
TRUTHEAR - TRUTHEAR x Crinacle ZERO
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"As someone experiencing high-fidelity audio for the first time, this has been a game-changer (SERIOUSLY). ... The level of precision and detail and naturality in the sound is truly number one I have heard so far. ... Really liking this so much, 100% recommended for first timer."
"The sound is 100% natural, with perfectly balanced natural bass and treble, nothing feels artificial or over-boosted. ... Every song sounds exactly how it was meant to be heard, with incredible clarity and detail and naturality and immersiv-ness."
"You can hear EVERY individual detail. ... Even in that game I can distinguish foot steps with explosions happening all around me."
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"For gaming, these are perfect. ... As a valorant immortal, tier 2 and premier player, I can confidently say that the imaging and soundstage are spot-on. ... Footsteps, directional cues, and in-game sounds are incredibly precise and natural, giving a competitive edge without any unnecessary bass/treble bloat."
"I have these and nothing comes close to them in gaming"
"The imaging on them is immaculate and hence I would say they are better for your purpose."
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"it doesnt even feel like im wearing anything ... I go most of the day listening to music with the IEMs. Close to zero fatigue."
"For loooooong sessions without any fatigue whatsoever I'd do either the Zero Red"
"for r6 i enjoy reds its not tiring"
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"The sound is 100% natural, with perfectly balanced natural bass and treble, nothing feels artificial or over-boosted. ... Every song sounds exactly how it was meant to be heard, with incredible clarity and detail and naturality and immersiv-ness."
"i bought it for gaming only and liking everything about zero blue 1 so far like in music/shows/gaming"
"for me they are more versatile IEMs"
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"Don‘t get any iem with big nozzles as your first iem. ... There is a high chance you find it so uncomfortable that you think you just don‘t like how iems fit in general. ... I did exactly this mistake with the Truthear crinacle zeros."
"the large nozzles had my ears sore after 1hr+ despite them fitting."
"My girlfriends ears are small and they stick out like a sore thumb for her and are unusable."
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"Same here I was using them for gaming I had all the truth ears up to the xenns iems for competitive fps. Then I got super lucky found a brand new sealed Astro a40 with the mixamp like a month ago bought it for $300 and i will never go back to iems like ever ever"
"bad Sense of directions"
"The wall hack experience is not there. ... the imaging, soundstage and vertical imaging was quite poor."
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"too much bloated Bass"
"shouty and harsh."
"Zero red has a muffled sound quality control sucks."
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"I found them lacking sound strength and volume when using onboard audio or an average soundcard."
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It depends on the person, for me personally the lack of bass takes away from my comp games. Where i wanna hear the explosives and the gunshots, while still having a precise and good soundstage. I believe the truthear x crinacle zero is quite abit better than the hexa in terms of fps, but I do agree with you on the kefine delci top tier without a doubt.
r/iems • Which one is the best for ps5 gaming? ->I have the original zero blue and it’s too sensitive for my ps5 controller and I get background buzz not sure if the same would happen on the red or blue two
r/iems • Which one should I get for gaming? Also do I need a DAC? ->Truthear x crinacle zero blue not the 2 version but the OG
r/iems • Budget BEST IEM FOR GAMING ->For gaming under 100 truthear crinacle zero without a doubt
r/iems • Best IEM for gaming (pinpoint audio) ->I ordered them yesterday and received them a few hours ago, they are incredible! Thanks so much for your support. I’m blown away by the sound quality, i can hear things i never noticed before.
r/inearfidelity • Which budget IEM for gaming? ->Yes, I got them! As someone who wasn’t an IEM user before, I was blown away by the sound quality — absolutely amazing! I can highly recommend them!
r/inearfidelity • Which budget IEM for gaming? ->yess, its the right link, but tbh i don’t like playing games with them.
r/inearfidelity • Which budget IEM for gaming? ->I think the surround sound isn’t good enough. I mainly play Valorant, where you need to hear exactly where footsteps are and so on. It just doesn’t sound right.
r/inearfidelity • Which budget IEM for gaming? ->No, I just switched back to overears.
r/inearfidelity • Which budget IEM for gaming? ->Nope, it's easier to drive. The Original Blues are 10Ω Reds are 17.5Ω.
r/iems • Truthear Blue 2s are here ->I did this when I first got my ccz emeralds, I used to use the KZ zsn pro Xs and I thought it was not that different, but after a week or so and I tried my old KZs and I realised a massive difference. I also did this when I got my zero Reds with the same results.
