x Crinacle Zero: BLUE2 Dual Dynamic Drivers in-Ear Headphone with Detachable Cable (3.5mm+mic Cable)

Truthear x Crinacle Zero:BLUE2 – Big Sound, Small PriceThe Zero:BLUE2 offers a remarkable listening experience for its price. With dual dynamic drivers, it delivers deep, clean bass, crisp treble, and a fairly balanced overall sound. The midrange is slightly recessed, but still clear, and detail retrieval is excellent for the price.Build quality is solid with a detachable 2-pin cable and a comfortable (though slightly large) shell design. It also includes a second cable with a 5-ohm adapter that boosts the bass even more.Perfect for music, gaming, and everyday use, though the treble can be sharp for sensitive ears—foam tips help.⸻✅ Pros:• Deep sub-bass, clear highs• Detachable cable + tuning option• Good detail and soundstage• Excellent value❌ Cons:• Treble may be fatiguing• Slightly recessed mids• Fit may be tricky for small earsVerdict: One of the best IEMs under $70—great sound, smart design, and serious value.

Being a Crinacle collab, sound quality is the first thing to talk about. The tuning and tone is interesting. I'm getting pretty warm bass and there's plenty of it. I did noticed a slight lack of low end resolution on some songs, but I'm comparing these to IEMs that are 2-3x the price. The fact that I have to use those to compare says a lot.Mids are slightly pulled back but not veiled at all. Plenty of detail in vocals and instruments in this range.Treble is forward, but not shouty or sibilant. Good control with a little bit of sparkle. Just enough to make things exciting.Soundstage is fine for an IEM, either average or slightly above average compared to other closed back IEMs, but that's not really saying a whole lot. On the other hand, imaging is quite good and there's also fantastic separation between instruments. That's more important for an IEM anyway.These are v-shaped so I wouldn't use them for any analytical listening or mixing, but the tuning is quite entertaining for enjoying music. Obviously, anything synthesized sounds great, but I don't think the mids are so pulled back that they make genres like classical or jazz sound unnatural.Now onto the non SQ things. I'm not sure who the bass boost adapter is for, as these have more than enough low end response, but who's gonna dock points for something that's included? It's there if you want it. The cable itself is mostly fine. It's a pretty standard twisted pair cable with good thickness. Out of the box, I think I'll have to mess around with the ear loops a decent amount to get it to fit around my ears properly. They're light enough to where this doesn't cause any discomfort, it just annoys me that they're not fitting as well as my other sets. Some heat and bending would do the trick. The housings are pretty chunky, but again these are pretty light so I didn't find it uncomfortable or bothersome. As with any headphones/IEMs, your YMMV when it comes to comfort and fit.I bought at launch for around $70 and these are worth the blind buy. I think they punch at a level of least double that price.

Great IEMs for a reasonable priceThe casing seems to be plastic but feel strong enough to not break easily.The sound is a little thin unless you use the included +5 ohm adapter, but still sounds respectable without.The ear loops are a bit big if you have smaller ears, but are still pretty comfortable even wearing my glasses.They also come with 3 sets of foam eartips and 3 sets of silicone eartips all in different sizes to make sure they will fit in any ear.They work on any device that has a 3.5mm aux port only as there is no included adapter to 1/4 inch.As the name implies the only color is Blue and the device is not waterproof, it is however water and sweat resistant as long as in ears.

The build of these IEM's are really solid and the best part for me are the size for ears are great but I would say they are for medium to big ears. Also the stem is a lot smaller making the fit even better then the first Blue Zero. I would say overall they are very comfortable for most people. The color of the IEM are just beautiful and the lights refracts so well off the blue from different angles it has amazing shades of purple and blue. Now this all the good from the IEM now we got to get to bad, the sound... the sound while I wouldn't say it is bad but the treble is really awkward for me personally also the increase in base kind of muddies the water a bit with the tunning. What I loved about the first Blue Zeros are the fact they had such a great sound stage, decent detail, and not fatiguing. Overall these are a warmer sounding and more energetic version of the Blue Zero with a bit too much treble for me personally. I would still recommend these to most people since sound is really subjective.