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- Overview of KZ ZEX
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- Sound quality
- General comment
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Recommended for people like this
- People who like a rich sound
- People who like a boomy sound
- People who like a sweet and plump sound
- People who like a muddy sound
- People who value cost.
- KZ Fans
Overview of KZ ZEX
This review will give an overview of KZ ZEX. A complete review of this product can be found here.
audio-sound Score
- Total Score: 8.3 / 10.0
- Package: 7.5 / 10.0
- Build quality: 8.5 / 10.0
- Fitment: 8.5 / 10.0
- High range: 8.5 / 10.0
- Mid range: 7.5 / 10.0
- Low range: 6.0 / 10.0
- Less distortion: 8.0 / 10.0
- Cost performance bonus: 11.5 / 10.0
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Basic Specifications
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 40kHz
- Impedance: 25Ω
- Sensitivity: 103dB
- Cable connector: 0.75mm 2pin
package
The package is simple. Since the price is the price, we can say that it is of a standard level. It can be positively evaluated as eco-friendly and environment-friendly.
Package contents
The accessories are relatively complete. There are enough eartips.
- KZ ZEX
- Eartips
Build quality
The build quality of the exterior is above the standard for the price range. It's quite well done.
Fit
It is heavy, but the fit is quite good.
Sound quality
REW Frequency Response
* This measurement is based on the HATS measurement, and the resonance peak is set at around 9 kHz.
Sound quality description
In this review, I use the standard eartips size L and drive it with the FiiO M15.
The KZ ZEX has a loose W-shaped, or rather V-shaped, variant of its sound signature. It has a warm, full sound with excellent dynamics, which makes it rather enjoyable to listen to, but it has a tendency to sound thick and dense, so there is a sense of pressure in the midrange. Also, the sound image in the midrange is basically flat and lacks developmental power. You may enjoy the unique depth and dynamism of the sound.
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Sound quality general comment
- Original Sound Fidelity: A
- Recommendation: B-
- Personal preference: C+
The KZ ZEX is a strange earphone that has a terrible sound balance with excellent drivers. In other words, what you have there is the usual KZ.
It's a typical example of earphones that no matter how good the drivers are at a low price, if the tuning is bad, everything is ruined.
Sound quality features
Pros
- Warm and pleasant to listen to
- Excellent dynamism
- Sound with a sense of depth
- Nostalgic
- Richness
- Excellent resolution
Cons
- Lacks color saturation
- Lacks a sense of freshness
- Lack of high frequency extension
- Lacks a sense of structure
- Boomy low frequencies
- Flat vocal expression
- Lacks consistency of sound image
General comment
The technical performance of the KZ ZEX is excellent, offering a sound comparable to the high end for an earphone that costs just under $30. However, the tuning is not to everyone's taste, pursuing the usual KZ hobby, and basically it is very niche and only a few listeners will be satisfied with it. The score looks good because of the large amount of points added for technical performance, but the recommendation is below mediocre. In other words, there's the usual KZ out there, who likes to make weird sounds with great material.
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