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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- 00:00 General Introduction
04:05 Comparison Introduction
05:10 Sound Introduction
13:20 Rhapsody vs Thruthears Nova
15:55 Rhapsody vs Tanchjim Kara
17:35 Rhapsody vs Aful Performer5
18:50 Rhapsody vs Binary Chopin
20:40 Rhapsody vs Thieaudio Hype2
22:15 Rhapsody vs Penon Dome
25:10 Rhapsody vs Mangird Top
28:10 Rhapsody vs Yanyin Moonlight Ultra
31:35 Graphs
CCA Rhapsody has officially earned the title of The Best Hybrid from KZ/CCA and one that has brought together the various tuning phylosophies they have tried in recent months.
The Rhapsody is so good that where it to have another Brand name it's price would likely be upwards of 150usd.
Inside the Rhapsody we find two 8mm DD, one handling bass, the other midrange and 4 BA taking care of high frequency, in a true 3 way setup.
The coherent fashion in which the drivers have been matched , together with the tuning switches that truly affect the sound positively, give us an IEM that will impress from first listen, with its musical, engaiging, yet amply adequate technical presentation.
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TonyTex, you have never steered me wrong, the Rhapsody is a no brainer and just waiting for it to be carried by Amazon. I have enough extra tips and good cables to outfit a small army so accessories are something that is not an issue. Thank you again for everything you do for the community. Your enthusiasm is contagious..!
I've had a few KZs/CCAs over the years but after the DQ6 shenanigans I left alone until the KZ HBB PR2 which for the money was great. Then I saw the KZ Castor review & grabbed that & once again it was brilliant for the price. Now the Rhapsody is looking like another winner which I'll end up buying, I didn't think I'd buy another KZ/CCA but they put their house in order & are giving great value for money.
I feel the same way. I tried Castor, and it's really interesting. I believe KZ is on the path of improvement. That's why I'm considering buying Rhapsody.
@@Mpho-Mokonyane Well said and agreed (i.e. Castor/improved, Rhapsody). Same with the KZ AZ09 Pro and CCA BTX BT5.2 earhooks. Very Good value for the money, imho.
Great review Tony 😊🎉🎉🎉❤
very nice review! these will definitely be my next buy!
Hi,Mr Akros
Thanks for this great review[as usual].
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE.
Me too !! Thanks Tony 👍
I just ordered one this morning before I saw this review. I will get to my review sometime in December. :)
Fantastic choice, Stephen! I am excited to hear your artful powers of description applied to it! I just ordered my second CCA Rhapsody for $42 USD! Best audio discovery so far in this hobby! Congratulations!
As long as you get it out Stephen, we'll be waiting! You have a way of describing sound that is very unique. It got me sold on the CVJ Mei!
I would get to it sooner, but Linsoul still has it on “preorder” and I have three ahead of it. :)
Can’t wait to hear your poetic take and soothing voice!
Omg Akros, what a mistake I made ordering the Fudu before this Rhapsody. The first 2 weeks I had with the Fudu I was so happy, this was such a fun tuning and wide stage.
I ordered the Rhapsody to try messing with switches for cheap and see if I like a tuning better than the Aful P5 in a hybrid. I was blown away!!
The rhapsody is sooooo clean and extended and also so forward and powerful, I ended up on 1110 (I don’t even know what you would call this tuning, but that mid switch up just instantly makes things hit my hrtf and feels 3D) with divinus tips (the default starlines are also incredible but slightly less comfortable with this shell in my ear).
I am going to try this tuning. I just got mine today and I am letting them burn in a few days and I'll take a listen.
I almost bought the Fudu😅
Thanks for sharing! Happy new year!
Awesome review 👍
As soon as I saw the orders for this one on the cca groups I instantly know this would be a banger since it’s basically made by the team that made the KZ Castor (and uses the same design) and got one, I can’t wait to receive it!
Who is the tuner? Castor Harmon is a monster of an iem.
Nice cca product again.
New wave of pebble-like kzs with the black shiny covers have been bangers. Castor is my favorite sub 20 iem with krila right behind.
Good honesty my friend. Honesty is what life is all about. Honesty and kindness.
Bought this IEM. Who tuned Rhapsody, Castor, Pianist, Duolist. You are a fucking legend. Maybe, imbalances are problem of the switches on CCA/KZ. Great review.
