Since this isn't a review video, I shall shamelessly shill my new 7Hz Zero:2 as perfect stocking stuffers: hangout.audio/products/zero2 Give your friends and family the gift of good audio for the price of a nice lunch #shill #sellout #youknowitsstilltruethough
i currently have the 7Hz. Love it aside from the treble. pleased to hear its tuning has more bass and less treble. Though i think ill upgrade to the 35dollar segment in a couple months.
@@freezingicy9457 which you going to buy? I think I will use zero for a year then upgrade to 70dollar segment (Possibly truthear zero red version 2 if it comes out)
James Hoffman just made a similar video about coffee and it's probably only us coffee weirdos that initially watched it lol. Maybe that will change over time. These types of videos are more helpful over time because it's not just a list of specific products that are currently popular.
That's rough, way too many options there. Even spending around $250 on earbuds has too many options now! Maybe that's a good thing overall but it does make it hard @@ashtro5545
@@ashtro5545 if you are totally new, as long as you take a recommendation from a reviewer that can be well trusted i doubt it would disappoint as the nuances they would cover for the cons are in a sense minor to someone who hasnt experienced much to begin with Only advice per se is no need to go too deep into the research for now
yes. i was like “bruh i need to buy these beast iems rn!!” and… being able to enjoy my samsung buds+ without any type of eq was a great surprise for me. we have to relearn how to enjoy simplicity.
I must state 2 facts about IEMs: 1. Most IEMs don't come with a microphone. 2. Most smartphones nowadays don't come with a 3.5mm jack port for which we'd have to spend $20 or more to get something called DAC using the USB-C charging port to listen to music instead.
Bone conduction headphones are great for the purpose they are built. If you are running or riding on a bicycle, there is really little reason not to get them: - You are aware of your surroundings. In some countries they are the only legal headphones you can get while riding a bicycle. You can explain to the authorities that you have "transparency mode" in your buds but they can still claim that as long as something is inside your ear, it impedes your hearing when you participate in traffic. - They don't fall off as they go all the way behind your head and they hang over your ears to provide secure fit. - It's easy to take them down for a moment without the need to put them inside the case or keep them in your sweaty/dirty hands. - A lot of them are sweat and rain resistant so you don't have to be nervous when you get caught in a rain during a jog. - It's easy to wipe/wash them from your sweat after a training. You might argue that you can get some combination of the features above in some buds from the top of the range but it's difficult to get all of them in a one product/package. Is the audio quality as good as in the case of using good headphones? No but they are great for situational use and newer generation of bone conduction drivers do a really great job at playing music that is good enough that you can appreciate it without it getting in the way of your activity. It might be also a very niche situation but if you wear ear protection plugs, you can still put bone conduction headphones next to the plugged ears and the audio quality is ever better than in a normal situation. Their biggest issues are that they don't fit under winter hats because the band behind the head is too long, and if there is too much traffic you are better off if using normal buds with ANC but this is a different, non-ideal use case for bone conduction headphones so you are opening your situation to a greater number of alternatives discussed in the video. I've been running this ear and I feel that I cover all the bases with either Shokz OpenRun Mini and if these are not good I fall back to SoundCore Sport X10 buds for their earhooks. In the end, you do you! The fun part is that there are so many audio products that you can always choose something and in most cases it will be good enough for your use case.
I use Shokz for cycling, they are disappointing for other uses, but PERFECT for cycling. Bone conducting isn't an audio nerd for audio nerding kind of product, for active listening they are indeed terrible. For passive listening while being surrounded by multi ton metal boxes piloted by random people of random levels of competency, hearing the sound of tires rolling on pavement is more important than hearing fine details in the music.
Yeah I just use them for podcasts. Don't need to care about audio quality, so their ease of use is all that matters. One thing you didn't mention is that I can wear them for hours at work every single day and I never get any kind of irritation or soreness because there's nothing physically in my ear. No IEM I've tried even comes close in that regard.
This. I AM an audio nerd but I still swear by my Shokz for going out on a run. The quality is good enough for their purpose, but they are comfortable AF. Much more comfortable than ANYTHING that sits inside my sweaty ears without the annoying thudding when you step on the ground.
I would actually recommend Shokz as a gift for Audio nerd as a gift. Specifically for use on the situations where the audiophile headphones aren't an option or needed.
