Who'd use full volume? No way that any driver is gonna handle THAT. I did leave them for about eight hours with pink noise at moderate volume the night I got them, then I listened to music with them on a Fiio M6 at around 50% volume over the course of a week. When they failed, I hadn't used...

I posted here about a bad experience with my ZSXs awhile back, where the right dynamic driver blew after only a few weeks and started producing loud distortion. I just wanted to say that I resolved the issue, in case anyone is reading this thread in the future and wonders about KZ's customer...

Yeah, I guess I just got unlucky. My ZSTs are holding up great, though they don't sound anywhere near as good as the ZSX. This is the most I've paid for a "budget" IEM, and it just so happens to be my very first pair with a failed driver. It's disheartening and makes me hesitant to pay more...

Yeah, that's what I figured, but switching the cables actually made it way worse, so I'm starting to think it may be related to the 2 pin cable input on the IEM. I wasn't expecting any difference in sound when I switched from the silver upgrade cable, but the stock ones sounded like the bass...

I've contacted the KZ store on AliExpress, and today they asked for a video of the problem. Hopefully the loud buzzing is audible in a recording. At least they're offering a warranty claim, but this is gonna be a pain with COVID shipping times. My original ZSX order took over two months to...

I'm so disappointed - after excitedly watching my mailbox for two months, my new ZSX abruptly developed extreme bass distortion on the right side after only a month of light indoor use. I couldn't have logged more than twenty hours on these. I've had countless $5-10 Chinese IEMs over the years...

To update an earlier post re: fit - I finally got a good seal on these with XL single flange silicone tips I got on Amazon. Over all the years of using IEMs, I never realized that I'm an XL. To get a seal, I've always used the largest supplied tips, turned IEMs upside down and cable-up, then...

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I tried that and it helps, though I'm still not getting the usual "pop" and decrease in pressure when I take them out. Come to think of it, I always wear my IEMs cord-up because cord-down usually prevents me from getting a seal. I suspect that I've been an XL tip...

No, it's my second. I also have a pair of KZ ZSTs, which fit just fine. I think my ears just don't like the ZSXs housing design. Something about it prevents me from inserting them as deeply as I'd like. The bass is there but sounds slightly "distant". I played an audio seal test, and bass...

Nah, it doesn't sound dumb - after all, this is ChiFi. I just checked, and they're printed correctly. This is such a weird problem, and extremely disappointing after I spent two months excitedly watching my mailbox. My ZST Pros fit fine, and the main difference is that they don't have that...

I figured I'd post this here rather than start a new thread. Apologies if this is the wrong place for troubleshooting. So, I got a pair of ZSXs a few days ago after waiting two months for them to arrive from China. For whatever reason, even with biflange tips, I can't get a full seal with...

The mids definitely need boosting on these, but otherwise they sound amazing.   These things actually remind me a lot of the vastly underrated Sennheiser CX880. I need to learn soldering to fix my Senns, but from memory they sounded VERY similar to these, albeit with a slightly more polished...

  Quote:   Nah, it's definitely not a nutritional issue - I'm a supplement and health food freak. Some of the antioxidants I take actually protect against further ear damage, which only encourages me to crank my music even louder.   Listening quietly isn't an option either - my...

People weren't kidding about the burn-in either - after only about 20 hours of burn in, the treble's already starting to calm down. I know it's not in my head, since I've recently vowed to only use IEMs when I'm exercising and I've only given these a few hours of listening so far. I intend to...

Quote:   I still have no idea why my quote function doesn't put the username. Oh well.   Anyway, no - I actually haven't heard about that, but thanks for the heads up! The Automator was my favorite producer back in the late 90s and it was really tragic to see him sorta fall off after...