KZ PR2 Review - Basically S12 for less than half the price... But.

[@samuelthomas2652]

As a pr2 owner, I agree with this review. Bass amount is there and its thick, however it lacks slam which is the biggest "issue" I have with this iem. Do uk any iem that graphs similar while having the slam ?

[@don_spektor]

S12 has more slam. Other than that, I'll probably need a DD to get the slam you want... However, these will not extend like the PR2 past 10k... Honestly, the only thing that comes to my mind now is the Quintet, which has a bit cleaner mids but is similarly bright and it slams... Unfortunately its also 200 bucks :/

[@matusjurcik6974]

So was it early batch?

[@don_spektor]

No, this was a later batch as the first ones shipped with the additional filter that HBB suggested for a bit smoother tuning. Later on, KZ seemed to have ditched the filter, most likely to save a bug. And if you ask whether the PR3 also has big variations in terms of tuning, I can't say. I barely have heard anything about it.

[@N4tF0und893]

People buying this without a DAC then play low bit rate low Quality MP3 and plays music like KPOP EDM etc. with anything Digitalnoise and Instrument 😅,Off course it will Shout 😂.,I Would Too. LOL .Bought this 12.12 for $18 I got a Fiio K9 and a portable Fiio KA13,My Library is a Bunch of 70s and early 2000s song all kind of Genres all FLAC with minimum 16bit 48khz but it sounded more immaculate with 24bit 96khz upwards 👌,For that price tell me what IEM could beat PR2 in Technicalities and Resolution it gives. I'm not an Audiophile I just play Screaming guitar in a Band I don't believe in this Audio Quality BS that much but this Proves me Wrong

[@don_spektor]

At this price, the PR2 probably is the best resolving IEM out there totally^^

[@matusjurcik6974]

Pr2 early batch is very good. Was lucky and bought 2x early batches in a month span. Like year ago or so

[@MrGarkin]

i heard planars and pr2 are extremely responsive for EQ

[@don_spektor]

Basically all planars are. Over-ear or in-ear, you can EQ them pretty well :-)

[@catmeow11111]

Sounds like treble murder. I have the S12 Pro and the treble is very uncomfortable. I can imagine what it'd be like with these X( Treble sensitive people would definitely avoid these.

[@don_spektor]

Oh totally, these are pretty bright and won't be for everyone as long as no EQ is used, even before KZs QC philosophy strikes again^^

[@TFWandyzilla]

Works well if you EQ it :D

[@don_spektor]

As do all planars :-)

[@jackvulture7316]

you cant say this.... cheap chifi stuff is terrible KZ PR Series sounds bad

[@don_spektor]

It isn't "bad" in its entirety. Just some parts are, which is the reason why I distinguish between different aspects of a product.