ZS10 Pro X

Over-ear / In-ear is just a matter of preference. I've always run in-ear. Vic Firth for best isolation. KZ ZS10 Pro X for best bang for the buck, incredible sound quality for a great price: [https://www.linsoul.com/products/kz-zs10-pro-x?\_pos=2&\_sid=966a4f413&\_ss=r](https://www.linsoul.com/products/kz-zs10-pro-x?_pos=2&_sid=966a4f413&_ss=r) (Yes Linsoul is a reputable reseller). The other KZ ZS10 variants are also good: [https://www.linsoul.com/search?options%5Bunavailable\_products%5D=last&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&options%5Bfields%5D=title%2Cvendor%2Cproduct\_type%2Cvariants.title&q=kz+zs10](https://www.linsoul.com/search?options%5Bunavailable_products%5D=last&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&options%5Bfields%5D=title%2Cvendor%2Cproduct_type%2Cvariants.title&q=kz+zs10) Don't bother with the Shure SE215, they're overpriced for what they deliver.

I wouldn't say so. I have the zs 10pro x and had the zs 10 pros with some other shittier KZ models. I still think these were the most thought through. The new slop they make feels like a way to pull as much money as possible, KZ ZS10,12,69 pro, x, extra, ultra. Just fuck off. Same opinion about other brands, moondrop, 7hz.....

I wouldn't say so. I have the zs 10pro x and had the zs 10 pros with some other shittier KZ models. I still think these were the most thought through. The new slop they make feels like a way to pull as much money as possible, KZ ZS10,12,69 pro, x, extra, ultra. Just fuck off. Same opinion about other brands, moondrop, 7hz.....

I use Kz zs10 pro x + jcally dac with poweramp and flac files. But after switching to hiby music player I felt a dramatic increase in soundstage and imaging.

Oh boy better believe me the soundstage isn´t a problem, I´ve tried several headsets, HyperX Cloud, Razer Barracuda X, Opus X, Thresher, Blackshark V2 X, Kraken V3, heck even Skullcandy, my zs10 pro X beat the living crap out of every single one on imaging, soundstage, freq curve.

I would stay away from KZ, probably most of their products in general. Not sure if they have changed, but a few years ago, KZ was just pumping out the same stuff over and over again, putting fake drivers, listing it under different names, specs, and prices. But all sounding the same, as in almost exact FR graphs! I bought the KZ ZS10 Pro X years ago; they are very sensitive, so they have a terrible noise floor (constant low white noise when no audio is playing), which can be really annoying, even for the average person, maybe unusable depending on how sensitive your ears are. The seller gave me 2 replacements, and they were all the same. Thought it was my hardware, tried a range of setups, from balanced out to standard output Apple dongle, Fiio DAC/amp, high end desktop DAC/amp, it's still present and noticeable. I remember the noise floor is significantly better on my high-end desktop dac/amp with balanced out. But what's the point of buying a cheapo IEM but needing an expensive dac/amp to use it lol I have the Moondrop Arias, heaps better than the KZ, no annoying noise floor, and they are great, not sure about the Chu's, but i have only heard of good things about it. Also, if you're in Auckland and into IEM, addicted to audio is fantastic; they have a store in Newmarket, "that you can sample."

Do you want the BEST, or do you want good IEM with good "bang for buck"? My recommendation for anyone who isnt 100% set on spending 500-3000€ on custom mold high end professional stuff is KZ Audio ZS12 Pro X. ZS10 Pro X are also fantastic and maybe easier to find. They are so good and so cheap that you can buy a couple of pairs as backup and one for your mother. And they outperform most things under 300-400€ in my opinion. And even if they quite dont, they still only cost a few dozen bucks. I've been using KZ pretty much exclusively for like 3-4 years now. I have 3-4 bands and I probably average around 6 hours of band rehearsals a week. I play maybe a dozen gigs a year with them. You do however need good foams with them. ZS12 Pro X comes with some foams i think, but ZS10 dont. Get Comply foams or something else good. Also they lack the thing that couples the wires at the back of your head which is a weird omission and one I really miss, but you can use tape or something else to do that yourself

KZ Audio will have you set for anything that isnt sold out arenas, and would suffice even there lol and wont cost you a whole lot. If you want the real deal, then get custom molds. But with like.. 50usd and potentionally adding better foams on them you can manage perfectly fine. I use KZ ZS10 Pro X and ZS12 Pro X. I also have ZS10 Pro 2 but I dont recommend those. That said, I'm a bass player first, but I have literally no interest consider something like Shure that costs 3-10x as much, has less hardware and at best sounds as good as the 50 buck pair of KZ. Of course when you start to go into the expensive range of Shure they likely pull ahead, but by that you are also paying a minimum 10x as much.

ZS10 Pro X and ZS12 Pro X are both much better than Pro 2, which was a pretty bad misstep from KZ. But yeah definitely try KZ.

Yeah, My go-to is also ZS12 Pro X. Followed by ZS10 Pro X and Pro 2 is only for emergencies😅

I just wrote this elsewhere: Do you want the BEST, or do you want good IEM with good "bang for buck"? My recommendation for anyone who isnt 100% set on spending 500-3000€ on custom mold high end professional stuff is KZ Audio ZS12 Pro X. ZS10 Pro X are also fantastic and maybe easier to find. They are so good and so cheap that you can buy a couple of pairs as backup and one for your mother. And they outperform most things under 300-400€ in my opinion. And even if they quite dont, they still only cost a few dozen bucks. I've been using KZ pretty much exclusively for like 3-4 years now. I have 3-4 bands and I probably average around 6 hours of band rehearsals a week. I play maybe a dozen gigs a year with them. You do however need good foams with them. ZS12 Pro X comes with some foams i think, but ZS10 dont. Get Comply foams or something else good. Also they lack the thing that couples the wires at the back of your head which is a weird omission and one I really miss, but you can use tape or something else to do that yourself Okay, KZ could definitely be seen as "cheap chinese knockoffs", but they just are either way better than anything from a "more reputable brand" for the same price, or they are way cheaper than anything they could be compared to. For example, for Shure IEM to even match the hardware in ZS12 Pro X, you are looking at a price tag of like 500€. It's definitely not about just the amount of drivers that makes an IEM good and I its likely that Shure with the same amount of hardware is the better IEM, but again. We're talking 50€ vs. 500€ and the KZ are REALLY. FUCKING. GOOD.

I get they are not end game for ppl but I got kz zs10 pro x then the 12s as I beat my 10s up a bit but they r still my back up. Good sound for me on a dac or just plugged in device with an audio jack.

I get they are not end game for ppl but I got kz zs10 pro x then the 12s as I beat my 10s up a bit but they r still my back up. Good sound for me on a dac or just plugged in device with an audio jack.