Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Jan 15, 2018 at 11:29 PM Post #26,911 of 63,672
i've had the zs6 for about 100hrs of burn-in already and yes the highs are still a bit on the bright side but nothing unbearable...i also found something really similar to that tea bag fabric....i used the carry pouch from a pair of philips shp9500 and cut a small piece and then made two even smaller pieces and placed them over the nozzles over the filters....to my surprise this worked really nicely for me...the highs are tamed down just a bit and i can't really hear it affecting any other sound frequencies negatively...btw i'm using jvc spiral dots,an upgraded braided silver cable,and a fiio q1 with a otg cable on a motorola play 4g streaming spotify premium... the sound for cost ratio i think is simply AMAZING....i'm sold on these KZ ZS6 and the advancement of Chi-FI....ohhh i also have the KZ ZS5 v1 and yes the soundstage is a bit wider but i think the trade off of the better sub bass and more up front mids and crisp clear highs once tamed a bit is well worth the trade off....not to mention the cnc machined aluminum construction vs. plastic
 
Jan 16, 2018 at 1:47 AM Post #26,913 of 63,672
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Jan 16, 2018 at 5:02 AM Post #26,917 of 63,672
Ladies and gentlemen may I have your attention please.....

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TA-DA! My ZS6 just arrived in my mail today and I have never been so excited for a package ever before!!! :smile::smile:

Soundwise they are a HUGE step up from every other KZ model I've tried, especially regarding clarity, detail, and imaging.

First of all let's get rid of the elephant in the room and talk about that overdone treble. There's no denying that the treble is kind of overkill, but I did what everyone would do and changed the stock starline tips to a different set of tips which drastically reduced the piercing treble. Seriously, it was literally like from sitting on a bunch of spikes to sitting on a nice comfy pillow. The starline tips seem to really emphasize the upper highs, which is actually a con in this case. I actually find that quite ironic because the starline tips works wonders on every other KZ IEM except for the ZSE and the ZS5/ZS6, which are the only KZ IEMs that include them. Later on I'll probably do a foam mod by inserting foam into the BA nozzles to tame the highs even more.

Okay with that out of the way, I cannot believe how detailed they sound. They definitely brought out many details that were usually unnoticed with all my other IEMs. I used to think that my ED9 and ATE-S were quite revealing (in the highs and in the mids respectively), but the ZS6 was basically like "no, I'll give you EVEN MORE details!!!!"

And I don't know how to explain it, but music overall just felt more "alive" and "realistic" with the ZS6. It felt like I was completely immersed into the music. Definitely a good thing whenever you want the music to control you; it literally begs you for your attention, so be careful with multi-tasking or else you'll be more focused on the music than the thing you're trying to do (e.g. homework).

Sound signature wise—well I honestly never paid much attention—but I could tell and already knew that they have a large emphasis on mids/high-mids, which made stuff sound more realistic and "concrete". I honestly didn't pay much attention to the bass either, probably because it was so well-meshed into the music, but I can say that it is neither bass-light or bass-heavy; it has the perfect amount of bass that you could wish for, and its sub-bass to mid-bass ratio pretty balanced.

So having said all that, the only thing I really wished was for the treble to be less piercing and to be a bit more relaxed yet detailed, kind of like the treble on the ED9. Too bad I missed out on the ZS5v1, the treble on there from what I heard seems to be much more "relaxed" but detailed sounding.
 
Jan 16, 2018 at 5:05 AM Post #26,919 of 63,672
Ladies and gentlemen may I have your attention please.....

Ia33bo1.jpg

ZH1haBN.jpg

tmb4jeM.jpg


TA-DA! My ZS6 just arrived in my mail today and I have never been so excited for a package ever before!!! :smile::smile:

Soundwise they are a HUGE step up from every other KZ model I've tried, especially regarding clarity, detail, and imaging.

First of all let's get rid of the elephant in the room and talk about that overdone treble. There's no denying that the treble is kind of overkill, but I did what everyone would do and changed the stock starline tips to a different set of tips which drastically reduced the piercing treble. Seriously, it was literally like from sitting on a bunch of spikes to sitting on a nice comfy pillow. The starline tips seem to really emphasize the upper highs, which is actually a con in this case. I actually find that quite ironic because the starline tips works wonders on every other KZ IEM except for the ZSE and the ZS5/ZS6, which are the only KZ IEMs that include them. Later on I'll probably do a foam mod by inserting foam into the BA nozzles to tame the highs even more.

Okay with that out of the way, I cannot believe how detailed they sound. They definitely brought out many details that were usually unnoticed with all my other IEMs. I used to think that my ED9 and ATE-S were quite revealing (in the highs and in the mids respectively), but the ZS6 was basically like "no, I'll give you EVEN MORE details!!!!"

And I don't know how to explain it, but music overall just felt more "alive" and "realistic" with the ZS6. It felt like I was completely immersed into the music. Definitely a good thing whenever you want the music to control you; it literally begs you for your attention, so be careful with multi-tasking or else you'll be more focused on the music than the thing you're trying to do (e.g. homework).

Sound signature wise—well I honestly never paid much attention—but I could tell and already knew that they have a large emphasis on mids/high-mids, which made stuff sound more realistic and "concrete". I honestly didn't pay much attention to the bass either, probably because it was so well-meshed into the music, but I can say that it is neither bass-light or bass-heavy; it has the perfect amount of bass that you could wish for, and its sub-bass to mid-bass ratio pretty balanced.

So having said all that, the only thing I really wished was for the treble to be less piercing and to be a bit more relaxed yet detailed, kind of like the treble on the ED9. Too bad I missed out on the ZS5v1, the treble on there from what I heard seems to be much more "relaxed" but detailed sounding.
Congrats, great buy! I like my zs6 too :)
 
Jan 16, 2018 at 7:17 AM Post #26,923 of 63,672
I just received a notice from PayPal that my Gearbest purchase for the ZSR was refunded. When I logged in to check on what happened I saw I'd gotten a message from them asking me to confirm my address. I've made over 2 dozen purchases from them always using PayPal although more have been for non audio products. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

Luckily it was just for the $16.99 sale price so I could just order again so all that's lost is 3 days processing time.
 

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