KZ E10

I purchased these when they first came out. It first I was very unpleased with them. They sound pretty darn good, especially for the price... However the connection was horrible. I had a Galaxy Note 8. The connection would be intermittent, one bud would cut in and out all the time, even in a direct line to my phone of just a few feet. If I would turn my head, done. If I had my phone on the left side of my body, or the right... Horrible.

Now, I tucked these away because I didn't want to go through the whole return crap... And I got a new phone. I have the LG V60 ThinQ. This phone has Bluetooth 5.1 I believe, and it could just have a better Bluetooth transmitter... Whatever it is, I have a rock solid connection now. No more issues, I can even go to another room and spin around and they stay connected really well.

It sucks that you need the latest and greatest to take advantage, however I myself am happy with my purchase now.

These sound amazing. If only the connection was solid. I went through 2 sets of silver units with both of them having horrible connection issues. The first set right earbud would randomly disconnect at random moments and the 2nd set left earbud would randomly disconnect at random moments. It happened enough times I couldn't enjoy listening to my music. Again, when they do work, they sound phenomenal but they don't work long or consistent enough for me to enjoy they're great sound quality. Almost ever negative review I read stated something similar to my issues with the KZ E10. I was hoping the connection issues were ironed out by the time I ordered my set but it wasn't. Shame on Linsoul for not taking the time to ensure the KZ E10 would be ready for market. These would've taken the wireless earbuds market by storm and would've changed the industry. They sound that good. I advise anyone considering these to wait for either a firmware update or a version 2.0 that has been reviewed by any relative/trustworthy YouTuber first before buying. That way you can discern if the connection issues are resolved. I think these should be recalled, fixed, then brought back to market.

I bought two pair: one as a gift and one for myself and neither work well. One doesn't work AT ALL. it won't pair no matter what I've done. The other pairs fine and plays but requires constant unpairing and repairing to get rid of these God awful drop outs of the left ear bud.

When they are synced up and playing the buds sound great but I didn't pay for something that works great 10 percent of the time.

This was obviously a beta product and they didn't work out any of the kinks before rolling it out to the public. Shame because I love KZ products.

The sound is pretty amazing for true wireless iems, the fit is great and the design of the iems and the case is bang on, but all this means nothing because the bluetooth connection simply isnt working. After 1-2 min the right earpiece always turns off (lady voice says power off) then the only way to turn it back on is to put it in the case, only for it to turn back off after a few seconds again.
I'v tried re-pairing, pairing on different devices, making sure everything was charged (earpiece AND the case), nothing works. Right earpiece always turns itself off after a minute or two.
I dont know if Linsoul will trade me these for some that work or refund me, but right now, all they are is a 60$ paper weight...
P.S. I'v looked around and connectivity problems is rampant with these. buy at your own risk...

Agree with Audiofool. Just need to add that E10 sounds a lot better than TRN T200, a bit better then KZs own T1 and Creative Outlier Air. Buds are well fitting using shallow tips. Unfortunately charging case does not have extra space to fit larger aftermarket tips. Also it doesn't disconnect automatically when returned to the case. Have to press and hold the case button until LED turns green.

Shells are mid-sized, fairly ergonomically shaped, and combined with a forward rake of the nozzles sit fairly deeply in the ear so moved little during exercise.   Overall, comfort is good and I suspect unless you have smaller than average ears, the E10 will likely be a comfortable fit.  The earhooks are loose enough that the battery component only touches the rear of the ear at the lower end near the earlobe and were comfortable even for a glasses wearer like myself.

Pairing is a bit odd in that it has to be paired in the case before removal. Once paired I averaged about 4 hours of useful life from the earpieces before they had to be returned to the case.

Bass is proportional and not overly emphasized but has good rumble and slam. Lower mids are linear with mid-bass with upper-mids being much more highlighted and forward. Treble is slightly hotter than the Zs10 Pro and gives the E10 a bright overall sound but not hyper-aggressive like some earlier KZ models.

If you like a bright sound with good detail in the mids, the E10 is a good inexpensive option for wireless wear. If you struggle with treble peaks, you may need some EQ to make the E10 work for you.