80
What Hi-Fi?Specialist
“Technics enters the active noise-cancelling over-ear headphones fray in some style”
Publisher score: 4/5 · 49mo ago
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Technics EAH-A800
$349 · LDAC / AAC / SBC · 4y 6m old
87
Review
Radar
8.2
User score
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Weight
- Approx. 298 g
- Wearing style
- Wireless over-ear noise-cancelling headphones
- Impedance
- 34 ohm
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- Driver type
- Dynamic
- Sensitivity
- 105 dB/mW at 1 kHz
- Frequency response
- 4 Hz - 40 kHz
Wireless and connections
- Noise control
- Dual hybrid noise cancelling
- Charging
- USB-C; approx. 3 hrs full charge; 15 min quick charge for approx. 10 hrs AAC NC on
- Battery
- Approx. 50 hrs AAC NC on / 60 hrs AAC NC off; approx. 40 hrs LDAC NC on / 50 hrs LDAC NC off
- Connections
- Bluetooth, 3.5 mm analog cable, USB-C charging
- Microphones
- Monaural MEMS microphone
- BT codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
Review evidence
Audio specialist reviews
Review evidence
Tech publication reviews
100
T3
“The Technics EAH-A800 sound superb and they come with plenty of extra features”
Publisher score: 5/5
90
TechRadar
“The Technics EAH-800 offer an outstanding battery life”
Publisher score: 4.5/5 · 51mo ago
87
Tom's Guide
“With a audiophile and DJ heritage, the arrival of Technics' EAH-A800 headphones just made choosing an over-ear headphone that bit trickier”
Publisher score: 87/100 · 52mo ago
86
PCMag
“Although the active noise cancellation mode affects the audio signature a bit, the Technics A800 headphones otherwise deliver a strong experience in both departments.”
Publisher score: 86/100 · 44mo ago
80
Expert ReviewsRead review ↗
“With bumper battery life and balanced audio, the Technics EAH-A800 are among the best ANC headphones around”
Publisher score: 4/5
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Buying notes
Value todayStrong buy
High review score for the money. 87/100 at $349. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Consistency of earpad seal and its impact on bass response.
Score distribution
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80–89
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