I also enjoy using them, they are very comfortable and super comvenient but they do sound like dogshit, even the best ones by Shokz still sound like garbage. 😆
I kinda love the fact that people who have never seen Crinacle before will watch this video for information and then be told to fuck off at the end. Love u Crin.
crinacle said this at the end, but i need to say this again for people in the back: if the person is an audio nerd, just ask them what they want don't be afraid to even ask the model or the range of models to choose from if you're afraid to ruin the surprise, better gift something else the same goes for knife people (although benchmade bugout is always fine even if person already has five of them), fishing people and any hobby people overall
I'm definitely an audio nerd and want to say I love my bone conduction headphones. They're perfectly good for audio books and podcasts, are the most comfortable headphones I own and imo allow you to hear your surroundings better than any transparent mode I've used. That being said, I agree they're not for music, but that's what I have my ie 600 and focal clear for. For the right person I do believe them to be the best choice.
Hey, which one sounds better? The IE600 or the Clears? I know they have different sound signatures and form factors, but how would you compare and rate them overall? I've been eyeing both of them for a while now and I'm looking to pick up one of them. Thanks!
my bose QC15's are 15 years old. say what you want about bose, but back then, they had no internal battery so you used a AAA and as long as you took the AAA out when storing, you can come back to it a decade later and still get the same sound quality as if it was brand new
My old "gaming" Sennheisers also came with AAA. They are outperformed now by newer things, but they still work because the part that _would_ die is trivial to swap out.
Sony WH XM headphones have removable batteries too. Though not as cheap, at least you won't throw the whole thing away when the charge doesn't last as long anymore
i've had my QC35s since 2015 or 2016. i've used them extensively at work, while traveling, and while walking the dog twice daily in -20C weather. i've also left them to sit in their case for a year or more at a time. the battery hasn't degraded noticeably at all. i can still use them all day without issue. the physical switch helps. no parasitic drain from keeping the microcontroller in standby so there's only self-discharge to worry about. i'm sure i'll have to replace the battery someday, but i bet they'll be pushing 20 years old by that point.
14:27 On PS5 and Xbox Series, they don't support external microphones so the gaming headset market is essential for us. If they did, I would chuck my Sennheiser Game One's for a Razer Seiren and HD 800 S immediately.
It took me like 8 years of overpaying for decent closed back headphones to realize that even low-range open backs are better. The reason for this is hilarious in hindsight: I saw that the cons for openback were sound leakage, and thought that the ‘open back’ referred to like a little slit or angle in the side of the ear pads to allow sound to escape. Like I thought that it didn’t form a complete seal around your ears, and the sound leakage was literally the same as when you don’t have earbuds in securely. I love my Sennheiser’s, and unfortunately had to return my Audeze because they were too heavy (I have arthritis in my cervical vertebrae).
Yanno what for being out and about, the Bose QC25 are the sweet spot. Sound quality is acceptable, noise canceling is great, plus there's a cable... Its no hd600 but I absolutely can't complain.
Three hours ago I was watching reviews on the senny true wireless earbuds (don’t get them- my OCD wanted them cuz I already have the momentum 4 wireless headphones and they rock- don’t get the buds)… mother algorithm brought me our guy crinacle… this video was perfect and actually intellectually stimulating to see SO much info presented in such a clear, no bs, funny asf typa way… he’s now my favorite RUclipsr…
As a cyclist, I can't suggest anything *but* bone conduction headphones for cycling. There's way way too much wind noise that disrupts both your ambient listening but also whatever you're listening to. It is also significantly more dangerous to have buds of any kind, ambient mode or not, while you're riding on roads shared with cars.
if you're a rich boy, the Audeze Maxwell are the best gaming headset money can buy, because they are not only great for comp gaming as well as single player games, but are surprisingly well for music as well. Then again if you are an audio nerd you already know the drill: just buy a good non gaming headphone and buy a mic seperatly. That combination will almost always be better than any gaming headset.
Easy recommendation for anyone needing a gift for audio nerd - Qudelix 5k. Even if they already have one, I bet they wouldn't mind getting a second one. It's just that useful - USB/Bluetooth(LDAC/AptX Adaptive) DAC+Amp with great parametric EQ and some other DSP features.
Hi, im currently trying to decide between the Qudelix 5k and the Ifi uno. I’m new in this audiophile world and want to start right without ripping off my wallet. What do you think I should get? Thanks in advance
@@eneaslara I haven't tried Ifi Uno - seems like it might be good value. I can recommend Qudelix 5k - I use it mostly as a Bluetooth DAC through LDAC. I never had a problem with it. However, I've mostly fallen out of audiophile news cycle - there might be something more interesting or value-oriented nowadays.
one thing of note is that the "usb-c" dongle is sometimes neither. not a dac and not an amp. i'm not sure how prevalent they still are, but they do exist. and they rely on your phone (or whatever you connect it to) to do the dac/amp function instead. they're a simple passthrough. they're usually very cheap though, but still i feel this should be mentioned (for the clueless), because not all devices support such dongles.
