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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. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

KZ ZST vs MOONDROP Aria

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

KZ ZST
MOONDROP Aria

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KZ ZST Picture
MOONDROP Aria Picture
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerHybrid
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo

Variants

  • ZST (Black, mic)
  • ZST (Black, no mic)
  • ZST (Colorful, mic)
  • ZST (Colorful, no mic)
  • Aria (Black)
  • Aria (Elven Maiden Edition)
  • Aria (Snow Edition)

Review

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KZ ZST

MOONDROP Aria

The MOONDROP Aria are better in-ear monitors than the KZ ZST. The MOONDROP are more comfortable and have a more neutral sound, which some users may prefer. They also come with a sturdy carrying case to help protect them when you're on the go.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

6.5
7.5

Bass Accuracy 
 

6.6
9.1

Mid Accuracy 
 

7.6
8.9

Treble Accuracy 
 

6.1
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

KZ ZST Design Picture 2
MOONDROP Aria Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Hybrid
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
8.0

Comfort Picture  

KZ ZST Comfort Picture
MOONDROP Aria Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.08 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
0.0

Controls Picture  

KZ ZST Controls Picture
MOONDROP Aria Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

No Controls
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

No Controls
No Controls

Feedback  

No Controls
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

KZ ZST Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

8.6
9.4

Portability Picture  

KZ ZST Portability Picture
MOONDROP Aria Portability Picture

L  

2.5" (6.4 cm)
1.7" (4.4 cm)

W  

2.0" (5.1 cm)
1.6" (4.1 cm)

H  

1.1" (2.8 cm)
0.6" (1.5 cm)

Volume  

6.00 in³ (98.32 cm³)
1.65 in³ (27.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
8.0

Case Picture  

KZ ZST Case Picture
MOONDROP Aria Case Picture

Type  

No case
Hard case

L  

N/A
2.9" (7.4 cm)

W  

N/A
3.0" (7.6 cm)

H  

N/A
1.4" (3.5 cm)

Volume  

N/A
12.02 in³ (197.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

KZ ZST Build Quality Picture
MOONDROP Aria Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

KZ ZST Stability Picture
MOONDROP Aria Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

KZ ZST Angled Picture
MOONDROP Aria Angled Picture

Side Picture  

KZ ZST Side Picture
MOONDROP Aria Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

KZ ZST Front Picture
MOONDROP Aria Front Picture

Rear Picture  

KZ ZST Rear Picture
MOONDROP Aria Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

KZ ZST Top Picture
MOONDROP Aria Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

KZ ZST In The Box Picture
MOONDROP Aria In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.13 dB
0.04 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.04 dB
-1.96 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.6
9.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.09 dB
0.14 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.6
9.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.48 dB
1.13 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
18.61 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

3.73 dB
-1.48 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

6.28 dB
0.25 dB

High-Bass 
 

7.23 dB
1.56 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.6
8.9

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.17 dB
1.47 dB

Low-Mid 
 

4.38 dB
0.05 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.06 dB
-2.29 dB

High-Mid 
 

2.42 dB
0 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.1
6.9

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.59 dB
4.52 dB

Low-Treble 
 

6.52 dB
-1.21 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

1.44 dB
-6.05 dB

High-Treble 
 

-4.21 dB
-4.11 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.9
8.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.95 dB
0.94 dB

Dips 
 

1.69 dB
1.48 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.3
9.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.18
0.12

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.41
0.79

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.09
0.08

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.08
0.87
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.3
1.3

PRTF  

KZ ZST PRTF
MOONDROP Aria PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

3.8
4.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.9
1.5
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

KZ ZST Virtual Soundstage
MOONDROP Aria Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
8.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.195
0.192

WHD @ 100 
 

0.083
0.063
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.6
5.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-15.74 dB
-16.16 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-2.38 dB
-2.09 dB

Mid 
 

-14.75 dB
-20.08 dB

Treble 
 

-31.24 dB
-28.26 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.3
8.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.59 dB
29.35 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

No
No

Recording Quality 
 

0.0
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

KZ ZST Microphone Frequency Response
MOONDROP Aria 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 ZST SpNR
MOONDROP Aria SpNR

SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
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 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

None
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

KZ ZST App Picture
MOONDROP Aria App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
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
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
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 ZST Cable Picture
MOONDROP Aria Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.00 ft (1.22 m)
4.27 ft (1.30 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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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
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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Aria
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Aria
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Colorful, mic
ZST
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Snow Edition
Aria
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Colorful, no mic
ZST
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