ZS10 (Original)

The kz zs10’s have become my go to in ears for everything now. I haven’t found anything else around the 50 dollar range that has the same sound quality. I would go as far as to say that they are the best budget in ears on the market right now.

100% would recommend - all the other guys in my band use them and I have a set as spares

I used my Truthear Hexas & KZ ZS10 for years playing CS and other competitive shooters, only stopped when i upgraded to open back headphones (HD550)

Am i the only one that enjoys the kz zs10? With a eq to turn down the highs ofc

KZ ZS10. Crazy good value. (Memory foam ear-tip upgrades recommended for improved isolation: Eg Comply TX500) (Note. You likely need *isolation* rather than ‘noise cancellation’. The latter can be problematic for live performance.)

Upgrade the tips to Memory Gel foam.  (Comply likely make some for 215s) The improved seal will help isolation, but also low-mid response. As an aside, we play all DI with a silent stage and I prefer the cheapie KZ ZS10 units (with tip upgrade) to the SE215.

My first experience that got me REALLY into music was the kz zs10. I could hear all the drivers and the music had seemed so much fuller, but now when I compare them to a better iem like the dunu davinci which isn't considered highly technical the zs10 just sound like a handful of speakers all playing the same song where on the davinci the crossover is done so well that it sounds like there are very special drivers for each instrument all played together like an orchestra. Not just a lot of noise on top of each other. Had I never upgraded I could have died happy with my 50$ iems instead of having spent 1000's of dollars on audio Too late though

Oof. I have an addiction, like a dragon building a lair. To keep it to just iems I got interested in the idea of multi drivers with crossovers and started with a cheap kz zs10 Then I went and got a kinera Phoenixcall Duece Orchestra lite Davinci Cadenza Pandamon RSV MK2 Ice labs prismatica But right now I'm trying to round things out with some headphones, I just picked up a new tube amp, something simple and to pair with a 105 aer, and I'm currently learning about vacuum tubes lmao.

Only moisture. Putting them in a box with a couple silica packs is usually enough to keep them for many years. Not running them will not harm them. I have kz zs10s which are poorly made that work like new and are a few years old Many people have 2020 sets that have had 3, 4 , 5 owners and work like new.

My KS ZS10s sound absolutely great, but they don't isolate nearly as much as I'd like them to, even after upgrading to foam tips. TBF they state 26db of isolation and I do believe the construction of the shell is capable of that, it's just that none of the tips seal quite right and that might very well be because of my ear shape or something.