Great review Tony!
Got my Rhapsody today! Whooooowheeee! Tony you have never steered me wrong! I am enjoying this set
Planning to buy a new IEM in the next 2 days. I was going to get the Phoenixcall based on your glowing reviews and comparisons. Would you recommend it still over the Rhapsody? Help me spend wisely Tony. I really respect your opinion and honesty. Thank You Sir for all you do for this community 🤘🏻
Just a follow up, since I didn’t get a response I went ahead and ordered the Phoenixcall. I’m confident after all the glowing reviews that I will be very happy with it 😁
@@lashervacano5509 At the very least, it's supposed to be extremely comfortable to wear, so you can always EQ it if the sound isn't exactly what you're looking for.
Just as a follow up, Phoenixcall arrived today. WoW, I can’t recommend it enough. Just a few years ago this IEM would have been $500+ and still loved. Oh, and for those like myself who like to EQ to taste. These take EQ like a champ. That little 7mm driver slaps hard and does it effortlessly. Hope this helps someone else out 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Marvelous and courageous review, Tony! Thank you for sharing your expert evaluation & comparisons! 😃🎶🎵 Would you choose the Penon Serial over this?😊
I saw the tone deaf Monk review anf got really curious, then saw that the Paul Wasabi review was quite positive.and
almost there. I was was tempted by the kz site intro price/no tax and was see sawing. Finally, I saw your video and it's on the way. Another set is coming, taking me too two times too too many!
I'm curious if you'll try mesh mod vortex tried AND hm20 comparisons (did I miss on skipping around?)
Im still waiting for mine to be delivered. I ordered it on the 10th and its the 18th now. Should be here in a day or two hopefully. For $35 its pretty much free for what it offers.
Edit: They just came today and theyre fire. It came stock with the medium tips but I switched it to the largest tips and the switches were already on so I just left it the way it came. I just got into IEMs like last month so I ordered two cheap ones for my first sets which were the Tangzu Waner and Truthear Hola. This Rhapsody set is dope af for just $35 🔥🔥🔥🔥
If I were to start out today, after having bought about 25 IEM sets over the last 5 years, I suppose I would have a smaller collection (3) made up of: Tangzu Wan 'er or KZ Castor (improved), CCA Rhapsody, and ARTTI T10.
With an expanded budget, I would add my Hidizs MP145 and Truthear HEXA.
Insofar as accessories, I would buy myself:
- the Muse Hifi M4 (~$100, my favorite BT DAC/AMP)
- a BT earhook set (KZ AZ20 ~$75, else budget CCA BTX~$30)
- an excellent modular cable, in this case the NiceHCK Blue Luna, with screw locked modular terminals for 3.5/2.5Bal/4.4Bal.
- a good Dongle DAC like the JCALLY M20 or Abigail.
- after market tips.
Hi. Are you planning to review the KZ PR3? And also, I hope you update your Squiglink. I love to look at squiggly lines. Thanks!
Thanks for review. It is more interesting to compare them to canon 2 instead of moonlight ultra 😊 To much difference in price 😊
Thanks for the work, very interesting iem ! None of the iems you compared it with are under 100$ ! Crazy sound quality. How do you think it would compare against the ew200 ? The actual go to under 50$.
Thanks for yet another great review, Tony The Rhapsody vs the simgot EM6L. Your take ?
Thanks for putting timestamps , Now I'm not confused which iem you are comparing it to.
Been rocking this for about 1 week now. This is awesome
Glad you like them
@@akros9333Hi Tony, if i may ask will this be an upgrade over the celest wyvern's? Is the rhapsody worth buying?
Definitely my next purchase. Its equivalent to 30 usd in malaysia.
I love the word smidge. CCA on order for $35. IEMs are the only part of audio that you can have fun with $35
Excellent review mate! Ea500 vs Rhapsody purely on a technical standpoint which comes on top.
Ea500 is more neutral I guess, This is has a little more bass and less detail than the ea500 i guess
I bought simgot em6l and fudu and returned both and pulled the trigger on this one and im glad i didn't.
Cca rhapsody is incredible, way better iem compared to em6l and fudu.
i love your reviews mate! if you rate the xenns top at 10/10 then how much marks would cca get out of 10?
my most correct decision when coming back to Chi-fi is not buying the right IEM, but following Akro's channel lol. Btw, Akros, can you give a bit of details to compare the AS24 and the Rhapsody. I bought AS24 after watching your review, but I still want to explore more...
