The ED9 is overall a good and very funny iem from China.
build + design:
The metal housing shows confidence and it looks like it won't break for a long time. I did like the looks overall (but the color of the cable is ugly in my point of view). No driver flex, which is very good from a low-budget iem (oh I remember you, AWEI). The cable is noting special, but the plug didnt fit very well in my Sony M4. Didn't have the chance to try it out with other phones, but I used a bunch of IEMs with this phone and they did fit fine.
package + accessories:
the acoustic filters are FUN! at first. They come with 2 acoustic filters which changes the soundpicture completely, one highlights the bass and one is kinda like a reference filter with no filter at all (at least I guess so since no instructions came with the package which is a shame and a big black point for KZ). I liked the bassy one a lot more: the reference one was too boring for me (no bass, no dynamic, less fun) but IMO a lot of bassheads will like the bassy one since it surely has tons of deep and bass. It has 2 pairs of filters and 3 pairs of silicone air tips. The package is plastic and can be used as a bag if you remove the accessories from it which is a great idea.
SoundQuality: I spoilered it at the acoustic filters: overall I did like them very much (for 9$ very-very good SQ), a little too much deep for my taste, so be careful, if you like neutral or balanced EQ then use the other filter. The soundstage and the details very better then expected (yet again, for this price): this one is surely a fun thing to use.
for this price I would recommend this IEM to everyone who likes to experiment, looks for a decent, metal housing earphone or just likes a lot of bass: value/price ratio is 5/5. Recommended.
build + design:
The metal housing shows confidence and it looks like it won't break for a long time. I did like the looks overall (but the color of the cable is ugly in my point of view). No driver flex, which is very good from a low-budget iem (oh I remember you, AWEI). The cable is noting special, but the plug didnt fit very well in my Sony M4. Didn't have the chance to try it out with other phones, but I used a bunch of IEMs with this phone and they did fit fine.
package + accessories:
the acoustic filters are FUN! at first. They come with 2 acoustic filters which changes the soundpicture completely, one highlights the bass and one is kinda like a reference filter with no filter at all (at least I guess so since no instructions came with the package which is a shame and a big black point for KZ). I liked the bassy one a lot more: the reference one was too boring for me (no bass, no dynamic, less fun) but IMO a lot of bassheads will like the bassy one since it surely has tons of deep and bass. It has 2 pairs of filters and 3 pairs of silicone air tips. The package is plastic and can be used as a bag if you remove the accessories from it which is a great idea.
SoundQuality: I spoilered it at the acoustic filters: overall I did like them very much (for 9$ very-very good SQ), a little too much deep for my taste, so be careful, if you like neutral or balanced EQ then use the other filter. The soundstage and the details very better then expected (yet again, for this price): this one is surely a fun thing to use.
for this price I would recommend this IEM to everyone who likes to experiment, looks for a decent, metal housing earphone or just likes a lot of bass: value/price ratio is 5/5. Recommended.
