Holypal
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Received a pair of ZST's today from Amazon. Immediately they seemed off. The right one is clearly louder than the left. Is this a common occurrence? Lowering the right by 3-4db's completely fixes the issue. I contacted Amazon and have a replacement pair coming tomorrow. I'm just hoping this isn't a common thing and I'm going to have to go through half a dozen pairs before I find ones that aren't unbalanced.
Decided to go with 1 pair of zs3s, 1 pair of atrs, and 2 pairs of ed4s from Gearbest. The ed4s are only 4 bucks right now and I thought theyd be smart to get since theyre not over the ear which is what im used to wearing. Also they are supposed to have excellent subbass.
Need to figure out what tips work best for each thinking foam for the zs3 and sony hybrid for the atr and ed4s.
I have a box of about 50 high quality ear plugs Im considering trying to make some homemade foam tips. Anyone else doing this with their zs3s or am I better off buying comply clone generics?
With the silver cable + Slater's foam removal mod the ZS3 is definitely a killer IEM. I find its sound signature so much to my liking, and when I listen to some well-produced and mastered music they shine even more.
Feel like these silver cables are the same all coming from the same factory whether you get it from amazon, ebay, aliexpress or penonaudio.
Id rather save a few dollars and put it towards some new tips.
The ZS3 is picky with tips. It's too narrow for 5mm bores and too wide for 3mm bores rendering 85% of my tip inventory useless. The stock tips fit my left ear okay, but get blocked in my right ear, which was why I thought I had a channel imbalance. KZ Starline tips, which come installed on the ZST, fit but they get painful. I finally got them sorted by installing hybrid Symbio tips by MandarinEs. You can find them on eBay for $17 per 3 pair.Decided to go with 1 pair of zs3s, 1 pair of atrs, and 2 pairs of ed4s from Gearbest. The ed4s are only 4 bucks right now and I thought theyd be smart to get since theyre not over the ear which is what im used to wearing. Also they are supposed to have excellent subbass.
Need to figure out what tips work best for each thinking foam for the zs3 and sony hybrid for the atr and ed4s.
I have a box of about 50 high quality ear plugs Im considering trying to make some homemade foam tips. Anyone else doing this with their zs3s or am I better off buying comply clone generics?
The ZS3 is picky with tips. It's too narrow for 5mm bores and too wide for 3mm bores rendering 85% of my tip inventory useless. The stock tips fit my left ear okay, but get blocked in my right ear, which was why I thought I had a channel imbalance. KZ Starline tips, which come installed on the ZST, fit but they get painful. I finally got them sorted by installing hybrid Symbio tips by MandarinEs. You can find them on eBay for $17 per 3 pair.
D'oh! I've already destroyed my small starline tips by cutting out the bore to make spacer rings for the 1More EB100.
Many thanks for the offer, but I'm perfectly content with my current collection of tips. I tried the small starlines on a couple IEMs, but not the ZS3, and in each case they were too small to get a seal. I really like the Symbio tips on the ZS3. So far they're the only IEM that truly benefits from them.PM me your address. I'll drop some in the mail you bud.
Or for $0.74 shipped you can get a full set of 6 (1 pair of each size) on AE.
Received a pair of ZST's today from Amazon. Immediately they seemed off. The right one is clearly louder than the left. Is this a common occurrence? Lowering the right by 3-4db's completely fixes the issue. I contacted Amazon and have a replacement pair coming tomorrow. I'm just hoping this isn't a common thing and I'm going to have to go through half a dozen pairs before I find ones that aren't unbalanced.
Decided to go with 1 pair of zs3s, 1 pair of atrs, and 2 pairs of ed4s from Gearbest.