KZ ZS10 HiFi Hybrid Earphone with Mic

I ended up buying 2 more of these to a couple friends of mine, so I'll just paste my previous review (my thoughts on this IEM's still the same, if not better lmao)

Package (7/10)
The package it's pretty straightforward, you get the earpieces, three sizes of ear tips and the cable
No case is included, and it's quite annoying to put everything back in the original box, you should buy a case if you don't have one

Design and Build (8/10)

In my opinion, they look pretty cool and I love the fact that they are transparent, but, at the same time, they feel kinda cheap because of the plastic housing
Even though they look cheap, they are durable and look awesome

Fit and Comfort (9/10)
This is where we might disagree, this IEM's will fit perfectly on some people, and terribly in other
They fit REALLY well for me, they don't hurt, even with prolonged hours of use
The isolation is nice, I didn't expect it to be this good since the housing has three roles for the dynamic driver

Sound (8/10)
I ran some tests with the ZS10, including frequency response, spectral flatness, dynamic range, quality, driver matching, and wiring
In all of the above tests, the only bad thing that was noticeable was the recessed mid during the spectral flatness test, but it's not a large difference, these frequencies sounded just a little lower than the others
The driver matching went really well, this means that both earpieces have the same quality, clarity and frequency responses
With a nice EQ, you can get an even better sound and clarity, boosting some of the mid-range frequencies make these earphones sound amazing

Value (10/10)
I bought them while they were on sale, I paid $30, and for that price range, this is without a doubt one of the best IEM's you can get.

Jan 06,2019

Great sound in the low frequency range, the bass isn't too overpowering unlike other earphones these days. That said the sound isn't neutral by any stretch, the highs and vocals are not always dominant even when you have a track that naturally tends to have dominant treble and vocals. The sound signature needs getting used to but it's good in its own unique way. Instrument separation is quite noticeable and impressive for this price range. Sound stage isn't wide and it can't be because of this in-ear canal rubber cushion bud design, this isn't a con per se just a natural feature of all in-ear canal rubber bud designs out there.

Speaking more on instrument separation, you can even make out some of things that you'd only normally hear on something like an expensive open-back monitor grade headphones like Sennheiser HD598s and above. Quite impressive that these buds can achieve that given its sale price. Definitely punching above its price class. The other best part being the braided and replaceable Mic enabled cables, this helps with the longevity of the earphones.

Despite the 32ohms impedance, which is good to limit noise, the earphones are not hard to drive from a Samsung Note 4 or anything with a decent built-in DAC. I usually don't need to go over 65% volume in a quiet environment and not over 80% in the metros.

The packaging of the product is outstanding, it certainly gives off a nice worthy premium feel, put it another way the product packaging would have you thinking it costs at least 70USD.

Overall a great buy at USD29.99 but at its non-sale price of USD41.79 you are better off looking at more established Audiophile brands should you find deals on those.

Dec 18,2018

I ended up buying 2 more of these to a couple friends of mine, so I'll just paste my previous review (my thoughts on this IEM's still the same, if not better lmao)

Package (7/10)

The package it's pretty straightforward, you get the earpieces, three sizes of ear tips and the cable
No case is included, and it's quite annoying to put everything back in the original box, you should buy a case if you don't have one

Design and Build (8/10

In my opinion, they look pretty cool and I love the fact that they are transparent, but, at the same time, they feel kinda cheap because of the plastic housin
Even though they look cheap, they are durable and look awesome

Fit and Comfort (9/10)

This is where we might disagree, this IEM's will fit perfectly on some people, and terribly in other
They fit REALLY well for me, they don't hurt, even with prolonged hours of use
The isolation is nice, I didn't expect it to be this good since the housing has three roles for the dynamic driver

Sound (8/10)

I ran some tests with the ZS10, including frequency response, spectral flatness, dynamic range, quality, driver matching, and wiring
In all of the above tests, the only bad thing that was noticeable was the recessed mid during the spectral flatness test, but it's not a large difference, these frequencies sounded just a little lower than the others
The driver matching went really well, this means that both earpieces have the same quality, clarity and frequency responses
With a nice EQ, you can get an even better sound and clarity, boosting some of the mid-range frequencies make these earphones sound amazing

Value (10/10)

I bought them while they were on sale, I paid $30, and for that price range, this is without a doubt one of the best IEM's you can get.

