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  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

KZ ZS10 vs KZ ZST

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

KZ ZS10
KZ ZST

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KZ ZS10 Picture
KZ ZST Picture
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerBalanced Armature
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerHybrid
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo

Variants

  • ZS10 (Black, mic)
  • ZS10 (Black, no mic)
  • ZS10 (Blue, no mic)
  • ZS10 (Red, no mic)
  • ZST (Black, mic)
  • ZST (Black, no mic)
  • ZST (Colorful, mic)
  • ZST (Colorful, no mic)

Review

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Our Verdict

KZ ZS10

KZ ZST

The KZ ZS10 are better headphones than the KZ ZST. Their earbud casings feel better made and sturdier than the ZST’s. Also, their sound profile follows our target curve better and will sound noticeably better in the treble range. Overall, both headphones still have very similar sound quality. On the other hand, the ZST are more affordable and could offer a better overall value for most people.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.5
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

KZ ZS10 Design Picture 2
KZ ZST Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Balanced Armature
Hybrid
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

KZ ZS10 Comfort Picture
KZ ZST Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.05 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
0.0

Controls Picture  

KZ ZS10 Controls Picture
KZ ZST Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

N/A
No Controls

Feedback  

N/A
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

N/A
No

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
No

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
No

Additional Controls  

N/A
No
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Breathability 
 

8.8
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

KZ ZS10 Breathability After Picture
KZ ZST Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1.2 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

9.0
8.6

Portability Picture  

KZ ZS10 Portability Picture
KZ ZST Portability Picture

L  

2"
2.5" (6.4 cm)

W  

2"
2.0" (5.1 cm)

H  

1"
1.1" (2.8 cm)

Volume  

4 in³
6.00 in³ (98.32 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

KZ ZS10 Case Picture
KZ ZST Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

KZ ZS10 Build Quality Picture
KZ ZST Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

KZ ZS10 Stability Picture
KZ ZST Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

KZ ZS10 Angled Picture
KZ ZST Angled Picture

Side Picture  

KZ ZS10 Side Picture
KZ ZST Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

KZ ZS10 Front Picture
KZ ZST Front Picture

Rear Picture  

KZ ZS10 Rear Picture
KZ ZST Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

KZ ZS10 Top Picture
KZ ZST Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

KZ ZS10 In The Box Picture
KZ ZST In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.93 dB
1.13 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.75 dB
-1.04 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.2
9.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.16 dB
0.09 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.6
6.6

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.98 dB
5.48 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

12.07 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-1.8 dB
3.73 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.08 dB
6.28 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.01 dB
7.23 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.3
7.6

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.3 dB
3.17 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.32 dB
4.38 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.65 dB
0.06 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.35 dB
2.42 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.8
6.1

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.62 dB
5.59 dB

Low-Treble 
 

2.52 dB
6.52 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-2.16 dB
1.44 dB

High-Treble 
 

-0.54 dB
-4.21 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.0
6.9

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.86 dB
1.95 dB

Dips 
 

1.79 dB
1.69 dB

Imaging 
 

8.8
9.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.14
0.18

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.29
1.41

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.58
0.09

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.91
1.08
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.0
1.3

PRTF  

KZ ZS10 PRTF
KZ ZST PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

3.6
3.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.6
1.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

KZ ZST Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.6
8.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

See details on graph tool
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WHD @ 90 
 

0.139
0.195

WHD @ 100 
 

0.053
0.083

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive

Connection 
 

Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.3
5.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-16.45 dB
-15.74 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-2.13 dB
-2.38 dB

Mid 
 

-16.77 dB
-14.75 dB

Treble 
 

-31.89 dB
-31.24 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.7
8.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

29.33 dB
31.59 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

N/A
No

In-Line 
 

N/A
No

Boom 
 

N/A
No

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

No
No
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Recording Quality 
 

0.0
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

KZ ZS10 Microphone Frequency Response
KZ ZST Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A
N/A

LFE 
 

N/A
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

HFE 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
N/A

Gain 
 

N/A
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

0.0
0.0

SpNR  

KZ ZS10 SpNR
KZ ZST SpNR

SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

N/A
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

N/A
No

Audio While Charging 
 

N/A
No

Passive Playback 
 

N/A
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

N/A
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

KZ ZS10 App Picture
KZ ZST App Picture

App Name  

N/A
No App

iOS  

N/A
No

Android  

N/A
No

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

N/A
No

ANC Control 
 

N/A
No

Mic Control  

N/A
No

Room Effects 
 

N/A
No

Playback Control 
 

N/A
No

Button Mapping  

N/A
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
No

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

KZ ZS10 Cable Picture
KZ ZST Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

5 ft
4.00 ft (1.22 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

N/A
No

Line In 
 

N/A
No

Line Out 
 

N/A
No

Optical Input 
 

N/A
No

RCA Input 
 

N/A
No

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
No

Power Supply 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock
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