r/iems • I just got an IEM but I find no significant difference? ->Ive had all the Truthear Zero Blue, Blue2 and Reds and imo they all were all great, from my experience, gaming with all of them were great. I wouldn't say one is better than another as the difference between them all for things like trying to hear footsteps is negligible. I have since sold the Blue2 and Reds, but I do still have the original Truthear Blues and the Simgot Supermix 4, along with some Sennheiser HD560s which are openback headphones and I still use IEMs for gaming more as I prefer the isolation and comfort (for very long sessions). I have tried a good amount of tips to find which ones I find the most comfortable tho.
r/HeadphoneAdvice • Are iems actually good for gaming? ->The original blues and the Reds come with silicone eartips and the blue2s are the ones that come with 3 or 4 pairs of foam tips, they do come with silicones, but they sound different with them. Imo silicone tips are more comfortable and more convenient as with foam, you need to smush it down, then it expands in your ear. The original blues and reds have a big nozzle, so if you have a small ear canal, it may be a problem. In terms of sound, the different colours do sound pretty different, but it's not like the song is going to sound like a brand new song. the original blues and blue2s both follow the Harmon 2019 IE target, so extra bass and treble, however the blue2s with the silicone tips have a lot of treble which most people would consider way too much. The foams calm it down a lot. reds have extra bass and a neutral amount of treble. I think if you don't have much or any idea about what type of sound signature you like, this one is probably a safest bet (in terms of sound, out of the 3) My PERSONAL preference would be the blue2s but I didn't like the foams so I stuck with the original blues.
r/HeadphoneAdvice • Are iems actually good for gaming? ->kiwi ears cadenza are the best among the above. i would say just slightly lift your budget and get the truthear zero blue 1. in they are only (500 INR) difference. for where i live atleast.
r/iems • Best out of these as first IEM ? ->the truthear zero is a better choice .
r/iems • New here, got my first iems ->no? the bass is definitely better on the truthear zero blue og, imo it is better
r/iems • New here, got my first iems ->not twice as much but i believe that paying that extra price gives you far better experience. using truthear zero after using kiwi ears cadenza feels like a massive upgrade. the sub 20-30 dollar market is just not that good considering if you pay 10-15 extra. you get a far better iem
r/iems • New here, got my first iems ->I’m following the trend of IEMs as a gamer of Black ops 6. I started low budgets : KZ 10 pro, Chu 2 and QKZ x HBB. Then I decided to try the famous Truthear Zero OG. The reasons: 1. I don’t like headsets on my head and hair. 2. The trend hype Compared to a gaming headset I have less boom subwoofer immersion effect. But I have a more clear sound for sure. Regarding footstep and space visualization, I’m not sure is really better. To be honest I’m starting to thing that my Koss KPH40 is not the best compris. Is there something I’m missing here or you are gonna say that I need to access the next level of IEMs to understand. Are the Moondrops Dusk to next level and I would feel it? Am I going to get long and beautiful bass immersion ? Or should I actually just go back to gaming headset like Ace zone ?
r/iems • Are IEMs really good for gaming? I have a doubt. ->It’s for gaming only. And the QKZ x HBB have indeed bass but the rest is not clear at all. I would have expected that the ZERO OG would have good bass and balanced with the rest.