One thing I’d say about this is that while specific models might change, it would’ve been nice to get some good brands to look at. Obviously there are plenty of resources to look into through solo research, but as a jumping off point that would’ve been a good resource for somehow who truly had no idea what they were looking for.
Interesting. I’ve had a Trekz Titanium for a few years and I really liked the audio quality when I had ear plugs in. I’d be interested to see graphs on bone conduction’s performance
Yeah, there's a lot of nuances and not so obvious things for a newbie to consider. Messed up pretty bad lately myself. It turns out that you don't want to use bluetooth headphones as a headset for playing games and voice chatting on PC, as you get terrible sound delay, and also as soon as you enable your microphone, sound quality goes to absolute shit. For this you would need a 2.4 ghz capable headphones with a receiver dongle... On a side note, would love a more in-depth (but newbie-friendly) dive into DACs and AMPs (or both).
$100 being budget is gonna be a flashbang to people who are trying to buy audio nerds any iems and they're just gonna default to apple earpods (or 7hz zeroes if they actually do their research)
Recently picked up the Salnotes Zero 2, and have been pleasently surprised by just how great they sound. They greatly remind me of my KPH30i (My favorite headphones) in an IEM form. For how cheap both of them are, the sound they produce is just crazy. Definitely my endgame.
Regarding the comment on the bone conduction. Fully agree! However, true wireless earbuds tends to have a sad transparency/ambient mode. I hate that most (I've tried or cheap) amplify the surroundings rather than try to "passthrough". 😢
Greetings from Brisbane Australia - below is my list of Audio hardware:- 1. FiiO M17 DAC / AMP / DAP (AU$2,200) - ESS Sabre 2. Fiio M23 DAC / AMP / DAP (AU$1,300) - AKM 3. Focal Celestee wired (closed back) - Made in France (AU$1,800) 4. Focal Clear MG wired (open back) - Made in France - (AU$2,200) 5. Sennheiser HD 660S2 (open back) - Made in Ireland - ($AU749) 6. Sennheiser HD 800 S (open back) - Made in Ireland - ($AU2,800 retail - discounted to AU$1,699) 7. Sennheiser HD 820 - Made in Ireland - (closed back version of the 800S) - (AU$3,700 retail - discounted to AU$1,899) 8. Fiio FA19 BA IEM - AU$1,699 9. Fiio FH19 DD / BA IEM - $1,000
The openrun pro are the only, best choice if you want bone conduction headphones. If you need some. (For work...) They sound pretty ok. But only if you have the wavelet app and the auto eq on 100%. I like them a bit more V shaped so I use the bass tuner on 50hz and bosst the highs on the eq.
Open ear headphones are great if you also want to be able to hear other people or things in your house. I can hear my music/games but still listen to my partner if they speak to me
I just received theCreative Aurvana Ace with the xmemes thing ..a few days ago I can't imagine anymore new releases without that technology such is the difference.
any suggestions for Bluetooth adapters for IEMs? I had an idea of grabbing something cheap and combining it with a Moondrop Chu or a Salnotes Zero to make my own wireless earphones. Is this a good idea?
I like how he used his usual outro the legendary "f*ck off" on a video of supposedly families and significant others who want to treat an audio nerd well
I saw you used the Fiio KA1 in the thumbnail. Would you recommend it? Bought it and can't hear the a difference in audio quality (maybe like 1%), but definitly works as an AMP.
Not really. What earphones/speakers you use will often have a much more substantial effect on the sound. If you want to try dacs, try the budget kings first like the Apple dongle or an Abigail Pro (my recommended entry dac, more durable and better dac)
@@diegoveloso3rd Some people say that... but they didn't show sources... most of it is just them commenting about the fact that with the adapter, it sounds good to plug in headphones... But the iPhone has a built in DAC/Amp in it.... so what if it was only using that???
@@TheDeathmail Hopefully this will help a bit, RUclips isn't allowing me to post the link so just copy-paste this article title into google "Teardown finds DAC chips in Apple's Lightning EarPods & Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter for iPhone 7"
i've been using my sony WH1000XM3s since 2018 now? battery still goes a solid 2 days and i haven't known it to do any different. granted my experience is probably anecdotal, i found it funny you said you can get 2-3 years out of wireless equipment and here i am doing more than fine on double that time.
Whats the best wireless option for a headset for gaming that DOESN'T need a mic.. apparently latency is a big factor. Sonething cheaper than the naxwell preferably?