Jan 09,2019

Package (7/10)
- The package it's pretty straightforward, you get the earpieces, three sizes of ear tips and the cable
- No case is included, and it's quite annoying to put everything back in the original box, you should buy a case if you don't have one

Design and Build (8/10)
- In my opinion, they look pretty cool and I love the fact that they are transparent, but, at the same time, they feel kinda cheap because of the plastic housing
- Even though they look cheap, they are durable and look awesome

Fit and Comfort (9/10)
- This is where we might disagree, this IEM's will fit perfectly on some people, and terribly in other
- They fit REALLY well for me, they don't hurt, even with prolonged hours of use
- The isolation is nice, I didn't expect it to be this good since the housing has three roles for the dynamic driver

Sound (8/10)
- I ran some tests with the ZS10, including frequency response, spectral flatness, dynamic range, quality, driver matching, and wiring
- In all of the above tests, the only bad thing that was noticeable was the recessed mid during the spectral flatness test, but it's not a large difference, these frequencies sounded just a little lower than the others
- The driver matching went really well, this means that both earpieces have the same quality, clarity and frequency responses
- With a nice EQ, you can get an even better sound and clarity, boosting some of the mid-range frequencies make these earphones sound amazing

Value (10/10)
- I bought them while they were on sale, I paid $30, and for that price range, this is without a doubt one of the best IEM's you can get.

Dec 13,2018

. Construction:

. Here's where it could be done better, the shells are made of plastic, we could see something like was done in kzzs6 (metal shells) or kz bte (metal surface), it would bring a premium characteristic to the in ear without elevating the production price so much, the cable is the cooper one, seem in kz es4 which is nice, but a silver cable would be welcome since it's a kz flagship people would pay 5 dollars in a better cable with a smile in the face. A nice touch are the wires and drives visible in the shell.

. Sound:

.Here's where he shines for the price: the music stage is wide open, compering with my kz zst the difference is atrocious, the instrument separation is amazing bringing a very good clearance to the music , quite similar to his predecessor kz zs6, but over beeing a cold in ear like his brother he has a warm signature in V shaped model, the bass and sub bass are there, and are quite punch (not a flat sound in my opinion, but a very amazing job done here). About the simbilance and piercing highs found in kz zs6 (and some times zst and zsr) this was fixed, which is amazing giving a much more comfortable experience.

In general it's the better value for price in ear i tested till this time, side by side with his young brother kz zst.

Nov 13,2018

KZ ZS 10 HIFI Hybrid Earphones is amazing product. This is one that I bought recently and had been using this for my mp3 player, laptop, mobile music, smart TV and ofcourse music system. This has able to give me totally a new level of experience for Music. I am loving it more and more as when I use this. This earphone suits the best for the person who love clarity. The sound by KZ ZS10 make you feel real. I would say, it's is advantageous over many many range of earphones that I have used like Philips, Sony, Sennheiser, Rock zircon, JBL, F&D, etc. The best thing about this piece is the sound never breaks when volume is raised. Bass is very good. KZ earphones should be used with Headphone amplifiers. Performance is awesome. It's not just a sound propeller but more than it. It makes you feel live and as if listening to real sound. Response is quite clear.. as it helps resolute each peach and bass. It comes with a beautiful flexible wire connected to the 3.5mm Jack and ear pieces which is not ordinarily found in other earphones. Overall rating is 10 of 10. Only issue is the noise cancel buds (rubber) or plugs somewhat don't fit well to every ear even if 2 more sizes are used. Rest all assured. I strongly recommend this product to all and feel the depth of music in real. Thanks.

Dec 07,2018

Parto dicendo che ho visto molti video su YouTube che consigliavano di acquistre queste cuffie, ed infine mi sono deciso a fare l’acquosto.
- Le cuffie si sono presentate in una scatola molto semplice ma bella.
-Al interno della scatola ci sono 2 tipi di gommini per orecchi piccoli e medi oltre a quelli gia attaccati alle cuffie.
-Al interno della scatola infine c’è un libretto delle istruzioni fatto abbastanza bene.

