CCA (Clear Concept Audio) - Rhapsody

You do realize that you guys are arguing over KZ and CCA (er, I mean, KZ), right? You have to have a set with excellent imaging, soundstage, detail retrieval, separation/layering. I’m not saying you have to spend $300+ to get all of that, but you gotta do better than the Castor Bass Pro and Rhapsody. C’mon now. At least mention the KE Cadenza. 7Hz Zero2? Wan’er? Wyvern Abyss? Let’s get crazy with the cheese whiz.

Is it a legit set?? Do you reckon I can go ahead and pull the trigger? :D And, how are you liking them? I already have the Rhapsody, which I really dig, since the AM16 have the same shell shape which works great for my ears, I'm really curious about an all BA set. I've read it's nicely implemented!

In all honesty, yes: I have the og Castor Harman, the Zvx pro, the Prx, the (CCA) Rhapsody, amd the AM16 Balanced, and they're all banger, banger sets. I've been lucky and haven't faced breaking QC issues, but then again, what brand doesn't have QC issues?

I can suggest the Tinhifi C3 mk2, really comfy semicustom shell. Or the og Celest Wyvern black, semicustom as well, and can be had for cheapo nowadays! If not, the EPZ Q1 Pro or the EPZ G20 (same shell as the Q1 Pro, but gaming oriented, also comes with a 2m usb cable that supports a boom mic, and its inbuilt dac can be PEQ'd with the Walkplay app). To me personally the shape of the CCA Rhapsody and KZ Am16 is super comfy, but i kinda have bigger ears!

Honestly maybe I need to try more iems but I feel like it is easier to play with a headset than iems. I have a DT770, I bought a Austrian Audio Hi-X20 I have a Epos H6Pro closed as a secondary headset and in the iems world I just have a pair of CCA rhapsody. They were supposed to be neutral but I don't know if we don't have the same definition of neutral: I have drop around 5 or 6 DBs in the 2-4khz range to make them bearable. Any gunfight is awful without it, the gun of my character is louder than anything else and they are louder than any headset I have so I need to drop 5DBs on the preamp at least (that part makes sense I guess they are in my ears instead of "on" my ears) With any headphones I tried the sound is different of course but they all have their sonar characteristics without being that overwhelming that I need to EQ them.

edc pro, zenith, cca rhapsody/trio, zs10 pro 2 and cca hydro are all competitive.

too much treble on zax. am16 is better. prx, zenith and rhapsody are their best under $50. zenith/prx more balanced, rhapsody more v shaped.

I have Rhapsody ( same shell as Hydro ) and i can't stand them more than one hour.They are soo uncomfortable!! Hope they work for you. Saw them at even lower price 2-3 days ago,but the store had mixed reviews.

Kz Rhapsody I really like the sound but Jesus Christ,that nozzle will gape your ear canal like its gonzo. Super uncomfortable.

what you don't like about them? You could try to eq them using apo/peace I have Rhapsody and I use 1.2.3 up and 4 down 1 and 2 boost bass,3 vocals,4 heights I heard Hidro have better bass quality but less quantity than Rhapsody

I like them 85 percent Mainly due to comfort.Iwas about to give up on them due to pain in ear canal Then I shorten the steam ear tips and voila 6,7 hours no problem. Also I had to cut the heat shrink tube that keep the C shape of the cable.Items are sticking out quite a bit and I had discomfort behind the ears. Lost a bit of fitment but is manageable. in terms of sound I keep the switches all up like you can't hear a difference ,eq them with plus 3 db at 20 and 100 for extra bass.When I listen to music I add bass bost on my zen dac air and they vibrate quite good. I like the sound,got bass punch and sub bass rumble,present vocals and no piercing or shouty high notes.Soundstage is good.They are the best I own so far ( Castor,Vader,PRX planar,Qcz Hbb ) How Hidro respond to eq? They have sub bass rumble? A bit of punch?Do you think they are a good fit for a basshead? I'd be fine with less bass quantity but noticeable more quality. Also i want to 3d print a lighter faceplate.That metallic faceplate is heavier than the housing and drivers combined. Can't figure out yet how to measure the dimensions.

Agree. Zs10 pro 2 ( uppose to be upgrade ) are crap.Too bright and harsh heights. Vocals sound weird to me. Also overhiped to me are Castor Bass,HBB ''gaming'' collab. I have KZ Castor,QKZ x HBB ( these 2 are the crappiest ) Vader,Zs10 pro,PRX,and CCA Rhapsody. Rhapsody are the only ones that are good for me as a bass head.NIce sub bass rumble,punchy mid bass,present vocals,no harsh or piercing heights ( like zs10 pro 2),Decent wide soundstage.THey just sound good. Took me a while to make them comfortable,was about to give up on them. Definitely i recomend them for a basshead They need short steam eartips ( i shorten the stock ones ) to make them usable for 6,7-10 hours.Otherwise they push too much in your ear canal and cause pain due big nozzle. I ordered some eartips that suppose to work with them ( **Zhulinniao Zhu Rythme** ) but they are in transit and i didn't try them yet. I'd give them a try if u are a basshead.THey are good.

KZ EDC Pro (not the EDX pro nor the EDC not pro). The 6USD wonder. Can easily compete in the 20-25USD category. Otherwise, from the sister company, you can get the CCA Rhapsody, try to get it at around 35USD.

Bassy IEMs: Under $5 * QKZ AK6 Pro $25 and lower (bass-focused) * KBEar Rosefinch \* * QKZ x HBB (OG version) \* * BLON BL-01 * KZ Castor Bass \* $25 and lower (neutral warm) * Tangzu Wan'er SG/Wan'er 2 \* * 7Hz x Crinacle Salnotes Zero 2 \* * Moondrop Chu 2 * KZ Castor Silver (UUDD switches) $25-60 (bass-focused) * BLON BL-03/BL-03 II \* * BLON x HBB Z300 * TinHiFi C3 Mk2 \* * 7Hz x HBB Elua * Kinera Celest Gumiho * KZ Castor Pro Bass \* * CCA Rhapsody \* * CCA Trio \* $25-60 (neutral warm) * Kefine Klean \* * Inawaken Dawn Ms \* * Kiwi Ears Cadenza \* * Tripowin x 0DiBi Vivace \* * Kinera Celest Wyvern Abyss \* * Tangzu YuXuanJi * KBear KB02 * KZ Zenith (UUDD switches) \* * KZ Castor Pro Silver (UUDD switches) Special mentioned * Truthear x Crinacle Zero Blue 2 \* * QKZ x HBB Khan (\* recommend)

Non of the mentioned, besides Z300, particularly bassy as Castor bass, the closer is Zero 2 but probably youll want to use the impedance adapter, that said, comfort on the Truthear zero line-up is not the best, tho, the Blue 2 has the smaller nozzle from the bunch, still, is a thick nozzle so bear in mind. Not sure how much money you are playing with, but ill say Kefine Delci or specially Letshouer S08 are better actually bassy alternatives to all you listed. Z300 is not bad but is barely an upgrade and bass is not as engaging as on Castor anyway. If you outright want something with the same tuning style as Castor, consider maybe CCA Rhapsody though is a bit old at this point, is almost as old as castor anyway, but even bulkier onto the ear. Really the tuning style of castor is not much used at around $100 bucks, i think youll be fine with Delci instead. There is Dunu X Koto ITO which is a literal direct upgrade in sound style but thats $200usd MSRP.

Cheaper hydros? Those aren't comparable to the Hydros. The supposed baby hydro were the Rhapsody and people that have both said that's not even close.