Paper only makes crinkly noises. This is much better for making musical sounds, and can play 100% of all songs.
Here is its approximate frequency graph for 100% of all music:
Paper only makes crinkly noises. This is much better for making musical sounds, and can play 100% of all songs.
Here is its approximate frequency graph for 100% of all music:
Please show scale. I donât know if thatâs a soprano kazoo or a sub-contrabass kazoo.
Graphs donât lie but also donât tell the whole storyâŚtheyâll give you a heads up as to what to expect but ultimately itâll be down to personal preference and how a set replayâs your library.
Exactly. I canât definitively tell from that graph which will sound more pleasing, but I can tell theyâll sound different for sure.
I will say the new version measures very similarly to my beloved VK4, so it has my interest.
Hopefully next year there will be an upgraded version titled ZEX Pro XXX available.
Confirmed, RIP VK4
P.S. Listening to my OG VK4 on shuffle, playlist just went from Iron Butterfly â Joni Mitchell â Modest Mussorgsky â Jason Mraz and itâs all great. I donât have much equipment with such a versatile tuning.
Give it a month and there will be a new QKZ with an expensive looking shell costing more and with the original VK4 tuning
That would actually be awesome!
I posted a review of the KZ ZEX Pro over in the KZ thread:
Not sure if this is the right place but Iâm looking for budget IEMs. My primary use will be gaming and casual music listening, should I get Tin T2/T2+/T3, Moondrop Aria, or something else in that price range?
If you can stretch your budget, the Final A4000 is a great IEM for spacial audio and gaming.
I think that would be quite a stretch for me unfortunately. Any other recommendations?
Iâm afraid I donât game, so I canât give any input on that side of things. For music it depends on your taste in music and preferences as far as sound signatures.
For music listening, the Aria would be my choice in that price range. The Tin T3+ is a similar tuning but I feel that the Aria still has the edge on details.
If you want something with less bass (although neither of them are really bass heavy) and more neutral overall, then my preference are the T Force Yuan Li, although they are a little more expensive.
If you have no idea at all what you prefer, you could pick up two different tunings a lot cheaper, say the ZEX Pro and Moondrop Quarks to find out what you prefer.
Iâve found that the Quarks are âOKâ for music, but they really shine when I pair them with my Samsung tablet and streaming video.
They are inexpensive so you should be able to experiment and not hurt your budget too much.
Mark Gosdin
Here are some GRAS measurements of the KZ ZEX Pro (CRN):
Notes:
At this price, all Iâd really be looking for is an appropriate bass level (not bloated or ridiculous like you often see, but also not nonexistent), and nothing too wonky for the rest of the FR. The ZEX pro is pretty darn good at that, and thatâs about it. In my view, while itâs nice to see the ultra budget stuff get better tunings, this is not one of those best bang for the buck type products where the inflection point for crazy value for money kicks in. Rather, I see it as more of a âwell-consideredâ option for those hard-capped for an IEM budget, and it would be in the conversation for me if I was.
Reecho SG03
Also available in Spanish on my blog here and on YouTube here.
The Reecho SG03 have been loaned to me by CqTek from hiendportable.com, allowing me to try them out and post this review. If you would like to see his review of them, please check it out here: Reecho SG-03 English Review - Hi End Portable
IntroâŚ
A while back, a subscriber of Acho Reviews on YouTube asked me about the SG03 and if I could review them. I remembered seeing a review of them on hiendportable so I reached out to CqTek asking to borrow them and give them a listen.
His first reply was âSure, Iâll send them you but Iâm not sure they will be your flavourâ. I guess he knows my tastes fairly well because he was totally correct, they are not a set of IEMs that I am overly delighted by.
However, that does not make them any less eligible for review, nor does it mean that, as they are not my cup of tea, that they wonât be perfect for others, so Iâll try and give my impressions on how I hear the Reecho SG03 without being pessimistic
PresentationâŚ
As these were sent to me by CqTek, who probably has even more IEMs than me, it is understandable that he doesnât keep the packing and accessories around for most of them. In this case, the Reecho were shipped to me in a transport case along with an aftermarket cable, therefore I cannot comment on presentation of the product.
Build and aestheticsâŚ
The IEM shells are metal and on the large side, with a fair bit of weight that comes along with that combination. They are not the heaviest IEMs that I have had in my ears but they arenât really a lightweight either.
The faceplate use a design that combines shapes and gives them a look that is different from the majority of IEMs on the market. Although the faceplate does use strange shapes and angles, the interior or the shell is smooth and well contoured. resulting in a farily comfortable set of IEMs to wear.
The also seem like a sturdy build, due to the full metal shells, but the edges of the faceplate are starting to show a little sign of wear in the paint. Of course, this is something that is not really fair in comparison to other IEMs I review as these have been used (not sure for how long) whereas the IEMs I usually review are new, with approximately a week of use, but I thought I would mention it anyway.
As I mentioned, the cable I received is not the stock cable, therefore it isnât relevant to this review, however, I will say that it is the thickest IEM cable I have ever used. I think this cable is a perfect EDC carry for a prepper, as it can be used as a rope if necessary
SoundâŚ
I already said in the intro that these IEMs are not for me, I am not going to go further into that as I think I have made my preferences clear in previous reviews, so I will just focus on the Reecho SG03 as I hear them.
