Do you have a video about the process of collaborating with IEM producers and the tuning process? Would be great to get a detailed deep dive. Would also love a video where you in hindsight talk about what you think about your now discontinued collabs and what you maybe would have done differently now.
For people getting annoyed at this and getting the so called "collab fatigue", just remember this: when developing any new iem, there is going to be someone responsible for its tuning, even if it's not a reviewer or anything like that. At some point, someone decides what an iem should sound like and how to get there. The fact that in this case the one in charge of that is a famous iem reviewer only plays to our favor, because he is someone with a lot of experience and, most of all, he's been "just a customer" for many years, so what he cares about is just the final product, what might be liked or disliked by the general public, rather than selling a ton of units or getting as much profit as possible from shitty products and using shady marketing techniques. And judging from the previous releases tuned by crinacle, there's always something interesting about them which makes for actually relevant products in the market and not just "the next iem by company x" or something like that. I'm excited for this stuff, perhaps because I just like wasting money on stuff I don't need, but also because all of the newcomers who will buy their first iem will have a much better pool of options to chose from, and if that goes past the "niche" or "hobby" part of the audiophile comunity, we could get overall better audio on all audio products, since the competition will have to up their game in order to not be made irrelevant.
Very well said. It seems that anybody who makes youtube videos and is a reviewer automatically gets a lot of hate because they put themselves out there in a way that other decision makers don't, and they get criticized more intensely as a result. I don't know why it triggers people so much that reviewers work on IEMs but I think it's a fantastic idea and a real boon to the industry and the products available on the market.
I wonder if Mongrel is something piezoelectric/MEMS based? Or maybe that's a bit too new for something launching soon, could potentially be one of the "game changer" projects as well.
would you ever be open to doing headphones? I know you're mainly known for IEMs but I still use your headphone graphs as a good tool when I shop and would love to see a colab sometime.
I have been BINGING your videos lately. Contemplating if i should get into IEM's or stay with my Headphones. My budget was a maximum of 200$ and let me say: I have never changed my mind so many times, after watching so many videos. I had Aria, Hexa, Crinacle Zero, S12, a few Sennheiser's, BL-03, Titan S and many more in mind and changed it over and over again, until i decided to go with the Salnotes Zero. They are super affordable and after so many reviews praising them, i'm sure they will give me a great feel for IEM's and their appeal. I will most likely get the Zero 2's aswell to compare them and take my way from there. Can't wait, im pretty excited now 😅
I welcome another crin collab. I just got into IEM's and wasn't able to get the discontinued ones. Ordered my reds last week and can't wait for them to arrive :D Would love to get the blessing 2 dusk or 3 dusk.
I hope you can follow what you did with red with the impedance adapter giving us 2 tuning options. Not exactly the impedance adapter but versatility/ customization whether it is through impedance adapters, different nozzles, tuning switches, dsp, etc.
Tbh I like the zero a lot, hype for the zero 2...but the only thing i hate is the filter grill...mine just break after 2 month, i just tryna clean it but now i dont have those metal grill thing...i hope they change it to soemthing like metal nozzle and grill..or maybe just grill and no 2 layer metal grill and mesh thing 💀
My 7hz zero arrived 3d ago, why you did this to me man... I must say, it's overall better over moondrop chu, especially the fitting, it's superb in my ear. My only complain is some eartip need extra works to install.
guess I should wait for project black (I'm assuming its the equivalent to red which I'm trying to purchase in the next couple of weeks) since the salnotes 2 are up
@crinacle would you mind testing the Shure SRH440A Variant, it´s the successor to the old one without the A - i´m really thinking about buying one pair of them, but i want to set them up correctly :)
I have gotten the chance to try both, and I unfortunately will have to tell you that the A variants of Shure headphones are hot garbage. Muddy bass and fairly sharp treble.
Are you allowed to say what stores any of these are going to be sold on? I will probably get gift cards or money for christmas and I'm curious where they are going to be available.
