Oh yeah Akros did a video on the DQs some weeks ago where he suspected something was up.
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Chris did a video about the not connected drivers.
I am sorry he is going through this with KZ. They should have done better by him.
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It’s a damn shame, really. On top of the recent KZ controversy, he’s getting slammed left and right in regards to the condensation issues that plague the Oline and Mele. Man, I really do feel like Chris has the best intensions. I hope the lava is a hit for him, genuinely.
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Just putting on my lawyer hat, so I have no idea if I am correct but just throwing out thoughts. Also in no way do I condone KZs practices and behavior, it’s really beyond poor atm.
If the drivers are operational and are producing sound(inaudible by the ear though), can KZ get away with this? Saying in response - the drivers are present and real, as well as operating.
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if they aren’t connected at all it could be fraud, if they are connected but have minimal impact its technically just false advertising
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Or technically inept 
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That video is amazing, thank you for that detailed explanation. The part about the small drivers being in opposite polarity was a great catch. The OG ZEX has electret timber for me, and the CRN didn’t really have that, so it is nice to have an understanding of why that is. Thank you for that.
It is sad, and I want to assume this is incompetence on the part of KZ. As a gateway brand into this hobby. It would be nice to see them step up and clear the air on what happened. If they just owned their mistake, many people would be willing to give them a second chance.
It sucks the way this is impacting both HBB and Crin. Both have other great collaborations going on, and in a couple months people are still going to be talking about those sets, Olina and Eclipse will be remembered far longer than the KZ stuff will be.
I am with you about not all companies being evil. Every IEM I have bought from Tripowin has made me feel like the price was fair enough that I still said “thank you” after I paid for it, which is how business should work, for both sides.
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I would hate to be the guy/gal soldering in the two mini-drivers into the DQ6 all day, talk about pounding sand.
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That’s a big “we are sorry that we are not sorry.”
They might as well say something along the lines of “the drivers passed QC based on frequency response pass/fail criteria. Now that manufacturing defects have come to light, KZ will be working diligently to offer variants with improved tuning, while selling our still great sounding existing offerings at discount for a limited time during our March Spring Sale.”
The KZ brand loyalty bots are the most annoying thing to come out of this fiasco.
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^ This.
People are literally defending a company that will rip you off. 
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That main DQ6 driver doing all the work.
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I agree. Mele is a proper blon bl03 successor IMO. A super value IEM for rock and metal. Loved to tuning so much I might give the EJ07M lava Edition a try.
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Ironically, most of the KZ bots are coming up with logics like, “it sounds good to me, so the driver count doesn’t matter”.
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well to be fair more drivers doesn’t mean it’s better
Unfortunate situation for HBGR & Crin; KZ put you both in a flippin crapstorm, but…
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Sent both defective units back.
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They were both just inside the return window.
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Can’t believe the OEM has said jack squat about this… such a load of crap for the paying customers who opened their wallets based on the good will of both collabs & apparently OEM deceptive business/maufacturing practices (be it purposeful or accidental).
Welp, shame on me for naively trusting.
This is one helluva enthusiasts hobby…
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Mele is its own beast. It may have been targeting the Blon 03 gang, but Mele has thicker bass owing to the better driver, but has earlier treble roll off so there is that little extra airy magic missing: but that also makes the Mele have a cleaner sound that is a nice listen for tired ears.
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Agreed, I spent yesterday listening to the BL-03 ( just got a replacement, since my wife stole my purple ones ), and I forgot how hard they were to get a good seal for me. It sounds good once you do, but they have some extra energy at times that can wear on you for all day listening. It is still one of the best entry points to the hobby.
The Mele is just a bit darker, easy to fit, and is sort of like an pair of comfy jeans. I can just go all day and not think about it. I have two of them for a reason, and when I can’t decide what to use for the day, Mele is usually the answer.
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