QKZ x HBB Khan

Nahh I'm not, was just trolling. But Kunten is indeed a great option under 1.2k. Anyway, you should consider Zero 2.

It seems the Chu 2 is a highly regarded iem here, well if you go outside your comfort zone, I mean see outside the box there are many better budget options to consider, here 7hz Salnotes Zero 2 is a slightly more bassy version of the Chu 2, a good allrounder Blon Z300 is basically a very balanced set with good sub bass and a clean unspicy treble, comes with a decent 4.4mm balanced cable  QKZ xHBB is my fav budget basshead, it can produce immersive reverberating sub bass rumble with the right matching eartips (Spinfit CP100 for me), it also has good soundstage and imaging, with clean vocal and treble clarity too The KZ Saga is a rare KZ with a very well balanced neutral tuning, not lacking or boosting any part of the frequencies, with the right matching eartips it can qualify as an budget audiophile quality basshead, especially the bass version CCA Trio can be considered as a small upgrade from the Castor Bass with less overwhelming bass intensity and a more balanced set with a clean un-muddy sub bass focus Truthear Zero (blue) are mostly balanced sounding, with good imaging and soundstage, has good bass punch and texture

Sound signature always makes up 90% of how good an IEM sounds. If the sound signature already isn't to your liking, chances are you wont like the rest of whatever the IEM has to offer. The quintet is an amazing IEM for the money, I owned one for a time, but it was a little too bright for me so I ended up not using it much. You probably just enjoy the heavier bass of the QKZ in this case, an IEM I also used to own but sold off to my friend because I didnt like how much bass it had. Notice the duality here? SInce you prefer more bassy sets, you may end up liking more expensive bass heavy IEMs like the kiwi ears x HBB punch, punch audio martillo or Thieaudio Origin. With that said, diminishing returns begin very early in this hobby. You may find any of the IEMs i mentioned above to be nicer than the QKZ but not by much. The chifi scene has been lowering the price barrier for high end audio and its only continue to get lower as time goes on

Nice - I also own the same pair. Now I have a challenge for ya: For another $20, get yourself a QKZ x HBB paired with Dunu S&S tips, then compare it with the Zero. Emphasis on pairing it with those tips. I prefer the QKZ-Dunu combo personally. Punchy low end, crystal-clear mids and highs. I'm now planning to sell my Zero

Some people are saying that the Zero 2 is the boring version of the QKZ HBB anyway ;) However, QKZ did some sort of a 'shadow-revision' on the QKZ x HBB so beware of that, it's no longer as bassy as before. So unless you can or wanna buy used, save up and get an iem in the 100+ USD range instead. That's my recommendation. Something similar to the QKZ x HBB would be the Ziigaat Doscinco

I dont even know why i bought them. I thought the more you pay, the more you get out of it. My 30$ IEMs are pretty similar to my 200$ ones. I returned my 200$ one and am now using the 30$ one. Is anyone else in the same boat? Unless there is an IEM that is actually worth 200$? For reference I've tried Quintet Kiwi ears (200$~), fiio fd3 (150-200$) and the linsoul QKZ x HBB (30$) What actually constitutes them being so pricey? I'm not a audiophile but how can your ears tell such a significant difference that it's worth paying that much more money? I am willing to pay for more, but what's really worth it?

I just edited my post. But the ones are fiio fd3 (200$) and QKZ x HBB (30$) 

qkz 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

The QKZ HBB are the best sounding budget IEMS in my opinion, I have almost the same experience, I got into iems a few years ago and have about 30 sets now and I still go back to the QKZ HBB a lot of the time bc they’re tuned perfectly for my preferences…that being said for a detailed super listening experience and especially live or very instrumental music my more expensive sets blow them away, especially the planars

The QKZ HBB is the best value in IEMs, has such a full warm unique sound, and it’s usually easy to find for under $20…I always recommend that to people instead of the Cadenza bc most people listen to pop or rap/r&b and the QKZ HBB are great for those genres…I prefer them to many sets I’ve bought for $100 or more

The QKZ HBB do not sound muffled at all, I’ve got all the budget iems and the HBB are the only ones I still go back to after getting more into it and buying expensive sets

I know they’re great for funk, I don’t really listen to lofi stuff but I just think these are must own iems in any collection for the price of $17 on Amazon

I just love the way they sound with any Tyler of music, I’d honestly say for $17 just to buy it, you’ll like em…if not those the chu 2 are really great too in that price range, or the Castor Pro Bass edition, but I like the QKZ the most of those three…they’re great for movies too if you’re gonna use them for that, I like using them when I’m on the road watching movies on my iPad

I have this and the HBB QKZ as my cheap bass iems….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