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7Hz Salnotes Zero IEM Review

Rate this IEM:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 10 3.8%

  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 36 13.5%

  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 219 82.3%
  • Total voters
    266
KikoKentaurus said:
Just got my pair through hifi-passion, these are my first IEMs and I've realized that it differs from my previous earphone experience. All plugs that I ever had were cheapo's, in that basic form, whereas IEMs are pretty big in comparison, so they resemble the form of external earhole just to fit nicely, cause still, you gotta fit those electronics inside of something small enough to be worn.

And here's what worries me: whenever I slightly move my head, there is that noise, similar to sound of the sea, caused by friction of an earphone inside my ear. So when I touch the cable, I can feel this sound. What I mean is that when you wear them, if you slightly tap the earphone itself it will produce that strong sound, caused by the "vacuum" in between of the nuzzle and internal ear canal. Of course when music is loud enough one wouldn't notice it, but while watching movies it's still pretty noticeable

I wonder if that can be fixed by different tips. So when I wear them they'd produce no sound from physical contact. Anyone knows what I'm talking about? Maybe foam tips could help?
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I had the same problem, indeed foam tips help, also try to filling the silicone ones with cotton (or similar).
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BTW, the next cable has a low stethoscope/microphonics effect: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/4000878830863.html
 
Broken record. I still cannot get over how good the Salnotes Zero are. I have pored over my favorite albums and everything just placed so perfectly and with such razor-sharp detail, it is as if I am there in person. One I am enjoying thoroughly is a few favorites from my Brazilian music collection. It literally feels like I am there in concert on stage listening to the vocals. I can hear every prick of the acoustics, every reverberation, and yet there is still the weight of the bass, the lifelike tonality of the vocals. Holographic with a wide open window is the best way to describe it. If they literally took these, put a fancy polished metal shell on them, paid off some reviewers, and charged $1000+, certain enthusiasts would be gushing over them. Price prejudice is a serious issue in audiophile circles that needs to die a quick and painful death. I hope some other companies take notice at this uniquely capable product that has been accomplished here and invest in mirroring and iterating on it.

 
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Hifihedgehog said:
Broken record. I still cannot get over how good the Salnotes Zero are. I have pored over my favorite albums and everything just placed so perfectly and with such razor-sharp detail, it is as if I am there in person. One I am enjoying thoroughly is a few favorites from my Brazilian music collection. It literally feels like I am there in concert on stage listening to the vocals. I can hear every prick of the acoustics, every reverberation, and yet there is still the weight of the bass, the lifelike tonality of the vocals. Holographic with a wide open window is the best way to describe it. If they literally took these, put a fancy polished metal shell on them, paid off some reviewers, and charged $1000+, certain enthusiasts would be gushing over them. Price prejudice is a serious issue in audiophile circles that needs to die a quick and painful death. I hope some other companies take notice at this uniquely capable product that has been accomplished here and invest in mirroring and iterating on it.

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They also destroy the idea that you need either exotic or multiple drivers to get top-notch sound. Get the tuning right and keep the distortion low, and you're good to go.
 
SteveL said:
They also destroy the idea that you need either exotic or multiple drivers to get top-notch sound.
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Exactly this. There is a similar truism in the PC world, that not all cores are made equal, meaning one highly performant CPU core is generally far better than a cluster of many poorly performing ones.
 
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erniebert said:
I think it's Crinacle who may have started the use of "technical ability" and "technicalities". It's there in his website. He himself admits it's 'mostly' pseudoscience, yet he uses these terms in his notorious ranking lists. Now everyone in head-fi and elsewhere—reviewers, for instance—seems to be using it, although contextual intent in meaning is inconsistent; hence, yes, meaningless.
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Unfortunately the term is very widespread. GoldenSound loves it (as was to be expected), but also Timmy from Gizaudio, who otherwise is almost reasonable.
 
Hifihedgehog said:
I agree there are plenty of audiophile products that are not worth their price with tons of snake oil, and we should not allow perceived value of crap to blind us to the true inherent value of bargain valued diamonds in the rough. All I can say is the IEM market—as I once remarked about five years ago—was where the innovation was happening and now that has come full circle. We have $20 IEMs that not only make kilobuck models look bad but even make headphones like the Sennheiser HD 800 look laughably overpriced even on clearance.
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I agree, besides the fact that the HD800 is obsolete or overpriced. It offeres a huge soundstage, something IEMs will never be able to provide. And in comparison to current flagship headphones, which reside in the $3-6,000 range, the HD800 is still a good buy.
 