I poro di queste cuffie :
- Si sentono benissimo i bassi ( spattacolari sono rimasto a bocca aperta) e le tonalità alte.
- Ho provato a testare queste cuffie con suoni che passano da destra verso sinistra e sono rimasto senza parole sembra di essere all interno della musica che si sta ascoltando.
- Le cuffie mantengono un ottimo suono sul minimo e sul massimo del volume
- Mi è stato molto utile il filo modellabile dietro all orecchio che se messo bene non fa cadere le cuffie e quindi poterle utilizzare anche per sport.
-molto bello e particolare il filo delle cuffie arrotolato in se stesso e che ti da la possibilità di rimuovere il filo sostituendolo con uno a tua scelta. Io comprero un filo Bluetooth da attaccare alle cuffie.

Suggestion

I contro di questa cuffia sono pochi ma mi hanno dato molto noia:
- principalmente il problema è la spedizione ho fatto l’ordine il giorno 10/07/2018 e il pacco mi è arrivato il 31/07/2018. Quindi Il pacco mi è arrivato dopo 21 giorni anche se avevo pagato per la priority mail e c’era scritto:” spedizione dai 5-14 giorni” che costava 1,39€.
- U altra piccola precisione le cuffie sono un po grandi, ma comunque per il euono che danno non c’è problema.

Aug 04,2018

The device is awesome sounding. This is my first experience of listening a multi driver iem and it's fabulous. The instruments are clear and distinguishable. Bass is controlled , mids are adequate and highs are simple superb. The sticks vibrating lightly on cymbals are clearly heard.
The build quality is very good. The transparent plastic although seems bad in picture, in actuality it's of a good finish and the material appears good.
The fitting in my ear is OK, not super comfortable nor very discomforting. it seems that it will be.more comfortable as time passes and I become habituated to this. My right ear canal seems a little constricted in comparison to left . So there is slight greater discomfort with my right ear. Expecting to get rid of this in near future.
overall a very good buy.
I have also bought the accessories namely BT wire, High quality silver wire and USB C type wire.
coming to shipping , I am amazed that it was delivered to my home by 7 days. It is the fastest shipping I have experienced from any Chinese online seller. Thanks gearbest.

Suggestion

The only con is - there should have been more ear tips. The silicon tips are ok but sizes are not adequate. There should have been at least two more intermittent sizes between medium to big and small to medium.

Aug 28,2018

La calidad es muy buena, el cable trenzado es muy firme y se nota la calidad en el conector enchapado en oro, la calidad del sonido es muy nítida y clara, reproduciendo detalles de las canciones que no había oído antes, los bajos son muy buenos pero no exagerados, los medios tienen mucho detalle y las voces se escuchan increíbles, los agudos resaltan por no ser sibilantes ni exagerados, me parecen unos audífonos muy equilibrados, no son de sonido plano, porque tienen su propia firma pero están muy cerca y son muy agradables de escuchar, los recomiendo al 100 %, por el precio que valen es increíble lo que ofrecen, 5 drivers por cada lado. Único punto negativo son las gomas o tips con los que vienen son de muy mal diseño, recomiendo hacer al mismo tiempo un pedido de otros tips, como los de memory foam o los spinfit de doble aleta. Los compré por recomendación de un youtuber Peligroso Audiofilo, y ahora puedo decir que estaba en lo cierto. Todo es increíble con estos Kz

Aug 25,2018

El sonido de estos audífonos es el más claro que hasta ahora mis oídos han podido escuchar.
Los escucho con un reproductor FiiO X3 III, con un cable de plata, ear tips de Memory Foam, y música en 24 BIT.

Los bajos son precisos, detallados, cálidos. Los medios son claros, suaves. Los agudos son potentes, prudentes y cristalino. El sonido me encanta, puedo resumirlo como prudente y detallado. El Jazz suena hermoso.

Muchos se quejan de la calidad del material, la verdad es que los siento robustos, macizos, y para nada frágiles. Quizá sí hubiera podido haber un mejor plástico en las cápsulas, pero con su sonido y su precio, no les pido nada. El plástico del cable que incluye sí está medio mal, es donde se nota, pero comprar el cable de plata es una inversión muy buena.

La caja llegó en excelentes condiciones, tanto del cable como de los audífonos. Lo que sí, es que se queda algo pobre con lo que incluyen los puros audífonos.
Cambié los ear tips y el cable y el sonido me fascina, desconozco cómo suenan con los tips y cable de stock.

Dec 29,2018