KZ - QKZ x HBB Khan
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"But it is only $15 and also one of my all-time favourite IEMs at any price."
"I really like the Castor but the QKZ HBB are better, I think they’re the best sounding budget ($20 range) earbuds I’ve ever tried, and I’ve tried almost all the normally recommended iems in that price range"
"The QKZ HBB is the best value in IEMs ... it’s usually easy to find for under $20 ... I prefer them to many sets I’ve bought for $100 or more ... I just think these are must own iems in any collection for the price of $17 on Amazon ... I’d honestly say for $17 just to buy it, you’ll like em"
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"The QKZ HBB do not sound muffled at all"
"I prefer it because it has more natural-sounding tonality."
"the most natural timbre"
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"I like it for background listening because it pushes vocals back a bit (without making them sound muffled or unnatural) so it can make otherwise distracting music sound less distracting."
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"my 2nd pair of qkz x hbb's died"
"the build quality is no less than a "could have done better for sure" ... KZ quality level stock cable"
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"the eartips are a horrible pairing ... poor fitting eartips (not really small sizes)"
"With the stock tips there was NO bass and the rest of the range sounded harsh and shrieky."
"if you don’t have good tips (and the QKZ HBB don’t come with great tips) you will never hear the true sound quality of any IEM you’re using"
Mega5EST 1.0Here are some recommendations under $50 or can be found most of the time under $50. KBear Rosefinch 7hz Elua (not ultra version) QKZ HBB Hades (you say you don't care about details, stage etc but you may regret your words after hearing this.) 7hz Legato (if you can stretch like $10, this one has the most dynamic and engaging bass among my recs.)
Hades makes every other cheap basshead set feel like God's grace. Take any other basshead set and do you think it's muddy, bad vocals, has no mid, treble, stage, resolution etc? Hades will make you eat your words. It has extremely stupid amount of bass with no texture, it's dark, overly muddy, boomy, congested. Legato bass has texture, hits very hard and pleasant. Other frequencies are very acceptable for the final purpose. I have seen reputable reviewers criticizing Legato with vocals etc but personally I find those takes immature and ignorant of its purpose. It wasn't tuned as a pure basshead set only but trying to give the feeling of old, classic subwoofer sets. And it succeeds very much if you ever have been familiar with that sound. (that might give ideas about your age also.)
Rusty_Rhin0 1.0I have the Rosefinch, Legato, and Hades. The Hades sucks. I mean I think it *technically* it has the most bass but it's not as good as the other two imo I've been eyeing the Diablo and Armor for my next basshead step up
Ajwad_Sharaheel 0.9My bad. Forgot about the prices. How about choosing b/w 7Hz Salnotes Zero and Tangzu Waner. Both around 20 USD. QKZ VK4 is another contender , really cheap, great tuning but needs to be used at lower volumes initially because of sibilance issues . . .
Ketadine 0.9Not just that model but sub brand models like the qkz vk4 and cca cra also got downgraded after positive reviews and the qc is still bad, both for iems, and cables.
I would go with those for the absolute budget vs kz. I've had QC issues with my kz edx, cca cra and qkz vk4. But I would go with one of the over 2 for a lightning port iphone + item as the best budget price/performance.
OmenchoEater 0.9As bassy as Rosefinch? sadly none, if you can wait for a Sale, QuietSea II (which is $70 stock). We bassheads really are starving out here in the $50 price range. Now, if you want only bass, no exageration, like literally only bass, consider QKZxHBB Hades.
geniuslogitech 0.9qkz has great soundstage for the price, waners are mid when it comes to soundstage, chu II above average, gate above average, tripowin vivace is best for soundstage under $30 but for a bit more you can get Klean which is all around a lot better, only under $30 I can recommend are Bunny(just not for gaming obviously) and Zero Ultima, same like Bunny just bullet style with non-detachable cable
reshiramismywife 0.9qkz x hbb and eq them to have hella bass. ive tried 5 other iems that were in the 1-200 range and the qkz's sounded just as good basically every time. idk about the clear cable but im sure you can find one online
I have the qkz and Ive made a few seperate EQ profiles, one for gaming and one for general music. Theyre quite good for both. Directional audio is great too in shooters
supergesooh 0.9If you’re serious about ranked fps i’d suggest you get the Simgot EW200. It’s got serious soundstage, both vertically and horizontally, with accurate imaging. qkz x hbb for casual and immersion. (had them both so this is personal experience)
If you’re serious about ranked fps i’d suggest you get the Simgot EW200. It’s got serious soundstage, both vertically and horizontally, with accurate imaging. qkz x hbb for casual and immersion. (had them both so this is personal experience)
victoraguixr 0.9The bass has more texture and tremor is well done between these 2
The bass has more texture and tremor is well done between these 2
amarevy97 0.5It really depends on each people ears and taste in music. Basshead or normal people usually like v shaped iem, even if it's cheap one like qkz hbb they gonna pick it over 64audio u12t for example