[HungryPanda]

well what I have found about the three ZSN in our house, Purple has a hole in both ear pieces, the Cyan has no holes and the black have the hole in one ear piece but not the other. I am wondering if this is where the mould break off point was

 

[BadReligionPunk]

Both my cyan and purple have holes.

 

[Bartig]

Hi guys, I have ZSNs and I'm totally in love with KZ sound (these are my 2nd KZs after ED9). Now I'm on a hunt for another KZ iems as there is a good sale on AliExpress. I'm torn between ES4 and ZSR as both are available for same $19 price. I'm looking for a good KZ piece under 20. Which should I purchase from the above ones? Or there are better alternatives in the same price bracket? Would appreciate everyone's help.

P.S. Simply love my ZSNs. They blow me away everytime I listen music via them

Why buy other KZ's when you can buy another ZSN?

well what I have found about the three ZSN in our house, Purple has a hole in both ear pieces, the Cyan has no holes and the black have the hole in one ear piece but not the other. I am wondering if this is where the mould break off point was

Mine are the same. Apart from the color. I don't hear differences in sound either yet, so not sure about the 'cable does really make a difference' thing... could it be the purple one is just more expensive because it costs more to color the cable pink-ish?

 

[voicemaster]

Hi guys, I have ZSNs and I'm totally in love with KZ sound (these are my 2nd KZs after ED9). Now I'm on a hunt for another KZ iems as there is a good sale on AliExpress. I'm torn between ES4 and ZSR as both are available for same $19 price. I'm looking for a good KZ piece under 20. Which should I purchase from the above ones? Or there are better alternatives in the same price bracket? Would appreciate everyone's help.

P.S. Simply love my ZSNs. They blow me away everytime I listen music via them

If you want a definite upgrade from ZSN then get AS10.

 

[mbwilson111]

could it be the purple one is just more expensive because it costs more to color the cable pink-ish?

All 3 colors cost us the same. $14 each.

 

[Bartig]

All 3 colors cost us the same. $14 each.

Do they now? Not before. Good they do.

 

[Mellowship]

If you want a definite upgrade from ZSN then get AS10.

The AS10 indeed has a more balanced sound signature... If only it had the build quality of the ZSN...

 

[HungryPanda]

I have tested both Purple ZSN and Black ZSN with same tips, same dac/amp and same tune with no volume change and can honestly say they are almost identical.

 

[1clearhead]

Silver is the best conductor of pure metals.

Yes, I stand corrected... but it does maintain a steady premium flow of electricity due to the properties that it doesn't oxidize while other metals corrode in time.

 

[1clearhead]

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 discussions for another day.

And yes, I have pure silver conductors: (Siltech LS-38 speaker cables) in my HiFi systems and I even have ICs made with very thin strands of 22k gold (Stealth PGS.) I got rid of my 3 pair of Audio Note~Japan AN-VZ pure silver (two 9s?) ICs, because at the time, I needed money.

Chris

True, what I meant was...it maintains a steady premium flow of electricity due to the properties that it doesn't oxidize while other metals corrode in time.

I will rephrase my statement. Thanks for your input!

 

[1clearhead]

you can edit it and remove the content or write something different.

edited to add... you can fix typos, add to your post or anything using the edit feature. It perfect for when you forgot to add something... rather than write a new post. We are discouraged from writing several posts in a row... in fact, I believe if you read the posting guidelines it technically says we should not write multiple posts in a row.

edit 2 : @Slater when you post your photos of the ZSN vents I will check my Cyan pair.

Yea, I'll check all three(3) of my ZSN's when I get home from work tonight.

 

[1clearhead]

Yes I just checked mine and the silver/purple has bigger holes vent on the face plate.

I have all three(3) ZSN's, so I'll check them when I get home tonight. ...forgot to mention, China time!

 

[mbwilson111]

Do they now? Not before. Good they do.

We bought them at 3 different times, but the colors were never different prices when we did it.

 

[1clearhead]

Mine do not look like that. There is no vent in my black/black ZSN.

It’s totally blocked off, ie the plastic body was never drilled. Only my purple one is drilled.

So here we are again, with differences. Some with vents, and others with no vents. Some wired in phase, others wired out of phase. Were the vents tuned that way on purpose? Was it an unintentional QC error? Who knows, each one is like a Fukubukuro mystery surprise bag!

So if someone is writing a review, or a people are reading a random review, or someone is giving their impressions, or someone else is making a recommendation, how do we know that the ZSN person #1 owns will be the same as the one person #2 buys?

How frustrating is that? KZ, you’re killin’ me Smalls.

It does worry me a little...QC is a big deal and KZ should have made some progress by now. This makes the difference between a good and stable branded company and a company that lacks quality control.

...Come on, KZ! Get it together!

 

[BadReligionPunk]

I honestly feel that my cyan ZSN has a little bit more in the low-end then my purple, but to be fair, the cyan has about 100 hours on it and also has Sony hybrid tips on it, while the purple has about 5 minute on it and is bone stock.

That said. This is a really good pairing.