I'm literally new to the Audio community and 20-30 RU-vid review videos in, I was almost gonna buy the Crinacle tuned Truthear Zero (which I basically found out that he's like a big buy in the audio community and collaborated with a big brand to make it) I was kinda sold on the already supposedly good quality and the back story but seeing your review blew my mind. I'm glad I typed in the exact keywords of the products I was comparing and found your video. Thanks! I hope I won't regret this lol
Thanks!! I was doing a deep research to buy another IEM for around 100usd, now I'm convinced to buy the tanchjim zero. This is the type of content that ad value to the followers. Keep the good work!
My pleasure. Also please consider that Tanchjim ZERO is a $14 IEM, so as with many other cheap IEMs, there's potential risk of getting bad variants (but so far I have been lucky). Cheers.
I agree with you Andy. For me, I also Love my regular Tanjhim Zero. It's my daily driver. Small and easy for me to grab on the go. Love the Sound signature of the Zero. Also, I use Zero to watch this review. 😊👍👍 Nice review Andy.
@@donglemadness yeah you deserve a lot of subscriber and views because its very useful information and direct to the point. So that People dont get confuse and lost money for wrong information or misunderstood.
Been loving the heart mirror zero so much. What I observed is that it requires power. I didn't switch for a balanced cable but just go with a higher gauge 8core 3.5mm cable and the overall sound improved so much. I've also swapped to a TRI Clarion to increase the soundstage further.
I must say, a wonderful review, Andi! I'm so excited when watching this video from start to finish ngl.. as much as how enthusiast you're explaining this to us. This video really show us on why we should trust our ears more than just looking at the price and think "the pricier, the better it will be". I remember in your previous video, you admited that EA500 were, ofcourse, much better in term of driver and other aspect than Tanchjim Zero, but there's something special in it that makes you enjoying Tanchjim Z more personally, the sweet spot, that's it! I will not say or think that your Tanchjim Zero rating are bias at all. It's your own preference, based on what you hear and what it gives you and to your music, and to be able to find it in a very cheap IEM is truly gold and absolutely satisfying. Tanchjim zero, with such a very lovely anime character, the one that imo, the most beautiful and elegant looking character of all IEM that i've seen, deserve a new better build + detachable cable, they must do it. And offcourse, Andi also really deserve much more subscibers! God bless!
Thanks Ivn, yes to many EA500 would appear more appealing for the common traits. But to me, it is about finding the sweet spot that works for you. The same reasons many loved BLON BL-03, the "specials" that these type of IEMs offer which is unique to them. For my own usage, Tanchjim ZERO fits like a glove. Cheers
Very well said Ivn. Superb presentation by Andy regarding your personal preference and being fair with other isms as well. Thanks again here for leading to this great stupid looking iem Tanchjim Zero that I really love it.
Andy! Finally finally I got the Tanchjim zero after yet another fan of yours (Polky74) was talking about you and the zero on headfi'. I had tried getting it few times before but it wasn't available and I later forgot about it. (Had got One, Tanya etc from Tanchjim). Paired with fc6, the bass is also tighter and enough for me,(and oh it scales with power!), the zero feels so so good! Balanced, coherent, transient speed,and that awesome spaciousness.. Can't believe it's so cheap.. Love it! I am now alternating between sivga nightingale's velvety veil and Tanchjim zer's crispness for Metal. Rock on Andy!
Lol. Now wait until after 150 hours or so, Zero has thicker DD diaphragm than most, hence why it scales like a planar instead of a DD, but it also mean it takes more time to bed in the drivers. Enjoy!
@@donglemadness haha. Placing order for 2 more zeroes. One for me case this goes pear-shaped and they stop production or something! One to gift. What ay bangar of an iem!
@@donglemadness Keep going back to these though! That expansive stage, with holographic touches! Was listening to Miles Davis 'Kind of Blue' and 'in a silent way' now. That spacious stage captures it so well. And just about enough meat in the bass too. Tanchjim Zero rocks!
I bought TZ just as you recommended and i use it daily now. I even combine it with fiio BTR5 on high gain mode, comes out truly amazing. I think TZ is perfect for orchestra type of music and audiophile. Actually any kind of music is very ok.
