KZ - QKZ x HBB Khan
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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."
"The HBB is more laid back, so it's good for background listening."
"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"
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"Im using stock tips rn and getting a good seal with them. ... Bass and warmth is mindblowing really."
"The HBB is just a very warm & relaxing tuning"
"I REALLY love how the bass guitars are unusually forward with this set."
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"The HBB however punches well above its weight for tuning."
"Well I rank them #3, so IDK what else you want me to add. For context I own about 50 IEMs, up to and including the Variations and quite a few in the $150-300 bracket."
"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"
"The HBB has set-back vocals, but very natural timbre"
"I prefer it because it has more natural-sounding tonality."
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"the QKZ HBB have such a ridiculous amount of bass that when you use them for some time and switch to anything else you will think "wow there are actually instruments in this song""
"with a bloated slow bass"
"In certain songs the bass tends to mask the vocals."
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"The graph seems similar to qkz hbb and i find the qkz to be very dark and muffled. ... Hate the qkz aswell. Felt clostropobhic. The treble was extremely rolled off for me."
"In certain songs the bass tends to mask the vocals."
"the HBB has very pushed-back vocals"
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"the eartips are a horrible pairing ... poor fitting eartips (not really small sizes)"
"after ten minutes the QKZ start hurting my ears."
"With the stock tips there was NO bass and the rest of the range sounded harsh and shrieky."
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"The graph seems similar to qkz hbb and i find the qkz to be very dark and muffled. ... Hate the qkz aswell. Felt clostropobhic. The treble was extremely rolled off for me."
"The hbb to me sounds dark muffled with treble roll off"
"you don't get tons of detail/resolution in the treble."
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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"
hootmill 1.0qzk-hbb is quite a good iem to start and end
kitfoxxxx 1.0Really? Time to hit up aliexpress
Okay. You sold me on them. I ordered a pair. I'm hoping for the best. I do enjoy the KZ Castor Pro for music and gaming. Love those, so I'm hoping these at least match them.
Will do. The delivery time is sometime next week so it will be a bit. Edit: They came in. Crazy rumble and boom. I love em. Just vibing out with em. Thanks for the rec!
Pretty good. They really do bass well. It's rough on busy tracks, but for movies and hip-hop/lofi, this is a banger. I'll be keeping these.
Maleficent_Abies8171 1.0If I have a truthear gate and kefine klean and wanted to try some other sound signatures will the qkz x hbb (warm) and tanchjim zero (bright) be a good choice? i see no one is talking about the upcoming tanchjim zero ultima.
Xairax07 1.0If you want your skull punched through just get a QKZ - HBB Hades for the fraction of the price. It's got MORE bass than any of these iems, they are hella scaleable. And this is coming from a person who A/B'ed both Scarlet Mini and Hades.
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 $30 I can recommend are Bunny(just not for gaming obviously) and Zero Ultima, same like Bunny just bullet style with non-detachable cable
RenegadeMario 0.9Qkz x Hbb But if you wanna get something really bassy 7hz legato although 100$
Qkz x Hbb But if you wanna get something really bassy 7hz legato although 100$
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
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