TRUTHEAR x Crinacle Zero: RED Dual Dynamic Drivers in-Ear Headphone Gaming Earbuds HiFi Wired Earbuds

Incredible Sound Quality at a Great Price! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The TRUTHEAR x Crinacle Zero: RED in-ear headphones are a hidden gem for anyone who appreciates high-fidelity audio without breaking the bank. These earbuds deliver an amazing listening experience, whether I’m gaming, listening to music, or just taking calls. What Stands Out: Exceptional Sound Clarity: The dual dynamic drivers deliver a balanced sound profile with crisp highs, rich mids, and deep bass. They’re perfect for both gaming and enjoying high-quality music. Immersive Gaming Experience: The soundstage is impressive, making it easy to pinpoint in-game audio cues like footsteps and explosions. These earbuds give a competitive edge for gaming. Comfortable Fit: The ergonomic design feels great even during long gaming or listening sessions. The included ear tips provide a snug fit and excellent noise isolation. Premium Build Quality: The construction is solid, and the cable feels durable. They look and feel much more expensive than they are. HiFi Performance: If you’re into high-resolution audio, these earbuds perform incredibly well, rivaling pricier options. Minor Drawbacks: The wired design might not be ideal for everyone, but for HiFi enthusiasts, it’s a worthy trade-off for better sound quality and zero latency. Overall, the TRUTHEAR x Crinacle Zero: RED is a phenomenal choice for audiophiles and gamers alike. It’s hard to find this level of quality at such an affordable price. Highly recommend!

I am a purchasing consumer reviewing product that I bought. I am not partnered with any retailer or manufacturer, and am not receiving anything for posting this review. I will post updates to this review as my opinions change. [3/2/24] After a few days plugging these into various sources. I am overall pleased with this purchase. Overall sonic presentation is smooth and balanced with just a little bass boost below ~80 Hz. No serious "holes" in the sonic spectrum. Others have complained about the treble performance, but I find it to be pleasing. Present enough without becoming over-bearing. I am a little treble sensitive though to be honest. Too little is better than too much... and the way these present sounds above ~5k I find to be just about right. As far as mid-range sounds like vocals and solo instrumentation goes there's just enough boost/energy there to keep things interesting and avoid sounding dull. Be forewarned, despite the low price these are detail revealing enough to reveal poor recordings, and dull sounding source circuits. Basically a dull, lifeless, flat source or source material will sound exactly that way. These monitors will not do anything to "color things up". Conversely, well recorded material and a well chosen source will handily reward the listener with an experience well beyond the $55 price. I am very slightly leaning towards the included foam tips the most. They just feel right for my ears, they seem to block more ambient noise too. I only wish they included more. The silicone tips are a little firm feeling in my ear canal, BUT I like how easy they are to insert. I will probably go back and forth between the various medium size tips. I haven't completely settled on one strong preference yet. These are just a little on the bulky side for my ears. I can't comfortably lie/sleep on them. So as night time "sleep-cans" these will be a pass. I will stick with my cheap JBLs for listening to forest rain and ocean waves while sleeping at night. [4/23] Everything I stated above remains true after almost 2 months. I did wear out the foam tips though. I am perfectly fine using the silicone tips. There definitely is some midrange flair though, from maybe 1.5k ~4k. Not exactly sure how to describe it... but it's a coloration of sort. Guitars (and electric guitar cabinets) sound like actual resonating wood. Clarinets sound like vibrating wood and resonating air within a tube. Drums have an acoustic tonality like an actual chamber of resonant air. These monitors make music sound like a live single instrument being played in front of you... They don't sound like a 2 channel stereo system in a room playing a recording. [10/23/24] Still enjoying these monitors after ~6 months. I stand by everything I posted previously. I also use them to listen to live sporting events (NFL & NBA) on AM/FM radio. I also listen to late night FM radio music shows. Their warm / smooth signature works well for radio. I didn't post it above but I go back and forth between these and my old trusty Koss KSC-75 all the time. The two compliment each other nicely for times when I do / don't need sound isolation. [1/22/25] I stand by everything posted above. My brother in law gave me his old 128GB ipad and I have been using this as my source for all my CD ripped music. No complaints here. If anything the ipad sounds a little dull and distant compared to my Sony D335 and Magnavox AZ6815 portable CD player headphone jack. Its not offensive mind you, just different. With the ipad source the Zero Red sounds preferable with silicone tips. There is some bass accent with foam tips that work against "darker" sounding sources. I don't use the impedance adapter at all either. Its too bulky and I fear it could stress the headphone jack on my sources. [1/29/25] I finally got around to replacing the foam tips. I picked up a 20 pack of Sonicfoam SF0-SMALL. The Zero Red is well known for having a HUGE sound output tube, almost 7mm diameter. The SF0 diameter fits the Zero Red perfectly. Not too tight and not too loose. They are very similar to the OEM foam tips, except the Soncfoam material expands much slower so I do not have to hurry/rush to insert them. As far as sonics and comfort go they are an exact match to the OEM foams. Not sure how durable they are. All foam tips are basically disposable anyways.

These are an amazing value. If you are looking for a high quality pair of IEMs that wont break the bank, this is where your search should start. The sound profile is neutral, they're very comfortable, and the cables are high quality. They come with a good assortment of tips, including a foam pair, which work very well. These would make for an amazing gift for any musician or music enjoyer in your life.

