[seanwee]

yes, keybored.
he basically said, "its very bright"

more like looking directly at the sun imo



Painful

 

[AmericanSpirit]

more like looking directly at the sun imo



Painful

Stellaris is upper-mid hot with treble peaks, and weirdly dark at same time….
I wouldn’t expect this kind of tuning from Moondrop brand. A planar spec is there, simply wasted.

 

[baskingshark]

Stellaris is upper-mid hot with treble peaks, and weirdly dark at same time….
I wouldn’t expect this kind of tuning from Moondrop brand. A planar spec is there, simply wasted.

Not only is the Stellaris overly bright, but the timbre is quite off. And the fit is a mega issue, due to the too long nozzles and heavy shells.

But otherwise, if fitted well, the Stellaris is actually one of the most technical of the current planar crop, just that the tuning and fit are double whammies.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Listening to AS10. Not particularly bad except a little rough bass. As a modern IEM, it’s probably not gonna be counted as “good”, but back in 2018 when this came out, I still remember I was fairly surprised!

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Not only is the Stellaris overly bright, but the timbre is quite off. And the fit is a mega issue, due to the too long nozzles and heavy shells.

But otherwise, if fitted well, the Stellaris is actually one of the most technical of the current planar crop, just that the tuning and fit are double whammies.

First let off from MD, sigh..yea technical it is. So I still rated 4/5 on review. Maybe the tuning would fit to someone.

 

[bhazard]

I tried the Pr1 Pro with Azla Sednafit tips... bad combo unless you take the treble down even further.
I see why KZ included foams with these. Even EQ'ed, the foams help bring things down to a more tolerable level.

 

[fastleo63]

Anyone else with the PR1 Pro noticing a better soundstage and imaging over the PLA13/PR1 Hifi? It doesn't make sense and shouldn't really be possible if it's the same driver, but that's what im perceiving (no A/B test though).

I have both of them (HiFi and Pro) and I can confirm that there's a subtle difference in soundstage.
The driver is not exactly the same (KZ claims that in the Pro version it's slightly taller), but IMHO the main culprit is the change in nozzle angle between the two models.
I can notice the difference even when I wear them.
The HiFi with the supplied eartip falls out of my ear in not more than a couple of seconds.
The Pro (same tip as above) stays more firmly in my canals (but still cannot seal them, so I'm currently using foam tips and/or the AZLA SednaEarfit XELASTEC).

 

[lushmelody]

Idk why. KZ loves butter full BAs but still does V planar. Why are they not trying to mimic Tangzu success

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Idk why. KZ loves butter full BAs but still does V planar. Why are they not trying to mimic Tangzu success

KZ tend to be micro-detailed (analytical V-shape) IEM maker, they’ve tried to cast a macro-dynamic orientated (musical) but only had a lukewarm appreciation to my impression. The sales volume. That’s KZ’s trauma I guess. KZ musicality is shown in AST, a basshead tuning, of which it couldn’t obtain a mainstream’s support. KZ’s mainstream tuning is what ZAS has to offer at the current product model, the advanced KZ V —KZ W — which will work great with mainstream genres. CRA/CRA+ also follow that W tuning with more elevations.

Maybe it’s hard to shift to fully musical direction.

It’s my personal speculation that KZ’s strategic strengths (it’s fading though) is multi-BA, equipped with their solid partnership with Bellsing, and for that KZ has pricing and cost initiatives to compete with others. That doesn’t mean they could sit there forever, so KZ still need to seed their new segment on the new planar wave (primarily from one ODM’s various planar drivers), of which with reasons mentioned above, they couldn’t swing it to the musical one but to shift to “detail” oriented colorations.

 

[saldsald]

Why isn't anyone getting the CXS? It's not KZ / CCA V anymore. It on the same level as the NFAudio NM2+/NA2+ at 1/10 the cost IMHO just tuned differently. I bet the FLA is tuned similarly.

 

[bhazard]

Why isn't anyone getting the CXS? It's not KZ / CCA V anymore. It on the same level as the NFAudio NM2+/NA2+ at 1/10 the cost IMHO just tuned differently. I bet the FLA is tuned similarly.

I think I'm burned out on releases. I love the PR1 Pro, but with the Aful, Cadenza, and Hexa also coming, it's hard to justify yet another set.

As soon as I finished writing that I ordered the FLA and CXS. lol
I tried to convince myself I didn't need them, but the price and tuning is hard to pass up.

 

[r31ya]

I think I'm burned out on releases. I love the PR1 Pro, but with the Aful, Cadenza, and Hexa also coming, it's hard to justify yet another set.

As soon as I finished writing that I ordered the FLA and CXS. lol
I tried to convince myself I didn't need them, but the price and tuning is hard to pass up.

a modded cxs graph, akros and tony tex mod

You change the filter on back of DD , 400 grade and noozle filter is Moondrop ARIA filter, Tony Tex

 

[r31ya]

I think I'm burned out on releases. I love the PR1 Pro, but with the Aful, Cadenza, and Hexa also coming, it's hard to justify yet another set.

As soon as I finished writing that I ordered the FLA and CXS. lol
I tried to convince myself I didn't need them, but the price and tuning is hard to pass up.

do you have eartips recomendation for PR1Pro?

 

[Carpet]

do you have eartips recomendation for PR1Pro?

Definitely put some on, IEMs are uncomfortable and sound awful without them!

 

[r31ya]

Definitely put some on, IEMs are uncomfortable and sound awful without them!

it came with memory foam and i'm not used to it.
also, the audacity to sell iem that only comes with lint-magnet memory foam tips and didn't even include pouch or case with the iem.