TRUTHEAR - TRUTHEAR x Crinacle ZERO:RED

I bought some zero reds and the buds weren't in the box. Like... cardboard hadn't been bent where the buds would sit, so doubt it was stolen and returned. Looks like they were never put in from factory. A photo and an explanation to Amazon and they sent a return label and then replaced no questions asked. Amazon has been good for me for iem, no further issues at all. Depends on your country and your Amazon history, but I would say it is quicker and safer than other places. Having said all that, depending on the store, aliexpress has been brilliant too, just a lot slower for postage

I have Crinacle Zero Reds which I got for like 50-60 bucks like 7 months ago. It's an IEM. It's the best one so far for it's price range. There are better ones for sure but since it was my first IEM, I needed to know what I was getting into and wasn't willing to splurge more for one. You can check r/iems for better ones with your budget. I used to go for headsets but I found IEMs a bit better now. I always had problems with the ear muffs of headsets irritating my ears, and IEMs solved that for me. EQ softwares is a must as well. Better to test it with a buddy for tweaking it. I use Sonar now, but I used to use Fxsound for R6 until I switched to Sonar. It's simpler and has more options for you to tweak and its just simply better overall.

Same here lol I started off with the 7hz ZERO 2 last January then months later made the jump and ordered the Truthear Zero RED and a week later ordered the Truthear Hexa which ended up arriving before the REDs 😂

I'd say the difference between the Truthear Zero RED (55usd) and the 7hz ZERO 2 (25usd), my first IEM, is very noticeable.

Actually the Hexa are noticeably cleaner and has better instrument separation than the REDs, it even feels strange at first being able to hear everything in the tracks, so I'd say they are the "true audiophile experience" and the REDs are more fun sound in comparison. The Moondrop Aria 2 seems like a nice choice as well. I haven't tried them but I have a good impression of its specific Dynamic Driver it uses. The same DD is used on the Moondrop MOCA which I own and it certainly delivers good performance despite Bluetooth limitations, so a wired pair would definitely sound great. Last week my Moondrop ROBIN (same Dynamic Driver as the Aria 2) arrived and I'm kinda confused about the fact it outperforms the Truthear Zero REDs in technicalities.

It's nice to hear your impression of them, given you have experience with other sets. I have been using them since Jan 4, swapping between the ZERO:2, Truthear Gate, Zero RED and Hexa and the Moondrop MOCA. At first I was reluctant about placing them above the Zero RED, and got blasted in the comments for saying they sound better than budget wired IEMs. But honestly yes I agree with you. The ROBIN have excellent sound presentation.

Is this crinicle? I have the reds and I absolutely love them. They sound way better than my HyperX Cloud Alpha S for half the price

If you can push your budget just a bit more, I highly suggest getting the Truthear x Crinacle Zero: Red. I have been using them for almost a year na and they are wayyy better than my HyperX Alpha S

Truthear zero all the way bro. Absolute value for money, only costs $47 from amazon. It has good positional audio for gaming and really crisp. FWIW, my mate and I recently did an analysis on Reddit data for IEMs. Basically ranked them by aggregated sentiment. Maybe you'll find it helpful (google RecSift) You can filter by use cases, price ranges, and get a breakdown of what ppl have said about the most often recommended ones (disclaimer some links are affiliate they help fund the analyses)

I've been using the RED for mixing and stuff (its just a hobby I'm not making anything commercial) and they have been serviceable (mixes always sounded pitchy in high ends when listening on different devices to me tho) but the cable that it came with is busted and dead. I've tried contacting Truthear but their email support is not answering and checked places to get different replacement cables but all of them ship for crazy amount of cash. Finally found a shop online that sends at normal shipping prices IEMs and i've seen and read online that Salnotes Zero are good and i guess enough for what what i'd use them? I liked the sound of the REDs which are considered neutral (?) but before that i've been using the AKG K240 headphones and got "better" mixes out of them, but for medical reasons i can't use them anymore. Now my question is, are the Salnotes good/would it be good for my needs but also should i spend more on something better (I really dont want to spend more than 100 bucks with shipping) ? Should i get the REDs again? EDIT: Also another thing to note, the RED that i have have their shell broken but they are working, i'd just need to get new cable for them but im not sure how to get a 3rd party replacement for them. Any help would be appreciated. The site where i'm thinking to buy from has limited cables. Tripowin Zombur seems the only one that are worth looking at since the other cables are just the amount of the Salnotes or more expensive than them.

