zero pressure build up (looks like there's a vent). I could wear these for a total of 8 hours yesterday with just a few small breaks, without any issues.
The connectivity/pairing processes is sublime, especially with the help of "Google Fastpair", they just worked from the start. I imagine this is how Apple-users are experiencing their Airpods
ANC/Transparency is also top tier, I work in a industrial setting, and these did a good job of blocking out the noise. Transparency in the "attention" setting works really well with its focus on human voices.
For the touch controls I can say with confidence that the AZ80's controls are the best I've tested, it just works and is almost fully customisable, I can so effortlessly switch to the "Attention-mode" for a quick conversation and then back again to ANC/music with a single tap.
One little feature that I like is how the built in wear-sensors works, when they detect that you're not wearing the earbud they disable the touch controls, so you almost never get any accidental touches when you're fiddling with the earbuds. Another tiny detail is that there's 2 separate LEDs for the case and earbuds, which comes in handy.
The app is also top-tier, boatloads of different settings and features, many of those are really useful, especially the control customisation. If I have to say something negative is that I wish there was a "connection"-tab, were you can manage all your paired devices (Sennheiser does this). I also wish you could customise the "touch and hold" control like you can with 1x/2x/3x-taps, as of now you're limited to like 3-4 options there. I also want there to be a way to utilise both different ambient modes without manually switching in the app.
Finally the build quality is fantastic, it just feels very well made in all aspects, including the case hinge. In my opinion they're also very aetesthically pleasing, especially the white ones with the polished back plate.
I'm looking forward to future software updates, especially the promised LE-Audio-update!
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