KZ - ZEX Pro / CRN

I find mines very comfortable. I could wear them for +2 hours without much discomfort compared to other iems I got ([ZSN-PRO](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002438769452.html) & [KZ ZEX Pro](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003589418259.html)) They're also a bit smaller so that might be why.

People hate on kz crn but I personally love it. I bought kz crn as an upgrade from my tangzu waner first gen. CRNs needed a Lil bit of tuning but after that they sound amazing.

I don't know where you got this "fake" driver info from. The problem was that the driver didn't make any audible difference in some sets like the zex pro, an iem I owned and actually liked. Testing showed in many sets that the reported frequency response was still in line with their claims. Now I'm not saying they are high quality great iems but MANY MANY people will pour their heart out over a few different models kz makes.

I listen for a living (see my handle) so while this is a hobby for the majority here, in my world IEMs are tools, because technologies are such that each musician can (finally) easily and affordably adjust their own monitor mix and have control of the volume. You’ve found your happy place *for now.* As your tastes and product offerings evolve and technologies improve, something more suitable will *probably* come along. My own evolution over the past 2y has been: zs10pro > ZEX > ZEX pro and I’m getting the Duonic system delivered today (yeah, I believe it _is_ a *system* between the EQ curves you can choose on the DAC cable and tuning switches on the IEM themselves, it’s like 16 possible tunings, and may even permit for making tweaks between your two ears). By far the most important part of my journey has been tip rolling to find the one that seals best - it’s what has allowed me to get to this point, and be the IEM messiah, leading musicians in the market segment to adopt this change for their own longevity in the industry.

ZEX Pro/CRN has a massive length mode issue in the mid-treble. It was a bad enough treble peak around 7 kHz that it caused basically every reviewer to say the IEM had "BA Timbre" on release... and then it was revealed that the BAs weren't even producing sound 💀

“Like being in the studio with a band” usually describes fairly neutral gear. More emphasis on the M part of acronym. Because otherwise, unfortunately, “natural” is completely meaningless. We all have different ears and preferences. Last week I was talking to someone who though every single headphone pair they tried was too bassy. Except the dt770. And to be a little pedantic, all of them sound natural, because they are physical objects. Anyway. You can’t really apply objective definitions to subjective experience. Out of all the iems I own, I happen to think the kz zex pro sounds the most “natural”. It also happens to be my cheapest pair. So, you have 2 paths from here. One, you find out what sound profile corresponds to your preference and call that “natural”. Or two, you start looking at pro audio gear (etymotic, shure, audio technica, Sennheiser, etc).

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