[spyder25000]

I've been using my ZSR's but not a fan of the comply's
What silicon eartips do you recommend for the ZSR?

 

[BadReligionPunk]

My early impressions of KZ's new five balanced armature earphone, the AS10; https://thecontraptionist.blog/2018/08/04/kz-as10-first-look/

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So are they flat line-ish sounding? Are they warm or clinical? Anyway to compare sound to Havi B3pro1 as you mentioned wide stage. Havi is monsterous and has good up and down for a full 3d effect. For me Havi is/was the gold standard of under $50 iems. Would you rather have Havi or AS10 if you could only choose one?

 

[Ukedone]

My early impressions of KZ's new five balanced armature earphone, the AS10; https://thecontraptionist.blog/2018/08/04/kz-as10-first-look/

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Thanks for your impressions. They look quite promising! Could you please give a quick opinion regarding isolation? Are they vented?
The next request wouldn't be so quick but would be quite welcome: how do they compare with the IT01 and the B400?
Thanks!

 

[B9Scrambler]

Thanks for your impressions. They look quite promising! Could you please give aaquicj opinion egarding isolation? Are they vented?
The next request wouldn't be so quick but would be quite welcome: how do they compare with the IT01 and the B400?
Thanks!

They are vented (probably to avoid the suction effect you often get with sealed iems, or maybe they're going to use the housing again on a hybrid?) so isolation isn't outstanding. Better than the ZS10 but not as good as other sealed BA only units.

I haven't a/b'd them to the B400 but I'll be comparing them in my review. Don't have the IT01 and can't compare. Have read numerous comments that the TFZ Exclusive 5 is similarly tuned to the IT01 (in some comparisons they came out favorably) so I might give them a listen later.

 

[B9Scrambler]

So are they flat line-ish sounding? Are they warm or clinical? Anyway to compare sound to Havi B3pro1 as you mentioned wide stage. Havi is monsterous and has good up and down for a full 3d effect. For me Havi is/was the gold standard of under $50 iems. Would you rather have Havi or AS10 if you could only choose one?

If you've heard KZ hybrids you'll know what to expect, just replace the up and down nature of the tuning of the rest of the lineup with something even. Not clinical like the EarNiNE EN2J but not warm like the B400. B3 Pro I lacked sound stage depth to me, but had amazing width. Haven't used them in a while so I'm not sure how the AS10 will compare until I a/b.

 

[pbui44]

I've been using my ZSR's but not a fan of the comply's
What silicon eartips do you recommend for the ZSR?

It looks like the KZ ZSR come with KZ starline eartips, like the ZS6, so I think the SpinFit CP100 will fit the KZ ZSR as well.

 

[Rodrigo]

The interesting thing is that the KZ AS10 uses the same KZ S4 electronic board, maybe they use the ZS10's electronic board in the KZ BA10

 

[nihontoman]

update on the new bluetooth KZ cables:

they do cut out when wearing them outside and the phone is in my pockets. sometimes it os unbearable, sometimes they behave very well. took a lengthy walk yesterday and everything worked fine. but today, a 5 minute walk turned into a frustration trip :/ good thing is I bought them as a replacement to my dx50 which is cumbersome to use as a dac and cuts out if you look at it funny (usb connection is faulty i guess).

 

[mathi8vadhanan]

My early impressions of KZ's new five balanced armature earphone, the AS10; https://thecontraptionist.blog/2018/08/04/kz-as10-first-look/

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Are you able to see the drivers through the gaps in faceplate.
Two of the drivers seem to be knowles and used is several other higher price products like Magaosi K5 etc. I wonder why they decided to go with opaque body and hide their drivers, rather than show it off like ZS10.

 

[Voxis9292]

its better on cymbal than zs3. i tried the song 8 times


plus everyone

actually i fixed my KZ ES4 by a huge margin. and some of my iem

i noticed that on the left earpiece, pressure relieving port was smaller than right(KZ ES4)...

i just used a needle and tried to widen the hole without puncturing the vent

spinfit cp240 was used

and viola

fixed

its not the problem with our ears, but the ability to find problem before blaming ourselves

Can you upload a pic of what you did widen?

 

[acia]

Are you able to see the drivers through the gaps in faceplate.
Two of the drivers seem to be knowles and used is several other higher price products like Magaosi K5 etc. I wonder why they decided to go with opaque body and hide their drivers, rather than show it off like ZS10.

at this price, you think it's going to be knowles?!

 

[mathi8vadhanan]

22955 & 30095 are Knowles.
22955 - http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/218/-532680.pdf
30095 - https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetai...ng/WBFK-30095-000?qs=Q97emo0LRppk1/KuN5A0rw==

 

[hiflofi]

22955 & 30095 are Knowles.
22955 - http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/218/-532680.pdf
30095 - https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Knowles-Johanson-Manufacturing/WBFK-30095-000?qs=Q97emo0LRppk1/KuN5A0rw==

How do you reckon KZ managed that?

 

[fluteloop]

You probably need an a**-tight production area to create the push-pull drivers. Any less tight would yield serious QC problems. I mean look at the photo: the left earpiece has the KZ emblem upside-down!

it had push-pull drivers ?

 

[fluteloop]

How do you reckon KZ managed that?

Priced them accordingly ?? Buying in bulk. New contract?

Try this simple test, put on a set of iems and listen - establish that you hear the imbalance, then switch the earpieces between left and right. If the imbalance switches sides, it is in the device chain, if the imbalance is still where it was to start with, it is your hearing and time to go see an audiologist.

or it's the Channel. i've had left and right channels go bad., it can also be one side reverse polarity. if the hardware checks out all good with different cables, phones, you might have a wonky polarity in the cable.. ive received one like that before.