In the subbass category, there is plenty. In fact, there is more than plenty. Using âChameleonâ which has become my default test track for subbass, the SG03 provide a wall of it. At a low listening level, the subbass is very present, give it some power and it just becomes a huge low end monster.
âChameleonâ is an exaggerated track, one that pushes the low end to an extreme, but even with tracks that are not quite as subbass focused, such as âNo Sanctuary Hereâ by Marian Herzog feat Chris Jones, the low end is nothing short of brutal. The thing is, the SG03 actually manage to pull off this amount low end without it getting too out of control. I mean, there are times when âChameleonâ does sound dirty in the low end, or even âNo Sanctuary Hereâ can feel a bit out of control when pushed, but the exaggerated bass doesnât really have a negative affect on the remaining frequencies, or at least not to the extent that I would have expected.
Although this is a very V shaped tuning and there is certainly some bleed into the lower mids, this bleed is actually a lot less prominent than I would have thought by listening to the bass these IEMs put out. That is not to say that the transition from the bass to the mids is clean and articulate, but it is cleaner and more articulated than one would expect.
The mids are recessed in comparison to the lower registries. Depending on the choice of music, voices can go from being present enough to actually struggling, depending on the amount of bass and information happening in those lower registers. As an example, âBreezeblocksâ by alt-J is acceptable while it is in a tranquil part of the track, but once the bass kicks in, the vocals disappear behind a mass of rumble.
As we move up towards the higher registers, there is presence in the 2kHz to 4kHz which manages to not be harsh but is also not quite enough to bring the presence of vocals back through the rumble. To be fair, they havenât done a terrible job as I can understand that it is very difficult to make voices cut through the elevated bass rumble without them being overly harsh in quieter and more tamed passages.
That doesnât mean that they sound great with vocals in simpler and quieter tracks, they still have a harshness to them that I am not fond of, but it is certainly not as bad as it would have been if they had continued to try and cut through.
In the higher regions, there isnât a great sensation of air or extension. This is partly due to a roll off in the higher frequencies but also due to the tuning itself. I feel that the higher regions are similar to the higher mids in regards to having to counteract the bass without becoming unbearable in parts of tracks where there isnât a huge amount of bass.
The soundstage is also not very large, although it doesnât come across as claustrophobic, it just seems to hit a âdo not passâ line off to the sides. For example, when listening to âLetterâ, the pencil moves across the center but once off to the side, it seems to sit there for quite a long time. Saying this, the SG03 does manage to separate things fairly well inside the soundstage it has to work with. You can still pick out details in the higher mids and lower treble, even in the center of the mids to some extent, just donât try to focus on bass details when there is a lot going on.
ConclusionâŚ
I have said it already but Iâll repeat it, the SG03 are not for me. They donât suit my tastes and donât really make anything that I listen to sound better than I would expect. There have been a few moments of âwowâ when listening to certain genres or tracks, like the first time I played âChameleonâ through them, but those werenât really âwow, Iâm impressedâ moments, it was more âwow, thatâs not what I expectedâ moments.
That doesnât mean that they are bad IEMs, I am sure that there will be plenty of people who love these IEMs. Maybe for those who like to listen to deep throbbing Dubstep (which I do on occasions also) will find these perfect for their taste, they just donât suit mine.
I donât think I have mentioned the price yet, these sell for around 75âŹ, which is not terribly expensive but is not ultra budget either. I suppose I would need to take into consideration whatever is included as far as accessories etc. before saying these are expensive, but based solely on how they sound, I feel they could be cheaper.
In fact, if these were a set of IEMs that fell into the ultra-budget category, like some of the offerings around 30âŹ, then I would probably be interested in a set just to have in my collection of IEMs, as the bass really is⌠well⌠bassy. But as I wouldnât use them regularly to listen to music, I wouldnât pay the current price.
Again, this is all personal preference, as with all my reviews, they are personal opinions and are only relevant to my own taste in music and how it is reproduced. If you feel that these may suit your tastes, then give them a whirl!
its really hard to estimate a frequency response just by listening but here is my best effort. if you look at the bottom of the image you will see a thin blue line that i have drawn which shows a bump around the vocal range and one close but not dominating sibliance area with the rest of the range being relatively prominent but not as high as these areas. note that there is only a hint of sibliance just the faintest touch, not annoying at all but there must be a bump somewhere here to account for the spaciality (compared to very cheap iems) and air detail (compared to very very cheap stuff)
What IEMs is the estimated FR of?
Sorry I assumed my posts would be approved in order. I had a late night listening session on some super cheap knock offs of these
When I get home Iâll post the link for you again. They only cost 4 pounds! Hopefully by then the rest of my posts will be approved
I think Iâve been lucky as some uiisii ear buds that I have left over from a broken earphone fit these really well and are providing my ears with good isolation. I suspect the air volume turns out perfect by chance and the result is incredible (at least for my ears)
I still canât believe what I heard last night. It rivalled and marginally exceeded my moondrop spaceships for 4 pounds gbp. The build quality is crap but the sound addictive. N.b I think earbud tuning may be critical