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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
With nearly a week's usage, I think I (kinda) have found my endgame (that is until I find another product/offer which is irresistible for my ears/purse ) IEMs in Moni One Hybrid. Overall Clarity, Imaging, Instrument Separation and Detail Retrieval (musical aspects for which I am sucker...- mebaali
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
@peter123 - You are spot on, bud! Just tried Dual flange silicone tips (not the stock ones that came with Moni One) with deep and wide bore (I was using these on **** 4 in 1 for better sealing/fit) on Moni One. BTW, mine came with bass port mod by default (there is a plastic ring fixed...- mebaali
- Post #4,318
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
Have received my Moni One, this morning (bought for 50 US$ during 11-11 sale). OOTB with stock tips using Wynk app on Oneplus one (at 50 percent volume, no EQ) for an hour, these sound very clean and coherent. Bass (both sub and midbass) is very controlled and not overwhelming. Mids appear...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
While I don't agree with all your viewpoints, but I will on this one, though IIRC, @CoiL too pointed this (about pages being filled with loads of less objective personal opinions) out few pages back. I am myself guilty of it sometimes, as English is not the first language for many of...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Nope. ZS3 still tops for me (very closely followed by ATR) in terms of SQ and Fit for my tastes/gears. My concern with ZST's graininess in treble (plus recessed mids) still persists and the only thing that I somewhat like about them is their tight bass. There is something wrong with my...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
ZS3 with starline tips - Slightly Soft and a wee bit more in quantity (compared to ZST's tighter albeit less quantity bass) Kinda agree with the measurements posted on ZST few pages back, that's how I hear mids on mine (somewhat scooped out). #YMMV- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
It was the result of a pricing error (few sellers who got old stocks of A2S mistaking them for LZ02A and priced accordingly) in AliEx 2 months back. Few of us took the chance, it was a real deal in the end.- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I got your point, mate. I am not denying it. I have even acknowledged (few times before in this very thread itself) that besides the point of each listener having differing audio setups, hearing, and preferences, there is also the possibility of "faulty" product that could play spoilsport...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Nope, my point was about within KZ range that I have got. With the modifications suggested for ZST (that is to buy a new set of cables costing 7 to 10 USD and Ortofon tips costing anywhere between 20 to 30 USD) will shoot up the overall price like crazy (that is roughly between 40-50 USD as a...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
You are right, but for 20 USD I would want them to sound at least a tier better than my existing KZ IEMs or comparable to my other similarly priced phones. FWIW, my 2 USD KZ R1 bought around year and half ago, easily outperforms my ZST in their overall clarity (that is a blasphemy, right!).- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
I already have **** 4in1 (bought for 28 USD), HLSX 808 (bought for 32 USD), LZ A2S (bought for 18.5 USD). They are fantastic hybrids with each providing unique sound signature and presentation (without any costly modification). About to get my hands on Moni One (bought for 50 USD) which...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Ortofon will cost nearly double the price of the ZSTs themselves. And among the tips, I am a big fan of JVC's Spiral dots (I have never tried SpinFits) which works fantastically well for most of my IEMs (except for ZST). For a supposedly under 15 USD IEM, investing all these extra...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Yes, bro. Wait for some price reduction on these at GB before deciding on them. May be when it is at ZS3's selling price of 7+ USD then you could go for it (you can use the shells for your mod purposes if not for their sound)- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
As I mentioned earlier in one of the posts here that it could be the case of notorious KZ's QC. So, mine in all probability could be a lemon. Wish you have a good one, though- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Yep. That's the one. In my case, I use them mainly with ATR and ZS3. To my ears, these provide perfect sealing and a sense of better coherency from the overall sound. ZST, despite whatever tips (I have quite a few in my collection) I have tried (and been on use for good part of the last...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Starline tips comes in default with ZST. Cheers!- mebaali
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
Kinda reminds me of my experience with **** 4in1. With over 100 hours of usage, either the hot treble has settled down (or) my brain/ears have adjusted to their presentation. Among the IEMs that I own, there is none that could pour in as much details as these do for me. Absolutely...- mebaali
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
Bought them for 50 US$ on 11.11 sale (was on offer for 68 US$ at that time and I have used Store and Aliex coupons to reduce it to 50 US$). ATM, tracking shows my package is at Kuala Lumpur airport (expecting it to reach me by the middle of December)- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
IMHO, both ATE (inaugural version) and ZS3 has the sound presentation that you are looking for. I would suggest you to look at ZS3, in particular. Among my KZ collection, I love using ZS3 (followed closely by ATR) more so than the others. I feel they are engaging yet relaxed in their...- mebaali
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
Much appreciate your impressions, Bro! Nice to see the words (bolded part) you have used for describing Moni ones's sound (now, I am genuinely stoked for their arrival). BTW, mine are still in transit. Hopefully, should get them before Christmas.- mebaali
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
I use a similar Biflange tips on my **** 4in1, gives me much better sealing and there is a bit of improvement in overall coherence (slightly less harsh treble as well)of the sound over the other tips.- mebaali
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Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
After a week's usage, I've started to love my 4in1s more than how I thought of them OOTB. Of all the earphones that I have in my collection, I feel these (re)produces the most details that I could hear off (works fantastically well for Tamil music of 80s which mainly used extensive...- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Then, I must be having a defective pair or the sound presentation of these are just not for me. IIRC, there were few early ZST users (@1clearhead for example) who had somewhat similar experience to mine. Could be the KZs notorious QC issue. Because, I would not associate my ZST's sound with...- mebaali
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CHIFI LOVE Thread-A never ending IEM-Heaphones-DAP-Dongles Sound Value Quest
Mine is shipped and the tracking update shows they are with the AliEx shippers (most likely by Malaysia Post, that means probably a 3 weeks delivery time). If possible(and when you have some free time), kindly compare the Monis against your D2 and TK13. TIA- mebaali
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Couldn't agree more on HDS1. I have new found respect for these over the last few weeks as my sleep time phones. A very clear and balanced sounding presentation that these are, also offers great comfort for my ears.- mebaali
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