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7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 IEM Review

Rate this IEM:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 7 1.6%

  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 12 2.8%

  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 53 12.4%

  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 357 83.2%
  • Total voters
    429
amirm said:
For something this cheap, you can get it and form your own opinion. :)
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With Amazon, they can be returned as well. I’m just the cheapest person you’ve ever met when it comes to IEMs. I almost never actually like them and I feel bad for returning products that aren’t defective. I know companies lose money when people do that and I hate to think of doing that when profit margins must be thin. I mean these are remarkable measurements for next to nothing. That said, they were sitting in my cart for a week before this review. This review only made it more difficult resist, but I’ve held strong expecting the worst.
 
Final e also warm up IEMs, but their inner diameter is small. So they can be a tough fit for wider nozzles.
 
RedCometZero said:
What tips do people recommend besides Comply foam? I find those change the sound signature vs silicone
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Got them yesterday, have been using with Spinfit CP145 which i already had. Perfect sound for me. Don't need anything more than these and Airpods Pro when out.
 
DanTheMan said:
With Amazon, they can be returned as well. I’m just the cheapest person you’ve ever met when it comes to IEMs. I almost never actually like them and I feel bad for returning products that aren’t defective. I know companies lose money when people do that and I hate to think of doing that when profit margins must be thin. I mean these are remarkable measurements for next to nothing. That said, they were sitting in my cart for a week before this review. This review only made it more difficult resist, but I’ve held strong expecting the worst.
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I didn't mean to suggest returning it. I am sure you can make someone else very happy by gifting it to them if you don't like it.
 
Okay, you’ve convinced me. I’ll just keep the packaging perfect and regift if necessary. I’m sure this will be awesome for most people if not for me. I’ve got a feeling I’ll be keeping them however.
 
DanTheMan said:
I haven’t bought these (yet). I’ve resisted the temptation because the previous generation has a terrible treble quality on my test fixture (me). Has anyone experienced this using the second iteration? I have no need for another IEM and I’m fairly happy with the Hola, but by the time I get the treble to where it’s not painful, there’s not much of it left at all. It requires foam tips to get me there. I can’t EQ when I’m plugging into my phone so something that doesn’t require EQ is always a bonus and if it manages to sound good then it’s really special. This looks like it could probably hold up with silicone tips. It would be nice to get some more detailed listening impressions from a few owners.
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Isn't there an app you can use on your phone? For instance, on the iPhone, Onkyo HF Player has settings for different earphone types, one of which *might* help.
 
AudioSceptic said:
I think the Euro USB-C and Lightning are both limited to 0.5 V. I'm disappointed that you find that the sensitivity of these earphones is not enough to make up for the 6 dB drop in output.
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I think it's a bug from what I've read, apparently they're fine on iphone.

I've got 3x USB C dongles, the Meizu Hifi Pro (which is great), a cheap one from amazon which is a distortion factory and the iphone one. The first two are at about 40% volume to match the iphone one at full power. I would honestly just buy something else. The lack of power is far more noticeable than the the potential difference in SINAD with another dongle.
 
Now 7Hz could come up with a matching dongle, really small and inexpensive like single CS43131, to match their Zero line.
 
SaltyCDogg said:
I think it's a bug from what I've read, apparently they're fine on iphone.

I've got 3x USB C dongles, the Meizu Hifi Pro (which is great), a cheap one from amazon which is a distortion factory and the iphone one. The first two are at about 40% volume to match the iphone one at full power. I would honestly just buy something else. The lack of power is far more noticeable than the the potential difference in SINAD with another dongle.
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I thought it was an EU compliance thing.
 
If you have the original Zero, this seems like an "I'm bored and want something to play with" kind of buy. Not crazy about the looks either.

Does anyone have the Zero and Zero Red 2?
 
Chromatischism said:
If you have the original Zero, this seems like an "I'm bored and want something to play with" kind of buy. Not crazy about the looks either.

Does anyone have the Zero and Zero Red 2?
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Just get yourself a 7Hz Zero:2 and compare both, and gift the one you like the least to someone. They are so great and so cheap that they make excellent gift IMO.
 
Chromatischism said:
If you have the original Zero, this seems like an "I'm bored and want something to play with" kind of buy. Not crazy about the looks either.

Does anyone have the Zero and Zero Red 2?
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I have them both, though I haven’t had much time with the Zero 2’s yet. I love my original Zero’s - I use them with my iPhone/Apple Dongle combo and Apple Music mostly.

I always thought the original Zero’s were a little bass shy, but love how they do female vocals in particular. My first impression of the Zero 2’s are that they’re perhaps a litttttle too bass heavy and vocals aren’t quite as satisfying. After some back and forth, I do think they’re an overall improvement, but the new ones do seem to neuter a bit about what I really liked about the original Zero’s.

All this said, I can see why Amir eq’d the 2’s the way he did. I really wish it was easy to PEQ with the iPhone…

These are my first impressions of course. I’ll have to listen to the 2’s more and then switch back to see if I still feel this way.
 
ronnzi said:
I have them both, though I haven’t had much time with the Zero 2’s yet. I love my original Zero’s - I use them with my iPhone/Apple Dongle combo and Apple Music mostly.

I always thought the original Zero’s were a little bass shy, but love how they do female vocals in particular. My first impression of the Zero 2’s are that they’re perhaps a litttttle too bass heavy and vocals aren’t quite as satisfying. After some back and forth, I do think they’re an overall improvement, but the new ones do seem to neuter a bit about what I really liked about the original Zero’s.

All this said, I can see why Amir eq’d the 2’s the way he did. I really wish it was easy to PEQ with the iPhone…

These are my first impressions of course. I’ll have to listen to the 2’s more and then switch back to see if I still feel this way.
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This is useful feedback because I've owned more than a few budget sets in the last years and I'm pretty sure now my bases are already covered with Moondrop Lan. However the Zero 2 sounds like a great gift or starter IEM to recommend, especially now when Hola is discontinued.
 
AudioSceptic said:
Isn't there an app you can use on your phone? For instance, on the iPhone, Onkyo HF Player has settings for different earphone types, one of which *might* help.
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Not that I’m aware of on an iPhone. When I use my Qudelix 5K there is, but because it’s so easy to get what you want with that nearly any IEM is workable nowadays. I like to use my Apple dongle because it’s so small and can fit in a case with IEMs that will still fit in my pocket. I’m hoping that this one will do it. The Hola will do it, but the treble is just a bit too muted with foam sleeves. My ultimate goal would be to have an IEM that doesn’t require EQ and can fit Spiral Dots on them. The Spiral Dots are the most comfortable in my ears.
 
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