ZST

Tbf, ZST was one of the first if not the first IEM in sub $20, i think it was released in 2017. It was extremely old but back then, his only enemy was TRN (i forgot the exact model) and eventually a TFZ - except TFZ is in sub 50 category. TFZ T2 and TIN T2 were the amazing IEMs back in the day. TIN T2 was the "first" neutral. TFZ Galaxy T2 is the bass one.

KZ ZST. Ancient old but it was my first iems that i liked the tuning, I tried other KZ. This was around 2018 or smth so it's limited to TFZ, KZ and TRN. I had TFZ Galaxy after, it was amazing but it's about 100usd in my place. IEMs become much cheaper now.

https://preview.redd.it/hfaz8dfr9frg1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02316ac58037223fc786a2c60d5e64fb36154470 These bad boys \[YINYOO\] are incredible for the money. Are they as good as customs? No … but they are super affordable, sound great, really comfortable. I have a band mate who got some expensive sure ones and prefers these 9/10 times

They come in a bunch of colors, just make sure you get the “without mic” and the regular not the “usbc”

I'd stick to the ST2 not the Carols. I have the original Carol and the firmware is buggy as hell. I can only listen to them on my Macbook, or else they switch to another EQ profile that sounds shit. They do the same thing if I open the Bluetooth settings on the Macbook. I emailed KZ about it, but predictably, did not hear anything.

If I'm not mistaken, the Hexa is more geared towards a neutral sound signature while the Blue 2 is more bass focused and should give you that "rumble" you're looking for. I personally had the Blue 1s, and they weren't kidding about having a mini subwoofer inside an IEM. I sold them because I could barely get a good fit sadly, nozzles were too damn big to fit my ears

ZST was my first iem way back when and I loved em. Looking to buy a new set. I'm thinking of going for either the am16 or zenith. How'd you like them?

KZ ZST (while amplified) cause its cheap and sounds warm with solid bass

Agreed. I exclusively buy that color. Im on my third pair (only because I misplaced my previous ones, been using this model for like 10 years now). Fiio amplifier

Only loyal because it sounds amazing to me. And luckily its $20 🤑

I used KZ ones, but amp at 1V wasn’t enough for hybrids and planars. KZ ZST played amazingly for 20 euros