r/iems • Are IEMs really good for gaming? I have a doubt. ->Chu 2 are very bad for gaming. I've never heard a serious person recc chu 2 especially for FPS games. Chu 2 arent good imo, bad cables, questionable build quality and bad imaging. Both tangzu waner and chu 2 are some of the worst for gaming, i think people who are recommending these have probably never tried multiple iems side by side. If u are playing some easy to track game, like CS2, valorant or something else with good staging then it will work ok but tougher games like Apex etc would give startled cat moments. I'd strongly suggest looking at these (ranked best to worse) * kefine delci ae * tripowin 0dibi vivace * truthear zero blue * kz castor harman (silver)/pro * qkz x hbb some channels like Fresh Reviews might be able to help u: [https://www.youtube.com/@FreshReviewsYT](https://www.youtube.com/@FreshReviewsYT)
r/iems • Tangzu wan’er, moondrop chu 2, kz castor pro ->The bass version has a more V shape sound, might sound a lil bit sharper than the Silver ones. U could've gotten better bass response on the KZ Castor Silver by using the UUDD config using the DIP switches placed on the back. Both CBlack and Silvers switches change the EQ by a lil bit, check graphs below. I don't think the Castor Bass versions have better staging than the Harmans but it won't be as bad as the Chu 2. If u want something good for Hip Hop, EDM kinda sound, the Truthear x Crinacle Zero Blue was the best choice imo considering ur gaming requirements. Not very sharp so u can play for long hrs without fatigue. A huge mid bass presence which sounds like a dedicated sub woofer and great imaging for the price, it's pin point accuracy is way above it's class. Anyways u can always buy more IEMs; I think ur KZ Castors are a good first IEM! Hope u enjoy them! https://preview.redd.it/5iy7xmhk9qhe1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=858ebab244c369e8e3cc7ff1cf0d189bd4bd410d
r/iems • Tangzu wan’er, moondrop chu 2, kz castor pro ->because u have bad iems? sry to be the "you are gonna say that I need to access the next level of IEMs to understand" hypebeast and dont want to shit on something like the Chu or Zero OG, coz they shaped the budget category what it is today but the iem industry moves so fast these have become obsolete. >!From what u have, I also have tried are Zero OG and QKZxHBB, both are my favs, but not for gaming. TxC 0 is my EDM and movie king, which has better than average gaming performance, especially when u consider the tuning is so rumbly. TBH even Crin wasn't able to copy (gaming wise)whatever he did on the OG set to the sequel.!<>!QKZ HBB is such a lovely budget HBB tuning, when it launched the ultra budget category was filled with kz treble trashfest, honestly never got into iems before due to the bright/"audiophile" tuning. Even today's meta tuning is slipping towards the bass boost n its good to see the change. Random adhd symptoms aside, I had mentioned to FreshReviews too that the QKZ HBB sounds way too wide compared to most IEMs so much so it comes off as inaccurate, paired with the bass which makes it too fuzzy for bad games \[by bad I mean bad boomy sound design, ex Apex and Val, works perfectly on CSGO, I have no idea about BO6 but I've heard it is not the best optimised sound\]!< I'd say you should sell all but one iem. Or gift them to sm1 if u don't like selling. Then go for the ultra cheap, Tripowin Vivace -->and later on upgrade to the Ziigaat Lush or whatever the current hotcake is.
r/iems • Are IEMs really good for gaming? I have a doubt. ->Sorry op i am late =_= I made an iem tier list for india out of Fresh's list ik this is late but all the people who gave u reccs are wrong(except that 1 recc for T xC 0). The best IEMs under 5k would be the Tripowin Vivace or the Truthear Crinacle Zero (Blue 1/OG) The Vivace honestly sounds better than the Hyper X Cloud 2 for gaming. Cable length wouldn't matter as such because u can buy an extender or replace the cable for something longer, since IEMs are modular it's easy to do. But the Vivace and with whatever money u are left get a seperate mic, I know it's cumbersome but the quality and versatility u get from like a usb mic is way better than most headphones with inbuilt mic List: https://www.reddit.com/r/MayankJ/s/Sy2Ng19cU3
r/IndianGaming • IEM's or Headphones with mic for PC gaming in 5k. ->Agree with the other comment, Truthear x Crinacle Zero (Blue/OG not the blue 2) if u want a bassy set. The cheapest would be the Tripowon Vivace and a good budget set would be the Kefine Delci AE (normal isn't as good according to reviews, AE is better) In terms of gaming performance n price: 1. Kefine Delci AE (V shape) 2. Truthear x Crinacle Zero (Bassy/U) 3. Tripowin Vivace (V shape)
r/iems • IEM for Gaming and Music with Good Bass ->Go for truthear x crincal zero
r/iems • Confused to choose between them for Competitive Gaming under 30 dollars range. ->Aful Explorer, or any other lower pinna gain set. Truthear Zero (og), the other side of the coin for me, shouty and harsh.
r/iems • Which IEM made you go 'nope' instantly? 😆 ->For the type of sound you are looking for the KZ Zenith, natural sounding, smooth treble and spacious, the bass can be tweaked a bit with the switches for me they are comfortable but they can be on the heavy side for some. Around $50 I tried or have the Kefine Delci, Klean, TE Zero, Zero: RED, T10 and EW300, the EW300 is a close second but I like the treble and sense of space of the Zenith a bit more. Also a DAC/dongle is recommended because they are low impedance devises and that assures that you hear the correct sound and consistency between sources, it can be a low cost CX31993 or similar, there no need for more.
r/iems • Best IEM under $50 in 2025? Looking for recommendations ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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