Hi man, great content! I have a question, If you want to use an external DAC, how do you connect your iem with a 3.5mm jack? Considering that the DAC have 4.4mm and 6.35mm ports
Hello sir, I live in India and have a budget of around INR 5000(50$). I want to buy an IEM but I'm confused between CCA Rhapsody, Simgot EW200, 7Hz Sonus and KZ PR3(all of them are around the same price bracket) [you could suggest anything else as well] My first IEM was the Moondrop SSR which I loved because of the details and soundstage, I was blown away with it's quality(a lot of people found it excessive but I don't think I'm sensitive to any frequency) Please tell me which is superior is which aspect, I want to get something that blows me away with it's clarity, detail retrieval, soundstage(keep in mind I'm not sensitive to certain frequencies that people call to be shouty). Please help so that I make the best decision.
Well i have 3 headphones from crinacle tier list at B actually well it's just perfect, i chose 3 different type of sound signature Flat hd560s plus openback, v shape shure 840 ,and harman or harmon? Idk shure 440 cheap and just done great for all people just need little upgrade in comfort for shure but it's fine and save
Hey bro, could I get your opinion on the Sennheiser HD 599 headphones? I've had them or a little over a year now and think they're great. Imo, a very good pair of headphones for someone just getting into higher quality audio for sure. I'd be interested to hear your opinion on these headphones. What you like/dislike about them, if you've had the chance to give them a try, etc. Cheers 😁
Since this isn't a review video, I shall shamelessly shill my new 7Hz Zero:2 as perfect stocking stuffers: hangout.audio/products/zero2
Give your friends and family the gift of good audio for the price of a nice lunch
#shill #sellout #youknowitsstilltruethough
zero 2 is good?(have already ordered and excited to receive it!)
Man i have zero 1 and the only thing holding it back was bass and that wire and its fixed in zero 2@@petroskoutsakis9828
i currently have the 7Hz. Love it aside from the treble. pleased to hear its tuning has more bass and less treble. Though i think ill upgrade to the 35dollar segment in a couple months.
u have the og zero or zero 2? also what 35 dollar iem u would get@@freezingicy9457
@@freezingicy9457 which you going to buy? I think I will use zero for a year then upgrade to 70dollar segment
(Possibly truthear zero red version 2 if it comes out)
"Ask your audio nerd what they want" makes it sound like they're exotic pets lmao.
we are, I have very specific needs
We are
My Ocelot can't talk though...
Look man, I just specifically want ChiFi IEM thats very close to Arias in tuning. :P (Yes I have the Truthear holas.)
@@astupidlylongnamethatstoolongI doubt anyone will have a problem looking for that.
The irony of this video? It's still gonna be watched mostly be us audio nerds lol
James Hoffman just made a similar video about coffee and it's probably only us coffee weirdos that initially watched it lol. Maybe that will change over time. These types of videos are more helpful over time because it's not just a list of specific products that are currently popular.
Im totally new and i have like 60-80 budget and im so confused what to get, so i hope i understand something from this video.
That's rough, way too many options there. Even spending around $250 on earbuds has too many options now! Maybe that's a good thing overall but it does make it hard @@ashtro5545
@@ashtro5545 if you are totally new, as long as you take a recommendation from a reviewer that can be well trusted i doubt it would disappoint as the nuances they would cover for the cons are in a sense minor to someone who hasnt experienced much to begin with
Only advice per se is no need to go too deep into the research for now
As an audio nerd, I just enjoy watching things like this
Perhaps the best audio gear is the one we made along the way
apple earpods moment
No
similar to how the best camera you have is the one you have on you :)
yes. i was like “bruh i need to buy these beast iems rn!!” and… being able to enjoy my samsung buds+ without any type of eq was a great surprise for me. we have to relearn how to enjoy simplicity.
Brb gonna be crinacle and make my own tuned iems
15:23 simply an incredible looking b-roll shot
Really like how Crin is really approachable in this video and doesn't talk down to the viewer.
I do like when he does talk down to me though.
Dude's really down bad
bro just scream hes a masochist
Pause
Uncle Crin back with another audio masterclass lesson
"HE1" "Fuck off" Love ya Crin, don't ever change.
For sure! Hahha
I must state 2 facts about IEMs:
1. Most IEMs don't come with a microphone.
2. Most smartphones nowadays don't come with a 3.5mm jack port for which we'd have to spend $20 or more to get something called DAC using the USB-C charging port to listen to music instead.
Bone conduction headphones are great for the purpose they are built. If you are running or riding on a bicycle, there is really little reason not to get them:
- You are aware of your surroundings. In some countries they are the only legal headphones you can get while riding a bicycle. You can explain to the authorities that you have "transparency mode" in your buds but they can still claim that as long as something is inside your ear, it impedes your hearing when you participate in traffic.
