KZ x HBB Pr2 Planar Magnetic IEM | Full Review 

Great review! Concise, time stamps, channel keeps getting better!

Was looking forward to the review, gonna check it out now

Hey Ian How would you compare this against the simgot ea500... I want to buy my first iem and Iam confused between these two.

Nice review as always!

is the soundstage wider and more spacious than the Tripowin x HBB Olina?

been waiting this almost a week lol

bro ian... from this comparison, please tell me the order of the best musicality ?

nevermind but it would've been better if you took the time to compare with your rest of the collection rather than the other KZs

would you recommend this or Simgot EA500 for value and sounding ?

I mainly use these for PC, is there gonna be any drivability issues or things to consider if its used on PC? Sorry, I'm still noob on IEMs.

how hard to drive you'd say these are? is the max volume of apple dongle not loud enough?

I have a newer version of the PR2 that doesn't have that black blanket over the driver. It has too much treble. I tamed it with narrow bore tips and using a balanced cable with a high power amplifier. HiFri talked about these different versions in his review. HiFri suggested using filters on the nozzles.

good review, thank you

Now I'm really looking forward for my payday, very much excited with the PR2. I mean I finally hear the wor "KZ"from Timmy's mouth after a long while, so KZ might be up to something on PR2.

i just got them! quite the upgrade from my kz zsn pro's that my sister broke unfortunately ahaha, made for a good opportunity i guess! now one quick question, where can i get good quality cables for my hbb's? im planning on pairing them with a SMSL M300SE DAC, thanks man! loved the video very detailed!

The KZ brand actually becoming relevant again. Wow.

Hi I have just bought a pair, a want to buy a balanced cable for my Megatron DAC. Is QDC the correct conector? Thanks.

The back of the PR2 is open? Or its full closed like every iem?

Ian..Thanks Much !.......

Thank you!

Any comparisons with simgot ea500?

Why does KZ persist with their .75 cable, I would dive in if it was a .78. I have plenty of .78 cables, "Does anybody run the stock cable". The GoldPlanar GL20 is in a league of it's own. Where does the NiceHCK F1 sit in the planar placement?

One year has passed, any other earphones that surpassed this one?

Let's goooo

Bought the Pr1 Pro a day before these came out...really in a dilemma if to return it when I receive them and order these instead, are they that much better then the Pr1 Pro?

What name have Iem with blue cable?

I'в also like to hear the comparison with at least Letshouer S12 and S12 Pro. Thank you for the review anyway!

I'm still curious, how does it compare to the rest of the Planars? I wouldn't mind waiting to hear your opinion on how they compare to the rest of your planar collection, after all, I want to know where they stand on (at least your)the list of relevant Planar IEMs. Edit: Forgot to mention this, but specifically I wanna know how it compares tech wise. Tonality/FR/Sound Signature comparisons would be appreciated too though. Also, I don't remember you mentioning this, but do these have the "planar timbre" that many are familiar with?

Hey Ian! out of your entire collection, which iem do you use the most?

i have Kz pr1 Pro 😁 so i decided to BLON X hbb 😁 anyway Thanks and Nice Review 😁

The cable that comes with the new pr2 lookes cheaper and not as good as the one that comes with the pr1 pro. I am a bigginer to all these IEM and lossless music, so will it be better to upgrade to a better cable if I go for this PR2. And also i would like to know how good is this PR2 when compared to the rest of your collection. Anybody can reply to this comment so that i will get to know this better. Thanks

Ian, it seems that the Timeless AE has the most bass out of the planar iems, and it's not even that bass heavy. I’m waiting for a meaty bass driven planar iem and wondering who will do it first and get it right. They should aim for a tuning like the 4 BA Symphonium Meteor with hefty sub and mid bass, smooth treble and good extension air. But I’m not sure if they can do it with planars today. If they do, I’m all over it. My planar LCD X 2021’s have the best bass I ever heard and hoping that planar iem tech can catch up to the big brother headphone tech. Btw, the Meteors tuning and timbre is close the LCDs. I hoped that the PR2s would have had more bass overall, but alas, I’m a basshead.

what plug should i choose? 3.5mm or the 4.4mm? first using it with phone only then will buy dap soon

How do theses compare to the KZ ZVX or ZS 10?

Guys I have a question, I bought these headphones but they are heard quite low, compared to the kz zs10 pro x, about 40% less volume, could someone confirm if that is ok or could you get a refund?

i got this feeling this $40 PR2 IEM isn't sound as good if it compares with $100-$200 Planar IEM but i wish you could compare it with IEM in the same price because that what i really want to know.

I'm surprised you didn't even mention the other cheapest planar IEM on the market rn, TRN Rosefinch. Waiting for your opinion about this two compared in terms of technical performance since the tuning of Rosefinch might not suit some people.

Is the Hiby FC1 dongle enough to push it?

which one is better the khan or the pr2?? the price is the same and besides the tuning i kinda curious about the technical and the staging

PR2 or Z300?

Is it possible to make these bluetooth?

👍 Tremble madness again.Noone made a warm neutral planar yet.I wonder who is gonna sell first and who last..The other issue is if you force one driver to push too much bass you loose A LOT of nuances technicalities..That said I think there is still enough room for a neutral very technical planar iem.If I had the means I would make one like this but I can't.. Something between Oracle mk 1 and mest mk2.Very little bass raise very little 3khz rise and after straight line

PR2 is just a little bit more difficult to drive? 94db PR2 requires a good dongle to drive, not a cheap USB dongle. 98db P1 max will let's you drive on smartphone without a dongle. 4db makes a huge difference.

it's a shame you didn't compare the cheapest planar, the pr2, against the other more affordable planars. I don't understand why you wouldn't compare it to the planars that are closer to its price range.

Bro take off the blue plastic wrap off your heyday aux jack

I can buy those for around $35 here in the philippines

Your audio is distorted. :(

Tech Savvy said PR2 has better separation and layering with a higher level of clarity compared to Dunu Talos but Ian says Dunu Talos is untouchable compared to PR2.. Some personel reviews stated that PR2’s bass and treble improved significantly after some burn-in process. Maybe its related to that.

The PR2 sounds to me like a fixed version of the Dioko (which was way too ear-piercing in the upper highs for me). HBB seems to have HeyDay'ed the PR1 Pro to arrive at this more reference-sounding version... and one-upped Crin's Dioko in every way that matters to me.

The only disappointment is that cable. I'll be throwing the rosefinch's looooovely cable on them when they arrive.

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Linsoul is charging $52 and change and then there's tax. So they may be telling reviewers $42 but that's not what we're having to pay. Great review as always and pricing of course has nothing to do with you you're just going off what your told...

not really a fan of kz but if this starts a sub 50$ planar war like how the chu's started the entry level 20$ iem war then I'm all for it

Comparing it to terrible iem's doesn't make it good. How does it compare to all of the other iem's on your table

Is Michael Jacksons voice considered female vocals

You still don't mention any negatives on the product you review. This is why you are not a good reviewer. Nobody agrees PR2 is the best planar from KZ.

I have PR1, PR2 and several KZs with Fiio Q1 Mark II, BTR7, A5 and all balanced, single end cables. Did AB test for 3 days. PR2 is the worst. It sounds thin, not engaging, not exciting, lacks punch in the low end. It's just boring. Piano sounds the most boring with the PR2. The ZS10 Pro sounds much better than these. Regrets buying this.