KZ ZS10 Pro In Ear Monitor Earbuds vs Sennheiser CX 215

Sometimes I have to seat the cable firmly but still fit good with the right tips. These have worked-out good for the last half year. Was using different type of economical headphones at first, (ATH-M40x, Sony 7506, Phillips SHP-9500, BeyerDynamics DT-770). All are pretty good, but my ears would still ring after playing e-drums for a couple hours

But after two or so weeks of use, the left earbud stopped working altogether. I want to love these headphones, because when they were more functional these headphones were the best I've ever had. But as I sit here with one earbud in my ear, missing the stereo effect of what I'm listening to, I can't give these more than three stars. I would buy these again if I could be sure that I wouldn't run into this problem again, but currently I'm wary

I would compare the sound signature very similar with the TRN V80 (closest comparison IMO) with the exception of the low-end extension. It seems the ZS10 was lacking a bit on the low-end extension and bass punch compared to the V80's, but the margin is very minimal and both excel for this price range IEM. Both feel pretty weak in the high-mids and don't give proper justice to instruments like violin or certain EDM sounds. I'd go into more depth but after just about 5 hours of constant listening, I took them out to let my ears breath

Bill Callahan's "Drover," a track with far less deep bass in the mix, gives us a better sense of the CX Sport's overall sound signature. The first thing we notice is a strong boosting of the highest frequencies—the tape hiss is pushed forward in the mix dramatically. Callahan's baritone vocals get a pleasant low-mid richness that's matched by a crisp high-mid presence, giving the vocals some treble edge. The drums on this track get some extra thunder, but don't sound boosted to the point of overwhelming the mix

I’m still on the fence with these. I owned an older model, and they fit great, but the attaching cables kept coming unplugged. Bought these hoping for an upgrade, and they sound a bit better, but I do not like the fit. They are uncomfortable and they don’t give a good seal, due to them not fitting in my ear as well as the older, smaller KZs I had

**How the gear will be used** \- At home, relaxing on my sofa. I like to take my time to listen and experience an album (or multiple) and really soak it up.

But, if you are trying to enjoy the entire range of sound in a balanced fashion, this is not for you. Don't even try to use it to monitor a Bass guitar as it will completely overload the drivers, and the sound will clip and horribly distort.

I would say the overall sound here is good, comparable to the sounds from the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, Plus, and Pro for the most part. Good but not earth shattering.

For the price you cannot beat these if you are a bass player that needs IEMs. Good bass, very loud and clean sound. In addition, the way they designed the earpiece makes it easy to put on and keep in your ear. Again you can spend 20 times the amount to buy custom molded IEMs but these are amazing for the price

We'll see how long they last. I don't think these are any better than most $10 ear buds and I think the Skull Candy's sound a little better, but I went with these because on my last Skull Candy ear buds, the connector went bad where it plugs into the phone. Sounds like an issue with SC so I tried these. Again, nothing special here