About M. Maksudur Rahman Titu — TrendyTechReviews.com
M. Maksudur Rahman Titu — Founder, TrendyTechReviews.com
The person behind the reviews

M. Maksudur
Rahman Titu

I'm the founder and only reviewer at TrendyTechReviews.com. I test budget earbuds with my own money because I got tired of reviews that read like press releases written by people who never actually used the product.

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63
Earbuds Tested
All self-purchased from Amazon since 2023. Every pair worn for a minimum of 14 days before review.
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Free Products Received
Not one free review unit. Every product on this site was bought at full retail price, personally.
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Test Platforms
iPhone 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24. Every earbud tested on both. Codec differences noted explicitly.
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ANC Test Environments
Bus commute, open office, and coffee shop — measured with a decibel meter app, not guessed.
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20
Calls Per Product
10 FaceTime + 10 standard calls, rated by a blinded listener for voice clarity and noise rejection.
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Reviews Updated
Long-term monitoring means reviews are updated when performance changes post-publication.
Origin Story

Why I started this site

"I spent $75 on a pair of earbuds that every tech site rated 9/10. They died after four months. The review I'd relied on had been written by someone who used them for two hours at a press event."

— The frustration that started TrendyTechReviews

I'm not a professional journalist. I'm not a sponsored influencer. I'm someone who has spent a significant amount of money on earbuds that failed — and who eventually got fed up enough to start keeping records.

By late 2022, I'd gone through four pairs in eighteen months. Battery failures. Charging case contacts corroding from sweat. ANC that worked for three months and then started buzzing. Touch controls that stopped responding. Each time, the reviews I'd trusted gave no warning any of this would happen — because the reviews were written after 48 hours of use, not four months.

I started TrendyTechReviews in 2023 with a simple premise: I would only write about earbuds I'd used long enough to know whether they actually lasted. Every pair self-purchased. Minimum two weeks of daily use before a word was written. Real flaws documented honestly. No contact with brands.

The site has grown from a personal notebook into a proper resource. But the premise hasn't changed.

The Journey

How it developed

2022
The expensive mistake that started everything
Fourth pair of earbuds failed in 18 months. Started keeping a personal spreadsheet of what I'd tested, what failed, and why. Not for publication — just so I'd stop making the same mistake twice. The spreadsheet eventually became the foundation for the first articles.
2023
TrendyTechReviews launches — first 8 earbuds reviewed
Published the first buying guide focused specifically on earbuds under $50. Established the testing protocol: minimum 14 days per pair, tested on iPhone and Android separately, ANC measured in real environments. First affiliate commission earned: $3.40. Kept it for the screenshot.
2024
Expanded focus — small ears, gym use, call quality
Readers started asking for guides targeting specific problems — earbuds that fit small ears, waterproof options for the gym, picks specifically for iPhone calls. Recruited two additional testers with different ear shapes for the small-ear guide. Began measuring ANC with a decibel meter app rather than subjective impression. Total earbuds tested reached 40.
2025
Tightened niche — earbuds only, budget focus
Removed off-topic content (smartphone news, laptop guides, how-to articles) that had accumulated from the early days. Decided the site would focus exclusively on earbuds and close audio accessories. Started the long-term monitoring programme — keeping recommended earbuds for 6–12 months post-publication and updating reviews when performance changes.
2026
63 earbuds tested — guides covering every major use case
The site now covers budget earbuds for iPhone, Android, gym use, small ears, noise cancellation, gaming, and calls — all within the under-$100 budget range that most people actually shop in. Every single product on this site remains self-purchased. That has not changed once.
Expertise

What this site covers — and what it doesn't

TrendyTechReviews covers one thing: budget earbuds. Not phones, not laptops, not smartwatches, not speakers. Earbuds. Specifically, the price range that most people actually buy in — under $50 and under $100. Here is the specific territory covered in depth.

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Budget earbuds under $50 and under $100
The primary focus. Every pick is ranked by value for money — a $35 earbud that performs like a $70 one will always beat a $70 earbud that performs like a $70 one. Price is part of the score, always.
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iPhone-specific compatibility and AAC codec testing
iPhone users are specifically disadvantaged by generic earbuds reviews that don't test AAC codec performance. AAC codec is confirmed active during testing — not assumed from the spec sheet. LDAC earbuds are flagged as offering no benefit to iPhone users.
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Small ear fit — tested on measured ear canals
The small ears guide uses testers with ear canals under 8mm (the average female canal is 7–8mm, below the 9–10mm male average most earbuds are designed for). Ear canal widths are noted by name in the reviews — not "we tested on small ears" vagueness.
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Gym and waterproof earbuds — IP rating and fit security
IP ratings are tested, not trusted. Earbuds worn through actual HIIT sessions and outdoor runs. Fit security during jumping and lateral movement is explicitly tested — because that's when standard earbuds fail, and gym earbuds reviews rarely test for it.
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Active noise cancellation — measured, not marketed
ANC is one of the most overstated features in budget audio. Every ANC claim is tested with a decibel meter across three real environments. Marketing claims like "industry-leading ANC" are ignored in favour of what actually happened in a 72dB bus commute.
How I Work

Five things I won't compromise on

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I buy everything myself
No free review units. No PR samples. No "long-term loan" products. Every earbud on this site was purchased from Amazon at full retail price with my own money. This is the only way to guarantee the review wasn't influenced by gratitude, obligation, or relationship management.
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I write the verdict before adding any affiliate link
The ranking and recommendation are finalised before I check whether the product has an affiliate programme or what the commission rate is. A product's affiliate commission has never changed its position in a guide. If it did, I would stop running affiliate links entirely.
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Every review includes a real flaw
A review with no negatives is an advertisement. Every product on this site — including the ones I recommend most strongly — has at least one documented flaw found during testing. Not the manufacturer's "cons" list. Something I actually encountered wearing the earbuds for two weeks.
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I correct mistakes openly
If a spec is wrong, a codec claim turns out to be inaccurate, or a product's performance changes after a firmware update, the review is corrected with a timestamped note. No silent edits. Errors happen — hiding them is worse than making them.
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Products below 7/10 don't get recommended
A buying guide with 10 "recommended" products and no failures is not a buying guide — it is a product catalogue. If something tested badly, it is not included. Guides sometimes have fewer than the headline number because not enough products earned the standard.
Transparency

What this site is not

This site is not a news outlet. It does not cover product announcements, industry gossip, or breaking tech stories. If you want that, The Verge, Ars Technica, and 9to5Mac do it better than I could.

This site is not a YouTube channel. There are no unboxing videos, no "first look" content written after 20 minutes of use. Written reviews are the format here — specifically because they are easier to update accurately over time than video.

This site is not a team. There is one reviewer — me. When the site says "we tested", that is a writing convention. The person testing is always M. Maksudur Rahman Titu, occasionally assisted by guest testers for fit-specific guides. If you want to know who wrote a specific review, it was me.

This site is not objective in a scientific sense. I have preferences. I prefer earbuds with physical buttons over touch controls. I prefer a balanced sound signature over heavy bass. I prefer compact designs. Where these preferences influence a verdict, I say so explicitly.

📧 Reach out directly: If you have a question about a specific review, think I've made an error, or want to suggest a product for the next testing round — email me at reviewstrendytech@gmail.com or connect on LinkedIn. I read everything.
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