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Truthear x Crinacle Zero:RED IEM Review

Rate this IEM:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 10 2.3%
  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 14 3.3%
  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 47 11.0%
  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 356 83.4%

  • Total voters
    427
Well, at the very least you can rest assured there is no distortion in the Red: ;)

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Yeah, that’s for sure.
The Kato doesn’t have distortion at all at volumes I listen to.
But do we have any time domain measurements on here for IEMs?
For attack and decay? Can the group delay show that?
I’m asking because the Kato is noticeably slow.

Like I said, I see a lot of differing opinions on IEMs and it might just be from the nature of how they work being directly in our ear canal.
Most of the freq responses I see have nasty peaks in the upper registers. Is that from lack of reflections on how IEMs directly go into our ear canal?

Thanks
 
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First impressions of the RED are good.

Not as resolving as the Kato, but also not as harsh.

These I can say are more ‘ safe’ as an everyday listener.

I don’t get why some of these IEM people don’t like the Harman curve.
It’s more liked by most and it shows here.

Still isn’t fast as far as attack and decay. Maybe a touch faster than the Katos
 
One more odd question.
Lol
What’s with the weird cartoon school girls on the boxes of these IEMs??

A bit weird being 55 getting a package like that. What does that have to do with headphones ?
 
One more odd question.
Lol
What’s with the weird cartoon school girls on the boxes of these IEMs??

A bit weird being 55 getting a package like that. What does that have to do with headphones ?
To me, it's an anime thingy...nothing to be alarmed at or think more of
:cool:
 
First impressions of the RED are good.

Not as resolving as the Kato, but also not as harsh.

These I can say are more ‘ safe’ as an everyday listener.

I don’t get why some of these IEM people don’t like the Harman curve.
It’s more liked by most and it shows here.
The original Truthear Zero overshot Harman and was far too harsh. The Zero Red undershoot a little and indeed are easier to listen to. Especially after a long time period, which is what really matters. Your ears can handle more for a song or two but after that you'll find what you really prefer and for most people it will be a bit more bass and less treble than you think.
Still isn’t fast as far as attack and decay. Maybe a touch faster than the Katos
I believe that is just perception of frequency response.
 
The original Truthear Zero overshot Harman and was far too harsh. The Zero Red undershoot a little and indeed are easier to listen to. Especially after a long time period, which is what really matters. Your ears can handle more for a song or two but after that you'll find what you really prefer and for most people it will be a bit more bass and less treble than you think.

I believe that is just perception of frequency response.

Maybe, maybe not.
I know what you are saying and usually a deficiency or a BBC dip ( around 1khz -2 or 3khz ) will cause the leading edges or notes or attack to be hampered a bit. Giving a more laid back sound or further away soundstage.
Agreed.

But this sounds more like a slower driver or a slower attack and decay.

Maybe IEMs smaller drivers contribute to this?
Dunno.

But a waterfall, spectrogram or some time domain measurement would show if this is an issue.

I mean we all know that a simple freq chart doesn’t show everything.
It won’t show ringing in some freq which would cause smearing of the sound.

When drivers are measured , time domain measurements are always taken for a reason.
 
I’m usually not a fan of planars. But I wonder if a pair of planar IEMs will be more of what I want?

Do IEMs struggle more with dynamic range? As opposed to over ear headphones?
I’m definitely hearing less dynamic range

Cheers
 
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The original Truthear Zero overshot Harman and was far too harsh.
To me it mostly had elevated bass and some "grindy" features in the mids that didnt sound clean. Red is much more balanced and cleaner overall, but muted in some parts of the treble, making drums and guitar somewhat soft.
 
I’m usually not a fan of planars. But I wonder if a pair of planar IEMs will be more of what I want?

Do IEMs struggle more with dynamic range? As opposed to over ear headphones?
I’m definitely hearing less dynamic range

Cheers
Try listening to Simgot EA 500 LM's with a balanced cable and a decent dongle. I guarantee you won't ever think IEM's are incapable of great dynamic swings again.
 
One more odd question.
Lol
What’s with the weird cartoon school girls on the boxes of these IEMs??

A bit weird being 55 getting a package like that. What does that have to do with headphones ?
Then you'd like this :p
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I think the original IEM public is more like 20-30 y. o. and like this. Now older men (I am included, 41 y. o.) came later and don't get this.
 
I'm 49 and long time anime addicted, I'd have no problem with all of them, but honestly i find a bit strange this waifus diffusion in iems world and can fully understand someone finding this weird\annoying.
 
I think the original IEM public is more like 20-30 y. o. and like this. Now older men (I am included, 41 y. o.) came later and don't get this.

Ok that kinda makes more sense. Lol
Sorry , just odd to me. Thanks for the sanity check.

I mean the box came in and my wife must have been like “what in the world is that?”
But I beat her to the punch and made that declaration myself.
 
I'm 49 and long time anime addicted, I'd have no problem with all of them, but honestly i find a bit strange this waifus diffusion in iems world and can fully understand someone finding this weird\annoying.

Yeah , no offense.
I mean I wonder if they would sell more if they didn’t have that?
But maybe that is their fan base as well. Dunno.
Thanks, as I didn’t know what all this stuff is.
 
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