KZ - Duonic (With Switches)

KZ Duonic (Bass Enhanced Version) plus KZ AM02 and forget... All-in $25ish for the package... 0 buyers remorse here guaranteed... https://preview.redd.it/7awydfrsih5g1.jpeg?width=1217&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=725e41a0665098a108afb4890ae5316e633a8a82

The KZ duonic (bass enhanced) finally arrived at its pretty good for the price, as expected of kz. Anyway this will be a very informal first impressions/review-ish type of post. This iem was bought from my own money, so this will be unbiased as possible The bass of this is definitely better and more pronounced than the kz castor bass pro and non pro, and it does not bleed as much as the castor pro. The planar driver also makes all the other higher up frequencies have better techs and separation, but here lies the weird thing, the planar driver does not feel like a planar driver and more like a dynamic driver plus version if you get what I mean. Dont get me wrong its still great but to my ears, it sounds like another dd doing the other frequencies, basically a natural, not dry, not dead, and not thin sounding planar. The sibilance of this set is also very unnoticeable to me as well. Like I dont know what kz did for a planar driver to sound like this but they did. Though with that, the sparkle that is normally associated with planars feels very controlled and not as prominent as you would expect it would be. Anyway I mainly listened to this on the dddd setting, which makes it sound like a fun all rounder v shape iem with a bit more bass. But once its on the uudd, the bass really starts going into bass head territory and is definitely overthrowing the qkz x hbb as my top budget bass head iem. Overall this was a surprisingly good and natural. Soundstage and Technicalities were decent to right outside good. I really like how kz handled their planar here and is excited to see what they do with this in the future.

gk kuntens. can be found <15$ with sound quality that punches to 50$ to many ears. widely appealing allrounder so budget + soundwise they're a good safe blind buy 7hz zero 2 - if the kuntens aren't available, safe all rounder as well wan'er 2 or tanchjim bunny - if you want vocals to shine kz duonic - if you love alot of bass

So I just ordered the Duonic a few days ago, should arrive in a week or two. I’ve been listening to the castor pro Bass enhanced version for a couple months now. It’s one of my favorite iem’s right now. You say duonic is pretty much superior, man I can’t wait to hear these. 👍🏻

Just started listening to the Duonic. IMO I’d say Duonic is definitely superior to the castor pro. Now castor pro is good, but I think Duonic has a wider soundstage and much more detail than the castor pro.

Try kz castor pro bass/kz duonic or kz decet And you better never use something like dolby atmos, it usually destroy iem sound https://preview.redd.it/shhwv66i42eg1.jpeg?width=1438&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4498c30b3c890c5a755b34227fecad09a58d86b0

Kz Duonic bass, but if you don’t want to be moving check out Kz Zar, they’re a conford zone for you fr. But they’re 37-45dls on Ali

I only started getting into IEMS in Feb of this year. Forced to stay at home from a tragic work injury, with nothing to do and money to spend. I knew there was life after earbuds, and hence, my first IEM purchase, the Wan'er SG. Best bang for the buck: Kunten, easily. Best of the year: AM16 Bass version. Going from the Kunten and my other single DD to this is like... WOW! Biggest surprise of the year: Well, I have to say the Wan'er, because that blew me away after years of JBL and Sony earbuds. It was my first IEM and it felt like hearing Heaven after earbud hell. Biggest letdown: Truthear Zero:Red. Without the resistor, it has no bass. It doesn't really have treble. And it really doesn't have mids. It has nothing... (Crinacle face zoom)... for $55. Other good ones: 7hz Elua Ultra. KZ Castor Pro bass. KZ EDC Pro, KZ PRX Others I didn't like: 7hz Zero 1 (no bass), KZ Duonic (too v-shaped), SGOR Luna (didn't fit well, and very ugly), Chu2 (It's OK. My other single DD's sounded better)

I kept going back and forth listening to the Duonic and Castor Pro Bass. I found the mids much better on the CPB, and Duonic too V-Shaped for my tastes. I guess I could just EQ the Duonic to the CBP. The below graph shows the differences. https://preview.redd.it/re3arhvp1mag1.png?width=1295&format=png&auto=webp&s=21edb775f500882fd14fffbe86bfe3d35e71b5b6

