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I have just received the silver cable for my ZST, time to test it! 
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dilidani
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ZS3 needs serious amount of burnin. Im surely topping 100hrs on my pair and its getting decent. If your sound seems total :beep: just try plugging the 2-pin connector in the opposite direction. It did the trick for me.
It has decent amount of bass even for me (I'm kinda basshead) but mids cant really keep up with the bass response. For 8 usds with replacable cable its good, but I prefer my recent favourite, Plextone X41M (subbass monster for edm with OK mids and treble).
It has decent amount of bass even for me (I'm kinda basshead) but mids cant really keep up with the bass response. For 8 usds with replacable cable its good, but I prefer my recent favourite, Plextone X41M (subbass monster for edm with OK mids and treble).
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i'm a bit tempted to buy the ZST since gearbest has it for $11.49, but with all the mixed reviews i'm not sure if they are good or bad.
Might be bad first batches and later batches are better, but i'm not sure i want to take the gamble right now.
Might be bad first batches and later batches are better, but i'm not sure i want to take the gamble right now.
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Nope, just the regular cardboard/plastic box. Also noted a huge gap between the body and the black lids. And the "blue" unit was actually purple. And the bass is "boomsy" alright, and the low mids are uncontrolled... They just don't sound right, and don't respect instrument/voice timbre. A disgrace..
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If you're buying from Gearbest sometimes they don't come shrink wrapped because they are tested by GB on arrival. I think some other suppliers do the same.
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HI everyone,
What is you guys thought on the KZ ZST in compare with the KZ ZS3?
Does the price difference set the KZ ZST far ahead from the new KZ ZS3 ?
What is you guys thought on the KZ ZST in compare with the KZ ZS3?
Does the price difference set the KZ ZST far ahead from the new KZ ZS3 ?
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According to Jim@NiceHCK, the only difference (at least in the stock he has) is the colour of the shell. I'm really wishing I had ordered a pair of the purple and blue ones back during the 11.11 sale, now they're $27ish CAD each (or $34ish CAD if you get the silver cable).
ZST in crystal color, with silver cables. note they are diff from the zs3 cable, these are angled. i know cos i ordered both. and the guy i bought from highlighted it.
let's give this another shot.
i i tried the add url option but it doesn't recognize it as a link to the image. not sure why.
either way, here are the links to close up of the new color.
https://flic.kr/p/P8GuZr
https://flic.kr/p/PiMh7r
https://flic.kr/p/PfC3MC
hope that's close enough! i got yellow light in the room, so i can't get proper colors, sorry about that.
aside to WhiteWulfe;
good to know that people here care about a proper mech kb, feel free to look around at the album, and let me know if you need any information bout anything.
Yup, definitely some gorgeous shots. Has me saddened I wound up purchasing the carbon fibre ones from GearBest a week and a half ago... That for some strange reason haven't shipped yet, but I'm looking forward to a pair
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
Glad to help! sorry to hear that you didn't get the crystal ones, I thought they look pretty good, and that's one of the reasons I got them, lol. I'm sure you could gift the black ones to someone and get them crystal ones!
and also I don't think there's a difference inside the carbon and the crystal ZST. more like just a case difference. and a sidenote, they actually came with BLACK regular cables, I didn't use them at all, so it's still in the package. with the spare silicone tips.
and about the ZS3; I am burning in my set, with silver cables. it does sound better after about 20hrs. will try to update here once I lock in more hours.
another thing.
I've been trying to find higher quality mp3, just has to be 320 or thereabouts. all genres. if it cannot be shared here, if you have something you would don't mind sharing, please send me a pm! thank you very much!
Glad to help! sorry to hear that you didn't get the crystal ones, I thought they look pretty good, and that's one of the reasons I got them, lol. I'm sure you could gift the black ones to someone and get them crystal ones!
and also I don't think there's a difference inside the carbon and the crystal ZST. more like just a case difference. and a sidenote, they actually came with BLACK regular cables, I didn't use them at all, so it's still in the package. with the spare silicone tips.
and about the ZS3; I am burning in my set, with silver cables. it does sound better after about 20hrs. will try to update here once I lock in more hours.
another thing.