- They don't fall off as they go all the way behind your head and they hang over your ears to provide secure fit.
- It's easy to take them down for a moment without the need to put them inside the case or keep them in your sweaty/dirty hands.
- A lot of them are sweat and rain resistant so you don't have to be nervous when you get caught in a rain during a jog.
- It's easy to wipe/wash them from your sweat after a training.
You might argue that you can get some combination of the features above in some buds from the top of the range but it's difficult to get all of them in a one product/package.
Is the audio quality as good as in the case of using good headphones? No but they are great for situational use and newer generation of bone conduction drivers do a really great job at playing music that is good enough that you can appreciate it without it getting in the way of your activity. It might be also a very niche situation but if you wear ear protection plugs, you can still put bone conduction headphones next to the plugged ears and the audio quality is ever better than in a normal situation.
Their biggest issues are that they don't fit under winter hats because the band behind the head is too long, and if there is too much traffic you are better off if using normal buds with ANC but this is a different, non-ideal use case for bone conduction headphones so you are opening your situation to a greater number of alternatives discussed in the video.
I've been running this ear and I feel that I cover all the bases with either Shokz OpenRun Mini and if these are not good I fall back to SoundCore Sport X10 buds for their earhooks. In the end, you do you! The fun part is that there are so many audio products that you can always choose something and in most cases it will be good enough for your use case.
I use Shokz for cycling, they are disappointing for other uses, but PERFECT for cycling.
Bone conducting isn't an audio nerd for audio nerding kind of product, for active listening they are indeed terrible. For passive listening while being surrounded by multi ton metal boxes piloted by random people of random levels of competency, hearing the sound of tires rolling on pavement is more important than hearing fine details in the music.
Yeah I just use them for podcasts. Don't need to care about audio quality, so their ease of use is all that matters. One thing you didn't mention is that I can wear them for hours at work every single day and I never get any kind of irritation or soreness because there's nothing physically in my ear. No IEM I've tried even comes close in that regard.
This. I AM an audio nerd but I still swear by my Shokz for going out on a run. The quality is good enough for their purpose, but they are comfortable AF. Much more comfortable than ANYTHING that sits inside my sweaty ears without the annoying thudding when you step on the ground.
I would actually recommend Shokz as a gift for Audio nerd as a gift. Specifically for use on the situations where the audiophile headphones aren't an option or needed.
I also enjoy using them, they are very comfortable and super comvenient but they do sound like dogshit, even the best ones by Shokz still sound like garbage. 😆
Crin just straight up pretending speakers dont exist damn
I knew it all but it felt so relaxing to hear you talk about it I went through the whole video, love your style man
Crin's hand model game is on point.
Finally a guide for us grandmas
I kinda love the fact that people who have never seen Crinacle before will watch this video for information and then be told to fuck off at the end.
Love u Crin.
crinacle said this at the end, but i need to say this again for people in the back:
if the person is an audio nerd, just ask them what they want
don't be afraid to even ask the model or the range of models to choose from
if you're afraid to ruin the surprise, better gift something else
the same goes for knife people (although benchmade bugout is always fine even if person already has five of them), fishing people and any hobby people overall
Unless you get them Storm
5:55 Absolutely love the nails, Crin!
"tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want as a birthday present ?" "i want HE1".... and get slap tmrw by wife instead of getting the he1
I'm definitely an audio nerd and want to say I love my bone conduction headphones. They're perfectly good for audio books and podcasts, are the most comfortable headphones I own and imo allow you to hear your surroundings better than any transparent mode I've used. That being said, I agree they're not for music, but that's what I have my ie 600 and focal clear for. For the right person I do believe them to be the best choice.
Hey, which one sounds better? The IE600 or the Clears? I know they have different sound signatures and form factors, but how would you compare and rate them overall?
I've been eyeing both of them for a while now and I'm looking to pick up one of them. Thanks!
@@vijeykumar7429 I prefer the clears but a lot of that comes down to the form factor. It's hard to compare iems and open back head phones
my bose QC15's are 15 years old.
say what you want about bose, but back then, they had no internal battery so you used a AAA and as long as you took the AAA out when storing, you can come back to it a decade later and still get the same sound quality as if it was brand new
My old "gaming" Sennheisers also came with AAA. They are outperformed now by newer things, but they still work because the part that _would_ die is trivial to swap out.
@@Lishtenbird I can still purchase adapters that convert my QC15's to a very competent bluetooth headset for about $30-$50, with APTxLL.