Well the price is almost double for KZ Duonic in my country (GK Kunten is like $9). I'd say Kunten is more comfortable due to the open shell, warmer tone, and more bassy for rock music, Duonic plannar driver could be better for details and precision in gaming

**Merry Xmas ya'll!** Here's a quick list of the best IEMs I've heard that **came out** in 2025. Full video breakdown [here](https://youtu.be/jnNvbrCh8Yg). IEM Ranking List [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZHVib50XFQW4up3SwOZUTbI-hZB6Ir5LX6XnZblIM6o/edit?usp=sharing). \--------------------------------------------------------------------- **Under $25 (Sales Included)** * TangZu Waner 2 (Balanced/Clean) * Tanchjim Bunny/Zero Ultima DSP/3.5 (Balanced/All-Rounder) * HM: KZ Duonic (Bassy All-Rounder/Sub-bass focused) * HM: GK Kunten (Bassy All-Rounder) * HM: Kiwiears Belle (Warm/Bassy/Thick/Smooth) **Under $50 (Sales Included)** * 7Hz Elua Ultra (All-Rounder/Dynamic/Slight V) * KZ Zenith (Balanced/Clean/Smooth) * HM: Truthear x Crinacle Zero Blue 2 with 5 Ohm Adapter (Basshead) **Under $125 (Sales Included)** * Simgot EG280 (All-Rounder/Bright Leaning/Vocal Forward) * Tanchjim Fission (Neutral/Balanced/Smooth) * Kiwiears Airoso (Warm/Airy) * Kefine Quatio (Bassy/Dynamic/Versatile) * HM: JUZEAR Defiant (All-Rounder/Slight V/QC issues) * HM: Kiwiears Etude (Bouncy Bass/Scaling/Bone Conduction Drivers) * HM: 7Hz Diablo (Warm/Bassy/Thick/Dark) * HM: 7Hz Divine (Clean/Balanced) **Under $200** **(Sales Included)** * LETSHUOER S12 ULTRA (All-Rounder/Slight V/Bassy) * Crinear DayBreak/EPZ P50 (Balanced/Smooth/Vanilla) * Kiwiears Aether (Balanced/Airy) * Ziigaat Lush (Balanced/Warm Leaning/Scaling) * MYER CK2V (Bright/Sparkly) * HM: Punch Audio Portazo (Basshead) **Under $300 (Sales Included)** * Kiwiears Astral (All-Rounder/Slight V) * EPZ K9 (All-Rounder/Fuller-Less Shouty Harman 2019) * Softears Volume S (Balanced/Warm) * Ziigaat Crescent (Warm/Sparkly) * Punch Audio Martilo (Basshead) * Kiwiears Orchestra 2 (Neutral/Vocal Forward) * Yanyin Canon Pro/YU9 Que (Neutral/Smooth/Scaling) * HM: Kiwiears Septet (Bright/Airy) * HM: Tanchjim Force (Vocal forward/Clean) * HM: Juzear Defiant (Smooth/Scaling/Mid-Range) * HM: Dunu 142 (All-Rounder/Slight-V/Sharper Kiwiears Astral) **Under $500 (Sales Included)** * Thieaudio Hype 4 MK2 (Bright/Energetic/Clean) * Xenns Tea Pro SE (Balanced/Natural) * Xenns Top Pro (Balanced/Clean/Sparkly) * NICEHCK ROCKIES (Balanced/Full/Airy) * Ziigaat Luna (Warm/Airy) * Ziigaat Arcanis (Vocal Sauce/Mid-Range Scaling) * HM: HiSenior MEGA 7 (Balanced/Smooth/Neutral) **Under $2000** * Thieaudio Monarch MK4 (Clean All-Rounder/Bassy with Switch) * Thieaudio Valhalla (All-Rounder/Dynamic/Bassy) * LETSHUOER MYSTIC 8 (Neutral/Bright/Airy) * Softears RSV MK2 (Bassy All-Rounder/V-Shape) * FIIO FX17 (Warm All Rounder) * HM: AFUL DAWN-X (Sub-bass/Smooth/Scaling) * HM: BGVP SOLOMON (Bright/Slight V)