WHAT "1987" .... when you started your journey of music hobby I am not even born ..... after 3 yrs I have started my life, and you seems younger then me .... he he ... i have a lot to learn from you not only music but also for life..... ❤❤❤❤
And that roll-off of the treble extension just at the right place is what I love about Tanchjim ZERO. I already have tons of IEMs that resolve very deep with extensions, but that depth can also be detriment to certain music and in my case, Tanchjim ZERO lack of deep extensions without appearing outright rolled-off is a rarity, especially when used on highly energetic music
Salam sejahtera. I just got another Zero in my collection.. the Tanchjim Zero. My other Zero is the 7Hz Salnotes Zero. BOth of them are very nice sounding IEMs, and the Tanchjim Zero have better overall sound, especially the mid bass and mids, thus the Tanchjim Zero have 'meatier' mids than the Salnotes Zero. I like slightly brighter sound, but both Zeros with natural and neutral sound are pleasant too. My reference audio source is the Audiet EVO4 USB audio interface connected to RAspberry Pi 3B+. Other than that. is 5 years old Android phone. Thank you.
@@donglemadnessAfter about a week with Tanchjim Zero, I declare its better than Salnotes Zero. BOth of them are very similar but different. :) The Tanchjim Zero's mids is beautiful, more accurate and presence. Even though I like brighter sound signature, but due to my age, I know I have limitation to hear upper treble region, ie 15 kHz and above. TOday, I just enjoying listening to audio, even from lo-fi audio source such as, AM radio broadcast. I already enjoyed listening to good headphones such as Sony MDR CD-3000 and 4 BAs Unique Melody custom IEMs. These cheap IEMs are gems for audio lovers. Tanchjim Zero have a fitting issues such as its hurt my ears a bit for several days. Today, I do not feel any pain anymore. Other than that, its are well sounded IEMs. Thank you.
Great comparison video. Enjoyed it as it’s at my “cheap & cheerful” budget range. I have them all except for thruthear thank god for that. Now I might get the DSP tachizm zero for my shopee IEM addiction. Pssst pssst your excel sheet the stars below gave away the winner at the beginning of the video. Btw, just curious how long did you take to record this video as I see dusk to dawn :)
Thanks man. It took me like from 6AM to 7.30Am to shoot everything, I think, lol. With some rest in between. Yeah man, I need to tidy up the XLS hahaha, already giving away some info in advance, lol
hey im new to the channel and got to say i like your review better because of the straight forward and honest review i might say. Based on chart youve shown seems like tanchjim zero very promising for gaming as it scored high on bass, soundstage, imaging and details. From your opinion, it is worth it for gaming especially fps games like cs2, warzone, apex? :)
Thanks. For a bit more of precision and strong holographic imaging which is crucial to FPS gaming, I would always recommend something like BQEYZ Winter or TRN VX Pro, they are the best. So does AFUL P5 and the upcoming Hidizs MS5. These are hybrid multiple drivers IEMs and thus offer superior binaural sort of imaging. But they also cost a lot more than Tanchjim ZERO. Having said that, I still use my Tanchjim ZERO DSP for PUBG and Dead Space and I cannot find fault with the way Zero handles directional sound, so yes it is suitable for gaming
Olá. Sou do Brasil e comecei acompanhar seu canal a pouco tempo eu não posso gastar muito estou começando no hobby tenho um KZ ZS10 PRO X tocando em DAC OPENHEART Conexant CX31993, estou feliz com o som que tenho, porém tenho um som muito energético e brilhante e queria ter algo oposto a ele também, comprei o Tanchjim ZERO, após ver seus vídeos ele esta a caminho. Qual ponteira você utiliza no seu? Vi que umas são mais abertas e outras mais fechadas no kit fornecido pela Tanchjim. Agradeço desde já. Parabéns pelo trabalho.
Once you receive your Tanchjim ZERO, there's two type of tips provided, the narrow bore offers more focus on Bass and Mids, the wide bore release a bit more of Treble and more neutral sounding too. Try that two first and if you want to experiment, try KZ foam tips which I like a lot
The only reason I changed one of my ZEROs to 4.4mm BAL was to allow me to use 4.4mm dongles that offer higher output on their BAL side. Otherwise I have no preferences and in fact the very best combo for my Tanchjim ZERO is when I pair it with 3.5mm SE only of CEntrance DACport HD, Ovidius B1 or HIBY FC6
I've got myself a Tanchjim Zero after watching you recommend it, and turns out it's really as good as you praise it to be. Insane clarity compared to my other iems and headphone, the value this iem brings is crazy. One question for you though, is the rating you did on Tanchjim Zero based on the wide bore eartips or narrow bore eartips it came with?
