Recent content by ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Maybe you got lucky, but I couldn't even get GearBest to fix when they sent me the wrong item. They wanted me to pay to ship it back or offered me a $5 "courtesy" refund for the unshipped $25 item. And surprisingly, disputing through PayPal only upped my options to return at my expense or $10...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I have 2 pairs of SpinFit CP100 L, 1 opened and 1 in the package, that I'd love to get rid of. I can't get them to work for me at all.- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
That looks a lot like your average KZ frequency response.- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I don't know what to tell you, I've put Spinfits on my ZSR and I think those have a rather thin stem. Try to put the tips on at an angle where you first get one side over the edge of the nozzle and slowly stretch it to where it fits all the way around.- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Have you tried the stock Starline small tips? I've fit various other tips but would agree it can take some effort due to the thickness. If you have really narrow ear canals you will probably have a more comfortable fit with longer tips that extend past the nozzle, such as the Starlines. With...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I guess it depends on the use case. I only ever use IEMs outside of the house and when they're not in my ears they're in my pocket. I've owned IEMs that cost hundreds of dollars and have actually found their cables to be less durable than most Chi-Fi IEMs I've owned. Not everything high-end has...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Except they're not v-shaped in the way that most KZ hybrids are, nor was the ZSR. They don't have the large peaks in upper-mids/treble. They may exhibit a bit of a warmer tone because the FR has a slight downward slope, but that largely depends on the interaction between the listener's ear and...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I finally received my ED16 today. I've said before the ES4 was the best KZ I've tried so far but the ED16 easily tops it. It's the first KZ hybrid that has sounded fairly neutral to me. I can go back and forth between the ED16 and T2 and, despite some differences, find them to have somewhat...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
While the ZS10 has its fans, I don't think anyone who's compared it to another recent KZ would actually consider it superior. There's also a lot of people who hate their ZS10, I've repeatedly said I think it's the worst IEM I've heard because of how painful those upper mids are. I haven't tried...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I got my Auvio tips, on recommendation from @Slater and like them a lot. In fact, I switched to using them on my T2. While I agree that their shape is very much the same as the Starline tips, there is one major difference between them. On the Starline the end of the stem is roughly level with...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I don't know what it is and I hate to sound like a fanboy but it's like there's something magical about the Spiral Dots. I've tried so many large silicone tips to varying degrees of comfort. At least for my ears, I've always found that others are either too soft, flimsy, stiff, narrow, short...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
How is the texture of the silicone? Have you actually compared them with Spiral Dots? I've tried other tips that look similar but didn't work nearly as well. For example, I got tips with my T2 that look very much like that but they gave me a terrible seal, while the Spiral Dots give the best...- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Sorry, lack of context. I meant a 3rd tip option to my current 2: Spiral Dot and Starline. Because at the present one of those is almost always the best option for me.- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Just ordered them. It would be nice if I can add a third option that I find satisfying.- ChaoticKinesis
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Those look like the KZ ATE foams or at least the supposed ATE foams that I bought on AliExpress, because I've never seen the ATE. I have a full set of those tips and was never able to do anything with them, since they don't stay on the nozzles of any of my IEMs because they're fairly soft and...- ChaoticKinesis
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