I don't own Rhapsody yet, but I imagine the main differences will be better bass and warmer soundwith Rhapsody vs increased detail retrieval and cooler sound with AS24 which I do own and enjoy although the shells could use a bit of smoothing out to make them more comfortable for extended listening for my ears.
arrrrrg just said no more purchases for awhile, is this an exception? A must buy for $40? Tony you're killing me lol Who would say it "sounds like garbage", Awww-diophile snobs?
Has Rhapsody set the benchmark for the point of diminishing returns at $40?
I feel you, me too😭😭😭
Thanks for the review. How do you feel about these compared to the ZERO:Reds?
Hi, Akros how are rapsody vs conch v12? +-equals?
Hi Mr Akros! Your the best!
7hz Sonus or Rhapsody?
The first time I see such versatile switches. This earphone is worth getting just to try different tunings and find out the ones you like. It's like tapas to tease your palate.
which one to buy to bass guitar
I used the kbear 07 size M- (black) and found tat the bass punch way deeper
I'm waiting on mine from Linsoul, where it costs only $40, compared with $59 on Amazon after $10 coupon, albeit at the expense of having to wait quite a while longer for them [sigh]. Having owned CCA's HM20 and being quite impressed with them, if Rhapsody is unquestionably CCA's best hybrid, I'm really looking forward to it.
One word of advice.
Do not buy anything directly from Linsoul. If they send the wrong product you'll have to pay for the return to China and wait an unspecified inspection period so you can maybe be refunded.
If you didn't made a video getting the product out of the box, there will be no refund whatsoever.
They cannot pull that shit on Amazon so it's safer to buy there.
I think you wanted to say (write) Hit the fan. (the H is missing) 😀 I just bought the Kara...😢 Any suggestion on a decent, price appropriate cable for this?
what if you choose between rhapsody, epz q5 and cvj mei?
Can you compare the quality of bass and soundstage between CCA Rhapsody and CCA pla13
Hi Tony, just getting into Chifi - these or the truthear Hexa?
which cable do you recommend bro with these?
textos com a câmera
Does it have a cable link?

Just ordered the HM20... which is priced higher compared to rhapsody. I wondered which would be your pick. Best
Where do I buy this cable that is on Rhapsody
how in single player games?? soundstage is wide?? thank you!!
Hey Akros, i would love to see your review on KZ PR3
Waiting for it to arrive.... Hopefully this week
@@akros9333 me too waiting
What would u recommend? rhapsody or hm20? Im using kiwi ears quartet, n i would consider myself a basshead but still like some airyness.. is rhapsody or hm20 an upgrade to quartet?
I so want to buy the rhapsody. But I have to wait and see if that 6db bass variant is just a defect and 10db that you got is the norm. Mannn
Will it be an upgrade compared to KZ ZAR?
I would like to hear how it compares to the em6l.. I have to buy one of these two, so far I narrow it down to that.. The Hydro is not in my country yet but I could wait if that were a more intelligent decision, any ideas anyone?
What eartips are you using on that Rhapsody?
Which cables you are using?
Hey akros, if I have the phoenixcall is there amy benefit in getting the rhapsody? Thanks!
Would like to know that also.
Time stamp... 👍👍👍👍
If you had to pick between Fudu, Em6l, and Raphy, which one would you choose?
I don't have an Em6l, but what I've been pleasantly surprised by recently is the CCA Rhapsody. They sound completely different from the previous KZ.
@@Christopher0947 dis u tayvon
@prabuisthebest check out Tone Deaf Monk review. He said Rhapsody is more detailed and he prefers it to the EM6L
I don't think Fudu will reproduce music significantly better than the Rhapsody.
This one is vs kz zar which one is better sound quality plz plz reply my preference is bass with smooth clear sound
Rhapsody all the way.
How does the rhapsody fair with hm20? Is it worth buying both? I used to own the zsx and zax which i gave it to my siblings.
Rhapsody is better than the HM20.....more refined....more mature tune!
