Saga Bass Enhanced Version

Yes it’s great maybe the best for hip hop if you pick the right one My choices KZ edc pro - super budget option 5$ just sounds good overall. Kz castor pro bass (black) - 10-15$ give you that mid bass punch and slam Kz saga bass - 10-15$ give you that sub bass rumble and thump Kz zs12 pro x (with the tuning switches set to Up up down down) - overall amazing bass sound and texture but it’s 30-50$ CCA hydro - the king but it’s 80-100$ My personal pick is zs12.

I own the Kefine Delci AE, BLON BL03, Saga Bass Edition, Tin HiFi T3+, and CCA C10,sennheiser mtw 3 Among them,  Delci AE  is slightly better, but none of them sound like my FiiO FW5. Yes, it’s a Bluetooth set, but it still sounds better than all of my IEMs. The soundstage,bass and detail are truly impressive. If you're not a hardcore audiophile, you’ll probably enjoy the FW5 even more.whoever says a bluetooth earphone can’t be better than an IEM, the FiiO FW5 proves them wrong. If the goal is pure enjoyment, the FW5 is fantastic.

My current "end game" is QoA Adonis New. It has great bass as I like. Also I like purple color of this iem and cable. But, anyway I'm curious of other IEMs. Kbear KB03 (with equalizing PEQ) with Fiio KA15 for games. KZ PRX, planar for experiments with PEQ. KZ saga bass with KZ AN01 for outside. 7hz hbb elua with Fiio BTR13 for outside also. Waiting for GK Kunten, just interested how driver from KZ Zenith sounds in "open" shell.

The original EDX Pro is really more on the V-shaped bright tuning, and many don't like its bright tuning. If you really like bass, Castor Harman is not your IEM. I would either suggest going to like Saga Bass or Castor Bass, or Dawn. Castor Harman (1100 switches), Gale, EDC Pro, EDX Pro 2, and Saga Balanced is more leaning towards balanced-ish tuning. Castor Harman (0000 switches) is more leaning to mild-V shaped bright, (0011 switches) neutral bright tuning Terms of improvement or any differences, if you want versatility and easy to adjust to almost any tuning, go for the Castor Harman (tuning switches and EQ) If you want to not fiddle with switches and/or EQ, go for the EDC Pro, EDX Pro 2, and Saga series.

EDX Pro 2 and Saga Bass would definitely be a slightly more warmer set than EDC Pro. EDC Pro would be similar-ish in bass and mids with the EDX Pro 2, but a brighter treble, abit closer to balanced than warm or bright. But the EDC Pro was original reference tuning for many newer KZ IEMs, like the EDX Pro 2 and Saga Bass. They just refined the sound overtime, Zenith was the pinnacle of that tuning, especially alot of people really preferred the warmer sound. Even other KZs have been tuned to a tamer treble than classic KZ sets. Though recent new new releases have been using the Castor and Castor Pro Bass tuning with refinements on treble, and bass for the bass versions of the new KZ IEMs. https://preview.redd.it/rwodxqaqc3yf1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=cef5c06819544d7d3340234c1640b7dc24e72474

Based on ONLY what you(OP) said about your usage, between those 2 IEMs the Castor Harmon is the better option. The 4 switches on the Castors control “Bass/Bass/Mids/Treble”. By default they are all in the Off position. Turning on both Bass switches will give you a nice and easily noticeable increase in bass response. The EDC Pro is an amazing sounding IEMs for how cheap it is, but that’s the thing, it is cheap. The materials used for the EDC Pro are of the lowest quality. This may not matter to you but just doing a simple side by side comparison of the Castors to the EDC Pro, Castors have a far better build quality. I would seriously look into getting the Saga bass version. Even the Saga Balanced version sounds “better” than the Castor Harmon versions and the Saga Bass has a noticeable boost in the low end over the saga balanced while still retaining its clarity.

I just got edx pro 2 and saga bass and I want to test edc pro. How would you describe sound tuning of the edc pro compared to those? I also have the saga bass, quite like those but the mids seem a bit recessed and overshadowed by the bass. The edx pro 2 mids are amazing without losing the overall warmness imo.

KZ Saga bass enhanced version. Awesome set. There's also the ND Planet and CCZ BC04 Pro. All have way above average bass levels. The saga is the smoothest. The BC04 has some amazing bass tactility. https://preview.redd.it/n8npbya38kxf1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=0f1a18a170df8cb43a2dcf8003ddf5784d9dc654 [https://squig.link/lab/tdl/?share=Harman\_IE\_2019\_Target,KZ\_Saga\_Bass\_Enhanced,ND\_Planet,CCZ\_BC04\_Pro](https://squig.link/lab/tdl/?share=Harman_IE_2019_Target,KZ_Saga_Bass_Enhanced,ND_Planet,CCZ_BC04_Pro)

I've heard great things and I have tried it, but not extensively. Oh and the one I tried was the "black"; so the bass enhanced version as well. The Saga has a lot more sub-bass and upper bass even with the bassiest Castor settings. They're both very similar above 6khz but the Castor has more vocal energy. I definitely preferred the Saga, personally. I think it's often overlooked.

What I liked the most so far is KZ saga bass enhanced. The density and feedback from the bass feels amazing, theres alot of rumble and good impact. Kz castor bass is good but its mainly just the punch, it lacks body in the vocals and sometimes feels lacking. I feel like the mid range on saga feels smoother than castor bass. FIIO FD11 was surprisingly good too but it has a very strong dense bass that hits pretty hard. Its warmer than saga but has more color overall.

Under $10 the best is the KZ EDC PRO (edx pro is another iem), use it with Kbear 08 eartips. In Aliexpress (sometimes using coins) you can get for $8-15 the ND planet, KZ Castor Pro/OG, KZ Libra Balanced/Hi res/X, KZ Saga balanced/bass, KZ ZVX pro, all of them have good reviews and comments. The Kbear 07 and 08 eartips are good for them.

Under 50$: Tanchjim Zero Ultima DSP, KZ Saga Under 100$: Sliivo SLA3, Letshuoer S12/Artti T10, Kiwi Ears Airoso, Under 200$: Kiwi Ears Aether It is really hard not to love these!!