Best KZ IEMs

KZ Zenith

• Jaytiss: It's a middie, but a good option.
• Head-Fi.org: 5 community members have rated the KZ Zenith at an average of 4.4/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Excellent.
• Kois Archive: Rating: A- | Value: ⭐⭐⭐ | Comfort: 9  the best from KZ  driver quality not the best

KZ AM16

• Web Search: The KZ AM16 is an all-BA in-ear monitor using 8 BA drivers per side (16 total) and offered in two editions—Balanced and Bass-Enhanced. Independent listings and user reviews confirm the per-side...
• Paul Wasabii: A fun, bass-leaning all-BA tuning with relaxed treble and natural tonality. Technicalities are decent for $57 but need some volume to shine.  Engaging, thicker tuning with thumpy mid-bass, natural vocals, and minimal BA timbre for the price.  Relaxed upper treble and a 5 kHz dip reduce air and perceived clarity at low volumes; large shell may challenge smaller ears.

KZ Duet

• Jaytiss: Build quality is Earbud, I'd recommend the USB-C unless you need the wired.
• Paul Wasabii: Dual dynamic drivers in an earbud style shell deliver tight, fast bass with clear mids and lively treble that suit both music and gaming; sub-bass weight is modest. The optional DSP dongle is handy...  Clean, sharp imaging with big projected stage and tight, fast bass makes it good for both music and gaming.  Sub-bass is light and the mid/treble edge can read a bit BA-like or fatiguing for some listeners.

KZ Saga Balanced

• Audio Amigo: KZs more mature next gen V-shaped tuning in a great all-metal shell. Fun all-rounder type of sound. Super premium feeling shells let down by KZs typical awful stock cable and woeful acessories...
• Kois Archive: Rating: B+ | Value: ⭐⭐⭐ | Comfort: 8  good well rounder. banger for the price  filter could cause imbalance

KZ Duonic

• Jaytiss: This is slightly safe, but has strong bass, it's agressive and wonderful.
• Web Search: The KZ Duonic is a budget hybrid that combines a tri-magnetic planar “Flux3” driver with an 8 mm super-linear dynamic, an unusual recipe at this price. KZ markets the pairing as an “acoustic...

KZ Taurus

• Jaytiss: Sizzly!
• Head-Fi.org: 6 community members have rated the KZ Taurus at an average of 3.5/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Generally Favorable.
• Kois Archive: Rating: C- | Value: ⭐ | Gaming: 🎮 | Comfort: 9  sound nice with impedance adapter  spicy mid and treble. not vented?
• Paul Wasabii: Vocal focused 2DD with boosted upper mids and lower treble. Bass shelf has good impact, but stage and upper treble air are typical for the price and it works best at lower volumes.  Clear, vivid vocals and a well judged bass shelf with snappy impact for the price.  Upper mids dominate at higher volumes, trimming warmth and masking upper treble air; stage is on the small side.

KZ Sonata

• Jaytiss: It has some issues, but it isn't bad.
• Kois Archive: Rating: C+ | Gaming: 🎮🎮 | Comfort: 6  fun and technical for the price  shouty. bass is kind of dead. pressure issue.

KZ D-Fi

QKZ HBB

• Jays Audio: Very well tuned warm/bassy set. Not basshead like the Rosefinch, but still has good bass impact as well as upholding enough treble extension.
• Fresh Reviews: good for $ - can border on C+
• Audio Amigo: Best true "Warm" Set under $25. Super relaxing. Don't expect tons of treble detail

KZ EDC PRO

• Jays Audio: Nicely tuned v shape, smooth treble for the price/single DD, also very cheap on sale... but KZ.
• Jaytiss: 12 Dollars, moderate your expectations, but it's ok.
• Shuwa-T:  How this was recommended ever befuddles me, nothing about this set works unless you listen to only the two extremes
• Bad Guy Good Audio:  Tonality, inoffensive tuning  BA bass
• Audio Amigo: Great driver with great tuning for the price. Try to get for under $10
• Kois Archive: Rating: D- | Value: ⭐⭐ | Comfort: 10  can buy it for $1!  muddy bass

QKZ ZXN

• Head-Fi.org: One community member has rated the QKZ ZXN at an average of 5.0/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Masterpiece.

KZ EDX Pro

• Precogvision: Surprisingly extended treble and good bass dynamics for the price. Just crappy tuning per usual.
• Head-Fi.org: 5 community members have rated the KZ EDX Pro at an average of 3.6/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Generally Favorable.

KZ EDX Ultra

• Precogvision: Far too bright in the upper-treble, but reasonably decent otherwise.
• Head-Fi.org: 4 community members have rated the KZ EDX Ultra at an average of 4.3/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Excellent.