First impressions: beautiful earbuds, nothing missing from the box, and the sound is wonderful! However, docking one star because it looks like they've been used before. Whether that's true or not, I don't know, but it appears there's earwax on one set of bud...inserts or whatever they're called. Which is gross. The box also wasn't sealed closed, like with a sticker or anything. I don't know if they're supposed to come sealed, but if they WERE, mine were not so maybe that's an indication they've been opened and potentially used by someone else. It's annoying mostly because the apparent earwax is on the size I would need to fit my ears... The earbuds are good overall, though. Worth the money. I just had bad luck or something with my pair.

I wanted a solution to not having to wear bulky headphones while casually listening to videos, or even recording. I needed it to connect to my mixer and I wanted it to sound not like regular ear buds. I love where I landed with these IEM's. I did buy the recommended cables people bought with these. I've never used the ones that came with them. The sound quality is better than great! The value is incredible! The bass does not hit as hard as over ear headphones, but it's good enough for being inside your ear. There is also an increased level of detail for everything I'm listening to. I don't mean more treble either, I mean I can hear things I could not hear in headphones (sennheiser 598 se). These IEM's let me know I needed to adjust the threshold on my downward expander for filtering out background noise. There is an added in-line bass boost included. If you use a mixer you can always EQ whatever you want. Also included is a full pallet of ear cushions as well as one that conforms to your ear. It is pretty comfortable to me. There is also extra metal speaker filters. I think these are great IEM's to start with. I would use caution when mixing, because they do not have a flat frequency response. Because it is in the ear, this may make it sound more natural so I can't really knock them for not being flat.

I own a LOT of IEMs from all sorts of companies, both Chi-Fi and Western. These might just beat them all, at least for the price. I have a pair of Moondrop Blessing 2 Dusks (also a Crinacle collab, interestingly enough), and I love those, but while those cost about 7 times more than these Truthear Zeros, the Zeros give the Dusks a run for their money. From the moment I put them on and hit play, I was blown away. Punchy bass without being overwhelming, clear and warm mids, bright and smooth treble that isn't shrill or fatiguing. Soundstage is impressive, particularly for the price. I've been running these off a Fiio BTR7, and as a word of advice, the Zeros are fairly power hungry as IEMs go. Don't get me wrong, they'll run off a headphone dongle or laptop without any problems, but I noticed that switching my BTR7 from Low to High gain REALLY made the Zeros sing. That's fairly unusual for IEMs, but I think speaks to just how robust and powerful the dual drivers in each earbud really are. They need that extra gain to really flex their muscle so to speak. As for design, they fit in my ears perfectly, they're lightweight, they come with a bunch of different earbuds to try, and I personally think they look really cool. Just get these. For the ~$50 price range I don't think these can be beat, and they punch WELL above their weight.

I’m not an audiophile by any means, but I am a little picky about sound. I enjoy a little more bass without it muddling the higher frequencies, and I am especially picking about higher frequencies being too prominent. It almost physically hurts my ears when I hear speakers or headphones that have a really high treble. I watched crinacle’s video before buying this (which I recommend doing as well), and I was worried when he talked about there not being much bass even with the attachment. But, I find that it sounds amazing even without the attachment. There’s still a punchy bass without it being overpowering. I’m able to use this for music and casual FPS gaming. I think it fits very well for my smedium sized ears, and it comes with 7 different pairs of tips to fit your ears. It looks great, sounds great, and comes at a really low price. I’ve only got a couple of cons for me personally. The headphone is a bit large and may by uncomfortable for people with smaller ears, but it doesn’t usually touch my ears too much. There’s also smooth rubber(?) pieces over the wire that is supposed to help them stay over your ears, but it’s too large to fit comfortably around my ears and I tilt them a bit to get it to fit.

Let me start off by saying these are great IEMs for the average person for the money, especially if you pair it with good EQ settings. If you are an audiophile, these may not be the IEMs for you, and you can definitely find better options for slightly more money. They have great sound quality and imaging, however they can be a bit uncomfortable for long listening sessions, so it is also appreciated that they provide various different ear tips. This is where the good part ends and the bad begins. I ordered the Truthear Zero:RED as shown and described here on Amazon with same day shipping. This is to say, I believe this was an error more on Amazon's part than the actual seller. What I initially received on the first day were the regular Truthear Zero, instead of the RED variant. This was a bit frustrating as the packaging is completely different, but luckily it was quickly resolved with a simple refund, and I had the pair I originally wanted a day later. Here is where it gets really bad. From the date I received the correct variant that I originally wanted, it has only been 3 days (which is when I am writing this review). The left IEM has completely stopped working. I am more than positive that it is an issue with the cable, as it was working one second and then stopped working. I unplugged the IEM from the cable and plugged it back in, and it started working again for a few seconds and then immediately stopped again. They have not been in use for more than 3 days, and the cable already gave out in regular desktop use. I never unplugged them from my desktop amp, and they always sat on top of my desk after each use without being moved. The only time they have been moved is when I would put them on as recommended by the seller, and in the exact orientation (cable behind the ear). I suspect that the cable is the weakest point of these IEMs, if they can resolve that, then these will be great value for the money. Until then, I will be returning these and going for something else. If anything changes I will be back to update this review.