I've been trying to find higher quality mp3, just has to be 320 or thereabouts. all genres. if it cannot be shared here, if you have something you would don't mind sharing, please send me a pm! thank you very much!
WhiteWulfe
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Eh, knowing me I'll wind up ordering in the crystal/pro/purple-blue-sexy-version eventually simply because I want a pair of them, as does hubby.
I'd be enjoying my pair of ZS3's tonight if GearBest hadn't shipped them COD (they split shipped my previous order - I'm currently working with them to remedy the bill, as I did pay for shipping). Oh well, it's only a few days of waiting since payday is Thursday. World isn't going to end, at least I have a pretty good idea where they are now - they sat in limbo for what felt like forever.
I'd be enjoying my pair of ZS3's tonight if GearBest hadn't shipped them COD (they split shipped my previous order - I'm currently working with them to remedy the bill, as I did pay for shipping). Oh well, it's only a few days of waiting since payday is Thursday. World isn't going to end, at least I have a pretty good idea where they are now - they sat in limbo for what felt like forever.
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ZST in crystal color, with silver cables. note they are diff from the zs3 cable, these are angled. i know cos i ordered both. and the guy i bought from highlighted it.
let's give this another shot.
i i tried the add url option but it doesn't recognize it as a link to the image. not sure why.
either way, here are the links to close up of the new color.
https://flic.kr/p/P8GuZr
https://flic.kr/p/PiMh7r
https://flic.kr/p/PfC3MC
hope that's close enough! i got yellow light in the room, so i can't get proper colors, sorry about that.
aside to WhiteWulfe;
good to know that people here care about a proper mech kb, feel free to look around at the album, and let me know if you need any information bout anything.
Hot damn, those look absolutely gorgeous. Didn't think I'd ever say that about any IEM, especially one at this price
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
agreed! I too never expected something like this to be avail to something of this price point.
WhiteWulfe;
do share what your thoughts are about the zs3, out of box.
agreed! I too never expected something like this to be avail to something of this price point.
WhiteWulfe;
do share what your thoughts are about the zs3, out of box.
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Yup my box wasn't shrink wrapped either. My ZS3 is shrink wrapped.
Oh wow, ZS3 sounds so good out of the box. No where near my UE TF10s, but... ZS3 sounds like a good decent replacement.
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I'll do my best to post them when I pick the package up on Thursday. Local CanadaPost guy takes his time getting packages to the local post office. Here's hoping the included tips with the ZS3's fit better than the ATR's ones did, I'm still trying to figure something out for those (aka small is too small and I have to go for deep insertion, which gives me a headache in a few minutes, mediums have a bit too much pressure)... Of course, tip rolling would help, but I think those packages had a long stopover in Hawaii or something. I have KZ Spiral, KZ Starline, and "Comply style" memory foam tips on the way (went with inexpensive ones from AliExpress, if they pan out I'll look into actual proper Comply's)
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....any more information on the ZSR (ZST Pro)?
Link?
Link?
khighly
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ZST in crystal color, with silver cables. note they are diff from the zs3 cable, these are angled. i know cos i ordered both. and the guy i bought from highlighted it.
let's give this another shot.
i i tried the add url option but it doesn't recognize it as a link to the image. not sure why.
either way, here are the links to close up of the new color.
https://flic.kr/p/P8GuZr
https://flic.kr/p/PiMh7r
https://flic.kr/p/PfC3MC
hope that's close enough! i got yellow light in the room, so i can't get proper colors, sorry about that.
aside to WhiteWulfe;
good to know that people here care about a proper mech kb, feel free to look around at the album, and let me know if you need any information bout anything.
Those will blend very nicely with my pink hair!
I wonder why the pink/blue ones I'm getting say ZST PRO as the model?
