First impressions

Some miscellaneous comments on the tangibles:

Pseudo-custom shell is very comfortable and makes pretty good sleeping IEMs for my ears.

8-core cable is similar (probably identical) to the one used in the D6.

My KS3 came wired out-of-phase. I had to intentionally flip the polarity of one of the 2-pin channels to keep it in-phase.

Sound-wise, it’s a bit of a downgrade compared to what I heard last year, but that’s all in the past and irrelevant now. The KS3 is somewhat flat and balanced, aiming for an odd variation of diffuse field that doesn’t really work to my ears.

It’s not particularly technical, in fact it’s pretty significantly below average in terms of sheer resolution and detail within its price bracket. Tonality is fine but not exactly carrying the IEM either.

Don’t really see the KS3 excelling based on sonic merits alone. Not going to make any strong statements before my full review is done, but so far I’m not exactly impressed.

And of course, the measurements: