KZ-ZST Hybrid Banlance Armature with Dynamic in-Ear Earphone 1BA+1DD HiFi Headset Wired Earbuds IEM Headphones Gaming Earbuds (Black-zst Without Microphone)

For the price, these in-ears are absolutely EXCELLENT!!! I honestly wasn’t expecting much, but the sound quality really surprised me. The mix of the balanced armature and dynamic driver gives you clear highs and solid bass without sounding muddy. Music sounds crisp, and even when gaming, you can pick up details really well. They’re also lightweight and comfortable, so I can wear them for a while without any issues. The fit is secure, which helps with noise isolation too. If you’re looking for budget-friendly earbuds that perform way above their price point, these are 100% worth it. Definitely a great buy!

How I use them: Worship leader--I use them as in-ear monitors for rehearsals and on stage during live events. Frequency of use: Generally twice per week, occasionally more if we have multiple events, occasionally less if I get a week off. My take: I was honestly blown away by the sound quality at this price point. All the other five star reviews noting this are accurate. These are so impressive that they are the goto in-ears for any new member that comes on and needs a good pair fast. Some move on from them to more expensive brands, but more and more the members of our teams get these to start and then stick with them. I think mine is the first pair to suffer any kind of failure (but I was also the first to get them, so that makes sense). The only real con is that after about 9 or so months of twice-weekly-ish use, the wire in the cable on the right ear (for shaping around the ear) popped through. My best guess is it's a quality control issue, as opposed to me just being hard on them, only because I keep them in a hard case when not in use, and almost never use the right ear, keeping it out so I can better hear the room sound. Only once in a blue moon do I use the right ear and then only for a minute or so to get through a difficult part where I need to block room sound and be hyper focused to get something right. After it pierced through the cable sheathing, I gently removed it to keep it from snagging or poking or just tearing up the cable from the inside since it wasn't seated in place anymore. A few weeks later, the right ear didn't work at all anymore. Left side is unaffected. So at some point, I'll get another pair and see if it's just the cable that needs replacing or if the right monitor just went bad and it's unrelated to the cable, but for now I'm going to try out another model of KZs because they all have fantastic reviews and I want to see if I can find something even better for me. I do have relatively small ears, so these are a tad bulky, but all of them are for me. I'd need to get into the super pricey custom stuff to fix that, so these aren't faulted for that in my book. They're really great in-ears. All in all, still 5 stars because for twenty bucks I got more than 6 months worth of two hundred dollar quality. But do be aware that they probably won't last forever.

I've used a variety of earbuds, over ear, and on ear headphones over the years. Wired, digital, bluetooth etc. These have found a place as one of my favorites I've ever used. The key to these is the clarity in the mids and highs. These aren't bass heavy like the majority of headphones are, they are very balanced only maybe lacking a very tiny bit in the highs but overall still impressive for the price you pay. I'm in a sound booth nearly ever week with audio and these have become my go to headphones even for live mixing as I can easily take them in and out and gauge the board mix with the room mix itself and they match so extremely well. My only real gripe for these is the connector from the cable to the earbuds themselves. I've never had an issue while using them at all they stay connected and don't lose or have connection issues during use. They are a proprietary 2 pin connection though different than what you would see on most IEMs. Also I did have one ear bud fall off the connector while in my pocket and the bud itself I lost for 2-3 days. I almost bought a new pair because I loved using them so much. Some cheap earbuds I found were so extremely lacking too in comparison, they weren't even powerful enough to be heard on my sound mixer. Thankfully I was able to find the missing bud though. A small case would be beneficial for these though definitely. On an added note with Apple Music now having Hi Quality Lossless with a DAC these sound great listening to music day to day too. Overall I definitely do recommend these for anyone looking for some comfortable balanced ear buds.

Unbeatable sound quality for the price, they fit nicely come with multiple sizes and sit in ur ear comfortably, haven't fallen out even once

This is so far the best value for money, great sound. The cable is always a hassle. Spend minutes to fix cable before use..... but it is worth it.

It’s not that bad for gaming but I think there’s is better, the audio is magnified a lot, in case of games that require voice chat I can hear them talking like they are next to me even though they’re far away and I can’t differentiate between the voice and from where it comes cuz of that.

Excellent audio , you need good Dac or Audio players like iPod to get good audio experience. Sounds really poor in phones with bad Dac so keep that in mind before buying.

Je joue dans un groupe amateur ou nous avons des retours en ear monitor. Pour le prix et l'usage, c'est parfait!