They'd mostly be on these websites: AliExpress Linsoul Amazon (Region dependent most mostly main Amazon region domains) ShenzenAudio HiFiGo And many other region specific shops
I hope you are experimenting with fit and all sorts of wacky stuff. I've found that a lot of stuff coming out nowadays is pretty uninspired and while they all sound OK nothing has really Wowed me like the 7hz Timeless did.
I really hope the Salnotes Zero 2 keep the same shape and size of the original, they're the only IEM I own that fit into the BT20XS case, which is how I use them with my phone. Only thing I'd want in a V2 is a few dB more bass, that's literally my only complaint with the Zero
Dear Mr. Crinacle, of about 15 IEMs I own / have owned the FHE: Eclipse is my favourite by far, don't know why, please make sequel. Best regards, A fan
Maybe in the future you think you can work on making some iem for gaming? Would be amazing to see one of your products in the gaming market to put Razer and other companies to shame.
@@saamo1423 tbh I feel like he could do very good in that market and now that more and more pro players are moving into iem it will be the best step to get ahead of it and have a product out that’s good for both gamers and audio enthusiasts.
I just bought the Zero:RED and they sound great, but they hurt after a while since they are 6 mm in diameter and I have small ear canals. It would be nice if you could have a voice to make the next collaborations a bit more comfortable.
The sister company of Letshuoer: Aoshida kinda just made the Truthear zero Red for 50. From the Reviews I have heard. They all seems to prefer the Aoshida E20. Fit and comfort also seems to be better.
I really want to finally see where the Aful Performer 5 would be at.. Since I own it. In a market developing so quickly fear of missing out really is the only thing that drives the desire to buy something else.
Nice. Excited to see what comes out. Funny enough, I'm quite excited for the Zero 2, since it was one of the best budget value IEMs, but I did have a few areas that I felt needed to be changed, which looks to be all fixes with the 2. Keep it up!
@fuad000100 bass, treble (according to the 5128 measurements), and also the tips. The tips on the original were my least favorite, and I had a lot of trouble getting them to sit comfortably in my ears
Mongrel sounds like a quadbrid or pentabrid (maybe dd, ba, pzt, planar, est combo); even tho kiwi ears made a quadbrid with the quintet, I anticipate the mongrel to be a better implementation. I say that coz a mongrel or a mutt is a dog that is a mixture of various different breeds but is also known to be exceptionally hardy due to genetic hardening.
prototypes _may_ be available at *THE HANGOUT*
29B Mosque Street, Level 3
Singapore 059507
goo.gl/maps/qRhMgtUBZ2FWu6gX9
crin
what's the for all the iem you have on sale?
Hi @crin will the Salnotes zero 2 be still $20 or more?
Maybe I'll go ..when I'm free....melaka - Singapore...near
Blessing 2 OG is my favourite.
Do you have a video about the process of collaborating with IEM producers and the tuning process? Would be great to get a detailed deep dive. Would also love a video where you in hindsight talk about what you think about your now discontinued collabs and what you maybe would have done differently now.
This. I'd actually love to see either (or both) of these ideas
This is gold
Agree.
R.I.P. The Blessing 2 Dusk.
I remember the Kirby Feet engraved one, I will miss that you could pay for engravings
Might keep mine as memorabilia after all.
glad i bought mine last year, my first iem and it fits so well and secure, great for my daily use and pretty accurate for gaming hehe
Was it cancelled-?
@@whitejester Didn't see this video?
ironically, the consistency of these collabs will never match the consistency of crin dismissing you in true asian fashion.
For people getting annoyed at this and getting the so called "collab fatigue", just remember this: when developing any new iem, there is going to be someone responsible for its tuning, even if it's not a reviewer or anything like that. At some point, someone decides what an iem should sound like and how to get there. The fact that in this case the one in charge of that is a famous iem reviewer only plays to our favor, because he is someone with a lot of experience and, most of all, he's been "just a customer" for many years, so what he cares about is just the final product, what might be liked or disliked by the general public, rather than selling a ton of units or getting as much profit as possible from shitty products and using shady marketing techniques. And judging from the previous releases tuned by crinacle, there's always something interesting about them which makes for actually relevant products in the market and not just "the next iem by company x" or something like that. I'm excited for this stuff, perhaps because I just like wasting money on stuff I don't need, but also because all of the newcomers who will buy their first iem will have a much better pool of options to chose from, and if that goes past the "niche" or "hobby" part of the audiophile comunity, we could get overall better audio on all audio products, since the competition will have to up their game in order to not be made irrelevant.
at first i was like ion reading allat, but i ended up doing so.
anywho, well said..
