Earphone Review: Battle of sub $80 in-ears earphones plus others!

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No fans of Knowledge Zenith (KZ)? Or too low class for audiophiles? They seem to offer a lot for the price they ask. Easily 10-50 times cheaper than your seinnheiser, shure, etc.

From reviews I read I am very intrigued by the following models:
KZ ZS10
KZ ZSA
KZ ZST Pro

Ordered one of them on Lazada recently. Can’t wait to test it out! :lick:
 

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I've tried KZ ZST, ZS10, ZS6 and ZS5.

The ZST and ZS10 sounded too warm, and highs sounded artificial. ZS6 sounded painfully sibilant.

But I fell in love with the ZS5 (version 1, where the nozzle only has one balanced armature) and bought it. Shame though, the housing design is rather embarrassing
 

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No fans of Knowledge Zenith (KZ)? Or too low class for audiophiles? They seem to offer a lot for the price they ask. Easily 10-50 times cheaper than your seinnheiser, shure, etc.

From reviews I read I am very intrigued by the following models:
KZ ZS10
KZ ZSA
KZ ZST Pro

Ordered one of them on Lazada recently. Can’t wait to test it out!

:lick:

sorry bro, this part of forum is dead.. before it was dead it mostly catered to all HIGH SES user.. most low class thread like yours got ignored.


Just go to head-fi.org and reddit, this forum as good as closed because nobody bother respond to low ses user.
:s13:
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All the best.
 
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Any recommendations for a earphone that has tangle free cord and good for voice calls. Dun need it for music just calls.
 

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I tried both originals and a high-quality fake, the difference is minimal, and is very suitable for use))
 

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saw some wireless earpiece collection on ezbuy... Quite a big collection, they have the cheap no brand kinds and also the premium types like JBL, Audio technica etc. The cheapest i saw was $5+ and it looks like a replica of Apple Airpods. Skeptical about the quality but good to buy and use as a gift i guess.
 

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saw some wireless earpiece collection on ezbuy... Quite a big collection, they have the cheap no brand kinds and also the premium types like JBL, Audio technica etc. The cheapest i saw was $5+ and it looks like a replica of Apple Airpods. Skeptical about the quality but good to buy and use as a gift i guess.

https://m.tb.cn/h.ewUprvu?sm=f27c31

My wife got this one from Taobao for RMB20 (usual price RMB30). I told her this must be a rubbish. But in the end it is much better than what I expected, similar to the original Apple lightening earpod she is using, okay, maybe slightly worse, but probably because of Bluetooth.

I still do not use it though, prefer to use slghtly better ear phones than Apple ones, like my Sony MDR-100AAP (my most expensive one, highres certified) headphone and Audio Technica CKR50iS and CKB50 earphone, Chinese brand UiiSii DT200S earphone (HiRes certified) with USB C adapter on my Huawei P20, or directly with my old iPhone 6S.

I have QQ Music and XiaMi Music VIP subscription for their not-Super-high-quality lossless audio. I also have access to free Stingray music as part of SingTel Circle benefits but never used it before — just activated it recently. I am mainly listening to Cantonese and Madarin pop songs.
 
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UiiSii DT200S, known as BA-T8S for the international model
https://m.tb.cn/h.eEFk9Kw?sm=913435

Bought about two years ago at RMB159, not bad for its price, high-res certified, now cost RMB199.

Triple driver earphone with a hybrid configuration of 2 dynamic drivers and 1 balanced armature.

Review
https://www.thephonograph.net/uiisii-ba-t8s-review/

But the sound is too warm to my like. I like my CKR50iS better.

My other one is CKB50 which is probably a low end one but a bit unique with a single balanced armature— seldom use it. I bought it to taste the BA side since I liked my friend’s Sony XBA-300AP triple BA driver earphone but it was pricy.

CKR50iS review
https://biareview.com/audio-technica-ath-ckr50is/

CKB50 review
https://biareview.com/audio-technica-ckb50/
 
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My Crossroad Mylarone ..... one side got no sound... think it’s the cable broke.

Dunno whether Jiaben can repair or not....

I have been using it for .... coming to 13 years now.... so got sentimental value.
 
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My Crossroad Mylarone ..... one side got no sound... think it’s the cable broke.

Dunno whether Jiaben can repair or not....

I have been using it for .... coming to 13 years now.... so got sentimental value.

I salute you.

Unlikely Jaben can fix or replace for you.
 

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My bluetooth tws (Boltune bh024) frequently cut off when I am on the MRT train. Did anyone experience this before?
 

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Does Redmi bud 4 pro works well on an iPhone? Since the Redmi app is not available on an iPhone, would it then limit the sound controls?
 
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