𝙆𝙕 𝙕𝘼𝙎 - 𝘼 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙

Specifications:
Product Name:KZ ZAS In Ear Earphone
Impedance: 24Ω
Earphone sensitivity: 109dB/mW
Frequency range:10-40000Hz
Pin Type:0.75mm
Driver units: 7 balanced armature headset + 1 Dynamic driver

This unit was provided by KZ in return for my honest opinion about the product. I'd like to thank Love Jr David for the assessment.

We all know that KZ was one of the most popular Chi-Fi brand in the market, they've been dominating the ultra budget segment for years, let's take a look if they improved through those years.

Build Quality and Fit:
The build quality on KZ products hasn't really been an issue for me, except of course their QDC like pin which is a bit frail but overall the build quality is nice, the fit

Sound:

Bass: This is probably the most bass heavy KZ I've ever tried, the bass goes deep, as a basshead I kinda like it though the texture is just something you'll notice as too smooth or not that detailed, the decay quite slow it's noticeable specially listening to a fast bass tracks like Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites which sounds sloppy and messy. Overall it's more like a quantity over quality.

Mids: There's really not much to say about the mids, they're not as recessed as most V shaped KZ IEM, but due to the quantity of bass it bleeds through the mids sometimes, it still depends on the tracks. Overall, mids are good considering the amount of bass ZAS has.

Treble: This is what I'm concerned about on most KZ IEM's but this time they've gone into the right route, a smooth and non fatiguing treble, it's still has that metallic timbre which is reasonable but I just wish it has more body and not as thin as it sounds. Overall, it has a safe non fatiguing treble.

Technicalities:
This is quite a bit underwhelming specially the amount of drivers they've put into it, I was hoping it would benefit most on technicalities but sadly it didn't, soundstage is ok it has more width than height, the imaging is sub par due to it's nature of being a bass heavy IEM.

Conclusion:
KZ had done a great job on making an enjoyable set on a budget, they've definitely improved in terms of tonality but still fell short in improving on technical performance, would I recommend the ZAS? I would honestly say maybe, for those who's looking for a bass heavy set with a non - fatiguing treble. At the end of the day it's all a matter of enjoyment than being conscious and bothered by the tiny bit of details.

Product link to purchase : https://www.amazon.com/Headphones-H...ency-Cancelling/dp/B098JN8311?ref_=ast_sto_dp

INTRO:
So BGVP was kind enough to gave away some DX5 and I'm one of the lucky 3 to get them here's my take on them.
After listening for days to it and comparing them to all of my buds here's my take on them.



𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:
Model: BGVP DX5
Drive unit: 14.2mm DLC Dynamic
Impedance: 30ohm
Sensitivity: ≥111dB SPL/mW
Frequency response: 10Hz-45kHz
Distortion rate: 0.5% @ 1kHz
Channel balanced: ≤1dB
Rated power: 8mW
Cable length: 120±5cm

• 2 Pairs of foam​
• 1 Pair of Donut foam​
• 2 Pairs of earfins​
• 1 Pair of Earhooks​
• 1 Earphone Case​
• 1 MMCX Cable​
• 1 Pair of BGVP DX5​

𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃:
BGVP DX5 are probably one of the most well built earbuds I've tried, it isn't like the typical earbuds I owned, it has a solid aluminum body paired with an mmcx plug. The cable are nice, the mmcx connector, the splitter and the 3.5mm jack are also in an aluminum finish. It fits well on my small ears and fairly light despite having a solid metal build, it feels and looks premium.






𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑺:
Let's start on the weakest side of these buds, the lows are light, too light for my preference it has enough bass to notice but not enough to actually enjoy some music, it isn't for bass heads for sure, even when I try to push it through my ears I'd say that it's still isn't enough to enjoy some hip-hop, EDM and reggae tracks it'll end up sounding too thin or an eq'd lows, even though it is light it's fairly detailed and fast.


𝑴𝑰𝑫𝑺:
The mids are excellent! I love how natural and smooth the mids are, to be honest I'm quite surprised how I end up liking this set despite being a bass light earbuds, it made me appreciate more on live tracks and acoustic music. Female vocals tends to favor more on these set it sounds airy and open, it's like listening to an open-back cans (reminds me of grado's headphones), vocals are slightly forward to give much more emotion, listening to lea salonga's live performaces gave me shivers, as her high notes are pleasingly sharp, the transition between the mids and highs are smooth.


𝑻𝑹𝑬𝑩𝑳𝑬:
The treble is fairly detailed and has a sparkle with a decent extension at the top, it's smooth and isn't fatiguing and I can say you can probably listen to this in hours comfortably, there isn't much to say about the treble, it sounds natural.


𝑺𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑮𝑬:
The soundstage is above average it has a natural depth and width it sounds very open that gives a good imaging, separation is also great but it doesn't perform well in some busy tracks.


𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵:
The DX5 was a bit underwhelming on my initial impression but it grew on me, at first I was listening to my usual test tracks (mostly edm, pop punk and metal) it was underwhelming how it performs on them, but after spending more time with it and testing more genres I was actually surprise why I'm liking it despite being bass light, it made me appreciate more accoustic tracks and live vocal performances, it ended up being my sleeping buds as it sits well in to my ears. So the biggest question is, Is it worth the price? Hell yeah it is! The build quality and the amount of accessories it has, there's no doubt the look and build alone is definitely worth it.

𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔, 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆.

So I was in a search for some earbuds since I haven't been trying out on earbuds for a while, I love earbuds because they're the real price to performance monsters, it's mind blowing how cheap earbuds outperforms IEMs that's 10 times its price.

Disclaimer, I'm not a sound engineer nor an expert when it comes to technicalities in audio, I just love music and transducers.





Specifications:
Driver unit: 15.4mm dynamic driver
Diaphragm material: Japanese PPS
Frequency response range: 20-20000Hz
Sensitivity: 115±3dB Impedance: 30Ω
Plug type: 3.5mm

What's in the box?

KBEAR Earphone Bag
1 Pair of foam

Kbear Stellar... So how does it perform?

𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬:
Bass has always been a weakness of earbuds, I find most of my earbuds lacks emphasis on the low end, they seem to lack some depth but not on this set, the stellar got some punch with some nice sub bass emphasis. Listening to some hip-hop tracks is a joy! I'd say bass heads wouldn't be disappointed on this one.

𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐬:
This where the stellar shines the positioning of vocals is excellent, I love how they're not forward and not pushed back as most earbuds tends to sound,they're placed well in it's position, just right to fill in with the other instruments, it excels most on male vocals but female vocals are no exception, listening to Lea Salonga's track is such a wonder to my ears it's warm and soothing to my ears, it isn't thick nor thin it's just a bit warm that you'll notice it more on live tracks.

𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐞:
Treble are smooth it does have some sparkle but the lower treble seems to be a bit dull to be fair this is probably the weak point of the stellar but at this price this is probably negligible for the sound signature it gives.

𝐼'𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑣 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑠, 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑠