oh black edition is double the price

```Yes , we have a more extreme White Edition, but plz do not pay for them.

As they are exclusive for the guys who already have a Zen 2.0~and the nirvana is coming,

unless u just wanna ur Zen 2.0 black to be softer , I will say stay away from them for now.

if u r a current own of the Zen 2.0, feel free to email me [email protected].

```

lol

999$!!?!?

i presume placeohlder price

still though 350$ for this zen 2.0 black edition

rip off

they dont even say whats the difference between the black and normal edition

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/venture-electronics-ve-zen-v2.21181/reviews

Anybody got a pair of ZSRs yet?

Think mine are arriving today

Hearing the difference now isn't the reason to encode to FLAC. FLAC uses lossless compression, while MP3 is 'lossy'. What this means is that for each year the MP3 sits on your hard drive, it will lose roughly 12kbps, assuming you have SATA - it's about 15kbps on IDE, but only 7 kbps on SCSI, due to rotational velocidensity. You don't want to know how much worse it is on CD-ROM or other optical media.
I started collecting MP3s in about 2001, and if I try to play any of the tracks I downloaded back then, even the stuff I grabbed at 320kbps, they just sound like crap. The bass is terrible, the midrange...well don't get me started. Some of those albums have degraded down to 32 or even 16kbps. FLAC rips from the same period still sound great, even if they weren't stored correctly, in a cool, dry place. Seriously, stick to FLAC, you may not be able to hear the difference now, but in a year or two, you'll be glad you did.

i wish my 0's turned into 1's :(

```due to rotational velocidensity```

they could have made this a lot better

they could have just said "background radation from space superimposes the atoms" or some shit

this is why i store all my music on flash storage

hard drives make the music sound too harsh and mechanical

while flash storage brings out the crisps highs and warmness

sandisk vs sony music storage for under $1?

crunchy lows

man i really want a solid silve iem calbe

i know they do 0

but still

wat

dont you want one

solid silver cable

or pure silvr

whatever its called

no

its just a cable my guy

conducts electricity n shit

http://www.thephonograph.net/KZ-ZSR-review

```No, the Beteran KZ ATE or Knowledge Base KZ ATE or Ze Electronics Co Ltd. KZ ATE or whatever they're called cannot be described as having any of the positive aural traits of an Etymotics or Noble Audio or Ultimate Ears or Westones or name your favorite high-end IEM – all which should feel fairly safe that audiophiles aren't going to start purchasing the KZ ATE instead of them.

But you can be sure that I'm going to recommend the KZ ATE to those who are never going to consider purchasing a set of upper echelon audiophile IEMs, or already have a pair of expensive IEMs but need a pair for a young family member, or as a back-up pair, or for someone like me who is fed up with losing their mid-level high-end but certainly decent set of IEMs. I just checked Amazon.com and they are no longer being sold for $15.53 but are at the time I'm writing this go for a ridiculously low $14 or thereabouts. I bought two more pair.```

@BIRDzone

guy has anyone tried the xiaomi ANC 3.5 jack headphones?

this one https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=562560604318&_u=t2dmg8j26111

also would this https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.1.3d629e59NAnUUe&id=532149315497&cm_id=140105335569ed55e27b&abbucket=14 fit a KZ ZS5? I like the ZS5 but it lacks isolation imo

These ZSRs are comfy as fuck to wear

Gonna listen to them with the X220 built-in sound, see what they're like

Holy christ, God knows how they got the earbuds on it though

Made the mistake of taking one of them off to see what the deal is and I can't get the fucker back off

On*

Yeah i got some spinfits with my kz, they're indeed pretty comfy.
Though the shopping sites always look memy as fuck.

I was gonna ask that

Whether anybody had tried them

Disappointed to report that the KZ Bluetooth cable is garbage

Unless you like listening to hiss in which case they are A+

@kylemd their QC is incredibly hit or miss so keep in mind it can differ

@Droidbot I'll have to try the second one I bought (for some reason) then and will report back

👋

$ 2

how bad is this hiss youre talking about

i have two bt cables and its honestly not that bad.. if you use them outside, because they're bluetooth cables

unless you use bluetooth indoors like some kind of autist

https://www.gearbest.com/sports-fitness-headphones/pp_469339.html anyone tried these memes?

reee kz

@Windatica this, I never use the BT cable indoors, it's purely for convenience while out walking

pls stop buying kz

and start buying 🅱z

I just want a cheap set of bt earphones Dear

kz bt + literally any of their offering

its like $10 at least

and $20 at most

or tin audio + bt

yeah KZ ZS3 is still good and they're dirt cheap

^you see this guy? don't listen to him, his ears are 🅱roke

;_;

BROKE

the zsr is on sale at gearbest, i guess they're worth it?

no

Just get airpods

only when kz adopts the one and true flat signature response is when i will begin 2 respect

but that's never happening

what are they instead?

v for victory

ear raping treble

that's only on the zs5v2 and zs6 <:alismirk:230784726615588865>

what do you recommend for flat?

a bigger budget

stfu

Save up and get some gr07 lol

Or erynotic

Etymofic

erotic

buy a better eq

B`)

GR07, HF5, FAD Heaven 2 are all pretty much the cheapest you can get "neutral" at

You could have bought 1 decent iem with all the money you spend on <#365921969004216320>

but then I can't take a photo of a pile of IEMs for /csg/

disgustang

zs3v2 whem

what else screams "audiophool" more than a pile of cables

kz should make ZST and just slap a TWFK in

um excuse me? these are OXYGEN FREE cables made with compressed angel dust and unicorn hair

or zs3

it doesnt help that the zs3 are fuckin impossible to open up

I've only had ZS3 + ZS6, ZS3 is miles better

Jc headfi is awful

nah u can open zs3 easy if u heat it up like mad