KZ - KZ ZVX

OP! I have the og zvx too. I mostly liked the sound of that, except for the highs, there's a bit of metallic sheen on the top notes, I don't know how else to describe it. My gripes about it are that the the iem's connector to the cable is angled out. I have to CONSTANTLY adjust the iems so that the ear hook is on my ear, or they'll fall out. How's the connectors on these? I'm very tempted, but I won't be buying if it's the same connectors again.

I have the OG ZVX in silver (not the revision) and the Pro in black. These are two KZ IEM’s I will keep until they stop working.

Yes. I would highly suggest staying away from the “cheaper” priced ZVX. If you can find it for $10 it isn’t the original driver model.

The original is the only KZ IEM I’ve kept in my collection as I reduced the number of IEM’s I have. I admit I do NOT have any testing hardware other than my ears, so I can’t actually graph and measure them side by side. I can say that with everything being the same: dap, music files, cable, eartips…….I bought a second pair of the ZVX for my buddy and did an A/B test with my original ones and the new, cheaper priced ones. I took the IEM’s themselves and placed them in a box and had my buddy give me a pair without telling me which one. I had mine marked with a Sharpie. I basically did a blind A/B test and while I can’t explain all the differences, it’s been awhile, I could certainly hear they were not the same tuning. Not saying a drastic day-and-night difference, but the treble and bass hit different, vocals were different too. Again, it wasn’t like 2 completely different IEM’s with different sound signatures, but they for sure did not sound the same.

The ZVX is my favorite KZ so far. I have the original and a friend sent me his that ended up being a revised version. Doing side by side comparison I remember I could tell there was a difference. I don’t recall exactly what, it’s been quite awhile, but I do remember it wasn’t that much of a difference.

if you have access to zvx pro i'd go for those otherwise i'd take the kz gale as a more balanced allrounder or caastor pro if you're a basshead

zvx pro are a great cheap allrounder kz am16 if you want to spend abti more

Castor pro harman/bass, zvx pro..and both versions of vader.

I am starting to think the driver has been changed for a cheaper one. Everyone who reviews this, besides the reviews when it first came out, describes a totally different sound to what I have. Mine was bought when it first came out, and is phenomenal. It's very hard to believe that I paid $14 for it, it's insane value for money. It's very clear, well controlled bass, very tight, quick, accurate, but not great quantity, the mids are open and textured with medium note weight , and the treble has great extension, cymbals and high hats sound natrul with natural attack and decay, soundstage is very good, very open. All in all it's very natural sounding and kills classical and jazz, but can be used for anything, bearing in mind it's a little light on mid bass.

You need to put a good cable and good tips or they don't sound very good. You need to review it after doing that, and giving it time to burn in. It's essentially perfect once set up right. One of the best I own at any price.

Oh that's what's going on. Mine is fabulous, it's a really great IEM, and a super bargain for the price. If it said moondrop on the box, o one would complain at $60.

Or, I don't know, just get a balanced cable and good eartips and burn it in properly? Blows away a any of the other 20 dollar stuff. If you get the original. This is a problem with KZ. Make it perfect, then revise it and ruin it.

If they sound good, reccomend them. Who cares about the company, you aren't getting married to it.

Inferior drivers. You will run up against its limits pretty quick. Two months max.

Over time these sorts of differences become bothersome, because, knowing kz, they have tuned an inferior driver to sound like ZVX. You will hear it over time and be dissapointed.

Saga or ZVX pro.. Same driver, different tuning

One event where the guy who reported it ended up retracting because it didn't happen that way. Glue was getting in the driver's consistently on one model. So based on that, you 'boycot', when there is now KZ Am16, Zenith, ZVX Pro, and a while bunch of really good iem's for very small money for what you get. Well, it's you missing out. If you were not probably 17 years old, I would suggest you were a big cheerleader for the Iraq War, and probably still don't know there were no WMDs. Simple logic should tell you, if you put the drivers in, you have paid for them, so there is less then zero reason to leave them unwired. The whole issue is stupidity, typical sheeple stuff.

They aren't the only company to sell a five dollar version of a 20 dollar iem, with a slightly lower range driver in it. Which, believe it or not, is not illegal. In any country. Don't buy a five dollar ZVX pro. You will be fine. Buy the 20 dollar one. Again, you will be fine. You must be American, I swear, you guys think you are the moral and ethical judge of everyone and everything. I am not the judge of the world. I am the judge of what's in my hand. And my KZ stuff is really good. It's called Capitalism. Caveat Emptor. BTW, the five dollar version of ZVX pro has the Edx pro driver, and it sounds amazing for five dollars. Get off your high horse. I notice you are real quiet about the silent retune of the hidizs 145 planar. Which also involves some changes to the driver. But it's not KZ, so you don't know or care.