Very well said. It seems that anybody who makes youtube videos and is a reviewer automatically gets a lot of hate because they put themselves out there in a way that other decision makers don't, and they get criticized more intensely as a result. I don't know why it triggers people so much that reviewers work on IEMs but I think it's a fantastic idea and a real boon to the industry and the products available on the market.
Nice try crinacle's fake acc
Most eloquent UA-cam comment I’ve read in a while, well said lol
Yeah but some people dont wanna hear about it and be obliged to spend more money to support the creators
Am excited for, if and when, Crin collabs for a 6XX and IE 200 Killer 👀
Oh yeah, baby. This is what I've been waiting forrrrrr! Can't wait for the Blessing 3 Dusk :D
Personally I like all the collabs coming out, for everyone.
That was a quick second video
Most excited for Dusk and Mongrel
I wonder if Mongrel is something piezoelectric/MEMS based? Or maybe that's a bit too new for something launching soon, could potentially be one of the "game changer" projects as well.
I was thinking of a multi driver headphone
@@rickelijah4270 that would actually be really cool if true
@@rickelijah4270
I doubt Mongrel is a headphone, considering its graph can be found in the IEM graph comparison tool.
@@Sherolox Good point, should have looked there first 😅
would you ever be open to doing headphones? I know you're mainly known for IEMs but I still use your headphone graphs as a good tool when I shop and would love to see a colab sometime.
I agree
I think one of these projects is HP.
So how am i going to tell my wife that i need the upcoming B3D?
Divorce is a legit option when the right reason comes along. This might be one of those reasons.
Which eyeglass r u wearing??? product link?
Crin actually filmed a video two weeks in a row, the madlad 🤣🤣
Crin best waifu
I am looking forward to the Dusk!
If I ever go to Singapore the hang out will be one of my first and last stops greetings from cali!
I have been BINGING your videos lately. Contemplating if i should get into IEM's or stay with my Headphones. My budget was a maximum of 200$ and let me say: I have never changed my mind so many times, after watching so many videos. I had Aria, Hexa, Crinacle Zero, S12, a few Sennheiser's, BL-03, Titan S and many more in mind and changed it over and over again, until i decided to go with the Salnotes Zero. They are super affordable and after so many reviews praising them, i'm sure they will give me a great feel for IEM's and their appeal. I will most likely get the Zero 2's aswell to compare them and take my way from there. Can't wait, im pretty excited now 😅
I welcome another crin collab. I just got into IEM's and wasn't able to get the discontinued ones. Ordered my reds last week and can't wait for them to arrive :D
Would love to get the blessing 2 dusk or 3 dusk.
Bro when u gonna review Philips shp9600?
I'll buy Zero 2. Still using Zero for work, but I need to replace Dioko (they're "fine", but Zero's seem more convenient to me)
The King of collabs attacks again
No jokes, I was planning on getting the blessing 3 today but since, the dusk 3 is otw. Im gonna hold on to that idea. 😂
I hope you can follow what you did with red with the impedance adapter giving us 2 tuning options. Not exactly the impedance adapter but versatility/ customization whether it is through impedance adapters, different nozzles, tuning switches, dsp, etc.
Tbh I like the zero a lot, hype for the zero 2...but the only thing i hate is the filter grill...mine just break after 2 month, i just tryna clean it but now i dont have those metal grill thing...i hope they change it to soemthing like metal nozzle and grill..or maybe just grill and no 2 layer metal grill and mesh thing 💀
This is called a Meta-commercial which is essentially a commercial about more commercials. 🤔
When will we get a TWS collab?
When Kato: Dusk?
