[Shawn71]

Maybe I got a defective pair of ZS3s? They sound maybe out of phase? Whatever the problem I don't like the sound at all and much prefer the sound of the KZ-RX over all the other KZs I've heard but they are not perfect by any means. I would like them to be a little flatter. They have a slight v shaped response leaving the vocals somewhat pushed back but the detail is amazing for the price and no noticeable sibilance. That's a big deal for me.

Plug the cable in such a way tge R & L marks in the cable align with the right & left on the ear-pieces......

 

[thebluebulk]

Guys you should try out the baseaus lark El-01
The bass is just mind blowing

this might be a beter topic for the basshead-iem thread http://www.head-fi.org/t/761433/head-fi-basshead-iem-thread-lists-page-1

 

[thebluebulk]

Yes I made sure they were connected correctly but thank you though.

Plug the cable in such a way tge R & L marks in the cable align with the right & left on the ear-pieces......

 

[thebluebulk]

Plug the cable in such a way tge R & L marks in the cable align with the right & left on the ear-pieces......

 

  Yes I made sure they were connected correctly but thank you though.

OK you did give me a great idea though. I just turned around one the connectors (reversing the polarity in one ear) and it fixed the sound WOW they do sound great! KZ quality control must suck. One earbud is wired out of phase. Ive never experienced this before with any headphone!

 

[B9Scrambler]

   
OK you did give me a great idea though. I just turned around one the connectors (reversing the polarity in one ear) and it fixed the sound WOW they do sound great! KZ quality control must suck. One earbud is wired out of phase. Ive never experienced this before with any headphone!

 
I really don't get how everyone runs into so many issues with KZ stuff. I've purchased tons and have really only had issues when buying discontinued models that were old stock being cleared out, but at that point you kinda expect them to arrive with something wrong.

 

[thebluebulk]

   
OK you did give me a great idea though. I just turned around one the connectors (reversing the polarity in one ear) and it fixed the sound WOW they do sound great! KZ quality control must suck. One earbud is wired out of phase. Ive never experienced this before with any headphones 

I just heated up the preformed ear hook and reshaped it then I just jammed the connector in backwards and it worked great! 

 

[Griffith]

  Sadly with bluetooth it's not all about sound quality.

How's the battery life? The 3 hours of talk time they list on the page are absolutely unacceptable.

 
Well I hadn't actually used them a lot since I receive them so I turned them on, started playing music on my phone at about 70/75% volume (what I'd consider ideal for them) and left them playing, partially in my ears, partially out of my ears. They died roughly three hours after I did this. Slightly less than 3 hours, but they hadn't been charged before hand and were showing "full charge" or close to it on my Android phone when I started the "test" so yeah, the three hours is correct.
 
It's a bit less than I wish it had (my other bluetooth earphones have 4 hours of battery life) but it's by no means a deal breaker for me. I will mostly use them for working out or commuting and for my needs 3 hours is more than sufficient time to do both in a single day without charging.

 

[Keller1]

   
Well I hadn't actually used them a lot since I receive them so I turned them on, started playing music on my phone at about 70/75% volume (what I'd consider ideal for them) and left them playing, partially in my ears, partially out of my ears. They died roughly three hours after I did this. Slightly less than 3 hours, but they hadn't been charged before hand and were showing "full charge" or close to it on my Android phone when I started the "test" so yeah, the three hours is correct.
 
It's a bit less than I wish it had (my other bluetooth earphones have 4 hours of battery life) but it's by no means a deal breaker for me. I will mostly use them for working out or commuting and for my needs 3 hours is more than sufficient time to do both in a single day without charging.

That would essentially be my use aswell, but i'd prefer a package that was a bit bulkier that i could choose to not charge for like a week as opposed to a set that i need to charge after every use.

 

[Griffith]

 
That would essentially be my use aswell, but i'd prefer a package that was a bit bulkier that i could choose to not charge for like a week as opposed to a set that i need to charge after every use.

 
There are other MMCX bluetooth cables/adapters but most of them disclose how much battery life you actually get.
 
I found these two which claim to have better battery life: 
 
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Replacement-Wireless-Cable-for-ie80-ie8-ie8i-Earphones-Bluetooth-Cable-With-Microphone-MMCX-for-iphone-samsung/32788855639.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.286.hhQAVN&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_0_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10062_10056_10055_10037_10054_10033_10059_10032_10099_10078_10079_10077_426_10103_10073_10102_10096_10052_10050_10107_10106_10051,searchweb201603_0,afswitch_3&btsid=1d293d98-0e63-428b-8d42-d68d841983e7
 
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BT2-earphones-with-microphone-bluetooth-mmcx-cable-for-se535-se215-se846-earphone-for-bt-device/32788947598.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.214.hhQAVN&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_0_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10062_10056_10055_10037_10054_10033_10059_10032_10099_10078_10079_10077_426_10103_10073_10102_10096_10052_10050_10107_10106_10051,searchweb201603_0,afswitch_3&btsid=1d293d98-0e63-428b-8d42-d68d841983e7

 

[BWAS1000]

Waiting patiently

 

[KcLKcL]

Whoa, my ATR actually sounds really similar to the ATH-IM50. But I think the ATR has too much bass that makes the clarity suffer.
 
Does the ATE have better clarity than the ATR? I'm kind of interested.

 

[SomeTechNoob]

Still waiting for my ZS3 I ordered from the 11/11 sale lmao.  Another package I ordered from china on 11/1 just came in yesterday.  So I guess shipping to the US is just taking f o r e v e r.

 

[BWAS1000]

Still waiting for my ZS3 I ordered from the 11/11 sale lmao.  Another package I ordered from china on 11/1 just came in yesterday.  So I guess shipping to the US is just taking f o r e v e r.

I had to order a Nextbit Robin and a LeEco Le S3 off Amazon because my Redmi Note 3 Pro and Redmi 3S still say they haven't cleared customs yet. And I leave the 6th, so me and my mom need new phones and this wasn't cutting it. Seller stopped responding as well

 

[Griffith]

  Whoa, my ATR actually sounds really similar to the ATH-IM50. But I think the ATR has too much bass that makes the clarity suffer.
 
Does the ATE have better clarity than the ATR? I'm kind of interested.

 
Yes. And the ZST has even better clarity than the ATE but be warned, outside of the physical attributes, the ATE sounds NOTHING like the ATR. Both the ATE and ZST are unique in the KZ lineup for their clarity, imaging and detail whereas all other KZ earphones I own are more bass oriented.
 
However, they aren't bass heavy, or as bass heavy as the ATR, the ZS3 or ED9.

 

[Lorspeaker]

i think....the ATR needs a good amp to shine.
Half a doz of ATRs arrived after 14days from Gearbest...
listening to it off my fone, ok not great..
via the Xduoo X10 on low gain, quite good,
but fantastic on HIGH Gain.
 
Ditto the ZST on the X10, but this iem is more lightfooted, more separation..
great for classicals, big orchestration. No sibilance. 
( has a tinny splash on my samsungfone though)