TRUTHEAR x Crinacle Zero IEM Review

[Docmoggy]

I am citing from memory but there was a Harman study from Olive and others that showed that people tended to show the same preferences across, gender , ethnicity and even age... Can't recall the exact study.

Peace.

Thanks I’ll start casually investigating this topic. I would imagine the Harmsn plot would be better represented by a 3D surface plot with age being in one axis probably the Y axis.

 

[Berwhale]

Thanks I’ll start casually investigating this topic. I would imagine the Harmsn plot would be better represented by a 3D surface plot with age being in one axis probably the Y axis.

I already linked to the talk by Dr. Sean Olive that explains there are no significant age effects on preference. BTW, Amir attended the talk in the video. There is some discussion, including responses from Dr. Olive here...

HBK Headphone Measurement Talks from Head-Fi and Sean Olive

Bruel & Kjaer (BK), makers of precision acoustic measurement products, had a nice two day virtual conference. I wanted to listen to a bunch of them but had a major conflict. Fortunately, I watched two talks related to headphone measurements: First one was by Jude Mansilla of Head-fi with the...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[Docmoggy]

I already linked to the talk by Dr. Sean Olive that explains there are no significant age effects on preference. BTW, Amir attended the talk in the video. There is some discussion, including responses from Dr. Olive here...

HBK Headphone Measurement Talks from Head-Fi and Sean Olive

Bruel & Kjaer (BK), makers of precision acoustic measurement products, had a nice two day virtual conference. I wanted to listen to a bunch of them but had a major conflict. Fortunately, I watched two talks related to headphone measurements: First one was by Jude Mansilla of Head-fi with the...

www.audiosciencereview.com

I’ll watch it. Always looking for greater insight. I’m using the Hexa at the mo. But the TCZ, I agree with you, is a marvelous development. It is a wonderful secret!

 

[ehabheikal]

OMG what bass. Tonality is great but due to asr I room correct my speakers and eq headphones via wavelet, so my stuff is tuned but this is better. And the lowish distortion on bass yum.

Given the above i am waiting for asr to discovera hidden gem that has this FR but vanishingly low distortion cheapish.

 

[khensu]

I got a pair of these yesterday, so haven't had enough time to do thorough listening yet, but from what I’ve heard so far, these are easily worth $50. I do find the upper midrange can sound a bit accentuated. I don’t notice all the time, though. There are plenty of tunes I’ve listened to that sound fantastic with no EQ. In some cases, I’ve applied the settings posted early in this thread by @Maiky76. Those settings did the trick for me. I’m not fond of wearing buds/iems for too long, but these will absolutely fill the void in the cases where they are the best option. Win!

 

[IAtaman]

I got a pair delivered yesterday as well and I really like them. Bass is tasteful and impactful. Vocals both male and female sound correct to me and at the intended layer if that makes sense. I get a great sense of detail and texture, a fairly wide sound stage and good imaging. I think these are great. I hear people say Aria's are better - I disagree. I have a pair of Aria and a pair of Starfield - these are better than both in my view in terms of "immersion into the music"

 

[OnLyTNT]

Well I also got these a few days ago . For me a bit bassy but overall best sounding IEM out of the box so far. I'm not sure if any future purchase will beat this for me.

 

[raif71]

Just got mine via online order but from local audio shop. Great pair of iems. I like its tonality. I can put my everyday use of 7Hz Timeless to rest a bit. Will regularly use this instead. From what I heard, I can say that on some songs...the zero is less shouty on the treble compared to the Timeless. Bang for the buck, I say.

 

[Chuck S]

Had to get a pair. A real value for $50, but I really prefer a little more treble and a lot more detail. Still, that Crinacle knows what he’s doing.

 

[IAtaman]

Just got these. For my ears the bass is overcooked, heard in drum kick and floor toms especially so far. Sounds quite good though overall, with a bit too much sizzle up top. I do not find them uncomfortable. The Tangzu Waner came as well today and seem quite bad in comparison -- thick weird mids, and do not seem hi fi.

I had the exact same experience witn Tangzu Wan'er but turns out my experience was caused by fit. I was able to get a good seal and fit with the white tips and they actually sound decent. I am sure you tried this but just wanted to put it out there

 

[Stoutblock]

I am getting more fond of these over time but lately I’m having a problem with the tips coming off when I remove them from my ears. The tips stays in the ear canal. I like the large tips and they do fit tight but think they provide the best sound experience. I guess I could glue them?

 

[FrantzM]

I am getting more fond of these over time but lately I’m having a problem with the tips coming off when I remove them from my ears. The tips stays in the ear canal. I like the large tips and they do fit tight but think they provide the best sound experience. I guess I could glue them?

Experiencing the Same!!
Better , perhaps 3rd party tips?
Recommendations? People?

Peace.

 

[digitalfrost]

I'm generally happy with Spinfit tips. Measure the nozzle size to make sure they fit.

CP155 - Spinfit

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These could be good. (I do not own these IEMs so you'll to figure it out yourself)

 

[ehabheikal]

What is the cheapest dongle to power these.

 

[raif71]

I am getting more fond of these over time but lately I’m having a problem with the tips coming off when I remove them from my ears. The tips stays in the ear canal. I like the large tips and they do fit tight but think they provide the best sound experience. I guess I could glue them?

The whys this might be so:
1) You pushed the iem too far back
2) Tips not fit properly on the iem nozzle
3) You have sticky ear canals

 

[staticV3]

What is the cheapest dongle to power these.

Here's one for $2:

It can power the Truthear Zero.

 

[ehabheikal]

Here's one for $2:
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It can power the Truthear Zero.

Are you sure? I triied the apple dongle and it could not get a decent volume

 

[staticV3]

Are you sure? I triied the apple dongle and it could not get a decent volume

Well you didn't specify "cheapest dongle that can drive these to x dB".

As for the Apple dongle, if you're on Android, then you only get 25% of the volume by default.
You have to do a workaround to get full volume. See here.

With full volume, the A2049 Apple dongle can drive the Zero to 124dB SPL in the bass. That's permanent hearing damage levels of volume.

 

[Jimbob54]

What is the cheapest dongle to power these.

EU or rest of world? The $9 apple dongle is a safe bet but with caveats about how you need to unlock its full volume. What would be your source? Iphone, Android or desktop?

 

[ehabheikal]

EU or rest of world? The $9 apple dongle is a safe bet but with caveats about how you need to unlock its full volume. What would be your source? Iphone, Android or desktop?

I mostly use android, rest of household use apple. Roon, and no pc.
Apreciate the help.