KZ - PR2
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Last updated: Dec 13, 2025 Scoring
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"the KZ x HBB PR2 is the best price/performance planar iem under 50 usd IMHO."
"The PR2 issue was interesting. First run had an additional filter between the driver housing and nozzle, which tamed the treble a bit and gave the tuning a more well-balanced and natural timbre. It was a $30 planar with an excellent tuning that was easy to recommend to new hobbyists."
"The HBB however punches well above its weight for tuning."
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"The HBB definitely has more bass than neutral. But it still sounds very natural. It's relaxing & non-distracting at low volumes, fun at higher volumes. ... The HBB also has better quality bass in some ways"
"The bass has more texture and tremor is well done between these 2"
"But I do think you get used to how bassy they are after about a week, and then they start to sound a lot more natural. ... It's like you're always *aware* that they have more bass than they should, but it stops sounding wrong and any sense of muddiness goes away."
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"The PR2 issue was interesting. First run had an additional filter between the driver housing and nozzle, which tamed the treble a bit and gave the tuning a more well-balanced and natural timbre. It was a $30 planar with an excellent tuning that was easy to recommend to new hobbyists."
"U just gotta EQ. With planars EQ can match physical tuning so you can just get the cheapest one, the pr2's driver isn't that different from pr3 or PRX ... Also if you're not gonna give them proper amplification you're better of with a dynamic driver. Jcally jm12 is good and has EQ but trn black pearl is better and has 10 band peq with less limits and more headroom ... Also kz's planar drivers aren't far off from any that letshuoer, hidizs, campfire or 64 audio use, so if you're gonna EQ and know what you want, you can get a lot of value"
"as a platform for EQ, is super close, if not the same, just way cheaper. ... I could be outta the game with a cheap huaynxin DD, or a KZ pr2 I got for 8 bucks, and EQ."
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"its very good positioning for fps"
"Sits in the same case as an EM6L as one of my gaming IEMs."
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"KZ goofed it up so bad when the units we received did not match the review units that were sent ahead of time, as KZ decided to remove a mesh piece that dampened the extreme treble spikes (to save on production cost) and claimed that "nothing has changed, we did nothing wrong and we're not going to take the product back"."
"The PR2 issue was interesting. First run had an additional filter between the driver housing and nozzle, which tamed the treble a bit and gave the tuning a more well-balanced and natural timbre. It was a $30 planar with an excellent tuning that was easy to recommend to new hobbyists. Blew up because HBB got behind it. Started selling like hotcakes. KZ decided to pull out the filter, wither to save costs, labor, or both. Totally changed the tuning. It was shrill, sibilant, and a tinny, metallic mess. They pulled the rug out to save a few bucks, and then reframed the change as a “retune.” It was a whole thing."
"For the PR2 I can't let that slide. The main change was the black mesh that acted as a filter. Later batches didn't got that black mesh and it was obviously more sibilant, it could also be seen on graph (PR2 without black mesh)."
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"Funny you should say that, because I’ve found them to be the most tip sensitive IEMs I’ve had. ... With all my other IEMs, tips have just made tiny differences in the sound and I’ve changed them around more to find the best comfort than anything else. But these - oh, man, was there a difference!"
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"The PR2 issue was interesting. First run had an additional filter between the driver housing and nozzle, which tamed the treble a bit and gave the tuning a more well-balanced and natural timbre. It was a $30 planar with an excellent tuning that was easy to recommend to new hobbyists. Blew up because HBB got behind it. Started selling like hotcakes. KZ decided to pull out the filter, wither to save costs, labor, or both. Totally changed the tuning. It was shrill, sibilant, and a tinny, metallic mess. They pulled the rug out to save a few bucks, and then reframed the change as a “retune.” It was a whole thing."
"For the PR2 I can't let that slide. The main change was the black mesh that acted as a filter. Later batches didn't got that black mesh and it was obviously more sibilant, it could also be seen on graph (PR2 without black mesh)."
