Revisione IEM HiFi KZ-PR1 – Monitor in-ear planari di budget con presenza reale
Ci sono giorni in cui sembra che il team di Knowledge Zenith non dorma.
Di recente hanno rilasciato ancora più nuovi IEM economici e l'ultimo di questi è arrivato alla mia porta, il KZ-PR1 HiFi di KZ.
Scelta dell'editoreMonitor in-ear con driver planare KZ PR1 HiFi
Un IEM luminoso, naturale e trasparente che presenta pochissimi difetti
5/5 Leggi altre recensioni Fascia di prezzo: $Marca: KZGalleria di immagini
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Mi è piaciuto molto quando KZ ha introdotto KZ ZEX Pro e KZ ZES con l'aggiunta del driver elettrostatico. Ora il KZ PR1 porta un driver Planar Magnetic nello spazio Chi-Fi economico.
Adoro questo IEM. Respira così bene, un palcoscenico sonoro ampio, davvero luminoso e nitido. È una firma sonora che funziona davvero per me.
Potrebbe non essere una tazza di tè per tutti e vedo che lunghi periodi di ascolto potrebbero sfinire alcune persone, ma per me è fantastico.
Voce, batteria, chitarra suonano semplicemente alla grande.
Vedi il prezzo su Amazon... e altre 1 recensioniLe specifiche
- Autista: Driver planare da 13,2 mm
- Risposta in frequenza: 20Hz-40kHz
- Connettore di origine: Spina jack da 3,5 mm
- Connettore IEM: Connettore a 2 pin da 0,75 mm
- Impedenza: 16 Ohm
- Cavo: Placcato argento OFC (125 cm)
- Sensibilità: 96±3dB
Cosa c'è nella confezione?
- IEM HiFi PR1
- Auricolari in silicone S/M/L
- Cavo argento OFC da 125 cm
- Guida al prodotto
Cose che mi piacciono
- Palco sonoro ampio ed espansivo
- Firma sonora naturale e brillante
- Buona rappresentazione attraverso l'intero spettro di frequenze – Nice Natural Full Bass
- Bella vestibilità
- Prezzo decente
Cose che mi piacciono di meno
- Potrebbe essere troppo luminoso per alcuni
- Potrebbe anche essere troppo analitico per alcuni
- A volte sento che il volume deve alzarsi un po' prima che i bassi arrivino davvero in primo piano
Dove trovarlo
- Vista su KZ (Knowledge Zenith)
- Visualizza su Aliexpress
- Visualizza su Amazon
Prodotti comparabili da considerare
KZ ZEX ProView su AmazonScopri di piùPiccolo e gustoso tribrido con driver dinamici, BA ed elettrostatici.
KZ ZESView su AmazonVedi altroUn'altra grande unità della KZ. Driver dinamico con driver elettrostatico che lo rende un IEM economico solido e potente.
Esamina le metriche
Qualità del suono:9Bassi:10Medi:9Alti:9Isolamento del suono:8Qualità costruttiva:10Comfort e vestibilità:9Rapporto qualità-prezzo:10Accessori:8Metriche di valutazione Media:9.11 / 10Dopo aver recensito di recente il KZ ZEX Pro (chiamato anche KZ ZEX Pro - Crinacle) che era una versione aggiornata del KZ ZEX, sono rimasto davvero colpito dalla combinazione dinamica elettrostatica e armatura bilanciata in questo Tribrid.
La nitidezza è stata eccellente ed è davvero diventato il mio nuovo monitor in-ear economico preferito.
Ma poi, questo è stato seguito con il KZ ZES, che è venuto con un'ottima combinazione di driver dinamico e, ancora, un driver elettrostatico.
Questo era un nuovo spazio in cui KZ si era spostata spostandosi dai soli driver di armatura bilanciati dinamicamente alla gamma elettrostatica.
Mi è piaciuto molto questo e la luminosità e la leggerezza del suono elettrostatico combinate con la dinamica e le armature bilanciate hanno davvero reso questi IEM economici al di sopra del loro peso.
Con il KZ-PR1, Knowledge Zenith ha ora rilasciato un driver Planar IEM economico.
Vabbè.
Senza entrare nei dettagli sui driver magnetici planari, non sono così comuni come altri e molte aziende di cuffie come Audeze e HIFIMAN sembrano avere una piccola nicchia in quello spazio poiché le cuffie tipiche si concentrano sui driver dinamici.
In realtà ha solo un diaframma molto sottile attraversato da un filo e un magnete sospeso accanto a quel diaframma interagisce con il segnale, accendendosi e spegnendosi per creare una reazione tra i magneti e il diaframma per creare uscita audio e movimento.
La cosa interessante dei driver planari è che possono avere una risposta molto veloce e questo ovviamente si traduce in un suono spesso più stretto.
Basta con la tecnologia, come devo dire, che il KZ-PR1 riflette sicuramente quella tenuta, specialmente nella parte inferiore fino alla parte superiore.
Prime impressioni
Bene, la scatola stessa è la stessa di qualsiasi altra scatola KZ. Viene fornito in un pacchetto molto piccolo con due set di ricambio di auricolari in silicone e i monitor in-ear con un cavo semitrasparente OFC.
Sfortunatamente, le mie suppliche e grida per un tendicavo con un budget limitato, i monitor in-ear non li hanno raggiunti in tempo per includerli.
Vivo nella speranza...
Quindi, sembra che continuerò a usare elastici o piccole guaine di plastica che avvolgerò abbastanza stretto in modo da poter creare tensione su questi monitor in-ear intorno al mio orecchio.
Gli auricolari stessi, come tutti gli auricolari KZ, sono lavorati magnificamente.
They really have got the art of machining down pat. The model that I am reviewing is the KZ-PR1 HiFi edition, which is the silver version.
