I have always used in ear monitors (IEM's) for music production, but never considered utilizing 'gaming mode' which has been available for some time with modern bluetooth earbuds.
KZ Audio have been my favourite IEM manufacturer for the past few years, and I was intrigued by their selection of earbuds and IEM ear hooks with the zero perceptible latency feature.
KZ Audio have been my favourite IEM manufacturer for the past few years, and I was intrigued by their selection of earbuds and IEM ear hooks with the zero perceptible latency feature.
Fast forward a couple months of testing and they are my ONLY go to for mixing music and video editing. These things really break all the rules - and high performance mode doesn't drain the battery as quickly as you would think.
I have never used them long enough to drain them completely, not to mention the 6 hour quoted battery life for the ear hooks lasted over eight hours during a flight.
I checked the battery when arriving in London and they still said 40% life remaining. I am hooked!
I have never used them long enough to drain them completely, not to mention the 6 hour quoted battery life for the ear hooks lasted over eight hours during a flight.
I checked the battery when arriving in London and they still said 40% life remaining. I am hooked!
I prefer the ear hooks because I have the option of switching back to wired mode when working on another system or listening to music on my phone with a dedicated digital to audio converter (DAC). That said the ear hooks will reproduce music at a rate or 384KHz and 24 Bit rate which is just bonkers.
The earbuds are just as good and use 100% the same processor which enables this high quality feature through your standard bluetooth connection. I will get a pair to use with my phone, and keep the IEM setup with my computer for music production only.
The earbuds are just as good and use 100% the same processor which enables this high quality feature through your standard bluetooth connection. I will get a pair to use with my phone, and keep the IEM setup with my computer for music production only.
If you are somebody who wants to enjoy quality audio on the go, or are looking for new bluetooth earbuds I can only recommend these.
As mentioned they provide an incredible sound for the price and have completely replaced my studio monitoring headphones. I doubt I will ever produce or mix music using over ear headphones again.
As mentioned they provide an incredible sound for the price and have completely replaced my studio monitoring headphones. I doubt I will ever produce or mix music using over ear headphones again.
As mentioned, it takes seconds to switch from wired to wireless using the ear hooks, but I understand some people don't like the feeling of something going around the ear. I have tested full body workouts, treadmill jogging and jump exercises with the ear hooks and they stayed 100% in place.
This is something to consider if you are an active user, however for normal commuting, driving, walking etc you will be completely fine with the earbuds.
This is something to consider if you are an active user, however for normal commuting, driving, walking etc you will be completely fine with the earbuds.
The earbuds and ear hooks cost £80 each, including delivery.
The ear hooks will come with a free set of KZ IEM's - the exact same ones I use for mixing my music productions. This offer will last until August 2024 for all sales.
Please write your full name, contact number and address for delivery. You can also forward this information to me via email or instagram and ask any questions there.
Many thanks for reading. The payment link is below.
The ear hooks will come with a free set of KZ IEM's - the exact same ones I use for mixing my music productions. This offer will last until August 2024 for all sales.
Please write your full name, contact number and address for delivery. You can also forward this information to me via email or instagram and ask any questions there.
Many thanks for reading. The payment link is below.