KZ - KZ ZST X

KZ ZST X with a 5th gen classic (newbie to hifi/IEMs)

KZ ZST X. Ended up getting sunscreen all over them due to a leakage in my bag, and then threw them in the bin. Decent with an Apple dongle, not very good plugged straight in to my school laptop at the time. Tons of whitenoise and some static when touching the input. Would not buy again, but the sound quality was better than my Airpods pro at least.

KZ's zstx. Had these for years, still good!

When I'm at home, Generally the Sennheiser HD560S When I'm the go (rarely ever with my iPods) KZ ZST's

Ooooh. My first iem was a Shure 215 for drumming and then my first chi-fi was the kz Andromeda clone. I got rid of both and good riddance they suck ass. You know what doesn't suck the kz zst and the tin audio t4. Both are great

I used KZ ones, but amp at 1V wasn’t enough for hybrids and planars. KZ ZST played amazingly for 20 euros

I’ve got KZ ZST and they work well for me. Can’t say I’ve tried 215s but don’t imagine them being five times better than what I have already

I’ve got KZ ZST and they get the job done, five times cheaper than the cheapest offering by Shure too

Started with the kz zst, moved on to the zsn pros, they felt like a sidegrade, different taste, in fact I preferred the zst.  Then my brother lost the zst and also the zsn pros so I got the 7hz zero... Not impressed NGL, they were so boring and thin sounding (it was early on and I didn't know about my tuning preferences) dull! But they were unreal with EQ, amazing!!! 😍  Then I got the s12 and I was once again disappointed 😞 it was so bright! And... Honestly not that special (I was driving them out of my computer's headphone jack). Then I got the VE Abigail pro dongle and it was an improvement but they were still way too trebly and sharp and bright. Then I got a bunch of stuff... - cvj mei (The timing differences of the various drivers made these unlistenable for me) - tripowin piccolo (gave it away, too safe) - ew200 (way too bright and thin and lean but these are amazing drivers for EQ) - Trn conch (good accessories but bad treble but amazing for mods) - kiwi ears cadenza (I wish they fit me, a lil too v shaped for my taste) - kz dfi (why have I been spending so much when 5 bucks is enough?) - zvx (opened it up cause I suspected the driver was revised, I was right, quite trebly) - PR2 (shout city but planar for 15 bucks, whatever, awesome for EQ and mods, king of price to performance, recently got another one for 7 bucks, ridiculous!!!!) - Zs10 pro 2 (typical kz tuning stock, amazing for EQ, this was my first proper hybrid, competes with planar maybe 🤔) - tangzu fudu (awesome for 30 bucks on sale, good tips and cable... I wish I could get it again for that price, Zs10 pro 2 with EQ is better and cheaper so nevermind) - oh yeah and the xsl X one! (Ew200 has a better driver fight me, tuning is super fun though.) - faaeal iris 2.0 (earbuds are something else huh... Shame they hurt my ears) Then I quit for a while and now ima make my own iems, thanks for the opportunity to remember the journey My faves are prolly the zst, ew200, Zs10 pro 2, D-fi and probably the PR2 at the top. I always EQ and mod, fudu is probably the best stock, or d-fi

Idk the actual brand, but I can tell you a replica type from the middle years, if it's like for cosplay or something. search kz -zst on AliExpress or wish, they're similar to these you show but are practically identical to older ones they used! They'll look like this https://preview.redd.it/1t9ygpsv5xde1.jpeg?width=398&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=470a104cac3060d4d57e03b9875a6d1fc293ba1e They're really good actually, both as headphones and iems, for me these are basically an exact mould of my ears. So comfy and naturally noise cancelling! I've used for both, for about 10y. You can get this type without the writing too I think but might need to dig deep!

https://preview.redd.it/7zzf00to6xde1.jpeg?width=818&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d31c332e5682c5a2e9afb8f767e95fe88c37287a This is the type i refer to :)

KZ ZST. Pre-ordered it in like 2014-ish, the purple-blue colored one. When i tried it, i just like put it in the box and sell it again. For me, it is really bright, it made my head ache