[govie]

Original BT cable (v2) has no APT-X and has this audioprofile:
"Audio SBC (44100 48000 | Stereo JointStereo | block: 12 16 | subbands: 8 | allocation: Loudness | bitpool: 2..52)"
and phone choses configuration
"Audio SBC (44100 | JointStereo | block: 16 | subbands: 8 | allocation: Loudness | bitpool: 19..52)"

BTW, BT cable reports about 2 possible configurations (audio profiles), but they are the same, may be there is an error in firmware and second one should be APT-X.

Pizen cable arrives soon (Started customs clearance process)

Apparantly ATP-x sounds better then other alternatives according to articles on the internet, so I assume that bt-cable with atp-x is the most interesting proposition. Thanks!

 

[HraD2]

Thanks!

I'll check apt-x support for Pizen cable when it arrives.

 

[handwander]

Even cheaper ZSRs coming -

https://www.gearbest.com/promotion-kz-earphones-special-1556.html

 

[jkaudio]

Aside from the LP series headphones which not many own, KZ mainly only deals in iem's.
For chi-fi headphones, check out this thread.

what price range are you looking for? Does it matter if it is closed back or open/semi open?

I like mine old Philips SBC HP800, but they are worse than KZ ZST, KZ ES3.

Any tips for about $20, $20-40 range, $40-$60 range?

In $60 I am interesting in Philips-SHP9500S, but never heard them and do not know if the are close to ES3...

 

[paulindss]

Well, searching for "KZ ZSR" on TweetDeck I found those tweets:

https://twitter.com/HachiTwitt/status/951588993384071168
https://twitter.com/HachiTwitt/status/951404811576000514
https://twitter.com/ta_na_ka_ni_shi/status/951487094194454528
https://twitter.com/gerugeru8921/status/951406424923430912

These impressions makes me way less concerned. I was worried of them being treble cannons. "Boring", "monitor sound", and mentions to zs6 in airyness seems ok to me.

 

[paulindss]

http://sor4t0ru.hatenablog.com/entry/2018/01/12/010050

Guys, look at this Review of ZSR in a japanese blog. Just use Google Translator to read the page.

 

[Willber]

These impressions make way less concerned. I was worried of them being treble cannons. "Boring", "monitor sound", and mentions to zs6 in airyness seems ok to me.

Me too.

 

[Pruikki]

Aww, now i feel like i wasted 15€

Oh well, Will try to sell it off. (if i dont like it,If)
Lets hope its even a little better than ES3

 

[Saoshyant]

Not sure when my ZSR will arrive, but was ordered a couple weeks back so it should be one of the first US arrivals. Shame to see all these discounts already.

 

[oyobass]

Not sure when my ZSR will arrive, but was ordered a couple weeks back so it should be one of the first US arrivals. Shame to see all these discounts already.

I know what you mean. I paid a lot more for my ZS5 than what it goes for now. The price of being an early adopter, I guess.

 

[vladstef]

Can someone confirm this, I've been messing with some KZ cables and lost track of +/- somewhere along the way.

The exact polarity when you have IEM in your ears is this and obviously R-L branding is not facing your head?
Left side positive towards front, negative back
Right side negative towards front, positive back

 

[TheVortex]

Can someone confirm this, I've been messing with some KZ cables and lost track of +/- somewhere along the way.

The exact polarity when you have IEM in your ears is this and obviously R-L branding is not facing your head?
Left side positive towards front, negative back
Right side negative towards front, positive back

Look where the 2 pins are and there should be a half circle and that marries up with the same on the IEM.

 

[bsoplinger]

Not sure when my ZSR will arrive, but was ordered a couple weeks back so it should be one of the first US arrivals. Shame to see all these discounts already.

I know what you mean. I paid a lot more for my ZS5 than what it goes for now. The price of being an early adopter, I guess.

I'm not surprised by the pricing. It really has pretty much followed what happened with the release of the ZS6. High, exclusive price initially followed by a bit of a discount followed rather quickly by bigger discounts. I know that by the time I received the first ZS6 I purchased (shipped using their America Line SF) the reduced price deals had just started to appear. That's why I waited to order this new product.

 

[hydroid]

http://sor4t0ru.hatenablog.com/entry/2018/01/12/010050

Guys, look at this Review of ZSR in a japanese blog. Just use Google Translator to read the page.

By how the Emerald green looks in this blog, I think I made the right choice.,can't wait to get my hands on this ZSR

 

[modjo]

The ZSR sure does have a moniter like sound~. Its not like a don-shyari kind of sound. Its more of a warm, mid to high range. The high-peak is annoying/disturbing, but "edging" it makes it bearable. [I don't know what he means by "edging". EQing? Burn in?] The airy feeling [not sure if he means soundstage] is expressed well, and the parts where the zs6 did too much of are held back, and the good parts were brought out. These iems get the job done! [This last sentence is probably wordplay/a joke; "採用 is used when employing someone for a job, so taking this sentence literally doesn't make too much sense]

"The ZSR does have a monitor like sound. It's not like an ultra v-shaped kind of sound. It's more mid to high with a sense of a warmth. The high-peak is there, but somehow can be tamed with burn-in.
The airy feeling is good, and it managed to put my overworked ZS6 into the drawer. These IEM's did very well and now became my daily drivers."

Hope this helps