TRUTHEAR x Crinacle Zero Earphone Dual Dynamic Drivers in-Ear Earphone with 0.78 2Pin Cable Earbuds (Zero)

Hi! I would consider myself an average consumer (***I AM NOT AN AUDIOPHILE***), but I am hoping you can relate to my review, because it can be difficult to find if a product fits your needs based on reviews. For starters, I bought these for gaming, as they were recommended one of my favorite streamers on Twitch, Repullze. I was skeptical, because I grew up hearing the headphones were the only things good for gaming, so this was something new to me. For reference, I play games like Modern Warfare 2/Warzone, R6 Siege, Fortnite, Apex, Destiny 2, and a few more games, but typically shooter games. With the release of WZ2, I was on the quest to find new headphones, because the audio in the game is very poor compared to WZ1. I first, bought PC38x and didn't love them. Audiophiles seemed to think they were great gaming headphones, but I was not a fan of the sound signature. Next, I bought the DT 990 Pro 250 ohms and I really enjoyed them! They were incredibly comfortable. Unnoticeable clamping pressure. I was able to game for hours without any pain (I wear glasses and it still did not affect me.) I was ready to settle for the DT 990 Pro after I bought a Topping Dx3 Pro+ DAC/Headphone Amp, because I feel it boosted the sound to another level. However, as I mentioned I wanted to try Repullze's recommendation. Pros (this is with consideration of using my Topping Dx3 Pro+ DAC/AMP on high gain) : * Incredible sound signature * able to hear footsteps very clearly * very good imaging (imagine the one scene in Batman: The Dark Knight where Morgan Freeman is telling Batman where the guys are at from the computer. Thats essentially a visual representation of imaging. * very good directional cues (whether the footsteps are above me, below me, behind me, etc. * great for music on all genres (again with consideration of using a dac/amp * great for asmr (I tend to watch asmr videos to fall asleep and these allow the triggers to *tingle* Cons - * NOT the comfiest out of the box. The ear tips that come with the package are uncomfortable for me. I would say I have smaller ear ?holes?. I was recommended to pair these IEMS with "SpinFit CP155 for Wide and Long IEM Nozzle" on amazon for $11.49 (as of12/20/22) and they are amazing. You want to find the perfect size for your ears, because too big will obviously cause ear fatigue if you are an avid gamer and too small will change the sound of the IEMs making it seem muddy. I found that the SpinFit was able to fit perfectly in my ear and I have not yet experienced ear fatigue. Thank you for reading my review! If you have anymore questions feel free to reach out! @Fohreign on Twitter & Twitch

Awesome IEMs need to buy a DAC USB/type C to make them get the full power of you don't they will be very quiet. Once you do very nice sound. I am not a professional sound guy.

Never could figure out whether Crinnacle was a god or a bufoon--many people would have it either way. Don't know what the answer is mysef, but I do have to say that for 42 DOLLARS these are absurdly good. Sound, build quality, fit and comfort (for me), accessorization, presentation, etc., as far as I am concerned, could easily compete with the many products in the $200--$300 range. Sound is at once bright and bassy, the way I like it. But not bassy as in "for bassheads" but as in "the bass the musician provided and not any more or any less". That said, these don't necessarilly sound "Vee" shaped to me as I don't find the mids/vocals particularly recessed or diminished in any way, something I'm sensitive to. I'm sure as I "burn these in" and have time to listen to them more closely to lots of different tracks I'll find things to nitpick about, tuning quirks/flaws, what have you, but for right now I haven't gotten past the sound and overall package of these for $42 DOLLARS!! Insane, in the best way possible, lol. I think these may become my casual daily driver with my LG V60 for running around to coffee shops, parks, libraries, campus w/o having to worry about loss/damage to my more high-end over-ears/IEMs and DAPs while still getting decent sound (they're NOT going to compete with my ThieAudio Monarch IIs, haha). Get these as a gift--to somebody else or to yourself! Edit--Still enjoying these, but a caveat or two. First, want to apologize for forgetting to mention all my comments were based on my using the foam tips. Being happy with the foams I still wanted to see what the silicones sounded like. I have to say with the silicones they verged on being shouty/shrill at times. The good news is some EQ'ing seemed to rectify this. That's nice because there are headphones that don't respond much to equalization. So hopefully this is true for others if they find a problem here. Second, the fact you're considering spending $42 on an I.E.M. implies you might be new to this "hobby" (I hate the term hobby, I just love listening to music, I'd go to a live performance anytime I could instead of buying a bunch of equipment, lol). I mention "$42" because T.O.T.L. IEMs can cost $3-4K (I'm looking at you, Tia Fourte, lol). So yeah, if you're new, please do yourself a favor and listen to all the comments about eartips being SO SO SO SO SO, etc., important. They are!! You can have eartips that are comfortable and provide a proper seal and still get terrible sound if you have a junk earphone. But, more commonly, you can have a nice set and get junk sound because you don't have a good seal. You can't pay enough attention to this. Try all the tips your vendor offers and if none leave you with a comfortable fit and good sound, look online for tips by companies like Comply, Spinfit, NewBee, FinalAudio, etc. It'll be worth your time when you finally have that "it" moment. Finally, it's not obvious to newbies but, despite their low price, these IEMs are intended for "serious" listeners, in this case meaning someone with a dongle or portable DAC (look it up, also worth your time). These things have a low impedance (10 ohms) and fairly low sensitivity (97 dbm I think) which means, essentially, most phones won't drive them particularly well (not enough current). My LG V60 phone has a dedicated music DAC and headphone amp circuit and can drive these, but most phones don't have that specialized circuitry (if they even have a headphone jack, lol!). Tl:dr--- Enjoy! Enjoy!