QKZ AK6

• Head-Fi.org: One community member has rated the QKZ Ak6 at an average of 3.0/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Mixed to Positive.

TKZK Wave

• Nymz: Worse techs and timbre heart mirror, but with better treble tuning (less fatiguing). Bass has dynamics for its price. At this price, can't fault it that much tbh.
• Head-Fi.org: 16 community members have rated the TKZK Wave at an average of 4.0/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Strongly Favorable.

QKZ HBB HADES

• Jays Audio: Slams even harder than the Rosefinch. If you want the most bass these are it. No vocals no treble, only bass. High-volume listening recommeded.
• Head-Fi.org: 12 community members have rated the QKZ HBB HADES at an average of 3.8/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Strongly Favorable.

HBB KZ PR2

• Jays Audio: New batch needs 300-500 mesh filters
• Audionotions: Solid technical performance. Imaging and resolution much better than the price would suggest. Stage is average to intimate. Well-tuned planar - decently balanced. Treble can be very spicy and zingy -...
• Head-Fi.org: 15 community members have rated the HBB KZ PR2 at an average of 4.2/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Very Positive.
• Audio Amigo: Highly resolving planar. Wonky harmonics, too much treble energy, fatiguing tuning. You don't know what you'll get when you order.

KZ PRX

• Jaytiss: Weird upper trebble is killing it for me, but it might be good for you.
• Head-Fi.org: 8 community members have rated the KZ PRX at an average of 4.3/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Excellent.
• Audio Amigo: Best KZ Planar IEM. Warm, bassy sound, lacking a little in dynamics. Foam tips come worn down in the package. Shrill tonality in higher treble for some listeners

KZ PR1 Pro

• Precogvision: Solid choice at $50 for an exciting, high-clarity sound, but at the expense of an artifical brightness and timbre.

KZ ZSN Pro

• Shuwa-T: Comment: Well at least it fits pretty nicely.  Just no  Tonally off, technically limited

KZ ZAS

• Precogvision: Typical bloated KZ tuning. The party doesn't stop, I guess.
• Head-Fi.org: 3 community members have rated the KZ ZAS at an average of 3.4/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Cautiously Favorable.

QKZ x HBB

• Jays Audio: Very well tuned warm/bassy set. Not basshead like the Rosefinch, but still has good bass impact as well as upholding enough treble extension.
• Fresh Reviews: good for $ - can border on C+
• Nymz: Amazing warm tonality with adequate techs for the bracket that turns into a ultra-budget nice alternative to the usual suspects.
• Audionotions: Fun, cheap, well-tuned. And the kicker - the treble extension is absurd for the price! However, aesthetically they are a tragedy. In this price range, value prop is often increased in the form of...
• Kois Archive: Rating: B- | Value: ⭐⭐ | Comfort: 7  soundstage at this price?  so much bass

KZ DQ6

• Precogvision: Typical KZ IEM that didn't stick to the wall.
• Nymz: Treble too hot and mids are bad. Slam and stage are GREAT. Everything else is below average. Good for prog metal. Get CCA CRA instead.
• Head-Fi.org: 5 community members have rated the KZ DQ6 at an average of 4.4/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Excellent.

QKZ x HBB Khan

• Jays Audio: Same as the Crin Zero but with slightl more bass and less faitguing, although at the cost of more recessed vocals/mids. Mid-bass tuck affects libraries.
• Jaytiss: Hard to recommend in a competitive market.
• Tim Tuned:  Very well tuned, strong clean bass  treble can use more eveness
• Audionotions: Low res. Too dark. Timbre is way off. Reminds me of an AM radio. Doesn't do much right if at all. An attempt was made and can't say much more than that.
• Head-Fi.org: 12 community members have rated the QKZ X HBB Khan at an average of 3.8/5 on Head-Fi. Overall sentiment: Strongly Favorable.

KZ Zex

• Precogvision: Warm and gooey but with too much spice in the mid-treble.
• Kois Archive: Rating: F- | Comfort: 8  not too balanced

KZ ZS10 Pro

• Precogvision: Bloated bass with zero texture meets the gritty, 5kHz peak of death.
• Shuwa-T:  Just no  Standard KZ treble, strange sounding iem, congested soundstage

KZ AST

• Precogvision: Sounds like KZ threw a bunch of drivers in a shell and called it a day.

KZ CRN

• Jaytiss: Hey a KZ that I like, ohh wait.
• Nymz: Lacks technicalities - mainly regarding detail, separation and dynamics. Stage is intimate. Timbre is funky. Notes are a bit blurry. Tuning is mostly fine. Nothing new at this current market.