CRA (Pre-Revision)

Tell me why Zenith was the best! JK lol the high-tier all-BA are great as well but overpriced. ZX12 Pro X is not though and amazing with some EQ, great neutral-bright hybrid. It is a shame 2 of my favs aren't for sale anymore- CRA rev1 and PR2 rev1.

CCA CRA original one is amazing, the sub bass and upper mid dip with sparkly treble made it sound so atmospheric and emotional. I get that upper mids give alot of detail and forward vocals, but it can take away the whole vibe and depth of the sound. Especially when you turn up the volume on cra it feels more intense without being shouty. Idk what driver material they used but it feels super thin and resonant which gave it more "x-factor" to me. Sadly after the driver+tuning change, it became shouty and sibilant lol.

I had the og cra and cra+ in short worth the blind buy for bass head on a tight budget. Other factors can be a hit or a miss.

Downgrading PR2 was not deliberate but after running out of stock of certain component, due to unavailability KZ sourced the component from elsewhere which changed the whole tuning. Same thing happened with CCA. Their mistake is that they should have labelled PR2 to something like PR2 alternate version or some other name to notify customers that it's not the exact same PR2.

That's not true. No company world like to ruin their reputation by engaging in malpractices which would be obvious in the public. Downgrading PR2 was not deliberate but after running out of stock of certain component, due to unavailability KZ sourced the component from elsewhere which changed the whole tuning. Same thing happened with CCA. Their mistake is that they should have labelled PR2 to something like PR2 alternate version or some other name to notify customers that it's not the exact same PR2.

EDC Pro and CRA are okay

I had the original CCA CRA and lost one of the earbuds. I heard they silently revised the sound signature and rereleased it, so I never bought another one. Still miss that set.

I would go with those for the absolute budget vs kz. I've had QC issues with my kz edx, cca cra and qkz vk4. But I would go with one of the over 2 for a lightning port iphone + item as the best budget price/performance.

Not just that model but sub brand models like the qkz vk4 and cca cra also got downgraded after positive reviews and the qc is still bad, both for iems, and cables.