[loomisjohnson]

Yeah, I thought about that.
If I overlook MMCX, can I go for KZ KS5. I read few Chinese IEM posts and people here love KZ, as this is a new iteration into KZ line up should I consider this and follow your KZ plug-in suggestion.
Or is there anything better than KZ below 30$ mark.

for mmcx around $30 try the **** dt2/dt2+, which i rate on a par with the zs5 and both of which i prefer to the tennmak pro or piano, which also meet your criteria

 

[NymPHONOmaniac]

Hi guys. After several weeks of no use, today I retried my old Samsung EHS64AVFWE (which were included with my phone) and the results were shocking: these sound simply amazing, I mean they can go head to head with every my new Chi-Fi earphones. They are so incredible balanced and clear! Bass is not deep but fast and precise, they punch when needed, mids are detailed and highs are crisp enough. They sound good with most genres of music. Truly perfect earphones. They are also very durable, mine are almost 3 years old and still look fresh.

Nymphomaniac don't you think these Samsung deserve a place in the first page of this thread?

You mean these:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-EHS64AVFWE-Stereo-Headset-Remote/dp/B00D8YYY0M


Can't say for sure...at 4$ i'm curious how it sound...and what about construction and whats your audio source??

Intriguing...sometime stock iem can be surprising, like the earbud that come with the benjie S5(20$) are quite incredible....hum.

 

[NymPHONOmaniac]

Well that's review 140 up!

your on fire

NICE & Usefull!!

140 in how much time if I may ask Vidal?

 

[Vidal]

140 in how much time if I may ask Vidal?

Just over 6 months

 

[xilon]

You mean these:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-EHS64AVFWE-Stereo-Headset-Remote/dp/B00D8YYY0M


Can't say for sure...at 4$ i'm curious how it sound...and what about construction and whats your audio source??

Intriguing...sometime stock iem can be surprising, like the earbud that come with the benjie S5(20$) are quite incredible....hum.

Yes your link is exact, I think they should be the original ones (there are fakes but without the samsung logo).
Construction is glossy plastic but verysolid. Mine are lasting almost three years without a single scratch. They are worth a try. Very natural and balanced sound, they get along with most genre of music. I love their bass, not deep and boomy but fast and precise. Very detailed mids, not sibilant. Overall fun sounding. IMO the closest Chi-Fi earphone with similar sound is the VE Monk Plus.

 

[xilon]

Here a review by more experienced headfier.
https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/s...-review.808648/?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,2643913053

 

[Dvir]

This is my first post here. Following recommendations from this forum I ordered KZ ZS5. The sound is amazing (although not for bass lovers) but they have terrible microphonics sound (booming whenever the cable is touched). It looks like they have a really cheap thin cable that's causing it. Do you guys have some solution for these booms?

 

[Audiotistic]

This is my first post here. Following recommendations from this forum I ordered KZ ZS5. The sound is amazing (although not for bass lovers) but they have terrible microphonics sound (booming whenever the cable is touched). It looks like they have a really cheap thin cable that's causing it. Do you guys have some solution for these booms?

KZ sells an upgraded silver cable for the ZS5

 

[Vidal]

This is my first post here. Following recommendations from this forum I ordered KZ ZS5. The sound is amazing (although not for bass lovers) but they have terrible microphonics sound (booming whenever the cable is touched). It looks like they have a really cheap thin cable that's causing it. Do you guys have some solution for these booms?

Are you wearing them over ear?

 

[Dvir]

Are you wearing them over ear?

Yes, I am. Usually over ear earphones didn't have this issue in my experience, that's why I'm so surprised. I also own QKZ W1 earphones which are much cheaper but don't have that problem.

 

[Vidal]

Yes, I am. Usually over ear earphones didn't have this issue in my experience, that's why I'm so surprised. I also own QKZ W1 earphones which are much cheaper but don't have that problem.

Does seem odd, like you said the over ear fitting usually cuts microphonics - maybe it's the memory wire portion that's transmitting the noise?

 

[Sylmar]

As Vidal I'm also expecting it's the memory wire to cause the microphonics. Better to remove the memory wire I think. It seems far more comfortable with it removed and it's easily done. I don't encounter microphonics at all with the wire removed.

 

[toddy0191]

As Vidal I'm also expecting it's the memory wire to cause the microphonics. Better to remove the memory wire I think. It seems far more comfortable with it removed and it's easily done. I don't encounter microphonics at all with the wire removed.

This!

Once the memory wire is removed, the cable contacts with the top of your ear properly rather than just"hovering" slightly above, which is what cuts of the microphonics.

 

[Slater]

This!

Once the memory wire is removed, the cable contacts with the top of your ear properly rather than just"hovering" slightly above, which is what cuts of the microphonics.

You lost me chief. Are you saying that the "contacting the top of your ear" is what cuts the microphonics, or the "hovering slightly above"?

 

[toddy0191]

You lost me chief. Are you saying that the "contacting the top of your ear" is what cuts the microphonics, or the "hovering slightly above"?

The hovering causes the microphonics, as it let's the sound travel all the way up the cable. When there's contact with your ears it dampens it before it reaches the earpieces.