Yeah i found Tripowin Zombur which i can get and it seems they are fine for the RED (?) Also are the Zero 2 any different? Seems like they are kinda similar to the RED one's but have the low end boosted? I'm not sure for how long the RED's are gonna work since the shell itself is beat up and broken but functionally they are totally fine, its just the cable that's dead. Also [hangout.audio](http://hangout.audio) is the place where i was thinking to buy which i guess its fine since its Crinacles site?

Gotcha, i guess i should go with Hexa over RED again if my REDs die?

I have the truthear reds blues hexa gate nova I think the blue 2 is a pass for me feels like a unnecessary addition and release

Same here lol I started off with the 7hz ZERO 2 last January then months later made the jump and ordered the Truthear Zero RED and a week later ordered the Truthear Hexa which ended up arriving before the REDs 😂

Hi everyone! So as the title says I'm looking to buy the thruthear Hexa, because there's many aspects of it that interest me except for one I found out recently, hence why I'm writing this post: I'm a guy that enjoys listening to clear vocals, high male voices, guitar solos, classical music, and because of that I tend to prefer a more neutral tone with a slight emphasis on mids especially upper mids. I tried the thruthear Red for some months and found them too bassy and too shouty in the treble. However even though I don't like bass so much I do really like the rumbling feeling of a sub-bass done right, as I usually say "I like to feel the bass but I don't like to hear it". Therefore I'm looking for a vocal focused clean sound neutral tuned iem, around 75€, that ideally has a metal shell!! (Here's why I'm now hesitant on the hexa, I thought they had a metal body), the metal shell is because my reds fell to the ground 2 times and broke completely, so I want to avoid resin builds from now on. Should I get the hexa? Or has anything in the last years came out that beat it at what it offers, or something that really fits my criteria? Thanks for the help!

You mean Truthear zero:red vs zero:blue? If I recall correctly blues have more bass. Usually you don't want too much bass while gaming, because shots and explosions are in the lower area. If you are to choose between those two for gaming, I'd go with reds. But I think truthear hexa is in the same price bracket (more or less), and they have more neutral sound than either of those two, and that's even better for gaming (explosions and shots would be too much in bassy iems).

I have the red too, and i hate it, i just find it unbearably boring. The KZ d-fi has almost the same tuning and is 10x more fun at 1/4 of the price. About the pure, according to the comments i read, it's not an upgrade, it's just different, the people who liked the hexa just found the pure as "muddy"; but at least for me, i won't buy a truthear ever again, it's just the same recipe as ever, cheap cable, cheap eartips, a waifu in the box and the price $60+.

I'm looking for suggestions for a bassy IEM around the $100 range. I've previously used the Moondrop Chu 2 and then upgraded to the Truthear Zero Red. While I liked the balanced tuning of the Zero Red, I originally bought it for its bass, which turned out to be underwhelming. Now I want to move up to the next tier with something that delivers truly impactful and satisfying bass. Any recommendations?

i was about to say THIS. Amazing very close to flat headphones, i am so happy with them. Also you can hear the low end properly unlike famous overhead headphones that people use.

Save up for the truthear zero: red. Thank me later

Either the Cadenza or the Zero Red with fiio btr11 it adds some warmth but not too much.

I have Crinacle Zero Reds which I got for like 50-60 bucks like 7 months ago. It's an IEM. It's the best one so far for it's price range. There are better ones for sure but since it was my first IEM, I needed to know what I was getting into and wasn't willing to splurge more for one. You can check r/iems for better ones with your budget. I used to go for headsets but I found IEMs a bit better now. I always had problems with the ear muffs of headsets irritating my ears, and IEMs solved that for me. EQ softwares is a must as well. Better to test it with a buddy for tweaking it. I use Sonar now, but I used to use Fxsound for R6 until I switched to Sonar. It's simpler and has more options for you to tweak and its just simply better overall.

Personally I like the Trio and the Vader Balanced over any of the Truthear Zeros. You can get the Trio or Vader Balanced for under $30, and with a good cable from KBEar, you will still be under the price of the Zeros, and have better overall tonality, without the oddball shortcomings of the Zeros. I still feel, personally, that the Zero Blue is better than the Blue2. But I am in a minority for this opinion.

