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  1. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  2. ChaoticKinesis

    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.
  3. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    That looks a lot like your average KZ frequency response.
  4. ChaoticKinesis

    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.
  5. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  6. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  7. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  8. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  9. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  10. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  11. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  12. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  13. ChaoticKinesis

    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.
  14. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    Just ordered them. It would be nice if I can add a third option that I find satisfying.
  15. ChaoticKinesis

    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...
  16. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    Sure, I'd appreciate a link. I used the Comply foam because some earphones come with a single medium Comply tip, so I have a bunch with no use for them because they're way too small for me. Pulling out the core is actually very easy.
  17. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I don't know what those are like but I have tried putting a medium Comply tip peeled off its core into a large silicone. It seals well but starts to hurt after a while because it's very stiff. Edit: It reminded me a lot of the Monster Gel Supertips though not quite as firm. Those were so bad...
  18. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I have wide canals too and have had difficulty finding tips large enough to give me a good seal. If you don't already have them, I recommend trying the JVC Spiral Dots. Despite having dozens of other tips, I'm back and forth between those and KZ Starlines 95% of the time. The Spiral Dots seem...
  19. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I wonder if these revisions have anything to do with equal-loudness curves. The added boosts in bass and treble would make sense if people use IEMs to listen at a lower level than they would listen through speakers. I can't speak for others but I believe this is true for me.
  20. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    If you want midrange dominance, stay the hell away from KZ. They haven't made a single hybrid without at least somewhat recessed mids. You would like the TinAudio T2. Edit: Going to point out that "fun" signature typically means a slightly boosted mid-bass and treble. Most KZs do fit into this...
  21. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    Relax, I'm well aware that at $5,001 IEMs are already in another league.
  22. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I heard T2 beats $5,000 IEMs. Can anyone confirm if that's true? :L3000:
  23. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I would contend that singular DIY graphs from a person we don't know are probably more reliable than subjective impressions from that same person, particularly when considering how unreliable our absolute hearing is and how easily colored it is by various biases. I wouldn't trust my own ears in...
  24. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I just want to be clear, when I say the ZS10 is unlistenable on certain tracks, I mean that very literally. Unlistenable as in squirming from pain because I feel as if it's grating or pounding on my eardrums. Sometimes it's individual notes, for example all the times I quoted in my last post...
  25. ChaoticKinesis

    Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread

    I'll bite. Bach I think most baroque music is a bit lacking in intense dynamics, and the flute has too soft a tembre, to really highlight the issue. I will say some of the high notes were unpleasant, such as at 3:55 and 4:01 but I don't think this piece has the dynamics to showcase the ZS10's...
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