[Podster]

  How are they for metal\electric guitars?

Funny that you mention that as at my sons last school soccer game last week I was listening to so Ronnie James Dio and simply thrashing on Rainbow in the dark when my friend two seats over was yelling at me and finally had to hit my shoulders to draw my attention. My Zircon's were in the zone not to mention myself

I love all my metal guitars, Blackmore, Bolin, Lifeson, Iommi, Slash, Hammett, Eddie, Angus and  Yngwie

Even my more melodic players like Satriani and Eric Johnson sound excellent on the Zircon's

 

[Viber]

ttpod t1e vs rock zircon is kinda subjective. There are many people who loves ttpod and many hates. but if you are habituated with ttpod offerings u wont pick any thing. i use it over my ie80 for everyday use that doesnt mean ie80 is a par down. I like the ttpod t1e as they are cheap, well sounded, not too bassy, good soundstage with separation and imaging. So i avoid ie80 for keeping it safe from my raugh usage.

i owned a zircon (i sold it though) zircon has more bass and tightness than ttpod has. but mid the less engaging then ttpod. and high in zircon will get 18 where ttpod will get 20. ttpod creates more isolation than zircon does. after all these all are my personal opinions.

 
The higher mids are what troubles me the most about the ttpods, their high mids can't deal with female vocals,electric guitars or any high octave of most musical instruments without piercing my ears and sounding cheap.
 
I just wonder if the Rock Zircon is better in that regard...

 

[Viber]

 
Funny that you mention that as at my sons last school soccer game last week I was listening to so Ronnie James Dio and simply thrashing on Rainbow in the dark when my friend two seats over was yelling at me and finally had to hit my shoulders to draw my attention. My Zircon's were in the zone not to mention myself

I love all my metal guitars, Blackmore, Bolin, Lifeson, Iommi, Slash, Hammett, Eddie, Angus and  Yngwie

Even my more melodic players like Satriani and Eric Johnson sound excellent on the Zircon's

 
Yes! Satriani! give me an IEM that will make me appreciate the sound of his guitars without making me deaf

Can you please check his challenging songs "Redshift Riders" and "Premonition" and tell me honestly how they sound on Zircon with no EQ or filters?? i'll upload the samples if you don't have the songs.

 

 

[Mosauwer]

The higher mids are what troubles me the most about the ttpods, their high mids can't deal with female vocals,electric guitars or any high octave of most musical instruments without piercing my ears and sounding cheap.

I just wonder if the Rock Zircon is better in that regard...

I havent face any that you have said. and again things are subjective here. But who knows, zircon may amaze you. <3 for 10-13$ its a no brainer.

 

[zoenphlux]

I'm new here, and have a small budget with the desire to have great audio.  I was looking for some 30-50$ in ears, and man what a massive land to explore in the budget headphone group.  I noticed the Klipsch X4i on sale for 40$ on Buydig via eBay, but I passed them up due to many negative reviews.  I was wondering how they would compare at 40$ instead of the 100-150$ range they are supposed to be in.
 
Today I stumbled across the Rock Zircon, and ActionPie VJJB-V1 (Dual Driver).  I went to banggood.com where I recently ordered a Chuwi tablet, and I got both for just over 30$. 
 
Can anybody tell me how these compare with each other?  Everybody seems to go on and on over these, but from a critical review how do they stack up?  I'm wondering if these will leave me still wanting to explore the land of higher end in ears?  I mostly will be using them for casual music(New age, Classical, Techno, Rock, Contemporary) and some video.  
 
Thanks

 

[Viber]

I noticed that people who buy the white Zircons give better reviews than the ones who buy the Black Zircons.
 
Coincidence? 

 

[Podster]

  I noticed that people who buy the white Zircons give better reviews than the ones who buy the Black Zircons.
 
Coincidence? 

Dang, only reason I went black was my X7 was white

Maybe I should have bought these in the opposite color

I love the Zircon's for errand running and sports events

Call this shot Little Big Tunes

 

 
 

 

[crabdog]

  I noticed that people who buy the white Zircons give better reviews than the ones who buy the Black Zircons.
 
Coincidence? 

I tested a friend's white pair the other day and I immediately thought they sounded much brighter than mine. Could be mistaken though as I haven't used mine in about a month.

 

[Podster]

  I tested a friend's white pair the other day and I immediately thought they sounded much brighter than mine. Could be mistaken though as I haven't used mine in about a month.

Is this a test Crabby? Of course white is brighter

LOL

 

[crabdog]

 
Is this a test Crabby? Of course white is brighter

LOL

The SOUND! haha 

 Honestly though, first thing I noticed was the treble coming through. I'd check mine for reference but my work is crazy at the moment and I'm too tired to dig them out.

 

[Viber]

  I tested a friend's white pair the other day and I immediately thought they sounded much brighter than mine. Could be mistaken though as I haven't used mine in about a month.

 
Yea, that's the impression i got!
ppl who bought black talk about overpowering bass and muffled mids while ppl who bought white talk about clarity and not enough bass.
 
lol, maybe it's just me.

 

[crabdog]

Okay so I pulled my Zircon out to have a listen and they're brighter than I remembered. I guess I was just remembering their incredible bass more than anything else but their detail and highs are pretty good. The bass is undoubtedly the star of the show but the rest holds up valiantly. Still one of the best value for money IEMs I have ever bought considering you get a retail box, S M L tips, excellent build quality, plus an outstanding cable and plug. 

 

[zabunny94]

man, i wish they sell the tips separately, preferably same price as kz whirlwind... i mean part of zircon awesomeness is the tips

 

[crabdog]

man, i wish they sell the tips separately, preferably same price as kz whirlwind... i mean part of zircon awesomeness is the tips

So true. I have 3 pairs of the large ones now thanks to a friend who bought them and uses the small size and a head-fi member who kindly sent me a little bag of large tips. I was going to buy another zircon just for tips but fortunately it didn't come to that.

 

[zabunny94]

to be honest, i was about to buy another zircon for the tips, but seems like the price has gone up to $12

i ended up picking kz edr2 and phrodi pod007P for $6 each