[Mellowship]

I found reviews on Gearbest for these when the first post caught my attention. They were dated early 2015. So I figured pretty much the same thing. New old stock. Someone must have found boxes of these things in the corner of some warehouse

I like them a lot. On my top 3 favourite kz IEMs.

 

[TheVortex]

Sorry guys, I thought they were a new IEM as I have only been following this thread for just under a year. What did people in general think of the KZ IE80?

 

[bsoplinger]

I like them a lot. On my top 3 favourite kz IEMs.

Really? In today not 2015 terms? Are they worth considering for the low $20's price tag? I can keep an eye on George's Gearbest thread and spend about the same for the ZS6.

 

[Wiljen]

got my Zs6 Christmas gifts in yesterday. What a great stocking stuffer for the friends and relatives that always look at you funny for your audio gear. My guess is most of them will never be able to use the earphones that came with their cell phones again. Who knows, maybe one of them turns out to be the next Pete Millett or NWAvguy, or Noble Wizard or...

 

[Rilke]

On of the last green colored ZS6 of Aliexpress.After one wrong color zs6 sended, two cancelled transactions,they became an obsession,couldn't sleep until recieving them.

They sound fantastic. Well built. Not just iem's they are a piece of jewelery for ears. The color is very subtle, the shade of emerald changes with the ligthing. From my perspective the silver plated cable does'nt improve the sound but they look nice. I like the memory wire it helps keeping the ZS6 in place.

Some usefull infos :
Ollivan store & PZ Audio has the green ZS6 in store ( last time when I checked ) otherwise you'll have to buy them from taobao.

 

[RomStar]

I think that Senny IE80 copy was done by KZ long time ago. I doubt this is new release, just some old stock left for some sellers probably.
And why would they do it if ZS4 and ZSR are coming? Doesn`t make sense.

Yep, mid 2015, so it's not new for sure, unless it has new guts which you would possibly love to tear apart

I found reviews on Gearbest for these when the first post caught my attention. They were dated early 2015. So I figured pretty much the same thing. New old stock. Someone must have found boxes of these things in the corner of some warehouse

Actually makes a lot of sense haha, but I don't remember the dial at all tho

Maybe it's possible they made a slight revision with a tuning dial?

But I do remember hearing they're good for the money when they released for $40, nothing amazing but mainly looked nice I guess

 

[jlocano]

Hello. I'm new to head-fi.

Can anyone tell the difference between V1 and V2 of KS5?

Thanks!

 

[oyobass]

Hello. I'm new to head-fi.

Can anyone tell the difference between V1 and V2 of KS5?

Thanks!

V1 has 4 drivers, no crossover. V2 has 4 drivers and a crossover. V1 has one of the BA drivers located in the body, one in the nozzle. V2 has both BA drivers in the nozzle, boosting the high end. V2 has a bit of port tuning tape on one of the dynamic drivers removed vs the V1, boosting the mids a bit.

I own the V1, not the V2. My info compiled from pages upon pages of discussion and not personal experience so take it with a grain of salt...

 

[Smiped]

Can someone suggest me better bluetooth modules for my KZ ZS6 than the standard KZ bluetooth cord? Thanks.

 

[jlocano]

V1 has 4 drivers, no crossover. V2 has 4 drivers and a crossover. V1 has one of the BA drivers located in the body, one in the nozzle. V2 has both BA drivers in the nozzle, boosting the high end. V2 has a bit of port tuning tape on one of the dynamic drivers removed vs the V1, boosting the mids a bit.

I own the V1, not the V2. My info compiled from pages upon pages of discussion and not personal experience so take it with a grain of salt...

Thanks a lot Oyobass. I thought perhaps the difference can also be seen on the product appearance.
Based on the info you gave and judging my unit by the sound it produces, probably they are the v2s.

 

[vector84]

Can someone suggest me better bluetooth modules for my KZ ZS6 than the standard KZ bluetooth cord? Thanks.

Might be helpful to specify a general budget and form factor preference if you have one...

For example on 3.5mm pluggable BT modules, the cheaper end Xiaomi BT module has gotten some talk lately... going up a few price categories, Fiio has the BTR1.
(or if you want aptX HD, you'll have to jump up a bit more in price?)

 

[RomStar]

Just received my NX3 and I must admit, the build quality does feel superb

Very sturdy in the hand and smaller than my Note 5 except width

Now I'll charge it a bit and test it out, let's hope I get some nice results

 

[vector84]

V2 has a bit of port tuning tape on one of the dynamic drivers removed vs the V1, boosting the mids a bit.

That's the ZS6 actually that has the tape removed, @Slater has put together some nice write-ups:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/kno...essions-thread.698148/page-1678#post-13856223
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/kno...essions-thread.698148/page-1671#post-13850238

Thanks a lot Oyobass. I thought perhaps the difference can also be seen on the product appearance.
Based on the info you gave and judging my unit by the sound it produces, probably they are the v2s.

If you look at the second link I posted above, there's some nice pics of what sits underneath the nozzle screen - under the right lighting you can see through that screen and check for one (v1) or two (v2) little circles, which are the nozzles on the BAs.
Also if you got a white box, it's very likely it's a v2, black boxes could be either.

 

[Smiped]

Might be helpful to specify a general budget and form factor preference if you have one...

For example on 3.5mm pluggable BT modules, the cheaper end Xiaomi BT module has gotten some talk lately... going up a few price categories, Fiio has the BTR1.
(or if you want aptX HD, you'll have to jump up a bit more in price?)

I don't want a 3.5 pluggable BT module. I just want a BT line that can be plugged into both earphones without it being wired to my phone other than the one KZ sells.

 

[vector84]

I don't want a 3.5 pluggable BT module. I just want a BT line that can be plugged into both earphones without it being wired to my phone other than the one KZ sells.

As far as I know, there are no other 0.72/0.75mm 2-pin BT modules.

But anything designed for 2pin 0.78mm plugs (Westone/UE compatible 2-pin BT cables, Auglamore has a nice neckband one, etc) will be able to connect with KZs, but have the same problems as any other 0.78mm pin cables with KZs (stretches them out too far to use stock cables).