Tudo de boa pessoal?, Farei um review simplificado sobre os fones que estão comigo no momento. Eu não tenho o melhor conhecimento no mundo da audiofilia, mas este será um review 100% sincero do que eu achei deles. Kz edc pro: continua sendo um bom custo beneficio, tendo uma assinatura em V bem resolvida, palco sonoro bem decente, separação de instrumentos e imagem boa, médios um pouco recuados mas naturais, graves com boa extensão e agudos não sibilantes porém com um pouco de falta de resolução. Qualidade de construção ok Kz edx pro 2: uma clara melhora em relação a primeira versão, contudo eu achei ele muito parecido com o edc pro, comparando os dois o edx pro 2 tem os médios um pouco mais resolvidos e os graves mais presentes com uma boa resolução. A qualidade de construção dele é um pouco melhor. Trn mt4 pro: uma assinatura sonora um pouco mais calma comparada ao edc pro, médios ligeiramente mais recuados e anasalados que o edc pro, graves mais magros entretanto com boa extensão e resolução, agudos excelentes tendo resolução e arejamento bons, palco sonoro bom, separação instrumental e imagem um pouco melhores que o edc pro. Qualidade de construção boa. Kz merga: uma assinatura sonora mais brilhante, chegando a ser um pouco treeblehead, agudos bem fortes com um pouco de sibilância, médios mais recuados e menos cheios porém não são ruins, graves mais recuados mas com boa extensão, palco sonoro mais fechado, separação instrumental e imagem surpreendente bons para sua faixa de preço. Qualidade de construção ok. Dylan De 215: uma assinatura sonora também focada em agudos porém melhor executada do que o kz merga, médios mais frontais e naturais, graves mais recuados, agudos fortes mas com uma qualidade geral e resolução melhor que o edc pro,edx pro 2 ,merga e trn 4 pro. Palco sonoro mais aberto e separação instrumental e imagem muito bons. Qualidade de construção ok. Sgor venus: uma assinatura sonora em v com menos graves e mais médio agudos,palco sonoro amplo e separação de instrumentos e imagem bem nítida, um bom iem para jogos, porém achei ele o mais fraco em musicalidade desta lista. Qualidade de construção boa Kz Duonic bass version: testei ele com todas as chaves no on (1111), uma assinatura sonora em V bem equilibrada com uma presença maior de graves no ponto certo, Médios frontais e naturais, sendo bons tanto em vozes femininas quanto masculinas, agudos muito bem resolvidos, em arejamento, resolução e extensão. Graves e subgraves excelentes, não chegam a ser basshead mais são os melhores desta lista, boa velocidade e tem punch, palco sonoro amplo e separação instrumental e imagem bem acima da média. Qualidade de construção muito boa. Gk kunten: o iem do momento , e te aviso não é só hype, ele tem uma assinatura sonora em v muito bem feita, tendo médios corretíssimos e naturais, graves e subgraves com presença,extensão e punch, agudos incríveis melhores que o Duonic tendo extensão e resolução excelentes, Palco sonoro amplo e separação de instrumentos e imagem bem acima da média. Qualidade de construção boa. Dos que eu testei o Gk kunten e o kz Duonic se saíram melhor no geral, tanto em tecnicalidades quanto em qualidade geral, (não que os outros sejam ruims) qual escolher entre os dois vai depender da sua preferência sonora, por exemplo eu achei o kz duonic melhor em alguns estilos musicais e o gk kunten em outros, porém claramente o gk kunten ganharia em custo beneficio por ser mais barato que o Duonic. Obrigado por ler até aqui , essas são minhas opiniões subjetivas sobre os fones, se quiser acrescentar alguma coisa ou falar sobre suas experiências próprias podem comentar!!!.