Well, many in this thread are waiting for someone to sell his/her ZS5v1The ZS5(i) is not universally loved.
Some like it.
Some love it.
Some don't care for it.
Only KZ can answer that question. I don't have the ZS10 yet but I'm wondering if this was KZ's attempt to offer something similar to the ZS5(i) sound signature in a new model.
KZ watches this thread and they know that the faithful are unhappy, for the most part, that the ZS5 was retuned.
KZ knows how to create ZS5v1, but all we have now is ZS5v2... are the drivers different ? or just the placement of BAs in the nozzle that made the difference?
I don't have the ZS10 yet, but from what i read of the early reviews, it doesn't have the same praise as ZS5v1
Because people complained about it when it 1st came out.
I think the reasons were as follows:
1. There was confusion on the orientation of the plugs, so some people inadvertently had then plugged in out-of-phase (and thus sounding like crap). This is one of the main things that prompted me to add the How2 in my signature.
2. Some "reviewers" claimed some of the drivers inside were "fake" and not connected (falsely based on what I believe was a disassembly photo where the wires had actually ripped off of the BA driver). This was totally false, and these self-proclaimed exoerts were speaking out of total ignorance.
3. Many complained that they sounded poor, likely because they ran them from their cell phone. ZS5 v1 are very low impedance, and have source matching issues. When they have good synergy with a source, they sound awesome. When paired with a poor source, they sound poor.
As a knee-jerk reaction, KZ overreacted, and gave us the ZS5 v2. They rewired them with a higher impedance, and also moved both BAs into the nozzle. The result was a step backwards in most people's opinion (ie the REAL people that mattered; not the stupid YouTube reviewers).
If I missed anything anyone, feel free to add your $0,02
if KZ was so quick to react to the 'fake' youtube and give us the ZS5v2 as the result, I hope they react just as quickly to real people reactions and give us the ZS5v1 back