Sony WH XM headphones have removable batteries too. Though not as cheap, at least you won't throw the whole thing away when the charge doesn't last as long anymore
i've had my QC35s since 2015 or 2016. i've used them extensively at work, while traveling, and while walking the dog twice daily in -20C weather. i've also left them to sit in their case for a year or more at a time. the battery hasn't degraded noticeably at all. i can still use them all day without issue.
the physical switch helps. no parasitic drain from keeping the microcontroller in standby so there's only self-discharge to worry about.
i'm sure i'll have to replace the battery someday, but i bet they'll be pushing 20 years old by that point.
14:27 On PS5 and Xbox Series, they don't support external microphones so the gaming headset market is essential for us. If they did, I would chuck my Sennheiser Game One's for a Razer Seiren and HD 800 S immediately.
It took me like 8 years of overpaying for decent closed back headphones to realize that even low-range open backs are better.
The reason for this is hilarious in hindsight:
I saw that the cons for openback were sound leakage, and thought that the ‘open back’ referred to like a little slit or angle in the side of the ear pads to allow sound to escape.
Like I thought that it didn’t form a complete seal around your ears, and the sound leakage was literally the same as when you don’t have earbuds in securely.
I love my Sennheiser’s, and unfortunately had to return my Audeze because they were too heavy (I have arthritis in my cervical vertebrae).
Yanno what for being out and about, the Bose QC25 are the sweet spot. Sound quality is acceptable, noise canceling is great, plus there's a cable... Its no hd600 but I absolutely can't complain.
Three hours ago I was watching reviews on the senny true wireless earbuds (don’t get them- my OCD wanted them cuz I already have the momentum 4 wireless headphones and they rock- don’t get the buds)… mother algorithm brought me our guy crinacle… this video was perfect and actually intellectually stimulating to see SO much info presented in such a clear, no bs, funny asf typa way… he’s now my favorite RUclipsr…
As a cyclist, I can't suggest anything *but* bone conduction headphones for cycling. There's way way too much wind noise that disrupts both your ambient listening but also whatever you're listening to. It is also significantly more dangerous to have buds of any kind, ambient mode or not, while you're riding on roads shared with cars.
if you're a rich boy, the Audeze Maxwell are the best gaming headset money can buy, because they are not only great for comp gaming as well as single player games, but are surprisingly well for music as well. Then again if you are an audio nerd you already know the drill: just buy a good non gaming headphone and buy a mic seperatly. That combination will almost always be better than any gaming headset.
My galaxy buds + are over three years old and they're still chugging along great. Battery life is still pretty good and I've used these like crazy
Easy recommendation for anyone needing a gift for audio nerd - Qudelix 5k. Even if they already have one, I bet they wouldn't mind getting a second one. It's just that useful - USB/Bluetooth(LDAC/AptX Adaptive) DAC+Amp with great parametric EQ and some other DSP features.
Hi, im currently trying to decide between the Qudelix 5k and the Ifi uno. I’m new in this audiophile world and want to start right without ripping off my wallet. What do you think I should get? Thanks in advance
@@eneaslara I haven't tried Ifi Uno - seems like it might be good value.
I can recommend Qudelix 5k - I use it mostly as a Bluetooth DAC through LDAC. I never had a problem with it.
However, I've mostly fallen out of audiophile news cycle - there might be something more interesting or value-oriented nowadays.
one thing of note is that the "usb-c" dongle is sometimes neither. not a dac and not an amp. i'm not sure how prevalent they still are, but they do exist. and they rely on your phone (or whatever you connect it to) to do the dac/amp function instead. they're a simple passthrough. they're usually very cheap though, but still i feel this should be mentioned (for the clueless), because not all devices support such dongles.
I’d love to see reviews of the QCY HT05 and Moondrop Space Travel just to see what the lowest end of the TWS are like…
Would you say a Truthear HEXA and a Moondrop Dawn Pro would be the best price combo for IEM's? Other possible options
One thing I’d say about this is that while specific models might change, it would’ve been nice to get some good brands to look at. Obviously there are plenty of resources to look into through solo research, but as a jumping off point that would’ve been a good resource for somehow who truly had no idea what they were looking for.
Interesting. I’ve had a Trekz Titanium for a few years and I really liked the audio quality when I had ear plugs in. I’d be interested to see graphs on bone conduction’s performance
The HE1 drawings cracked me up, good job inserting that in the video :D
one of the good cheap wireless earbuds is moondrop space travel. The only downside is the battery, and somewhat weak anc
Yeah, there's a lot of nuances and not so obvious things for a newbie to consider. Messed up pretty bad lately myself. It turns out that you don't want to use bluetooth headphones as a headset for playing games and voice chatting on PC, as you get terrible sound delay, and also as soon as you enable your microphone, sound quality goes to absolute shit. For this you would need a 2.4 ghz capable headphones with a receiver dongle...
