[Solar1971]

Bang for buck? Try the EDR1 or ED9!

no way. How can anything be a better value then these? It’s not possible. I refuse to believe it.
What type of sound do they have?

 

[Supremevegbeef]

 

[Solar1971]

oh no. You’re showing off your precious gems. Don’t make me get out my gems and then take pictures of them.
Then spend 45 minutes trying to figure out how to up load them, then another 15 minutes learning how to
Link to them.
Because I maybe old. But I’ll do it!!! Lol

I wanna guess. One set looks like my KZ AS10’s. The other says 12 so maybe KZ ZS12’s?
Is that even a thing?

 

[Supremevegbeef]

oh no. You’re showing off your precious gems. Don’t make me get out my gems and then take pictures of them.
Then spend 45 minutes trying to figure out how to up load them, then another 15 minutes learning how to
Link to them.
Because I maybe old. But I’ll do it!!! Lol

I wanna guess. One set looks like my KZ AS10’s. The other says 12 so maybe KZ ZS12’s?
Is that even a thing?

Close man! Zsx on left, as10 on right.

 

[DynamicEars]

Close man! Zsx on left, as10 on right.

so how are they? do you like them?

 

[Solar1971]

Close man! Zsx on left, as10 on right.

ahhh. I thought those looked like ZSXs. But I don’t remember my ZSX’s having a 12 on the face plate.
Is that a 12 ?
Man I must be getting old. If my ZSX have a 12 on the front and I didn’t even notice. Hahahahaha
Dang now I need to check because I might be going senile. Lololol

 

[Solar1971]

so how are they? do you like them?

I know you didn’t ask me. But I’m Still gonna say it.
The ZSX are very nice. Not sibilant. Good bass. Good for electronic music.

 

[Supremevegbeef]

so how are they? do you like them?

They complement each other closer than I expected. ZSX is like AS10 but a bit more v shaped. A little less mids, better bass energy, could use a touch more sparkle in the high end IMO but the KZ silver cable solves that issue just fine. AS10 has deep accurate bass without the impact of ZSX, and great mids like Sony MDR V6. But AS10 bass is more precise, and has very impressive imaging of mid bass frequencies, whereas ZSX bass is a lot more fun. I found switching back from ZSX to AS10 I notice more detail all over. ZSX has this same detail, but it is hidden behind the impact of the bass.

If you were to put me on a desert island right now, and I can only take ZSX or AS10, I take AS10 with silver cable and a lifetime supply of foam tips...

 

[Supremevegbeef]

I can’t honestly say I like one better than the other. Don’t get me wrong. AS10 and ZSX are yin and yang.

Thank you guys for your help, see you all in a couple years when it’s time to replace these two....

 

[PhonoPhi]

My favourite KZs are AS10 and AS12 (and would be also AS16 and ZSX, given that I have CCA C16 & C12).

 

[jeromeaparis]

My favourite KZs are AS10 and AS12 (and would be also AS16 and ZSX, given that I have CCA C16 & C12).

I do have AS10 and C12, both are great. Maybe C12 has more puch in the bass and AS10 has low level trebles.
Is it worth trying the AS12 (I know AS 12 has two bass BA when AS10 has only one and AS12 treble level is higher than AS10)
Thanks for your advice.

 

[PhonoPhi]

I do have AS10 and C12, both are great. Maybe C12 has more puch in the bass and AS10 has low level trebles.
Is it worth trying the AS12 (I know AS 12 has two bass BA when AS10 has only one and AS12 treble level is higher than AS10 both balanced)
Thanks for your advice.

My story on AS12 is that in its stock form it has a very good level of bass (more to my ears than AS10, both powered balanced) and a good BA bass.
AS12 treble is quite tamed, and I think it is made so to be close to AS10.
Many like it. I liked it at first. Then timbre felt a bit off, so I opted to remove the treble filters which made the treble quite rich (very rich).
I am now exploring more treble, also with NX7, so it suits me at the moment (when tired I can always go back to good old AS10).
I think a bit milder filters than stock (some foam) could make AS12 a very nice IEM.
So that is my limited take on it

 

[Aparker2005]

I got custom Ultimate Ears done back in August or September so I've fallen off the kz bandwagon, but is anything new coming soon? Seems like it's been a while.

I have ZS10 Pros as my backup and while I love them, I almost for whatever reason want a set of AS10 or AS16 again instead.

 

[xxAMAROKxx]

In the last few days I have been enjoying the new version of ZS10 again. For me, it is the most neutral KZ, even if it does sound little odd.
(It sounds different from the original ZS10.)

 

[Solar1971]

I only know of the ZS10 and the ZS10 Pro.
I didn’t know there was a New ZS10. That’s cool.
So they are very neutral. I tend to enjoy a slight V shape sound.
But that’s probably because of the type I listen to usually.
EDM mostly. Sometime Jazz as well.