ZS10 (Original)

Heard zero red, didn't like it at all, bass is "pillowy"... I own tea pro's, and epz k9, and artti t10

ZS10's are super outdated imo. The chifi IEM game has moved so fast since the ZS10 release. I use 7HZ Zero:2s which are leaps and bounds better than ZS10s. There's also the Kinera Celest Wyvern Blacks which are great for 15-20. Or the new GK Kunten for the same price, which are incredible for the money as well. I'd recommend any of those well before the KZs these days. Technically GK is an OEM for KZ or some shit. There's relations there.

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.

Im using the KZ ZS10 IEMs with some aftermarket foam tips. The bass was so good in them my band mates had to remind me to turn on my amp. I didn’t realize it was off. Because of this it doesn’t take a very large amp to create some feeling on stage. She can already hear just fine so even something like a 210 with a 200-500 watt head will do the job.

I got Westone UM Pro 20 for $500 CAD. I also got KZ ZS10s for $65 CAD. The ZS10s out perform the Westones and are now my go to. That should tell you everything you need to know. Also especially for 5 string players the bass response is great. I can’t tell whether my amp is on or not when I’m playing with my KZs

Worth is subjective to you and how much you make and where you are willing to spend, I started with ZS10s went to Aretes, quickly jumped up to hype 4s from there and loved every jump, I just now recently got my endgame pair being monarch mk4s and to me they were worth it, but for others I would likely recommend that $400 range being a good stopping point because of diminishing returns, yes my MM4s sound incredible but $750 more incredible than hype 4s? Probably not for most. I want the most I can get out of this hobby/experience and I also love being able to share that with others as most people will never experience true hifi

I chose the $40 mark because I got a pair of ZS10s for $47 that were absolutely better than my AirPods

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

Just to add some perspective. I have used 215s for years, I got some kz zs10s about 4months ago and found they were far too bassey and had some high freq sibilence... plus the cable is pretty cheap, has a poor fit over the ear. I got some drumeo eardrum black editions a week ago, (black friday deal) and they sound better (much flater curve) for drumming. The fit is better and the cable is 100x better than the KZ. Overall the sound quality for drumming and general music i found slightly better than the shures (kz was good for edm, but bad for drumming and metalcore). Time will tell regarding durability... shures have lasted ages, but quality of eardrums seems good.