On a side note, would love a more in-depth (but newbie-friendly) dive into DACs and AMPs (or both).
$100 being budget is gonna be a flashbang to people who are trying to buy audio nerds any iems and they're just gonna default to apple earpods (or 7hz zeroes if they actually do their research)
Instead of buying a "gaming headset", what you can do is buy a boom mic and attach it to the headphones. One popular example is the Antlion Modmic.
always blessing us with great information through informative and educational videos 💗
1st video I've seen of this guy but Jonathan Young supports him, so I'm sold.
Bro I thought you were going to do a Crinacle Guide to Christmas Presents for the Clueless...:D
Recently picked up the Salnotes Zero 2, and have been pleasently surprised by just how great they sound. They greatly remind me of my KPH30i (My favorite headphones) in an IEM form.
For how cheap both of them are, the sound they produce is just crazy. Definitely my endgame.
Regarding the comment on the bone conduction. Fully agree! However, true wireless earbuds tends to have a sad transparency/ambient mode. I hate that most (I've tried or cheap) amplify the surroundings rather than try to "passthrough". 😢
I like all the formats. And own multiple of each type. There, I said it!
Appreciate your insight. I enjoy your presentation and your sense of humor as well. Super informative and entertaining! Thanks!
Very nice video, I'll definitely show this to a gift-giver friend, when I found one
Man, I never realized how much Crin's video had improved in quality.
Greetings from Brisbane Australia - below is my list of Audio hardware:-
1. FiiO M17 DAC / AMP / DAP (AU$2,200) - ESS Sabre
2. Fiio M23 DAC / AMP / DAP (AU$1,300) - AKM
3. Focal Celestee wired (closed back) - Made in France (AU$1,800)
4. Focal Clear MG wired (open back) - Made in France - (AU$2,200)
5. Sennheiser HD 660S2 (open back) - Made in Ireland - ($AU749)
6. Sennheiser HD 800 S (open back) - Made in Ireland - ($AU2,800 retail - discounted to AU$1,699)
7. Sennheiser HD 820 - Made in Ireland - (closed back version of the 800S) - (AU$3,700 retail - discounted to AU$1,899)
8. Fiio FA19 BA IEM - AU$1,699
9. Fiio FH19 DD / BA IEM - $1,000
I want HE1
30 degrees being "blazing hot" is crazy
The openrun pro are the only, best choice if you want bone conduction headphones. If you need some. (For work...) They sound pretty ok. But only if you have the wavelet app and the auto eq on 100%. I like them a bit more V shaped so I use the bass tuner on 50hz and bosst the highs on the eq.
If they're tuned them (A Lot) better they would actually a good product
Just Perfect, really nice. Thanks Crinacle
Thank you. Useful content.
Open ear headphones are great if you also want to be able to hear other people or things in your house. I can hear my music/games but still listen to my partner if they speak to me
Upvoted for nested timestamps
I just received theCreative Aurvana Ace with the xmemes thing ..a few days ago I can't imagine anymore new releases without that technology such is the difference.
You need to do more IEM reviews or your favorite IEMS for the end of 2023
Today I learned the Audio industry does not include loudspeakers
any suggestions for Bluetooth adapters for IEMs? I had an idea of grabbing something cheap and combining it with a Moondrop Chu or a Salnotes Zero to make my own wireless earphones. Is this a good idea?
Fiio btr 5?
The Qudelix 5K seems to be considered one of the best.
I like how he used his usual outro the legendary "f*ck off" on a video of supposedly families and significant others who want to treat an audio nerd well
I was honestly waiting to see whether he was going to do that or not, given the different audience.
What about Space Travel TWS. They sound pretty solid for 25$.
Moondrop = shit
@@vulcanitu2578 why
Thank you for this Master Crin!
*clicks on video wondering who this guy is*
*gets told to f*k off at the end*
"oh its Crin!"
as a keyboard enthusiast myself i find this hobby oddly similar lol
I saw you used the Fiio KA1 in the thumbnail. Would you recommend it? Bought it and can't hear the a difference in audio quality (maybe like 1%), but definitly works as an AMP.
30° is luxury.. it hits 44° EVERYDAY here 36 in winter
Crinacle hath blesseth
The video for all my friends and relatives
ok thanks for the initial explanation i will stick with Sennheiser Momentun 4 thanks.