My 7hz zero arrived 3d ago, why you did this to me man... I must say, it's overall better over moondrop chu, especially the fitting, it's superb in my ear. My only complain is some eartip need extra works to install.
Hey how about reviewing car audio systems?
I would like to have an audiophile perspective
I was gonna Buy the Zeros Today. This Video Saved me Bahaha. I can Wait for zero 2 this month.i think.
Huh, no sequel to Yume Midnight?
guess I should wait for project black (I'm assuming its the equivalent to red which I'm trying to purchase in the next couple of weeks) since the salnotes 2 are up
project mongrel will probably cost a fortune 😂😂 sounds like a planar iem
i need to know, where the bluetooth iem's are at. or at least crinacale approved one. (lookin for something that can last like 20ish hours)
Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro, Apple Airpods Pro 2, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sony WF-XM5
I just ordered the salnote zeros and you are saying the new one is coming out?
2:50 Okay, but why not name it Salnotes One
Like Tanchjim On- uhm. nvm.
Wait is over
Gilgamesh finna love the Mongrel's
Can't wait for salnotes zero 2. I hope you do a collab with Fiio again, i really wanted to get my hands to the eclipse!
Moondrop Kato or Truth Hear Nova?
I’m lookin for a opinion on which one go for
hzsound zero & tanchjim zero is that also tuned by you?
The only regret I have with salnote zero is it doesn't have underage japanese cartoon girl on the box
Genesis looks very interesting
@crinacle would you mind testing the Shure SRH440A Variant, it´s the successor to the old one without the A - i´m really thinking about buying one pair of them, but i want to set them up correctly :)
I have gotten the chance to try both, and I unfortunately will have to tell you that the A variants of Shure headphones are hot garbage. Muddy bass and fairly sharp treble.
What you are doing is going to make earphone market better.👍
ie200 vs ie300 what is best
What about Truthear Zero 2?
Can’t wait for Zero: 2
Damn, no Blessing 2 Dusk for me I guess
Hi @crin will the Salnotes Zero 2 will still be $20?
Please review MP145.
so glad that pre orders and group buys are not a norm in this industry, forcing rushed deadline and subpar products
Would be great if he can make a TWS
same thought here, collab with brand to release crin tune tws
Are you allowed to say what stores any of these are going to be sold on? I will probably get gift cards or money for christmas and I'm curious where they are going to be available.
They'd mostly be on these websites:
AliExpress
Linsoul
Amazon (Region dependent most mostly main Amazon region domains)
ShenzenAudio
HiFiGo
And many other region specific shops
MONGREL IS IT GREEN? PLEASE I NEED GREEN RAHHHHHHHHHH
I have to tinnitus 🌧
Is mongrel a Collab with Razer?!
salzero 2 price?
Ohh new Salnotes Zero!! Let's goo
Blessing 2 dusk, wtf 👀
As long as the prices aren't buck wild I would love to buy any of them.
My budget is 150$ and I want to complement my 7hz Timeless. Other most important criteria is good fit, since Timeless is a little wide for my ears.
plz don't die
How is Dusk?
Still rocking salnotes zero 🔥
I hope the final look of the dusk is not the one crin showed
Give me my Dusk 3's 😡
Wow
Do some U shape u piece of awesome
If you need a Canadian ear, I'll test one out for free.
Please review moondrop variations
please, stop with all these iems... collab one pair of openback dinamic headphone!!!
gotta be re-name this video title as "I'm soon™"
because it's soon....™
I hope you are experimenting with fit and all sorts of wacky stuff. I've found that a lot of stuff coming out nowadays is pretty uninspired and while they all sound OK nothing has really Wowed me like the 7hz Timeless did.
Way to go boss
Zero 2 ? Are we getting another waifu IEM from crinacle?
Can't believe you got aniplex to lincense the IP !
Damnit now i need to spend a ton of money.
I really hope the Salnotes Zero 2 keep the same shape and size of the original, they're the only IEM I own that fit into the BT20XS case, which is how I use them with my phone. Only thing I'd want in a V2 is a few dB more bass, that's literally my only complaint with the Zero
Photos that have been released show that it is the exact same shell with a recolor. And the tuning is basically a mild bass boost like you want.
