Sennheiser IE300 and KZ ZS10Pro - A Tale of 2 IEM's

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Long live China and KZ headphone!

My advice, clean your ears regularly then you won’t have to worry about the gunk ( yuk!) getting in to you earbuds 😂

What kinda amp you use

I must’ve got a subpar pair of KZ’s out of the China factory due poor working conditions/QC from covid zero lockdowns??

Very disappointed because I bought these based on all the rave reviews, certainly hasn’t been my experience. I will try to return them.

They are VERY bright on the high end and the low end is not punchy or full at all, overall thin sound. If I turn up the volume to hear more bass the highs are way to loud and harsh, not pleasant to listen to at all. If I lower volume so that high end is more acceptable then the low end is almost gone.

I tried them straight from the source, no cloud streaming, with original cord as well as 2.5mm balance cord, with and without BT DAC and in all combinations I don’t enjoy these, way, way too bright!

I’m looking for a full, emersive sound that has good definition across high and low end with a nice punchy bass and good clarity on the high end. These have plenty definition on the high end but not at all balanced with the mid and low end.

Compared these against the original apple ear buds with cable. Also compared with my over the ear Yamaha HPH-MT5 headphones. Both the apple and Yamaha have a more full, balanced sound with a lot more low end and more enjoyable overall to listen to my music.

Source: iPod, iPhone, and EarStudio DAC
Cable: 3.5mm and 2.5mm balanced.
Music: Empire of the Sun, Gypsy Kings

4BA 1DD in kz, 1DD in the IE

R, I love the 10 pro. I bought a nice KBear balanced cable and Comply tips for them. Plastic or not they are kind of prefect. Best D. p.s. pulled the screen.

Great info. Maybe next time have a carafe of coffee before you start filming though.

What ear tips are you using on the KZ?

I returned the 300s because of the cable and no aftermarket cable to replace it. Buds are great...cable sucks

I bought the ie300s on Amazon and they turned out to be fake so be careful of that, I had to return them...

If anyone is curious, I picked these up recently (may 2022) from Amazon and received a different cable than the one you show in this video. The cable I received doesn't tangle at all from my limited experience with them so far.

I have been using KZ ZAX for more than a year. They are fantastic for the price. But I can pay more for better separation and comfort. Wider soundstage would be awesome. I was wondering is there any cheaper alternative to IE300?

Hey man. i have bought the KZ ZS 10 Pro and want to use them on my PC but i always get a static background noise or white noise that i hear. Do u have any idea what i need to buy or to do to get a clean sound ._. hope u can help me

I got both iems - the kz are wonderful but a bit dead compared to the sennheiser, the sennis are lacking in the vocal department (volume wise) but otherwise wonderful.

lol, im eqing them and adding bass

The ie300 have a fantastic stage and you can wear them for hours, a balanced cable makes them even better.

These are really F#%*IN’ GOOD!

My setup for these are:
IEM: BLON BL-03.

Custom Cable: Acid Purple Hart Audio PC-3: Dual Angled 2-pin (QDC) Balanced IEM Cable w/ a female 4-pin mini XLR and a male 4-pin mini XLR to a 90 degree 3.5mm TRS interconnect line.

Custom Ear Tip: Midnight Purple Eartune Fidelity Custom IEM Ear Tip

Altogether for me is the ultimate band for your buck in an IEM!

Hey Randy, that's a cool evil panda style watch. Is that a Breitling?

You got ripped off. The KZ ZS10 Pro are only $35 here in Asia. They are great, you are right.

Skip to 9 mins thank me later

I have ZS10 pro and just received the IE300 and let me tell you that the IE300 isn't worth it. I was looking for a upgrade and the Sennheiser performs worse and its 250 bucks over the price of the kz. Incredible.

I daily drive my kz zs10 pros and use them to work out.

(The mic was damaged due to sweat but I have replaced them since)

they are 200 atm i snagged a pair

Im actually shocked how good these sound. I just tried the starfield, honey dew, and these. I love these. But I have the aira coming to try.

Randy, will you be reviewing the newer model KZ ZEX in ear monitor ?
Some are saying it’s a very good option
in the $20 range.

Awesome review sir. Listening to you with my 1st gen kz zs10pro hooked to bt module kz A09.
mine is more that 2 years old, have had many cable switch to these and it still sounding stellar with no signs of physical damage after surviving many clumsy falls. So yeah, for the price, this sound amazing and build like a tank.
And if you have 300$ to spend, there are iems that can compete with the senheizers. Worth trying are moondrop iems, and many other chifi iems. Check out bad guy good audio reviews to have a glimps of the iem world, especially chifi, and how they've progressed.

The glare version of ZS10pro (glare gold/blue) is a million times better than the regular counterparts. Looks cooler, is an actual brushed aluminum, not reflective and don't catch fingerprints. The regular ones (that's on this vid) is honestly uglier and looked cheaper than the ZSN Pro (20$) The only downside of the glare variants is they have a bit of a sharp edge, didn't bother me personally but depending on the shape of your ears it can be really uncomfortable

So, heads up for those looking to get these

Rai meze solo or This ones?

He’s stoned, but informative.

Didn’t Sennheiser sell its headphones devision?

Got the KZ ZS10 Pro ..it’s phenomenal…
Awaiting the Moondrop Aria …

Loved your review. I would recommend Mifo 05 Plus Gen 2 vs Sennys IE300. I was surprised using them over the Sony NW A55.

kz earbuds are great but ive had issues with the wires coming out of the headphones and i think in a practical sense bluetooth are much better the kz s2 i own are fantastic and the sound quality as good as wired earbuds.Only issue is microphone is terrible on most bluetooth earphones.

So IE300 Has more Powerful BASS than KZ ZS10 PRO???

i love my ie300's

Love Metallica, nice mug and cap. Respect!

KZ ZS10Pro can go for 30 bucks on ali express at times. Seen them once for 25. Love them so much.

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What are those foam tips on your kz zs10 Pro???

I watched your/listen to your headphone review. Great job

Nice review, thank you. Try the Etymotic IEMs - they are accurate and musical.

Listening to this on my KZ 10 pros, about a year old. And they still rock! $50 bucks, I'm all in.

Ohh! The KZ's night be my next purchase

Oh man I've been looking for a good sounding pair of IEMs. Been through a ton of them but haven't found any that I've been satisfied with so far. The ie300s seem nice, just not the sound profile I'm interested in. I'm trying some moon drops next, starfield and blessing 2 dusk.

Best show out there!

What's on the back?

Silent transition for a change...

You need to hear the etymotic, which are amazing

IIEMs are just expensive ear buds. Waste of money. You can make all the claims you want, but for me personally I can't wear them. Sound like trash no matter the cost of the things. Used with a DAC and PC w/aftermarket sound card (last time I checked them out). Wasn't the quality of files being played, they just all sound the same, with some sounding less like trash than others.(referring to IEMS) If you want to spend your money on this snake oil go ahead, but you are better off spending 20 bucks on some ear buds than these IEM's. Now if you are going to use these to monitor your podcast, then yeah I can see that as a possibility, however as a pure audio listening device, their are better options.