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May 27, 2023 at 10:14 AM Post #79,846 of 106,779
Who said that the sound of the blon z 300 changes when the cable is changed? I guess I couldn't find it. I had a good cable, so I ordered the z 300. haha
I did.

I use Penon CS819 with the Z300. Opens everything up and controls the bass, making it hit tighter and more precise.
 
May 27, 2023 at 10:18 AM Post #79,847 of 106,779
I did.

I use Penon CS819 with the Z300. Opens everything up and controls the bass, making it hit tighter and more precise.
If you compare it to the quartet, will the quartet crush the z 300? I guess I actually ordered the z 300 because of the cable replacement you mentioned. $45 cable + $34 z 300.
 
May 27, 2023 at 10:23 AM Post #79,848 of 106,779
If you compare it to the quartet, will the quartet crush the z 300? I guess I actually ordered the z 300 because of the cable replacement you mentioned. $45 cable + $34 z 300.
Quartet has better technicalities. Better all-around in frequency response. More details. But it's a lot more expensive and also needs a cable upgrade to sound its best.

I like both IEMs for what they are. Fun, bassy, good tuning, nice tonality, relatively cheap and affordable.
 
May 27, 2023 at 10:30 AM Post #79,849 of 106,779
Quartet has better technicalities. Better all-around in frequency response. More details. But it's a lot more expensive and also needs a cable upgrade to sound its best.

I like both IEMs for what they are. Fun, bassy, good tuning, nice tonality, relatively cheap and affordable.
Even if it has a timbre like bl 03, it's enough for me. I wouldn't say no to a comfortable bl 03. Of course, he must be technically good too. pr 2 was almost the same price, i don't know. Definitely bl 03, the remaining emotions outweighed. Technically bad? Most things in the $50 band are technically lagging behind. For example, most of the vocals in bl 03 are absent in the 100 band.
 
May 27, 2023 at 10:35 AM Post #79,850 of 106,779
Even if it has a timbre like bl 03, it's enough for me. I wouldn't say no to a comfortable bl 03. Of course, he must be technically good too. pr 2 was almost the same price, i don't know. Definitely bl 03, the remaining emotions outweighed. Technically bad? Most things in the $50 band are technically lagging behind. For example, most of the vocals in bl 03 are absent in the 100 band.
Z300 doesn't have bad technicalities. You ask what the differences are between Quartet and Z300. Z300's technicalities are decent to good for its price.

PR2 has bad QC and not so good build quality. Z300 is a lot more solid, heavier/heftier, and more premium feeling. PR2's technicalities are better though, since it's using cheap planar drivers, which is more technical and detailed than a cheap dynamic driver. PR2's mids are hollow and overall sound is very thin compared to Z300. Some people like that kind of sound, I don't. PR2's cable is cheap af and complete trash compared to Z300's cable. In my opinion, Z300 is a better purchase.
 
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May 27, 2023 at 10:41 AM Post #79,851 of 106,779
Z300 doesn't have bad technicalities. You ask what the differences are between Quartet and Z300. Z300's technicalities are decent to good for its price.

PR2 has bad QC and not so good build quality. Z300 is a lot more solid, heavier/heftier, and more premium feeling. PR2's technicalities are better though, since it's using cheap planar drivers, which is more technical and detailed than a cheap dynamic driver. PR2's mids are hollow and overall sound is very thin compared to Z300. Some people like that kind of sound, I don't. PR2's cable is cheap af and complete trash compared to Z300's cable. In my opinion, Z300 is a better purchase.
Thanks, the iems looks so good that I wanted to try it even though I said I wouldn't buy anything for less than $100. By the way, does it select a source z 300?
 
May 27, 2023 at 10:54 AM Post #79,852 of 106,779
@Surf Monkey @Ferdinando1968

Forgive me if this has been mentioned but is the Rapt-Go Bridge open-back like the Hook-X?

I haven't read it anywhere and frankly I can't give you a definite answer.

The grille is there like in the HOOK-X, and even more.

The isolation from the outside doesn't seem high to me, and therefore everything would suggest that they are open or semi-open IEMs,
but I'm not sure.
 
May 27, 2023 at 11:41 AM Post #79,854 of 106,779
hello? kz pr 2 why have prices dropped so much? There are those who sell them very cheaply, the price used to be around 45 - 50 euros, now they can be found very easily for less than 40 euros.
 
May 27, 2023 at 11:54 AM Post #79,855 of 106,779
hello? kz pr 2 why have prices dropped so much? There are those who sell them very cheaply, the price used to be around 45 - 50 euros, now they can be found very easily for less than 40 euros.
I'm not even sure where the people that have theirs have gotten them from. I've tried ordering from 2 different sellers now and neither of them have even wanted to ship the damn thing to me. First seller let the order sit on "processing" for like 2 weeks before cancelling the shipment, and the second seller hasn't marked the item as shipped since I ordered it a week ago, despite touting "fast shipping 48 hours".

Is the supply of the PR2 really this messed up??
 
May 27, 2023 at 11:57 AM Post #79,856 of 106,779
I'm not even sure where the people that have theirs have gotten them from. I've tried ordering from 2 different sellers now and neither of them have even wanted to ship the damn thing to me. First seller let the order sit on "processing" for like 2 weeks before cancelling the shipment, and the second seller hasn't marked the item as shipped since I ordered it a week ago, despite touting "fast shipping 48 hours".

Is the supply of the PR2 really this messed up??
I don't know, but prices can vary more than 50% from seller to seller. kz told me there is no stock, it's interesting that there are other sellers when they can't even send products to customers themselves. There are already too many people having problems even with quality control.
 
May 27, 2023 at 12:10 PM Post #79,857 of 106,779
hello? kz pr 2 why have prices dropped so much? There are those who sell them very cheaply, the price used to be around 45 - 50 euros, now they can be found very easily for less than 40 euros.
At the moment, PR2 prices on Ali are under 40€ only in obviously untrustworthy stores, from which I wouldn't order any headphones.
 
May 27, 2023 at 12:12 PM Post #79,858 of 106,779
At the moment, PR2 prices on Ali are under 40€ only in obviously untrustworthy stores, from which I wouldn't order any headphones.
I saw one too, almost 29 euros. I'm trying so hard not to order.
 
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May 27, 2023 at 12:34 PM Post #79,859 of 106,779
hello? kz pr 2 why have prices dropped so much? There are those who sell them very cheaply, the price used to be around 45 - 50 euros, now they can be found very easily for less than 40 euros.
When they came out there were coupons to get them in the $30 range
PR2's mids are hollow and overall sound is very thin compared to Z300. Some people like that kind of sound, I don't. PR2's cable is cheap af and complete trash compared to Z300's cable. In my opinion, Z300 is a better purchase.
But I agree with this user as PR2 sounds like it lacks note weight which is ok for some genres like classical or live music but it's not going to be good for rock or metal for instance 👆
 
May 27, 2023 at 2:01 PM Post #79,860 of 106,779
ISN Audio Neo 5 coming soon, it is a new series. Curious where they take their tuning this time.

D10 - V shaped with loads of bass
H30 - W shaped with good balance, but on the slightly brighter side
H40 - L-shaped/toward V with boosted bass and clear treble
EST50 - L shaped and in a way improved H40 with better coherency

Have not tested H50 myself, measurement always seemed weird so never understood how it would sound.



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