Me want HE1.
Hey what a great vid; I learnt a lot from it. Thanks mate
should i buy a dac if i only have a decent-ish earphone or speaker?
Not really. What earphones/speakers you use will often have a much more substantial effect on the sound. If you want to try dacs, try the budget kings first like the Apple dongle or an Abigail Pro (my recommended entry dac, more durable and better dac)
I'm your regular audience, always interested in learning more though
New video???😮 LESS GoO
Does the Apple Headphone adapter actually have a Dac and Amp??? Or is it using the Dac and Amp already inside the iPhone???
It is both a DAC and an AMP
I thought it’s just a adapter, I believe the DAC and AMP are in the iPhone. It seems wayyy to small. But maybe I am wrong.
@@diegoveloso3rd Some people say that... but they didn't show sources... most of it is just them commenting about the fact that with the adapter, it sounds good to plug in headphones...
But the iPhone has a built in DAC/Amp in it.... so what if it was only using that???
@@TheDeathmail Hopefully this will help a bit, RUclips isn't allowing me to post the link so just copy-paste this article title into google "Teardown finds DAC chips in Apple's Lightning EarPods & Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter for iPhone 7"
Crin just brushed past the probably secondmost bought category in audio as a gift the wireless headphones
I think you should make a video about speakers as well, they rarely get talked about for some reason
I have some wired earbuds that came with my Zune and they've been run over by a car but the audio is superb.
Or just put money in an envelope and give it to audio nerd. now you can't mess up.
holy crap, isn't 27ºC a normal temperature?
I want to learn more about Audio industry as well as expanding my scope from commercial music.
is using a audio interface a good way to play audio from something? something like a focusrite scarletti?
i've been using my sony WH1000XM3s since 2018 now? battery still goes a solid 2 days and i haven't known it to do any different.
granted my experience is probably anecdotal, i found it funny you said you can get 2-3 years out of wireless equipment and here i am doing more than fine on double that time.
I mean I know what I'm doing, I just wanna listen to Crin speak for a little bit.
Whats the best wireless option for a headset for gaming that DOESN'T need a mic.. apparently latency is a big factor. Sonething cheaper than the naxwell preferably?
9:20 ie600 just randomly dying enters the chat
Hi man, great content! I have a question, If you want to use an external DAC, how do you connect your iem with a 3.5mm jack? Considering that the DAC have 4.4mm and 6.35mm ports
Always a good day when crinacle uploads, love the vids man! Keep up the good work.
Wrong. I'm here because I'm subscribed
Great video! Could you give one/a few of your best picks for in-ears under $50? Thanks!
Hello sir, I live in India and have a budget of around INR 5000(50$).
I want to buy an IEM but I'm confused between CCA Rhapsody, Simgot EW200, 7Hz Sonus and KZ PR3(all of them are around the same price bracket) [you could suggest anything else as well]
My first IEM was the Moondrop SSR which I loved because of the details and soundstage, I was blown away with it's quality(a lot of people found it excessive but I don't think I'm sensitive to any frequency)
Please tell me which is superior is which aspect, I want to get something that blows me away with it's clarity, detail retrieval, soundstage(keep in mind I'm not sensitive to certain frequencies that people call to be shouty).
Please help so that I make the best decision.
Did you decide?
@@pabloescobar7874 I'm still using my old SSR
@@pabloescobar7874 I changed the filter of my Moondrop SSR by Moondrop Aria's filter and using them as of now.
@@pabloescobar7874 got a new cable too.
@@ahraziqbal9it's already perfect tho
Well i have 3 headphones from crinacle tier list at B actually well it's just perfect, i chose 3 different type of sound signature Flat hd560s plus openback, v shape shure 840 ,and harman or harmon? Idk shure 440 cheap and just done great for all people just need little upgrade in comfort for shure but it's fine and save
but what about the mustache? how could you clickbait us like this, Crinacle!
edit: he changed the thumbnail!
Gaming headsets gave me such a headache I just bought an iem with a mic. I feel like it was probably a bad idea in hindsight.
I'm really enjoying the Zero 2..
I knew everything in this video, and I definitely wouldn’t call myself an audiophile 😂
crinacle Thanks Much!
15:23 maybe no b-roll here i guess lol
Appreciate your videos.
Hey bro, could I get your opinion on the Sennheiser HD 599 headphones?
I've had them or a little over a year now and think they're great. Imo, a very good pair of headphones for someone just getting into higher quality audio for sure.
I'd be interested to hear your opinion on these headphones. What you like/dislike about them, if you've had the chance to give them a try, etc.
Cheers 😁