These are incredible IEMs and an unbelievable value at $50. There are a few things worth noting that keep them from perfection, but still worthy of a 5/5. TLDR - the positive reviews are accurate, try the different included tips, and the Zero's may be a little harder to power than other IEMs. With the right tips, the stock sound very closely mirrors the harman target, which to oversimplify, is tuned for listening enjoyability with more bass rather than a strictly flat response. For sound, I'm pretty much indifferent on whether I use the Zero's or my $300 Massdrop Plus IEM. The overall look and feel is likewise impressive, regardless of the value. The same extends to the tips, which have multiple sizes and bore widths. It is important to try the different tips - I started with the small bore as I expected it to be more comfortable, and the sound was overwhelmingly bass heavy and sounded compressed/distorted. Switching to the large bore, they were equally comfortable, and the sound was balanced to the target as expected. Another thing worth noting is that these require a little more power than I expected to get to sufficient volume levels. They get loud enough out of my phone's headphone jack, but I am near max volume level. Lower power sources might need amplification. They might also be a little sensitive to output impedance, although they are at 10 ohms - I have noticed they sound better and have plenty of power out of my THX 789 with it's -10db gain on the single ended output which has <0.05 output impedance than on my phone with an estimated 2 ohms impedance. I believe a source would ideally have at most 1.25 ohms output impedance, but that is a guideline and I have not done other tests. Regardless, they still sound great out of the phone, just a bit better out of a nearly ideal amplifier. The stock cable is fine. It feels nice and has memory wire for the ear loops. There is no mic. The right angle plug is a problem with some phone cases because it is quite large. The IEM-side connectors are thankfully non-proprietary, so for $10-20 a new cable could overcome these faults. The body of the IEM is fine. It looks great but is a little larger than I would prefer. The connectors are a little large on it as well. Overall, the sound quality and value is unmatched, and these minor issues shouldn't be enough to discourage a near-universal buy recommendation at $50.

Sound is fantastic! I can't rave about these enough for their price. I got these a little over a month ago, and have thoroughly enjoyed the audio quality and comfort of them. I use a separate microphone, so the fact that it doesn't include a mic is not an issue for me, but the clarity of sound is wild at this price. Build quality is solid, and they fit my ears perfectly! I do wish there was another color option besides blue, (I love it, but options are never a bad thing) but they look great and sound wonderful across all sound ranges and would be a great investment for someone looking to get better sound quality and not sure where to start. This IEM delivers quality clarity, and doesn't leave you wanting more. I've listened to music through it, played a bunch of videos, and used it for some gaming. It really is competent across all of those things.

