Looking for my first IEM (Legacy 3 / KXXX / FH3?)

[Rikudou_Goku]

@toruc_macta

BL05 has a bit less bass but more of a ‘warmth’

BL-05 is most definitely brighter than the 03, the opposite of warmth.

@toruc_macta

ZS10 Pro’s are very vocal-forward. Especially female vocals like… mhhhh! If I wanna listen to any female vocalist I will whip these out over even my Sundara.

ZS10 Pro from what I remember and know, is a V-shaped iem. Which means it got recessed vocals.

[toruc_macta]

@Rikudou_Goku

BL-05 is most definitely brighter than the 03

05s! Sorry

@Rikudou_Goku

Which means it got recessed vocals.

I really can’t hear that at all? So either I got fucked up ears or a fucked up set of ZS10 Pro’s xD

[Rikudou_Goku]

@toruc_macta

I really can’t hear that at all? So either I got fucked up ears or a fucked up set of ZS10 Pro’s xD

They might have neutral or a bit forward female vocals but recessed male vocals. Its not strange and is a strategy used on a lot of budget iems (especially the older ones).

It is pretty similar to the FD5 though and that is more of a U-shape to me.

I really dont remember how the ZS10 Pro sounded so I could be wrong though…

[toruc_macta]

@Rikudou_Goku

forward female vocals but recessed male vocals

I do prefer female vocals on them over male so you’re probably right yah

[TkSilver]

Be careful of the treble on the KZ ZS10 pro. I don’t know if it is just the frequencies or also the BAs they use, but it is one of the more painful trebles to me.

@Erokh

I agree with this way of thinking but I’m afraid of 2 things:

• I’m not sure I could determine the origin of what I like in a given iem (FR Vs technicalities). And I think I’m more sensitive to technicalities than I am to FR
• can you really find a sufficient number of different signatures in cheap iem to be able to steer towards the upper level(s)?

To explain further on the first point: many entry-level iems tend to bleed from bass to miss. Listening these, I could think I don’t like bass that much when actually I just need a better bass/mid separation. Am I wrong?

Depends on the IEM. You do need to do a bit more research when looking at cheaper IEMs since there are more misses then in more expensive ones, but there are also some real gems too that punch far above their weight class. Also with the shotgun style a lot of ChiFi companies take it is surprisingly easy to find all sorts of different sound signatures in one of the many many releases they do.

[D1visor]

Is it tip Dependant?

[JEFF_JEFF]

i don’t think so,but most of the time I use SYMBIO hybrid tips on my iems