KZ - PR3

kz planars specifically are some of the most power hungry iems out there. you need a good source to power these properly

ive seen mixed things about the budget ones like applle dongle and jm6 pro not having enough power for kz planars. blackpearl i'd take though

I had kz pr 2 pr 3 the planar driver is inferior

Has the same driver, is a smaller driver in comparison with most popular planars, and size matters the most on planars

I have the pr3 and it's got sibilance to it. It's unlistenable to me. I'll try eq'ing them and see what they sound like

Yep. It comes from that range for sure. I've tried ToneDeafMonk's eq preset, while appreciating it, it wasn't for me. So I've never tried my own eq on the pr3 so this will be fun.

1. Hifiman Ananda Nano: my current daily drivers. detail monsters with a very sterile sound signature. huge soundstage and laser imaging but with the unique characteristic that it tends to project things much farther away in front of you than other headphones. bass stays pretty much linear all the way down to 20hz and basically never distorts even with a huge bass shelf which makes them really fun. only downside is that they're extremely bright, the brightest headphones I own. 2. KZ PR3: extremely impressed with these given they're IEMs I got for around 50 dollars. kinda like mini Nanos given they're planar and have a similar sterile sound signature. extremely detailed and clean with great sound separation. impressive soundstage for an IEM. 3. Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 80ohm: these were my daily drivers for 3 years before getting the Nanos and so they still have a special place in my heart. treble is still extremely detailed but is really lacking in the bass. It's very boomy and muddy and lacks sub bass presence. soundstage might actually be a little wider than the Nano but without nearly as much depth and positional accuracy. Mostly just use these for mixing in my home studio now. 4. Audio Technica ATH-M50XBT2: these have utility as both Bluetooth headphones and studio monitoring headphones but I actually enjoy their sound quite a bit. I would say they are actually tuned slightly better than the 990s and have a similar amount of detail but without the same staging ability. I put BrainWavz ProStock pads on them and it seemed to open the soundstage a little bit which was nice. 5. Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro 1st gen: also used these as my daily driver Bluetooth headphones for about 3 years. I liked their v shaped sound signature and they were a technical step up from what I had before but they're nothing special now. it took me hearing the PR3s once to realize these were going to be retired. 6. Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: my dad buys these for our home studio. They have utility for their extremely good sound isolation but that's about all the good I can say about them. not a fan of their dark and muddy sound signature

I love my KZs. I have PR3 with planar dynamic drivers and they are awesome. For 50$ you can't find much better than something like that. There probably is better around but not for that cheap.

No, that's the real price. But soundwise, not recommended really. Go for PR3 or PRX if you can. I got PR3's and I love them. They have a nice soundstage and are good both for music and gaming.

The Space Travels are a good idea, with suboptimal execution. The nozzle design is too short to let you use most aftermarket eartips, which also pushes the shell of the earbuds, which aren't incredibly ergonomic, against your ears and can create pressure points. The non-verbal noises to tell you different modes is confusing, battery life isn't great, there's underlying hiss/processing noise. They do handle low latency bluetooth well, but I've also had one side disconnect when my phone is in my pocket on the other side of my body... KZ PR's could have cost 500$ if they came out in 2008. They're the perfect 2nd budget audiophile IEM, and an affordable intro to planar sound.

I have the PR3s and absolutely love them. They sound kinda flat compared to some of the other stuff I have but I think that's why I like about them. I can listen to them for a long time and forget I have them in. Would recommend.

Kzn work great for me and very affordable. That’s terrible service from drumeo though 100%

KZ planars was a roller coaster terms of release the PR1 and PR1 Pro was definitely well received, though its sound signature is more leaning towards brighter sound signature. They we're well received because finally "budget" planar IEMs. PR2 x HBB was slightly better, but maybe because of its bass tuning some don't like it. (especially some has a vendetta against HBB), it was definitely warmer. PR3 was a disaster, trebles were piercing hard, went back to bright sounds. PRX fixed all of these issues, and it sounded warmer than previous KZ Planars while still retaining the technicalities of the older KZ's planar sets. It was like good > better(ish), depends > bad > better(ish)