[acia]

I've got a second pair incoming. Once I confirm the blue and grey models sound the same, which at some point will undoubtedly come into question because color changes signature , I'll probably snoop around a bit. Unless of course I really like them too much to destroy a perfectly fine pair...

i have both. sounds the same to me.

 

[ricemanhk]

The KZ bluetooth module and wire for ZST mentioned earlier, read through the taobao reports, seems battery life is disappointing. Some say 1hr and it's dead...
Although for 55 RMB I might give it a shot the next time I get stuff...would be awesome to use in the gym!

 

[ashliejay]

The KZ bluetooth module and wire for ZST mentioned earlier, read through the taobao reports, seems battery life is disappointing. Some say 1hr and it's dead...
Although for 55 RMB I might give it a shot the next time I get stuff...would be awesome to use in the gym!

that's pretty disappointing, if it was like 2 hours it wouldn't be too bad, but also it's worth opening up if you could fit a larger capacity battery in, as single cell Li-Pos are pretty cheap, still going to give it a go when i can find one.

 

[geoemm]

For me the silver cable tamed the siblance, improved soundstage, separation,increased volume of zs5. Need to burn the iem before I can be sure.

 

[blazinblazin]

I felt the silver cable bring foward the mids.

 

[ricemanhk]

that's pretty disappointing, if it was like 2 hours it wouldn't be too bad, but also it's worth opening up if you could fit a larger capacity battery in, as single cell Li-Pos are pretty cheap, still going to give it a go when i can find one.

Just realised that the problem with these BT add-on cables is that the battery and electronics all need to be in the mic control module. Dedicated BT earbuds can put batteries into the earbud itself, which significantly extends the battery life...my JBL reflect minis can go for like 8-10 hours...oh well.

 

[TheWongWrong]

For me the silver cable tamed the siblance, improved soundstage, separation,increased volume of zs5. Need to burn the iem before I can be sure.

Lmao I sure hope it does. 8$ for a magic cable. I respect your beliefs and if you think that wires change something that significantly maybe it's just something wrong with me. Have one arriving in about a week for my ZST, will report on validity of wizardry in the form of 8$ or just snake oil. If you enjoy them that much then good on you I suppose haha.

Edit: btw no hate to my fellow Head-Fier. Hope you don't take it as an insult or whatever, would like to keep the thread friendly.

 

[bhazard]

Lmao I sure hope it does. 8$ for a magic cable. I respect your beliefs and if you think that wires change something that significantly maybe it's just something wrong with me. Have one arriving in about a week for my ZST, will report on validity of wizardry in the form of 8$ or just snake oil. If you enjoy them that much then good on you I suppose haha.

Edit: btw no hate to my fellow Head-Fier. Hope you don't take it as an insult or whatever, would like to keep the thread friendly.

Sometimes there can be a large difference in impedance between cables that can change sound signature (and volume level). It is similar in how you can use a 75ohm headphone adapter to change the Etymotic ER4P into the ER4S.

I need to find mine. I have a theory that it could work well on the ZS5.

 

[bhazard]

I received the ZS5 and silver cable yesterday. Early impressions are good, but if you are expecting a $100+ giant killer, this is not it.

I need to let it burn in a bit to see if there are any changes, but detail could be better, bass/mids bleed at points, and there is some artificial sounding separation between L/R channels.

 

[TheWongWrong]

Sometimes there can be a large difference in impedance between cables that can change sound signature (and volume level). It is similar in how you can use a 75ohm headphone adapter to change the Etymotic ER4P into the ER4S.

I need to find mine. I have a theory that it could work well on the ZS5.

Yeah in theory it can definitely change volume, but sound signature? Explain?

 

[B9Scrambler]

Yeah in theory it can definitely change volume, but sound signature? Explain?

Please don't and keep what always turns into an argument in the Sound Science section. Just a thought.

 

[TheWongWrong]

Please don't and keep what always turns into an argument in the Sound Science section. Just a thought.

Yeah I wouldn't argue over something somewhat trivial like that but I suppose others may come bombarding as if shouting blasphemy in the middle ages

 

[B9Scrambler]

Yeah I wouldn't argue over something somewhat trivial like that but I suppose others may come bombarding as if shouting blasphemy in the middle ages

You have no idea, haha. Mods are constantly coming in and cleaning up burn-in and cable debates. Oh well

 

[geoemm]

Lmao I sure hope it does. 8$ for a magic cable. I respect your beliefs and if you think that wires change something that significantly maybe it's just something wrong with me. Have one arriving in about a week for my ZST, will report on validity of wizardry in the form of 8$ or just snake oil. If you enjoy them that much then good on you I suppose haha.

Edit: btw no hate to my fellow Head-Fier. Hope you don't take it as an insult or whatever, would like to keep the thread friendly.

i thought the same. Logically, this doesn't make much sense. but for me, it sounded different. probably because i used the default cable 1st, then used the silver cable (between that the headphone burned in a bit- but that's another topic)

 

[peskypesky]

for me, the silver cable gave a tighter bass and more clear highs, but only on music tracks that are between 3:13 and 7:45. If the songs were shorter, then i didn't notice the tighter bass, unless the track title started with the letters D, N, S or W.