The total opposite was the case, when I first tried the KZ HDS3. What do you expect from a $5 earphone? And the mids were spot on - I could not believe it. I had also ordered a pair for a friend who likes neutral tuning. His reference were the Fostex TE-02. He was totally appalled by the KZ HDS3's "fun" bass. B9Scrambler rated the HDS1 higher in his KZ thread. So I got a hold of a blue pair and they are leaner sounding but also more difficult for me to find the proper seal - and they are harder to drive. Therefore, although the HDS1 may be the better earphones, the HDS3 work better for me.
I haven't received EDR2 yet. But so far i heard from a generous number of people, with trusted ears. that they are a hidden gem. "Neutral" is a hard and kinda fool term, but they seem to be more on the neutral side than the heavy V-shaped usual signature. Balanced, confortable listen etc. All of that in a iem that you can find for 3$.
I keep thinking, what a great oportunity kz has, of puttting a so Fine driver in a beloved - and original. Shell like ZS3 ? With a Better cable, It would be awesome. It makes me think that all of that V-shaped wave is a matter of choice, not limitations. If they could do that in a 3$ iem. What they could do in a more pricey iem with dynamic drivers, Double maybe, doesn't matter, in a amazing Shell ?
Don't get me wrong, actually i think that i am more appealed to a "Fun" signature. But we have been talking about from the sameness of kz and ba drivers. I think that is a matter o choice and marketing. Not limitations. Maybe a sound like tin audio T2 for example, could be find much more easier, and cheaper, If a Company like KZ wanted to do It. Its a matter of market. The guys want to give us a good Fun signature. I take It, and like It so much. But Just imagene what we could have for a tiny amount of money.
Just my 2 cents on what we discuss here from time to time.
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