Nah, ZVX pro blows them out of the water, and build quality is far better on ZVX pro, solid metal well built

Get ZVX Pro instead, castor is overhyped, ZVX pro is kinda under the radar, it's real good

The Zenith is the best one by a large margin for me, the Gale would be my second choice (EDX Pro 2 has the same tuning and about 2-3dB more bass, I prefer the balance of the Gale though, both are an incredible value for the price (+/-$8-9)). I have or had at some point the Hydro, PRX, Saga (both), Castor (both), Libra (hi-res and balanced), ZVX, ZVX Pro, Vader Balanced/Trio, ZS12 Pro X, EDC Pro, D-Fi and Polaris, of this sets I like the Saga Balanced the most.

EDIT, Please ignore some of this, after much recent listening, I am fairly certain that there is likely to be a hearing imbalance between my left and right ears, and they do not hear frequencies in exactly the same manner. One leans towards more sensitivity in high frequencies, and the other towards bass frequencies, so this is not just a volume imbalance, but more. So I have to revise my opinions. Definitely the ZVX and the two copies of SAGA Balanced, which I own, in spite of my own hearing situation, their imbalance was beyond what I can attribute to my own hearing. I'll revisit the PRX, cos it could be my own ears !! Initial Post below : I own PRX, Polaris, 2 of the SAGA Balanced, ZVX, EDC Pro, Castor Pro Harman, Libra X, CCA CRA, EDX Pro X. The bad. ZVX paint started peeling within 48 hours of use, and within 4 months, one earpiece of the pair, had a drastically reduced volume. Both SAGA balanced pairs are no longer usable cos of imbalances between left and right in the pair - maybe I'll see if I can salvage a working pair from the earpieces in both pairs ! By and large one main issue with KZ/CCA is the possibility of level imbalances between left and right earpieces, it seems to be a bit more pronounced, compared to IEM's from other manufacturers. My other IEMs are the 7Hz Zero 2 and the ARTTI T10. The EDX Pro X, I bought 3, sorry this product is abominable, and has no redeeming qualities. Not sure who this is for. Poor quality at a low price, not worth the false economy of a cheap product. The acceptable. CCA CRA was my 1st IEM, and I loved the improvement over my AKG K702's. ZVZ was OK, improved high frequencies and clarity, but the channel imbalance and eventual unreliability, as well as the inadequate bass, makes this a buyer beware product ! Libra X was too bright. Way too bright, all the EQ in the world could not address this flaw. Only for treble heads EDC Pro is excellent - best of the sub $10 KZ's. Polaris is OK, but I would not call it one with clarity, a bit harsh. SAGA Balanced - great balanced sound, but unfortunately the product has manufacturing flaws, which I experienced on 2 examples. I loved it so much I ordered a 2nd one, but sadly there is an issue with the product reliability, and consistency. And that includes different frequency response between left and right, on my 1st pair. The excellent With a few caveats, the PRX is a superb product, but the stock ear tips, in my opinion, do not pair well with the IEMs. So with 3rd party ear tips, and some EQ to reduce the excessive high frequencies, it's a decent product, with lots of clarity, and a very respectable audio reproduction. At this time I am interested in one or more of these, to complement the PRX, which I am relatively happy with (once EQ's and using better ear tips) : KZ AM16 KZ ZA12 KZ Decet Not easy deciding between them. In the same way that PRX introduced me to a commendable budget planar, which would need me to spend a lot more, to get any better, these other three seem to be the best bang for the buck, as an introduction to All Balanced Armature, Hybrid, and Multiple Dynamic Driver configurations. My preference is for neutral, maybe with a little bass emphasis. Analytical is high on my priority list, Clarity is ultra important, and above all if I spend money on a product, it MUST be reliable.

KZ, CCA metal builds at that price point. Maybe the Saga, though I personallly will rec The ZVX Pro.

It would recommend KZ Libra X (silver one) or KZ ZVX if you want something in that direction. Both have fairly balanced tuning and decent bass. Kz castor harman have clean bass that is nice if that what you want. But if you want fun punchy rumbly bass, this aint it. Or get KZ Castor pro bass for good quality fun bass but still not overwhelming like the og castor bass.

My experience with ZVX PRO, not even a month and left channel is significant lower sounding than the other. Truthear Hola same problem but they lasted almost 2 years. I don't buy more expensive iems because of this, as good as some sound for the price they are still cheaply made and the warranty is inexistent.

Zvx pro is arguably better and doesn't cost much more. The original zvx was silently retuned to something worse, a practice which kz seems to have happily abandoned, and the new zvx pro is better tuned and has smoother treble than the og

im enjoying my KZ ZVX

Zvx must be considered. It does not have punching high freqs beside other kz's but need an upgrade cable to see the limit of it