"Unbearably peaky"
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"Unbearably peaky"
"The PR2 issue was interesting. First run had an additional filter between the driver housing and nozzle, which tamed the treble a bit and gave the tuning a more well-balanced and natural timbre. It was a $30 planar with an excellent tuning that was easy to recommend to new hobbyists. Blew up because HBB got behind it. Started selling like hotcakes. KZ decided to pull out the filter, wither to save costs, labor, or both. Totally changed the tuning. It was shrill, sibilant, and a tinny, metallic mess. They pulled the rug out to save a few bucks, and then reframed the change as a “retune.” It was a whole thing."
"too treble-heavy (I had the OG version with mesh too)"
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"much harder to drive"
"They're fine for what they are, but they're power hungry"
Otimas indicações, mas esse pr2 sem aviso q é exigente é um perigo em.
r/audiofiliabrasil • Seu Primeiro IEM: Indicações ->Objetivamente falando, ele só não irá tocar bem direto de um celular, de resto, é extremamente fácil de tocar. Qualquer dongle — desde que seja minimamente decente — vai tocar lindamente e sem problemas. Agora, subjetivamente falando, é provável que geral ache legal o desempenho em algo mais caro E de qualquer forma, ele já deixou claro ao mencionar a importância de um DAC/AMP.
r/audiofiliabrasil • Seu Primeiro IEM: Indicações ->É um crime não colocar QKZ x HBB(basshead) baratinho. Abaixo de $20, não tem nada que bata de frente com ele.
r/audiofiliabrasil • Seu Primeiro IEM: Indicações ->Shozy P20 is on 50% off at linsoul at the moment and would be my planar pick. It's excellent, my favourite planar I have tried (I had the KZ PR2 (poor tonality/timbre) and nicehck F1 pro (better than KZ but way too much treble, really zizzy)).
r/iems • SGOR Luna, TRN Rosefinch, NiceHCK F1 pro, KZ PR3, KZ PRX, which one to buy? ->Interested to hear your take. I also have the shozy P20 and rate it highly (much better than kz PR2 and nicehck F1 pro)
r/iems • What's an IEM related purchase you do not regret splurging for? ->Agreed, they are complete shite. Will never buy a HBB collab again
r/iems • Which IEM made you go 'nope' instantly? 😆 ->I'm holding out for the Qinying. The successor to the Symphony, with a slightly larger dynamic driver (7mm) and hopefully better tuning. I never heard the Symphony, but did have a PR2 for a while, which was fine, but too treble-heavy (I had the OG version with mesh too)
r/iems • What was your first IEM, and do you still use it? ->Idk, KZ PR2 are pretty solid at half that price.
r/iems • Best iem under 100 dollars ->No. This is a normal sale price for the PR2s They’re an older set, and they’ve been retuned from the original version so now they sound noticeably worse. If you’re willing to EQ them, I’d say go for it.
r/iems • Planars under 20$ , Am i missing something? ->I had kz pr 2 pr 3 the planar driver is inferior
r/iems • Suggestions for first planar magnetic driver iem ->I have them and love em. Pr2 are my first planars and I like them over Castor pro, Vader, Vader pro, Libra and maybe a bit over Am16. You supposedly need an Amp but with a CX31993/max97220 you should have enough juice to drive and enjoy them. It is a good buy. I'm curious about the sgor luna and the prx. I believe it's important to find the eartips that work for you for every iem too, with the wrong eartips any equipment will sound awful.
r/iems • Planars under 20$ , Am i missing something? ->After owning and adoring the KZ PR1 Pro, I found the PR2 to be a massive disappointment. Unbearably peaky and much harder to drive.
r/iems • Which IEM made you go 'nope' instantly? 😆 ->The PR2 has been retuned twice. The first time ruined the stellar original sound signature by making the treble unbearable. The second time fixed the terrible treble of the first retune but the overall sound signature still wasn't as good as the original release. If you want a very good budget planar set, just get a KZ PRX. It's the most recent planar release by KZ and has a newer, updated driver.
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