[voicemaster]

Can you please compare to CKX?
Thanks!

The ZAS sounds pretty similar to the CKX. Treble and mid are hardly any different between the two. The most noticeable difference is the bass, but even that is not night and day difference. The ZAS's bass has a fuller bass sound with a slightly better impact, texture and body than the CKX. The amount of bass is also just a touch more than the CKX. For me, the ZAS is the best tuning IEM from KZ at the moment. I was pretty surprised by the amount of bass OOTB, but it is now just a touch more than the ZAX/CKX. The AST still has way more bass quantity than the ZAS.

 

[r31ya]

new reviewer reviews KZ ZEX~


ZEX seems to be better tuned NRA and apparently ready do dethrone ZS10 Pro with cheaper price.

 

[Aevum]

I was testing the ZEX vs the NRA yesterday, the bass on the ZEX is slightly elevated, but might be less controlled, maybe its because im using the old neckband Bluetooth unit.

 

[SpaceOperaVillain]

In their official store on AliExpress, KZ has bumped prices of BA10 and ZAS both to over 110 euro. AST is over 135 euro ($156 USD).

ZAS still at the old price of ~ 67 euro in the CCA store.

Are they just doing this ahead of 11.11 to inflate the discount numbers? I think they're going to have a rough time at those prices. The sub 30 euro IEMs seem to be unaffected.


Surely this is a glitch in the budget matrix:

 

[SpaceOperaVillain]

ZEX seems to be better differently tuned NRA

fixed it.

 

[Aevum]

i like both, it sounds good off the BTR5, it sounds ok off the BT 5.2 HD adapter.

 

[Fabulo]

In their official store on AliExpress, KZ has bumped prices of BA10 and ZAS both to over 110 euro. AST is over 135 euro ($156 USD).

ZAS still at the old price of ~ 67 euro in the CCA store.

Are they just doing this ahead of 11.11 to inflate the discount numbers? I think they're going to have a rough time at those prices. The sub 30 euro IEMs seem to be unaffected.


Surely this is a glitch in the budget matrix:

They have been messing with their prices for some time. Two days ago the ZEX cost 40 euro and the AST 240...

 

[SpaceOperaVillain]

They have been messing with their prices for some time. Two days ago the ZEX cost 40 euro and the AST 240...

yeah, must be some seasonal price tweaking.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

new reviewer reviews KZ ZEX~


ZEX seems to be better tuned NRA and apparently ready do dethrone ZS10 Pro with cheaper price.

Won't be surprised if this is true. KZ usually has history of improving the tuning through these new launches. NRA Pro will be marginally better than both ZEX & NRA which will trumped by NRX some months down the line

 

[SpaceOperaVillain]

Won't be surprised if this is true. KZ usually has history of improving the tuning through these new launches. NRA Pro will be marginally better than both ZEX & NRA which will trumped by NRX some months down the line

The steady march of progress ... and new things to keep marketing busy!

At KZs normal rate I'm really hoping for a KZ or CCA tribrid in 3-6 months.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

The steady march of progress ... and new things to keep marketing busy!

At KZs normal rate I'm really hoping for a KZ or CCA tribrid in 3-6 months.

I won't be surprised if this hybrid/tribrid will be their Chinese New Year launch.

 

[r31ya]

KZ ZS12 Tribird, 1 DD, 1 MST, 4 BA array each

 

[seanwee]

Still waiting for the Crinacle x KZ collab iem

 

[SpaceOperaVillain]

Still waiting for the Crinacle x KZ collab iem

I think you'll be waiting a long time. CCA C16 (not CA16) is probably the closest FR curve wise to crin's target out of all KZ/CCA catalog.

actually, NRA is closer but still has too much in midbass.

C16 vs Crin's Blessing2 tuned Dusk

of the C16, crin's notes are:

C-

CCA C16

100

V-shaped

Shouty and bassy at the same time. Not a great combo.

C-

C+

8BA

And of the Dusk? posting here for reference.

A+

★★★

Moondrop Blessing 2

320

DF-neutral

Very well tuned from bass to treble, perhaps lacking in the last octaves of extension.

S

A

4BA 1DD

Review unit

and the NRA vs Dusk:

so NRA is not that far off in tonality, really. I thought I remembered seeing a note for NRA in the listings, but there isn't yet.

 

[crabdog]

Here's my ZEX review. Slightly smoother than NRA but does that mean better?