Interesting. The sharp angle of the shell was exactly what made me switch away from them; watching longer streams was outright painful.
@@Lishtenbird I find them to be very comfortable funnily enough, everyone's ears are different though
NOTHING
Dear Mr. Crinacle, of about 15 IEMs I own / have owned the FHE: Eclipse is my favourite by far, don't know why, please make sequel.
Best regards,
A fan
What?
Why alk of his videos have 856k likes? Lol
Give us baby variations no one has been able to properly do it not even truth audio
Maybe in the future you think you can work on making some iem for gaming? Would be amazing to see one of your products in the gaming market to put Razer and other companies to shame.
Well his 7Hz Zero, Truthear Zero Red/Blue and the Blessing lineup are thankfully good for gaming
why would he do that
@@Mishael_Agyei-Boamah I have to definitely try one of those thank you!
@@saamo1423 tbh I feel like he could do very good in that market and now that more and more pro players are moving into iem it will be the best step to get ahead of it and have a product out that’s good for both gamers and audio enthusiasts.
@@Joefiery stop
So glad Crin is releasing around 10 new IEMs in the next few weeks. The market has been rather slow for new releases😐
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Ah yeah like the market isn't already having releases everyday... But when crin has collabs, you're offended... Sincerely fuck off
Hi crinacle i watching this video with my zero red . I think they arrived to me with problem manufacturing.
The sound is very normal like 10$ earphone
why can't we just have 1 very good inexpensive monitor instead of making several meh ones
Lol what? There's a good amount of decent cheap IEMs
I liek earbud
Every time the Salnotes Zero is mentioned, I have to mention how much I love them.
Actually watching this video with them on :3
I love them too!
really! what other iems do u own and hoẇ does it compare? pls ans
I just bought the Zero:RED and they sound great, but they hurt after a while since they are 6 mm in diameter and I have small ear canals. It would be nice if you could have a voice to make the next collaborations a bit more comfortable.
Yup, their insane. I feel like a virgin girl with them each time.
The sister company of Letshuoer: Aoshida kinda just made the Truthear zero Red for 50. From the Reviews I have heard. They all seems to prefer the Aoshida E20. Fit and comfort also seems to be better.
I got the same complain, the reds sound amazing but they really hurt after some time of use
I have it.but sound too bad. Like 10$ earphones!!!
IDK why😢😢
@@mohammedbazhair2000 If there's no difference between the sides then it's likely a seal issue since they sound really rather good in a general way.
Its nice to see all these collabs, but I do wish Crin update the tierlists more often
I really want to finally see where the Aful Performer 5 would be at.. Since I own it.
In a market developing so quickly fear of missing out really is the only thing that drives the desire to buy something else.
Man, I got lucky, I got the Fiio FHE like a month ago, kinda sad to see them get discontinued. Very unique experience.
Bought mine a year ago it still sounds great 😊
Nice. Excited to see what comes out. Funny enough, I'm quite excited for the Zero 2, since it was one of the best budget value IEMs, but I did have a few areas that I felt needed to be changed, which looks to be all fixes with the 2. Keep it up!
Are you talking about the bass?
@fuad000100 bass, treble (according to the 5128 measurements), and also the tips. The tips on the original were my least favorite, and I had a lot of trouble getting them to sit comfortably in my ears
@@sidesaladaudio I agree with the tips being horrible. I switched to cp100 which greatly improved fitment and comfort.
if the zero 2 (02) is not pink white and red I will be very sad
Waiting....
Any xMEMS IEM?
Mongrel sounds like a quadbrid or pentabrid (maybe dd, ba, pzt, planar, est combo); even tho kiwi ears made a quadbrid with the quintet, I anticipate the mongrel to be a better implementation. I say that coz a mongrel or a mutt is a dog that is a mixture of various different breeds but is also known to be exceptionally hardy due to genetic hardening.
Hooyah. Zero 2 before december
Would like to see Crin x Sennheiser :) Love my ie600 and they don't destroy my ears.