CCA HYDRO The Castor Blaster With Finese

[@TheCzev]

I've waited long for your review of the Hydro! Thank you!

[@c4monkey]

What I loved about the hydro is it played back 95% of my library back amazingly. Very forgiving. I used uuud config and added 2db to around 500hz as I felt it was slightly lacking in vocal weight. Also using spinfit short wide bore tips

[@cobrabucket]

I have one and it is definitely the best CCA I've heard, although I do like the Trio as well.

[@tonedeafmonk]

Agreed! Trio was good

[@jamesbb4]

The Hydros are 🔥

[@dave91863]

I hooked up the the questyle M15 to the samsung S24 ultra and it sounds better than my shanling M6 ultra (to my ears ) the hydro is the best KZ/CCA iem released to date imo

[@tonedeafmonk]

Agreed

[@александрСочи-м9ь]

What is better in your opinion CCA HYDRO or AFUL MagicOne?

[@fiddlix]

Great review, I’ve been waiting on this one, my only beef with sets like Rhapsody and Hydro is I end up with option paralysis pulling them out and flipping switches. TBH, I’m saving my coin for Micheal Bruce’s first in house production iem set the SBDM set. With dna from the Dark Magician and Softears Twilight I have very high hopes for sure. Peace brother..✌️

[@kenjikodai]

Oh I gotta see that set, that sounds sick

[@tonedeafmonk]

Yeah Mike is going to crush with that one!

[@yonakid_a]

got into a rabbit hole Between the letshuoer s12 pro and these, which one do you recommend? can't decide

[@faisalfirdausiinn4708]

This means Hydro surpasses ZS12 Pro X..?

[@tonedeafmonk]

Not for me I still prefer the 12

[@faisalfirdausiinn4708]

@@tonedeafmonk Thanks.

[@Sforzabull]

Hey Monk, does the KZ ZS12 Pro X compete?

[@tonedeafmonk]

Yup very much

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

Can the hiby fc6 Drive the HD 600?

[@tonedeafmonk]

Not sure sorry don't have either to test

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

@@tonedeafmonk did you sold the hiby fc6?

[@tonedeafmonk]

@@Daniel-lq5qq Never had that one.

[@aadi2134]

does that full range 8mm dd make the mids muddy??

[@tonedeafmonk]

Mids are nice , quite natural sounding not top tier but nice

[@wahid-lg1kk]

What's better then Hydro under 150? DD/multi BA...would the Hydro sound a little more natural on the new Onix dongle?

[@UFO-Audio]

Truthear Nova

[@wahid-lg1kk]

@@UFO-Audio Bass is no good, Hydro is mid over sub, I want that..

[@UFO-Audio]

@@wahid-lg1kk That is actually my preference as well - mid bass over sub bass.

[@tonedeafmonk]

Wish I had my Alpha when I did the review probably would have been a good pairing

[@wahid-lg1kk]

@@tonedeafmonk Right, nice to hear, as I am going for the alpha..

[@Bbq-w9f]

Between hydro and celest phoenixcall which is good for rock music ?

[@tonedeafmonk]

Sorry I don't remember the PC was a brief loaner and I easy forgot it. The Hydro I still have it's KZ house sound very colored and on the fun side.

[@valentin3186]

9:58 some people call it Expresso😅

[@tonedeafmonk]

Yup lol

[@deadline7610]

Nicely Done. Hope you get a chance to review the new ZIIGAAT X JAY ESTRELLA. Thanks

[@tonedeafmonk]

Maybe not going to buy it with the puffed up hype and now questions of QC and tuning.

[@deadline7610]

@@tonedeafmonk Thanks. It the question about QC related to ZiiGaat or ChiFi

[@iyervenki]

Did I hear you right? Penon eartips ? Any particular reason, not the standard bgvp/kbear/azla/divinus eartips ? Great video but I personally feel this one could have been a tad longer. Too abrupt, an ending.

[@shareclipsave]

tuning wise (graph), i prefer the cca rhapsody for a more varied presentation of the bass and lower mids

[@carminedesanto6746]

Good after from outside of Toronto☕️Damn that’s deep V 🧐

[@tonedeafmonk]

💯 but actually doesn't sound like it

[@nmatheis]

Correct that CCA/KZ shouldn't be bundling the absolute garbage stock cable with their more expensive IEM when the 784 core cables sound so much better. The large shell they use lacks contouring where it rests in the back of the concha which gives me hot spots pretty damn quickly so I can't wear them for long. They've definitely tamed the treble in recent sets but it's still metallic/sharp to my ears.

[@tonedeafmonk]

Non branded BA still can't match a Knowles or Sonion, getting better but not there yet

[@Greg.Siucrazyforaudio2016]

IMO the Separation and Coherence are not Up to the job, bass and treble lacking no matter how you eq, switches, nothing helps.

[@mongpic]

KZ needs to replace the stock cable. I find it hard to justify charging extra for the cable.