Since it seems to be easy these days to pick on KZ (which feels a bit sad and unfair to me), for your statement: "Perhaps the best KZ tuning thus far...", did you compare ZSX with AS16 and AS12, and how do they compare to you?
Since it seems to be easy these days to pick on KZ (which feels a bit sad and unfair to me), for your statement: "Perhaps the best KZ tuning thus far...", did you compare ZSX with AS16 and AS12, and how do they compare to you?
I've only briefly tried the AS12, not the AS16. AS12, from memory, had much leaner bass and an overall brighter tonality. The slightly better bass response is why I'd put the ZSX above it. Both of them have poor comfort anyway so there's that.
what's this I read about wiring drivers "out of phase" making things sound really bad? Isn't this the same thing a "reversed polarity"? I think I've seen this mentioned a few times in the cheap Sony IEM thread.
For straight 2 pin connectors if they have a dot on the cable, as long as the dots are both facing the same direction, you should be in phase. If there's no dots then here's a link to test if your set is in phase or out of phase:
It's quite obvious if u are out of phase, the music sounds weird and as though it is coming from behind the ears. If u are out of phase, just reverse one side's cable pin direction and u are good to go.
For those angled 2 pin connectors or MMCX that are out of phase, that's a trickier situation though. U might need to open the shell of the IEM to resolder.
my AK 11.11 lucky bag came today, got bboooll BO-T1, Kinboofi Y1, and Kbear Opal (along with a spare 2 pin 3.5 cable and a 2 pin bluetooth cable, which is funny 'cause ever since i lost my KZ ZST on a bus like 2 years ago I don't own anything with 2 pin). to be honest I didn't really expect anything great, and on first listen the BO-T1 are not bad. I still have endurance with using anything with any sort of pushed bass as a daily driver, but i have my T2 for daily drivers. we'll see if anything pushes out my 1more triple for my occasional go to.
AFAIK, most people don't hear a difference in absolute phase, meaning that it doesn't matter whether the cable is backwards as long as both connectors are backwards. If one side of the cable is wired differently from the other, or one IEM is wired differently from the other, then they will be out of phase, and you will hear that for sure. But that means something is defective, not incompatible.
my AK 11.11 lucky bag came today, got bboooll BO-T1, Kinboofi Y1, and Kbear Opal (along with a spare 2 pin 3.5 cable and a 2 pin bluetooth cable, which is funny 'cause ever since i lost my KZ ZST on a bus like 2 years ago I don't own anything with 2 pin). to be honest I didn't really expect anything great, and on first listen the BO-T1 are not bad. I still have endurance with using anything with any sort of pushed bass as a daily driver, but i have my T2 for daily drivers. we'll see if anything pushes out my 1more triple for my occasional go to.
Several months ago I purchased a Sihivive D105 earphone off Amazon.com. I came across this when researching the Fischer Audio Dubliz. The D105 appears to come from the same OEM and has the same co-axial DDT - dual driver. The D105 has been reduced to $4.79 which is a fantastic price for this earphone. The D105 sound very similar to the Tin audio T515 but since the D105 is constructed from an alloy it is much lighter. When I first came across the D105 it was on sale at $29.99, I purchased it when it was reduced to $19.99. This comes with a case,12 silicone tips, 2 double flange tips and 2 memory foam tips. At $4.79 this is an amazing deal.
Several months ago I purchased a Sihivive D105 earphone off Amazon.com. I came across this when researching the Fischer Audio Dubliz. The D105 appears to come from the same OEM and has the same co-axial DDT - dual driver. The D105 has been reduced to $4.79 which is a fantastic price for this earphone. The D105 sound very similar to the Tin audio T515 but since the D105 is constructed from an alloy it is much lighter. When I first came across the D105 it was on sale at $29.99, I purchased it when it was reduced to $19.99. This comes with a case,12 silicone tips, 2 double flange tips and 2 memory foam tips. At $4.79 this is an amazing deal.
Looks very cheap at this price now, but the gold standard at this price is the Sony MH755, how does it fare against it?
I don't have the Tin audio T515, but what's the tuning like for this set?
Well at least they are not Oppoty and they are more optimistic on their packaging.
I have posted some photos I took of the Sihivive. These sound very much like the Tin T515 which Audio Budget did a reveiw which is quite favourable. The only complaint I have heard about the T515 is the weight. The Sihivive is alloy and much lighter.
I have the Sony MH755, I personally prefer the Sihivive which has a far better build quality and doesn't need to have the cable replaced. This is excellent value for the money.
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