KBEAR KS2 iem, in Ear Monitor Headphones

First I'll say I'm not an audio file, but collecting headphones of all sorts is a hobby of mine. I own over 100 pair of headphones total. I recently about a year ago discovered IEM'S and boy I'm glad I did. In my opinion IEM'S are the best sounding headphones for the money. I think I paid around $24 bucks for these and it's one of the best purchases I've made. In this price point you've probably heard all the hype over the moondrop chu's. Don't get me wrong they are nice,but these absolutely blow them away on almost every level. The only thing the chu's have on these is the presentation when unboxing and that's it. I won't go into all the technical details and confuse you, but I'll give you a brief description on what you're getting. The build quality is fantastic! The feel and look like expensive earbuds. They also have a fantastic cord. In contrast the moondrop chu's cord is crap. I've only had them for 2 weeks and the cord is already coming apart and I've had to put electrical tape on them to keep them from completely being useless. If you like bass don't even think about it and push that buy now. The bass is absolutely amazing and sounds much better than several $100 plus iem's I own. The vocals are crystal clear, good separation of instruments. I feel like you don't lose anything even with the powerful bass. Details are their and they go good with every genre. Keep in mind if you don't like lots of bass you can always use an eq and tone the bass down, but it's there if you want it. These are actually one of my favorite pairs and again I have over 100 pairs from almost every price range, excluding the thousand and up. I just can't pull the trigger on those yet. I like to find the best bang for the buck, and if I enjoy the lower cost headphones that much why waste my money on the crazy high priced ones. I'm sure I'll eventually try them out but as of right now I'm hesitant. Anyways, I highly recommend these! In my opinion you'd be crazy not to get them. I mean $24 bucks, come on, that's a no brainer just pull the trigger.

I'm a pro saxophonist that gigs around 4 to 6 times a week. I had some really old Shure in ear with a old school ear plug foam style ear tips. They finally went out and I found these. Man, they worked great! I used them in a wedding environment and the sound guy had my own personal monitor mix. Here's the things I liked. 1. They're super light weight! The old Shures were heavy and after a while the back of my ear would hurt. Not the case with these guys! They're very light weight and extremely comfortable! I kept these on the entire 6 hr gig. I popped out an ear to hear the drummer call out the next tune. The monitor would stay right on my ear. The ear loop is firm strong and very comfortable. 2. The sound was great! Now, I didn't push them that hard. Since we were a 6 piece band and thank the Gods we had a pretty quite guitarist. The mix was great and adding the kick and the bassist was completely fine. I did push them a bit just to see how much volume I can get, and they were getting distorted but I was almost full blast on my pack! The high end was really piercing and having them that loud would definitely worsen my hearing. I'm already watching TV with subtitles, so keep'em lowered.the earbuds had a great fit and they cancelled most of the sounds. Of course you can hear the drums and guitarist since they were right next me, but not as loud. 3. The price! Back in the day I paid close to $200 for my in ear Shure's. They lasted a good 13 yes. Just can beat the under $30 and they work really well. There you go. I recommend them. I bought 2 pair, one for the wedding gigs and one for my jazz gigs. Happy Gigs w lots of TIPS! DVJazz

Fantastic sound quality *for the price*. I'm writing this review a couple years later, because the wire slowly became brittle and frayed, so one of the earbuds no longer produces sound. Luckily, you can just order a new wire since the earbuds are detachable. This lifespan is a little disappointing, but otherwise the wire is good quality; the cable produces virtually no noise from rubbing and doesn't try to hold its shape.

I absolutely love these earphones! (^o^)They are quality and I love the bass on them! I sometimes prefer them over my computer headset (when it comes to music). I like that you can detach them, but, yes, they do pop off easily. I keep mine in a pouch attached to my keys. ( *・ω・)ノ But besides the occasional falling off, sound quality wise, they are well worth the cost. They aren't super high-end, but they're better than Five-Below. ＼(^o^)／

Let me start by saying I'm a live audio engineer and musician. I have enough headphones (iem, earbuds, over the ear headphones, open and closed back) to start an Amazon or eBay store. Lol! I literally have well over 100 different headphones of various styles. These in ear monitors sound incredible! I'm am blown away you can get this level of sound quality for well under $50. I'm not an audiophile but like I mentioned I am a audio engineer with over 25 years of experience. I need a totally flat un colored headphone for work. While these would be okay at work I probably won't use them for that application. I would totally use them as in ear monitors at a gig I was playing though. They aren't totally flat there's definitely a bit of a low end bump but nothing crazy. Crystal clear highs, full thick lows and a nice flat mid frequency response. These are great iem's to just listen to music with on your phone or iPod or whatever. They are well built. The wire seems a bit cheap, kinda has a rubbery feel to it but as long as you are mindful while using I'm sure these will last forever. If your wire does go bad you can just order a new one. The wire is replaceable much like a shure se215, se425 or se535. Don't get me wrong the shures are of much higher quality but they also have a much much higher price tag. I love finding good deals on Amazon especially when it comes to all types of headphones. Let me tell you these iems are probably the highest quality sound for the money on Amazon I've found so far. I'll keep searching and adding to my collection but I gotta say these guys are easily in first place. If you're on the fence, pull the trigger on buying these. I think you'll be as surprised as I was by their excellent sound quality, comfortable fit and decent construction.

This was my first purchase of IEMs for live music performance. While I’ve tried other buds since, these KS2 remain the best sounding. Hands down they beat other earbuds costing much more and those promising enhanced bass response. Somehow, they do this in a very compact package. Easy to put in the ears and super comfortable. The sound isolation is good but not great for my ears. For instance, changing facial expressions, like smiling, opens up the ear canal and changes the tonality of the sound. So, I guesss no more smiling. All in all, the KS2s are still my primary set of earbuds for live performance. Can’t beat the excellent sound and comfort.

Best sounding wired earbudsive ever had! So comfortable I wear them without any discomfort!!

they sound great, especially given the price! what people say about them having a "u" shaped profile is absolutely true. expect fun treble and (surprisingly) clear bass, but recessed mids and vocals. the instrument separation is clear but the soundstage is nonexistent. they work perfectly as my beater earbuds and at 20 bucks i don't mind if i lose or break them. they fit well enough to block out most sound but still expect to hear faint voices and plenty of train noise. however, THE CABLE IS AWFUL and failed on me within two weeks and is short to begin with. definitely plan on buying another cable along with this as you will need it!