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Reddit Reviews
I love my Explorer with the S&S, it's my top choice. I have tried Zeos Render, Penon orange, Nicehck C04, Zhu Rhymes bamboo, kbear coffee and have always gone back to the S&S. Having said that, eartips are very personal choices for different people so just stick with whatever feels best for you.
Many moons ago I bought Kbear KS1 and KZ ZSN pro when they were $11. They were much better than Panasonic earbuds I bought for about the same price. Would do it at again at the same price. With current prices and quality I would likely stretch out to the $20 level.
I recommend the KBEar KS-1. I got mine for around $30 CAD and they're insane for the price. clear top end and mids with strong sub bass
You don't even need to go with something that expensive. Get some KBEar KS1s. They're awesome sound quality and isolation for under $20. I have a pair and have zero complaints, sometimes using them instead of my $200 X7s.
Several times. The sound isolation is amazing on them, even without having music playing, they block out virtually all outside sound. They come with 3 different sized ear tips for a good fit. They're lightweight and super comfortable. The sound quality is great, but maybe a little more biased towards the high frequencies than a perfectly flat curve. Edit: to note, KBEar makes several different models with similar sounding names, but the KS1s are the ones you want to get for DJing.
Really for under $20 you can't go wrong even if you don't like them a lot. I got mine for $12+tax on sale.
Not sure about longevity, but the sound quality is awesome and they have great isolation. For the price, that's why I brought up the Sterlings. There better sound quality than the X5s, almost the same as the X7s, and cost half the price. Better sound quality than any of the ATX and Sony pairs I've used as well. The HD25 being on ear without good isolation is what breaks them for me, but the sound quality is amazing on them.
I think so. I use KB ear ks1 all day everyday. At work, gym, gaming, movies and shows, sleeping. I've never experienced discomfort.
They've held up so far. 2 years of heavy use, sweat, rain, went through the washer twice, they even fell out of my pocket while riding my motorcycle. Ks1 still kicking, still like-new no scratches or nothin
i own a ^(na-no) 3rd gen & a classic 6th gen (only realised recently! always thought it was a 7th gen.) & im currently using the 7hz zero 2 iems. i also love the kbear ks1's, but i prefer the zero 2's anyday.
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