A nice metallic finish with a bit of an open grill at the back. And there is also a PR1 Balanced Edition, which comes in black resin, which is also slightly transparent.
The HiFi Edition has a slightly higher top end and a little less heaviness on the bottom end.
The Balanced Edition has a bit more bottom end and is relatively mellow at the very high end of the 7 to 10K range.
Comfort and fit
The fit of these is much like any KZ. It fits really well in the ear. The position of the two-pin cable comes nicely out the front over the back of the ear. There are three sizes of silicon tips, so play around with those for the best match for your ears.
There’s no memory cable here, which I like because then I get to control how it fits and feels on the back of my ears, and it looks pretty good as well, which always helps.
The cable is a typical 0.75 mill gold-plated plug, which is the normal KZ two-pin sleeve, which goes nicely over the top of each individual inner earbud.
And what I like about these is if you do want to swap those out or if you have a problem with them later, then if this OFC silver-plated flat cable doesn’t suit you, you can go out and buy another one. You can also opt to buy the inline control version, which has a single push button and allows you to control your music and phone calls.
Tech specs
So, in addition to the 13.2mm planar driver, the PR1 HiFi has a frequency response of 20 Hz to 40,000 khz.
A sensitivity of 96 plus or minus 3 dB, which is higher than you’ll see on some other dynamic or balanced drivers.
The impedance is a nice manageable 16 ohms, meaning that these can be very easily driven from anything including your smartphone.
The cable comes with a 3.5mm jack and with the 0.75mm two-pin connected to the earbuds, with the silver-plated OFC cable, which is about 120 centimeters long.
Sound quality
Bass
The Bass on these is really quite deep and wide, although I did find that I had to increase the volume slightly to really get that full feel. Once it’s there, it is really quite impressive.
Try ‘First Class’ by Jack Harlow for a good intro to the bass. Or “Rockstar” by Post Malone.
Any synthesised bottom end is full and rich. Not wooly or loose.
Acoustic kick drums are nice and tight.
Anything in that bottom range is really impactful.
And because of that tightness and that depth, it stands out on its own and doesn’t conflict or compete with the other frequency that are going on in the mids and trebles.
Mids
Mids are bright and fresh, not too far forward, sitting exactly where they need to sit. Possibly a little too forward for some, depending on what you throw at these.
The sound of a drum roll through the upper Toms, right down at the floor Tom, sound so true to life and natural that I have to smile every time I play a track with an acoustic kit.
The sound stage from the mid-range out helps each individual instrument stand so well on its own that vocals, guitars, keys, all sit in their own space without that competition or that single wall of sound hitting you.
This power in this frequency range without the aggression, it’s a force without the distortion.
Treble
Trebles are not too abrasive, also sound quite natural. There’s nothing jarring about them, and they add a nice sparkle to the top of the rest of the sound signatures flowing up below them.
“Animals” by the Architects has really full sound with amazing sparkle across the full range of instruments. “Him &I” by G-Eazy with Halsey has such an airy raspiness to it.
When Halsey intros with just a single beat and light key input at the bottom, her voice stands out so acoustically.
The bottom end kicks in with great fullness.
Listening to “Sword from the Stone” by Passenger, the acoustic guitar, piano, his vocals, again, all so natural and acoustic. Those treble notes just adding so much brightness and natural feel to the instrumentation and vocals.
General sound comments
I absolutely love these in-ear monitors. And while they’re not as cheap as some of the other ones in KZ’s range, they are worth the extra cost.
I’ll tell you now for free these are my top budget IEM pick for 2022 and will make it to the top of the budget IEMs list soon.
They remind me of why I love my job of reviewing headphones so much.
If you’re listening to acoustic music especially or if you happen to be a lover of vocals, in particular, then this HiFi model will really bring your music to life.
And with the bottom end is there, it’s just not too full and too fat.
When I say that these sound powerful without distortion and full without being too forceful, there are times that the transparency might almost make you want a little bit more from these.
I don’t know how to describe it, it’s not PRaT, but it’s almost an emotional element that I don’t always feel in the tracks that I’m listening to.
The sound stage is so wide and the imaging so clear and wide that it almost feels at times like I want to put the band a little closer together and have some of that lower midrange come at me a little bit harder, more like a dynamic or BA driver.
Now that would be a combination I’d pay alot of money for.
Those criticisms aside, for me and my preference of music listening, these KZ-PR1 HiFi planar magnetic budget in-ear monitors are pretty much as good as it gets for me at this price point.
They’re not muddy, they’re crisp, they’re clear, they’re bright.
The sound stage is wide. The overall response from the frequencies is also balanced.
There’s no V shape here. There’s no frequency that is particularly lacking.
But for that little piece of emotion that I occasionally lack from listening to these, I’m really impressed with them.
I keep saying KZ are sending me my favorite in-ear monitors, but they continue to impress me and I continue to say it.
Sony, Bose, Apple, JBL, UE, Sennheiser, Shure – take note. You need to keep up with this kind of innovation.
Actually, since I’ve mentioned some of my favourite brands like Shure, I have to say I’d never use these for live monitoring.
These are an audiophile IEM first and foremost. Better used in the peace and quite of home or the office lest you lose some of the goodness in noisy environments.
Conclusione
Without wanting to sound too much of a fanboy, I think they’ve got a real winner on their hands here.
If you like a warm sound signature and if you like well-rounded full soft bass, then these are not for you.
They’re quite analytical, very transparent, very bright, sharp, and crisp…have I said that already…
If you’re into instrumentation that is live by real humans, these will give you a thrill but not just you.
OK, I’ll stop now…
Any questions, fire them in the comments below, check out the HD photos and I’ll do a video on these as well.
KZ PR1 HiFI Planar in-ear MonitorsOverall Rating 4.8