I'd say the difference between the Truthear Zero RED (55usd) and the 7hz ZERO 2 (25usd), my first IEM, is very noticeable.

My personal journey to find the perfect audio setup that works for me was long and expensive. Put simply, I tried a ton of the gamer-focused headsets first. Went through a lot, and some of them were actually decent, but in the end, I realized the truth: gamer headphones are not a good value. They put more resources into the branding and aesthetics than they do for actual audio quality. The one exception to this was the Sennheiser/Drop PC38x. These are wired open back headphones with a built-in mic. For me, these were far and away the best sounding "gamer" headphones I ever tried, and it wasn't even close. The open back really opens up the soundstage, which, at least for me, really helped with directional audio. The convenience of the built-in mic was definitely a bonus too. Sadly, it looks like they are no longer making these... maybe Drop or Sennheiser still makes something similar but I haven't looked. I ran the Astro a40's for a long time too. These also have an open back design, but I always found them to be a bit too harsh, and I spent WAY too much time trying to tweak the EQ to get them to sound good. The terrible software didn't help matters either. IEM's are all the rage now. I was skeptical at first, but have found this to be the best way to go. IEM's were always kind of a niche item that was historically expensive for a decent set, but over the last few years, a TON of really good IEM's have hit the market for super cheap. My current favorite set are the Truthear Crinacle Zero Reds. You can find them on sale pretty often for around $50. If that's too much, there are a lot of great options in the $15 - $50 range too. The KZ Castors come to mind: I think I got mine for like $25 and I like these almost as much as the Zero Reds. The Audiovance Vibes 202's are good as well and can be had for around $30. I like them because they sound really great, and I like the cables they come with. And of course, everyone loves the Moondrop Chu II. I have those as well and they are indeed quite good, especially for the price (around $20). The amazing thing is that all of the IEM's I mentioned above sound way better than the in ear monitors I used to use back in my days of playing live music... and they literally cost hundreds of dollars less. It blows my mind. The one downside to IEM's is the lack of a built-in mic. This is easy to get around if you are playing on PC, but a little less convenient if you play on console. I have a dedicated mic for my setup since I do a lot of music recording so it isn't a problem, but if you need a built-in mic, there are cables for IEM's that you can buy that have a little mic built in. I can't really speak to how good they are, but I would think that would work ok plugged directly into your Xbox or PS controller. Anyway, I didn't set out to write a book here when I started this post, but there it is... TLDR; iems are the way to go. Even the Moondrop Chu II's sound significantly better than even the most expensive gamer-focused headsets. And that's before you even consider cost. If you are like me, and your earholes don't generally like earbuds, you may need to experiment with different tips to find something that is comfortable enough to wear for long periods, but once you do it is awesome, and definitely worth the trouble.

I had the same feelings of the Red. I'm not sure why they are rated so highly. Everything you described is how it sounded to me. I returned them a few days after purchasing when they first came out. I even waited some months and tried again thinking maybe my first pair was a bad set since they kept getting great reactions on Reddit. But my second pair felt the same. Retuned them again right away.

Just bought the reds couple of days ago and not seeing them on the list made me kinda sad😂. Anyways 3 of them have kinda different tunings right? So always thought them to be entirely different models.

Why no zero red may I ask?

Ive heard really good things about the Ziigat x Fresh Reviews Aretes - Linsoul Audio will be having a spring sale in a couple days too. Currently run TurthEar Crinacle Zero Reds and like them.

With Mic? Can you explain the mic connected to the earbud combo or standalone IEM's? Standalone IEMs, my vote is Truth Ear.

Ive been on the TruthEar Crinacle Zero Reds and really enjoy them. Been looking at the Ziigat x Fresh Reviews Arete. Heard good things - just didn't wanna drop $250 on IEMs when I first switched over lol.

for me, the real problem of zero red and blue is not their sound but their comfort is the problem. their big nozzle create the pain vacuum in my ears. i end up returned both of them because i can't wear their more than 1 hour.

I had a the red, but the bass was too much for me and it wasn't tight, it was muddy, the one I bought after that is the hexa, it's much better, of course it's not in that price range

Moondrop chu 2 or Tripowin vivace + some cheap dongle is my rec , something like truthear zero is a little bit better

Go for red