Best earphone for the value
I have owned a few pair of the better Etymotics, including newer ones with the increased bass response. They're good but I thought too tame and polite. Not exciting to listen to music. I was amazed when I bought a pair of
KZ ZS10s for less than $50 that blew the Etys out of the water. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BVKXYBB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
per jaybe, earphone technology is evolving at warp speed, and (mostly chinese) manufacturers are cranking out incredibly cheap models which far surpass mainstream models from just a few years ago. the headfi website is ground zero for all things headphone related and you'll find innumerable recommendations there |
@jaybe I actually bought a pair of those zs10 earphones a few weeks ago for $45 to replace a very old pair of in ear Klipsch that were 10 years old. I was honestly shocked how good they sounded for any price never mind $45. Admitted never hear $1k in ear phones and likely never will but hard to imagine them being 22.2 times better! YMMV |
I hate to bring this up again in a way but the SQ I have now with a humble Sony Walkman and Sony Walkman headphones, those yellow and gray jobs, is well beyond what I used to have with a conventional set-up - all tube Class A Woo Audio headphone amp, extensively modded Oppo 103 and naked Sennheiser 600s. I find the problem isn’t so much with the headphones but with the players. You know, scattered light and vibratory CD. I wish you could hear what I’ve heard with my ears. What’s coming out of untreated CD players I don’t want to hear with any headphones, much less expensive ones. |
