wondering which IEM i should get below 30$

[swaydog]

I'm looking to pick up a new pair of IEMs mainly for gaming (competitive + immersive titles) and I’m trying to decide between:


7Hz Zero 2
Tanchjim Bunny
Truthear Gate

My priorities for the IEM is that it has good audio quality and that it must sound good when playing video games(singe-player and some fps)
it must also sound good while playing music too.
pls help me out i don't know which one to get.

 

[staticV3]

To my ears, Zero:2 > Gate

You can read my thoughts here:

Post in thread 'Truthear GATE $17 IEM Review'

Mar 28, 2025

Could this be the replacement for 7zh zero 2?

Sounds worse than the Zero:2 to me.

Treble response is peaky and hard to adjust to preference, and upper mids are accentuated and sound honky:


Additionally, the Gate feels extremely cheap in the hands.
The housing is bottom-of-the-barrel injection-molded plastic, on par with those $3 KZ IEMs from AliExpress.

A stark step-down from the resin printed housing of the Truthear Hola which this one replaces.

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[kemmler3D]

I have only heard the Gate but you can get two pairs for $30 right now, they've really impressed me for the money. The bass is great if you add a little EQ to boost the bottom octave. (Below 40hz.)

 

[Tell]

I have both the Zero 2 and the Gate, and with EQ I think they sound just the same. But what makes me use the Gate over the Zero 2 is that they are black, looks cleaner and because the cable have a mic with three very useful buttons.