[HraD2]

My favorite foam, esp. for zs5v1, much more bass and less terrible highs. For 3mm nozzle

 

[SomeTechNoob]

Wow that's an awfully small opening for the ZS5 lol. The 4.9mm T400/500 tips have been working wonderfully for me.

 

[goodvibes]

It may also be tin. Some of the "silver plated" cables we see now are simply tin plated (in other words, no actual silver involved). Companies can get away with it legally, because "silver" can refer to the COLOR not the PHYSICAL MATERIAL.

Will the ones that do this admit it? No. Are all "silver plated" cables tin plated? Of course not.

Thing is, one purpose of tinned wire is to prevent that sort of corrosion. Neither tin nor silver will turn green. The alloys or pure forms go gray to black. The ones turning green could just be a bad batch or symptomatic of the cable. It's too early to know but they shouldn't do this even if tinned or low silver content alloy plated.

 

[HraD2]

Wow that's an awfully small opening for the ZS5 lol. The 4.9mm T400/500 tips have been working wonderfully for me.

Try T100 and you see (hear) the difference )

 

[Lord Rexter]

Can anyone recommend me a ~$100 IEM that's going to beat my KZ ZS5? The 1More Triple's didn't cut it.

If you want to try Planar IEM (they are full size) then check Monoprice Monolith M300 there's a sale going on right now may be a good choice.
https://slickdeals.net/f/11197815-m...0-w-masterpass-checkout?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1

 

[SomeTechNoob]

So here's my current verdict on the ZS5 v1 vs v2.

v1 reigns superior to my ears! However, v2 is still respectable in its own right.

Foam tips are mandatory for v2. I don't consider myself treble sensitive but the treble with the starlines was just pushing it over the edge. ZS5 v2 have slightly weaker bass and midrange compared to v1. If you have not heard v1 extensively, you likely will not notice that much of a difference after some mental burn in.
Instrumental separation is better on the v1 as well. Maybe it's because of the different driver placement, but I just didn't find myself quite as "wow'd" with the v2 when compared to the v1. Soundstage seems pretty wide for an IEM, and imaging is accurate. Soundstage and imaging are about the same between v1 and v2.

So overall, I'd still recommend the ZS5 v2! Just make sure you get a pair of T400 foamies to go with them. If your ears can only handle up to HD650 levels of treble though, then maybe keep looking lol.

Preference for my current lineup:
ZS5 v1 > ZS5 v2 > ZST > MEMT X5 > CX98 > ED9 > ZS3 > Piston 3 > ATR > Piston Colorful/Basic/Youth > Bose SoundSport > Monk+ > JLab J4 (this is absolutely horrible lmao)

Guess I'll be done for awhile. Initially got into chi-fi to get a bunch of cheap, decent sounding throwaway IEMs. Now I have no idea what to do with some of these.

 

[Comebackboy]

Anybody tried the new ZSR? How does it compare to the ZS5 v1?

 

[nxnje]

I seriously can't understand why kz modified their zs5v1 while it was a great product.
I think that was just a marketing shot to put down the zs5 in order to make people buy the zs6.
In any case i bought a pair of memt x5, and with foam tips i find them really great, even better than the zs3.
I'm anyway rly curious to try the zs6 and the ate

 

[rendyG]

I seriously can't understand why kz modified their zs5v1 while it was a great product.
I think that was just a marketing shot to put down the zs5 in order to make people buy the zs6.
In any case i bought a pair of memt x5, and with foam tips i find them really great, even better than the zs3.
I'm anyway rly curious to try the zs6 and the ate

I believe the main reason for releasing v2 was this guy, who made many people believe that the other drivers inside are fake, obviously without any proof. What a dumb***

 

[Slater]

My favorite foam, esp. for zs5v1, much more bass and less terrible highs. For 3mm nozzle

What's the trick to getting that small of a tip over the large nozzle of the ZS5? The foam tips don't stretch out as easily or stretch out as large as silicone eartips.

 

[Slater]

I seriously can't understand why kz modified their zs5v1 while it was a great product.

That's what happens when online reviewers complain that "not all the drivers work", "some drivers are fake/for show", etc.

 

[nxnje]

I believe the main reason for releasing v2 was this guy, who made many people believe that the other drivers inside are fake, obviously without any proof. What a dumb***

I don't know.. i think kz did what i'm thinking about
I mean, a video like that shouldn't worry a company like kz that can easily prove those worda are fake af.

Anyway, they should just keep producing the v1, as far as i can read they were a bit better than the v2.

 

[nxnje]

That's what happens when online reviewers complain that "not all the drivers work", "some drivers are fake/for show", etc.

I would not worry for a random guy saying some crap on a youtube video without any proof

 

[rendyG]

It wasn´t just him, I don´t know if he was the first or not, but many people in other videos, forums, reviews, started mentioning that.
And yes I believe KZ listens to feedback.

 

[zozito]

Thus far, seems like we share similar tastes and tolerances (treble sensitivity). Two questions regarding sound, Wyatt:
1) Your thoughts on the SE215 vs the ZST?
2) Your thoughts on the Klipsch S3M vs the HDS1?
The HDS1 was much better than the Klipsch S3 Image, but I never picked up the S3M.

...just curious if Klipsch improved the sonics to a significant degree.

Offtopic, sorry...I have the same samsung player...I didn't use in years, I think, but I'll take it again!