I have been struggling getting my head wrapped around the Truthear Zero. Thankfully I finally found the one scenario that allows the Zero to be competitive and even superior to the Celest. Since I found where the Zero sounds its best I feel like I gave the Zero a fair shot. For me the Celest and Mele set the bar at $50. Having those as a reference ruined the Zero for me until I found out what makes the Zero work. Out of almost everything I own from dongle dacs to much bigger gear the Zero sounded just ok. Borderline terrible soundstage, an upper mid lower treble boost that can get fatiguing and a strange characteristic of sounding "small". At loud volumes that "small" sound diminishes. Unfortunately for me I can't handle the upper mid lower treble bump at that volume. There's not one area where I would want these over the Celest or Mele. Under every category those two beat the Zero. It is a noticeable downgrade and almost feels like switching between $50 iems and $17 KZ iems. Like a lot of those really cheap iems there's a laziness to the sound. It sucks a lot of the life out of music. The combination of all the faults makes it almost impossible to not think of the performance while listening to music. For 99% of the people interested in these I would recommend getting the Celest or Mele. Catch the T3+ on one of its many sales and get that. These require an unreasonable source to sound like they belong mentioned next to those options. The unexpected poor performance made me curious so I checked the impedance. The box says the Zero is roughly 10ohms but mine measure 48ohms. That isn't something I find unusually high but it's far from the stated impedance. It's definitely not something my old 789 amp couldn't handle well though. Outside of a slightly crisper sound with a touch more bass and texture not a single amp helped these become competitive. Everything would sound the same except cleaned up more on some gear over others. Up until this point everything I tried the Zero on had a low output impedance and sounded similar. I have an old Denon AVR-X3100W receiver so I tried the Zero in that as a last resort. Dozens of hours listening to the Zero without getting lost in a song once but now as soon as the music started playing through the Denon I was having an experience. Nothing was the same as what I previously heard. Both men and women vocals got a bit more body creating much more natural sounding vocals. The female vocals and that upper mid lower treble region sounds like it is now more balanced lacking any hint of fatigue. The soundstage has finally opened up to where I feel within the music and not trapped between my ears. The bass is another night and day difference. That "small" sound I mentioned previously is completely gone. It really improves the bass making it sound huge and powerful. The bass now has much more weight than it did. Unlike before you can now feel the intent of drum hits. The aggression of powerful strikes and nuances of light taps are much more apparent. You can really feel the power in the bass and only now do I finally appreciate the use of the one driver for a "subwoofer". The bass was detailed before and still is. With some songs it actually sounds more detailed. I would expect some give and take going from actual headphone amps to an old receiver but in this case it has been almost all gives. Being extremely picky I could argue the sub-bass might be too much for some songs that has an elevated sub-bass like Dance Now by JID. The rumble almost overwhelms, distracting you from everything else. Nothing gets jumbled and lost though. You're just forced to acknowledge the power in the bass. It's completely insane with anything Pop Smoke. Regardless of price I can't think of an iem I own that plays Pop Smoke better than the Denon/Zero combo does. The Celest also shines with that kind of music but I like the more natural treble of the Denon/Zero combo. Ignoring the sub-bass bump everything across the board improved. I hate to use the word "musical" but it's an infinitely more musical sound now. Through the Denon the Zero is a class leading iem. It trades blows with the very best of them in that $50-$100 range. The problem is that it's only true through my Denon. I'm sure the change is from the output impedance of that specific Denon receiver. Could you replicate the experience with your receiver or a resistor, I don't know. While I absolutely love the Zero through the Denon I don't love the Zero through anything even remotely portable. Personally I wouldn't recommend the Zero to anyone. The Celest and Mele sound arguably as good as the Denon/Zero combo except they do it everywhere. They are both more comfortable and don't require foams to be listenable. Without the Denon I had to use foams with The Zero. They reduced the fatigue and made it listenable for me. A certain reviewer rated these S class and I was feeling like that was a lie until the Denon discovery. They absolutely are with the right source but a C might be more truthful rating. There's no reason to buy the Zero. Skip it and buy the Celest, Mele, T3+, CCA CA16 or one of the many other options that sound great with anything. Only if you have a problem and like having gear that provides amazing experiences in specific scenarios should you consider the Zero. You have to be someone that appreciates gear that has it's own specific traits. Unlike iems that shine with certain types of music this one shines with a certain source. These aren't worth it unless you have that source. It's a shame because it is really really good with that Denon and barely average without that high impedance output. There's probably only a handful of people who have a similar source and willing to use it for an iem but if you are one of those people then you need to buy the Zero. It really is that good combined with something like my Denon. The drivers

Fit and sound great. I like these for using a treadmill at the desk and over ears would be too much.

Okay these are kind of insane for the price if you dig the sound profile. They are not for small ears though I would recommend them for bigger ears for sure. They do not weigh too much and feel good for me personally. The build quality is really freaking good for 50 bucks. The sound is great, good bass, mids are taking a back seat but they are still present and clear, the treble is a good amount and not fatiguing. I would recommend this for gamers for sure since the sound stage and detail is freaking great for shooters, footsteps and pretty much any genre. As for music there are better options for sure in this price bracket but these should not be slept on they do sound good but there are just some out that sound great but they usually aren't the best for gaming. Overall these are must pickup if you are interested in a starter set for iems!