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About us

An editorial electronics house — we test everything, write honestly, and only stock the gear we'd actually recommend to a friend.

An asmaz editor at work
Inside the asmaz test bench
The asmaz workshop
The Manifesto

We believe most tech stores have it backwards. They chase everything, rank by commission, and bury you in choice. We do the opposite — test relentlessly, say what we mean, and carry only what we'd put in our own bag. Fewer things, chosen with far more care.

The Editorial Line

Mission & Vision.

Two facing pages — what we do today, and where we're headed.
Our Mission

Make the right tech easy to find.

To cut through the noise of an overstocked, over-hyped industry and hand people straight answers.

Every product we list is opened, charged and lived with by a real editor before it earns a place on the shelf. We rank by merit, never by margin — and we'd rather lose a sale than steer you wrong.

  • Hand-tested before anything goes live
  • Ranked by merit and honesty, never commission
  • The trade-offs no one else admits to
Our Vision

A store that reads like a magazine.

A future where buying electronics feels less like a checkout and more like trusted editorial.

Fewer products, more context. A catalogue you can trust on sight, backed by people who'd argue about codecs for hours and mean it. That's the standard we're building toward, one issue at a time.

  • Editorial-grade buying guides for every category
  • A curated catalogue you can trust on sight
  • Longevity over churn — gear that lasts five years
Core Values

What We Won't Compromise.

Four house rules that decide what we stock, and how we treat you.
01

Honesty over hype

We write what we'd tell a friend. If a flagship isn't worth it, we say so — even when it costs us the sale. Trust compounds; clickbait doesn't.

02

Curation, not clutter

We don't carry everything — we carry the right things. Every product is hand-tested and earns its place, or it never makes the shelf.

03

People before parcels

Real humans answer, 7 days a week. 30-day returns, no interrogation. The relationship matters more than any single transaction.

04

Built to last

We back longevity — repairable design, honest warranties, and gear that's still good in five years. Better for you, better for the planet.

Back Issues

Twelve Years, In Print.

2016No. 01

The first shelf

The repair bench becomes a counter — our first 40 hand-picked products go live.

2019No. 02

The Edit launches

Our weekly review column finds a readership. Curation becomes the brand.

2021No. 03

One million reads

A million people a month read our buying guides before they buy.

2022No. 04

Global shipping

asmaz opens to 60+ countries with duties calculated up front — no surprises.

2023No. 05

SoHo flagship

Our first physical store opens on Mercer Street — a magazine you can walk into.

2025No. 06

Carbon-neutral

Every order ships carbon-neutral, with a trade-in programme for old gear.

2026No. 07

Issue 247

1.2M customers, 38 brands, and the same back-room principles. Still printing.

On Film · Inside the Edit

EVERY PRODUCT EARNS ITS PLACE.

Go behind the bench — how we test, argue and decide what makes the shelf, and what never does.

Founder's Quote

The best tech advice still sounds like a good friend talking.

When we started, the internet was already drowning in fake reviews and affiliate noise. We didn't want to add to it — we wanted to be the antidote. A place where the recommendation is the product, and the trust is the business.

Twelve years on, that's still the only metric I care about: did we earn your trust today?

Adrian Mercer Founder & Editor-in-Chief, asmaz
The Masthead

The People Behind The Print.

A small team of obsessives — editors, technicians and curators.
Rio Hassan
Rio Hassan Creative Director
Mira Khan
Mira Khan Head of Curation
Dev Verma
Dev Verma Tech Editor
Lena Saito
Lena Saito Community Lead
Tom Oyelaran
Tom Oyelaran Operations
Priya Nandi
Priya Nandi Photo Editor
Good to know

Frequently Asked.

Every product is opened, charged and lived with by a real editor before it ever goes live. If it isn’t something we’d recommend to a friend, it doesn’t make the shelf — no matter how big the brand or the margin.
Yes. We rank by merit, never by commission. Brands can’t pay for placement or a better verdict — and we’ll happily tell you when a flagship isn’t worth it, even if we sell it.
30 days, no interrogation. If it isn’t right for you, send it back for a full refund. Real humans handle every return — 7 days a week.
We ship to 60+ countries with duties calculated up front at checkout — so the price you see is the price you pay. No surprise fees at the door.
Every order ships carbon-neutral, and our trade-in programme keeps old gear out of landfill. We back repairable design and honest warranties wherever we can.
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