@@akros9333 I see... Thanks for the tip. Been watching your videos recently and noticed you mentioned the cca hm20 a little more frequently especially on the zar and zat review. I was also looking into the fr graph of the hm20 and was amazed how high its sub frequency compared to the newer ones and the old zsx and zax which i experienced(especially love how the zax sounds, i love bass so much but also want clarity). I was missing my old 1dd+5ba+ IEMs and was planning to buy the hm20 even if it was from 2022, and was anyways locked on to purchase the rhapsody. Kinda redundant to plan on buying both but thanks for saving my wallet!
@@akros9333so its good to replace HM20?
Hey Tony, better than EA1000?
No it's not better , but I will tell you that it's actually keeps up better than expected.
Maybe at lower to mid volumes it might have a little extra detail than the EA1000
May I know your thoughts on putting a 500 filter on the nozzle of CCA Rhapsody?
To be totally honest haven't tried it.....but I will do it this week and let you know
@@akros9333 Wow! Thank you for the effort.
Where can I find your rankings spreadsheet?
He has it linked from his squig site :)
@@blorg8206 can I have the link to it?
Can't find it lol @@blorg8206
Where is his squig???
I have the Rhapsody. I'll let you know what I think. Me and you usually align. 🙂
Rhapsody vs sr5 and 41t ?
Rhapsody all day
Is the AS24 no longer in the running?
imo it very much is, but that's not a hybrid, it's an all ba set. i have both and they are different. Although they both have switches and you can play around with their tunings, the rhapsody is more on the fun side of things, more energetic, it has more bass and treble and is more musical, while as24 is more clean and detailed, a bit more laid back and analytical. (not harsh or bright). As24 is more focused in the mids. Both great.
@@JoseFerreira-zb7wh So it would be a good choice for listening to my best DSD stuff? Sounds like it might be.. I have planars, but want more soundstage and more detail..basically MORE. And it's in my budget, better planars are not..thanks..
Why are those so cheap? I always love cca's craftsmanship but the price is absolutely criminal.
I found a Rhapsody used in mint condition for $25. This Rhapsody is everything Akros says and more. He is not shilling at all. This IS a fantastic IEM, end of story.
Got this set about two weeks ago and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. My only qualm is with its size, which feels a bit excessive for my ears. But I guess the sound quality more than makes up for it. Btw, what's your preferred switch configuration?"
@@fuad000100 most of the time it is in 1100 setting.
@@fiddlix so you like your bass. 😀
@@fuad000100 It is big, but to me at least, fit, confort and seal are great. at least for me. Most of kzs/ ccas iems are big but they all fit my ears great.
@@JoseFerreira-zb7wh Yes sir, I tend to be a borderline bass head 😀.
got it for 30. Bought it because it is so cheap.
Damn! Where?!
@@someoneusagot it for $36 in the store Enthusiast Audio Store in alie xpress.
Fix the title yo. it -> hit
Or eat?
36 bucks and I will do the test for sure.hope is no dummy drivers like the other sets. Because I saw their ba drivers from Knowles costs 50 bucks for 1 pair. Mmmmm strange price. Unless they hand made drivers with the same model name.
I doubt the drivers are name brands, which is fine as long as they're tuned well.
@@oaktowndimond668 same model name. Maybe they copy the number ...
@@paulosilva8200or they're likely getting them at a discounted price since they're essentially buying in bulk
@@paulosilva8200they use bellsing copies with their brand.
@@paulosilva8200 or maybe they just buy a shitload of them at a time and get a good price? They do launch A LOT of iems and i figure they do sell a lot too.
I paid 35€
goodluck to all to waste your money on kz ,the scam.
I was considering upgrading to a Let Shuoer S12 Pro from my S12. Instead, I decided to take the same money and buy: Rhapsody ($35.51) + Castor/improved ($13.35) + ARTI T10 ($58.72)...total, delivered = US$107.58. I enjoy trying different IEM's and these seem to be getting some solid reviews in2024. It's pretty incredible the level of ChiFi at these price points, in 2024. Good grief...just five years ago this would've been unimaginable.
With all the issue that KZ has been involved in, i decided to stay away from KZ or anything connected with KZ...
And now, "hell just froze over"; hehehe...
But only because you convinced me Tony!
...because I TRUST your recommendations. 🫡
It was your rec that convinced me to get the Rose Finch 👍👍
Now, your rec for the Rhapsody just caused "hell to freeze over" for me 😁
...again, KZ, ONLY BECAUSE TONY REC'ed IT!
ONLY BECAUSE!
Will it be an upgrade compared to KZ ZAR?