Skullophile
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I'm thinkin' the diverse opinion on the Zs5 is to do with mainly one thing.
(1) Where you are on your audio reproduction journey, we are all at different points of our journey with different experience and equipment levels.
There is a general consensus that they are V or at least U shaped. Some like the bass quality some find it one note and sloppy. Some like the treble and some find it shrill and peaky.
Nobody talks about the mids though. lol
It's amazing the variety of H-Fiers that have had a taste of the Zs5, some savour the taste and texture and others spit out chunks of audio stew in disgust. (I'd say there's a lot more positive comments than each negative one).
Maybe they get the attention because of their design, maybe it's just KZ have been making some interesting budget stuff.
A few weeks ago I ripped the wires from the DD and the BA that are covered in blue gunk and the iem still works. I did the wire snipping on one side only and have heard no real difference between the sides.
The DD and BA that are further away from the nozzle don't contribute to the sound in any way or if they do it's a very small difference and I can't hear it.
Tomorrow i'm gonna rip the BA out of the nozzle and see if that does anything to the sound. It might make the IEM much less congested. (pun intended).
Either way between the excruciating fit and the sound that matches the fit, these things are going to leave my stable in a body bag. Not to mention the feeling of being duped by a 4 driver per side claim.
(1) Where you are on your audio reproduction journey, we are all at different points of our journey with different experience and equipment levels.
There is a general consensus that they are V or at least U shaped. Some like the bass quality some find it one note and sloppy. Some like the treble and some find it shrill and peaky.
Nobody talks about the mids though. lol
It's amazing the variety of H-Fiers that have had a taste of the Zs5, some savour the taste and texture and others spit out chunks of audio stew in disgust. (I'd say there's a lot more positive comments than each negative one).
Maybe they get the attention because of their design, maybe it's just KZ have been making some interesting budget stuff.
A few weeks ago I ripped the wires from the DD and the BA that are covered in blue gunk and the iem still works. I did the wire snipping on one side only and have heard no real difference between the sides.
The DD and BA that are further away from the nozzle don't contribute to the sound in any way or if they do it's a very small difference and I can't hear it.
Tomorrow i'm gonna rip the BA out of the nozzle and see if that does anything to the sound. It might make the IEM much less congested. (pun intended).
Either way between the excruciating fit and the sound that matches the fit, these things are going to leave my stable in a body bag. Not to mention the feeling of being duped by a 4 driver per side claim.