MacClintock said:
I agree, besides the fact that the HD800 is obsolete or overpriced. It offeres a huge soundstage, something IEMs will never be able to provide. And in comparison to current flagship headphones, which reside in the $3-6,000 range, the HD800 is still a good buy.
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One moment the HD800 is overpriced, the next it is a good buy...
 
Hifihedgehog said:
There is a similar truism in the PC world, that not all cores are made equal, meaning one highly performant CPU core is generally far better than a cluster of many poorly performing ones.
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Not at all similar: they are guaranteed to have different performance characteristics and the proper choice of CPU depends on tasks at hand. There is price of IEM and amount of drivers are just price and amount of drivers, they don't really say anything about the resulting sound quality.
 
Oso Polar said:
Not at all similar: they are guaranteed to have different performance characteristics and the proper choice of CPU depends on tasks at hand. There is price of IEM and amount of drivers are just price and amount of drivers, they don't really say anything about the resulting sound quality.
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They are if you follow the metaphor and don‘t add to it price or other ancillary attributes. The point being: many drivers=/=guaranteed higher performance just as many cores=/=guaranteed higher performance. The ARM market is chockful of examples of high core count SoCs from one vendor that perform worse than an ARM SoC with half the cores. I do agree however that the computer market is less clouded by subjectivity though there are some who submit that RGB lighting has magical performance enhancement properties.
 
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A word on durability. I got mine in February and have used them almost every day. (Admittedly almost all of that use has been at home, and they live / travel in a hard-shell case.) They look like new, even including the stock red tips. Haven't had the loose faceplate problem but a couple of drops of Superglue will fix that if it's ever necessary. It doesn't look like the cheap and cheerful appearance translates to fragility.
 
I got my Zero 2s yesterday from Amazon. They sound amazing but as they are my first IEM I had a learning curve. There are no assembly instructions I could find but by trial and error I was able to put them together. Properly, I hope. Now I just have to decide on the correct tips.
 
iraweiss said:
I got my Zero 2s yesterday from Amazon. They sound amazing but as they are my first IEM I had a learning curve. There are no assembly instructions I could find but by trial and error I was able to put them together. Properly, I hope. Now I just have to decide on the correct tips.
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Anyone actually tried this method of making foam tips?

I wonder if buying dedicated tips for 5-10x price is any worth it...
 
Gif comparison with latest review of 7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 IEM:
www.audiosciencereview.com

7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 IEM Review

Given the excellence of these inexpensive IEMs I wonder how much longer companies manufacturing IEMS costing thousands of dollars can afford to do so? Especially when the performance of their mega dollar IEMS can often fall short of IEMS like the Crinacle Zero. I can't even imagine burning...
www.audiosciencereview.com www.audiosciencereview.com
 
Based on the positive review here I decided to buy a pair. I'm very disappointed in the low end - seems to start rolling off around 150-200Hz, with very little output below 100Hz. I think the ear cups sealed pretty well to my ears based on a fair amount of noise isolation, but I'm wondering if the version I bought, "with mic", might be aimed at phone calls and intentionally filters the low end. I noticed several of the 1-star reviews on amazon that complained about no bass were also the "with mic" variety. Anyone have a pair "with mic" that actually sound good? I returned them but may consider trying the version without mic.
 
danschy said:
Based on the positive review here I decided to buy a pair. I'm very disappointed in the low end - seems to start rolling off around 150-200Hz, with very little output below 100Hz. I think the ear cups sealed pretty well to my ears based on a fair amount of noise isolation, but I'm wondering if the version I bought, "with mic", might be aimed at phone calls and intentionally filters the low end. I noticed several of the 1-star reviews on amazon that complained about no bass were also the "with mic" variety. Anyone have a pair "with mic" that actually sound good? I returned them but may consider trying the version without mic.
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Forget the mic difference and get the Zero:2 version, which in a version with increased bass. And welcome to ASR. :)
 
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