To my eye, they are simply stunning looking. Too rich for my blood, but stunning nevertheless. Chris

I love my E3000s! XS Max and a 4 decade old HiFi enthusiast. Chris

The KZ ZST IEMs were my first intro to Chi-Fi headphones and while their ‘V-shape’ sonic signature is the ultimate antithesis of what I’m used to coming out of HiFi over the past 35 years, they’re acceptable for the money, which was about $22 shipped. Chris

I got mine about a month ago and just ran them for 60 hours on my iPod without listening too much and probably have another 10 hours further. Since most of these cheaper IEMs have FRs much like a paint shaker, I find them refreshing. I have KZ ZSTs, GeekWorld, ToneKing TS1s and Symphonized NG...

I picked up the E3000s about 10 days back and have about 50 hours on them, so far, using an XS Max phone. Others I have are the KZ ZSTs, ToneKing TS1s, GeekWold GK3s and the Symphonized NRG 3.0s. I wanted to try something a little less 'V' and a bit more flat, if possible and these seem to get...

Actually, silver has a propagation index of 106. Copper is 100 and gold is 70. The benefit of gold is that it doesn't oxidize and silver and copper oxides 'can' have a negative effect on sound. There are other theories on why such and such metals may have sonic signatures, but those are...

That's why in this hobby and standard stereo/MC HiFi, one needs to 'know' the reviewer, know his/her experiences and understand their biases, because everybody who's ever done a review of anything, has biases. Once you understand their biases and predilections, you're now better informed. Chris

Seriously? That's like asking why people like earphones with frequency responses plotted out by a guy undergoing electric shock therapy. They've stood the test of time, going back to the 60s, so it must just be you? Oh and Syd Barrett is the best Pink Floyd, IMO. Chris

I just received both my MusicMaker ToneKing TS1s and my Geek Wold G9billions on Friday. I have about 42 hours running the TS1s and they sounded pretty bad right out of the box, but they're settling in. I'll wait until they're done, before moving to the Geek Wolds. They compliment my KZ ZSTs...

I'm just a hack right now. I left out the iBasso basic IEM that my buddy let me listen to last month, for 30 seconds, so that's probably at the top, but I can't really comment on the sound. He was streaming some JAZZ via MQA on an LG V30 phone, so at least he's into this hobby. He just...

Middle Klipsch offering KZ ZST Symphonized NRG 3.0s $20 Sony jobbie Skull Candy X, Y or Z 4 Gen. iPod earbuds Chris

Too rich for my blood, so I'll go be poor over there, but I'm a long time Sony fan (original SCD-1 owner) and wish them well on their comeback in consumer electronics. Chris

Thanks for the reply Sean, I'm new to earbuds, IEMs and headphones, never really getting 'into' them in my previous 40+ years in the HiFi hobby. My loss. At least with HiFi, nothing is truly 'neutral', as everything...even 'digital filters' have a sonic signature. I'm a valve/tube guy, so I...

I've been in this 'earphone' hobby for about 3 weeks. I don't subscribe to the 'V-sound', so thank you for your recommendation and the other guy's, whom you quoted. I just bought the GeekWorld jobbie and MusicMaker ToneKing TS1, so the PMV will be next up on my list, to go along with my ZST...

Hahahaha, I'm being poor over there>>>>>>> I'll pick the UEs, just because I know of Ultimate Ears going back to '99-'00 when I was heavily into standard audio. iPods and DAPs really weren't that common. They were the Gold Standard over Shure and Etymotics, IIRC. If you listen to a...

Thanks Sean, For the record, it's an iPod 4th gen. player and not a phone yet. May pick up a used iPhone 5s as a standalone player, but for now the iPod will have to suffice. I've got 53 entire classic Jazz albums on it--everything from Miles, to Mitchel to Evans. I've got lots stuff in...

The colorful version looks pretty nice. The other version kind of looks like a gnawed off piece of earlobe. Not that I've ever seen a piece of a gnawed off earlobe. Chris

Sorry for going off-topic, but I'm new here. My question is. is that I'm seeing higher impedance numbers with better earbuds 200-300-600 ohms and I'm just wondering what you're using to drive these higher impedance earphones? I've got a old iPod Gen. 4, so I'm going to guess I need to keep...

Thanks Sid! I'm learning and recently bought the KZ ZST and Symphonized NRG 3.0s, to fiddle with my crappy iPod. In my searching, I see a lot of earbuds, but didn't know much about the SOTA. I see some of them are quite expensive. You've helped me, so I appreciate it. I'm strictly low...

I'm new here, but I've used iPod earbuds going back aways. What's the thought on earbuds vs. IEMs. I get the whole headphone difference, but what's the difference between a good EB and a good IEM? Is it a comfort issue, sound issue, etc.? Thanks, Chris

Or more provincially known--upgrade-itis. Chris

I'm a week into all of this and bought a pair of KZ ZST (colorful) and a pair of Symphonized NRG 3.0s to go with my archaic Gen. 4 iPod. Both were about $23 shipped. The KZ didn't need a lot of time to sound the way I'd hope they'd sound, whereas the 3.0s were quite veiled out of the box. I'm...

Hi serman, I'm working on it, but baby steps as funds allow. I'm doing some work for a long time friend here in Miami and he's member here and into this stuff in a big way, whereas I got out of the HiFi arena 15 years back and haven't bought much. He's recently got an LG V30 just for the MQA...

Double Tap. Chris

Hello from Miami, I'm a stereo HiFi going back to the mid 80s and was given an iPod Gen. 4 in '04, but never really used it. I'm playing around with <$50 earphones now, having recently bought a pair of KZ ZSTs and Symphonized NRG 3.0s, which are both burning in a bit. Looking at the...