I don't use the stock ear tips at all. I always prefer medium bore foam tips which works the best for my ear canal. Silicone tips usually does not respond well to my senses
@@donglemadness I see,thanks for replying! I tried the narrow bore tips and it tamed down the brightness slightly, and it sound incredible. Never knew I could get this sound quality at this price point lol
Hi Andy. Which brand/model of foam tips work best for you with the Tanchjim Zero? My Zero just arrived in the mail (on account of your review!) and I'm looking to change from the stock tips. Thanks for your help! I appreciate what you do!@@donglemadness
@@j.feaster6797 I personally use Dekoni foam tips. Otherwise I have found that the latest KZ foam tips works great too, both slow rebound type. You can also consider Misodiko range of foam tips
Heya man, thank you for the review. Is Shanling UA1 Plus a good DAC? Will it be a good combination with the Tanchjim Zero? Or do you have any cheaper option or one under similar price range? And will it be worth to collect both Tanchjim Zero and Tanchjim One? Thank you
For anything under $100 Tanchjim ZERO is the best for me, better than EA500 and ZVX both. Zero has very wide soundstage and great balanced sound with just mild boost in the Midbass section, but EA500 and ZVX has slightly better dynamic extensions so it depends on what is important to you
@@donvittoriosierra I am a hardcore foam user and just prefer to use it over anything else. But if I must use silicones, then Spinfit CP800 series gets my vote. Foam tips are not necessarily hard to get, look for Misodiko in AliExpress and they have many to choose from
Hi Andy. I just bought the tanchjim zero DSP. Which preset from the app that can make my zero DSP sounds the closest to the regular zero 3.5 mm? Also i find the default sound preset from the app too bright on higher volume. Thank you.
I have no idea really as I almost never use the ZERO DSP beyond testing it for a while and I prefer the original ZERO, I don't even know where I placed my ZERO DSP now
Can not decide between truthear zero blue/red or buy the Tanchjim ZERO. Have you listen Andy the truthear zero blue/red? Do you believe truthear zero blue/red is better or Tanchjim ZERO? Thanks you very much
I have yet to listen to Truthear Zero Blue/Red so I can't speak for them. I only know that among tons of IEMs I have anything from $9 to $2500, I keep reaching out to Tanchjim ZERO simply because I find it so very versatile and pleasing to my ears, and of course I am very biased on my preferences
There's enough Tanchjim ZERO coverage from me already lol. Most others would just brush off Tanchjim ZERO as cheap junk and that's to be expected, but to me personally it's a gem in disguise
HELP: i will buy zero just because of you. No doubts there😊 About the: Tanchjim Zero DSP version 1)quantity of bass compared to tangzu waner? Less, more or same level. Mid bass, sub bass levels? 2)treble: in the fr graphs thr seems too much treble but also seems too much bass so they maybe balancing each other in the overall. Does the treble sound in quantity more than WANER ( or tanchjim zero your love the non dsp one😊)? 3) are the MIDS recessed in between compared to WANER ( or tanchjim zero )? I ve WANER so if you compare over it it will be more understanble for me I m thinking of buying it(dsp) to my wife: she like much bass and much treble. She needs a type c iem. I prefer neutral ( maybe more chu type than zero type like you but after i buy zero my thoughts may change who knows😊) By the way Andy the more i watch your videos the more respect and appreciation i have for u. U r great; really great❤ Thank you man.
Thanks Erhan, you are so kind. First the strength of Wan'Er SG is the tuning of being natural and organic similar to Sennheiser HD580, while Tanchjim ZEROs are more like AKG K series. Which also means Wan'Er SG is warmer sounding compared to Tanchjim ZEROs. Wan'Er SG Midbass is not as pronounced as ZERO Midbass especially when compared to DSP version, but ZERO Midbass is one of the reasons I love it so much, it has just the right amount of boosting and normally I stay away from Bass heavy IEMs, but Tanchjim ZERO seems to offer the sort of bass that managed to appeal to my senses just nice. Treble is also cleaner and more resolved with Tanchjim ZEROs which is why I compared it against Etymotic ER2XR, which also means it is "brighter" than the warm sounding Wan'Er SG. So if your wife love solid Treble and Bass, definitely I would suggest ZERO DSP. Hope this helps
@@donglemadness woow. I was not expectung such a long and definitive answer. I m fully satisfied. U r great man. Thank u very much. Love and regards from Turkish Republic 😀
Same drivers but the DSP have permanent dongle that has preset EQ to increase Bass and also sounding a bit more artificially enhanced. I only use Zero DSP for gaming, for music the og Zero is more natural sounding
I love all Etymotic. Sad that everyone is dishing out the EVO and the Drop version. If you love Tanchjim Zero, you’ll love Hidition Viento-B setting. Sounds like a speaker… diffused and spacious. Check out the graph, same like the Tanchjim upper mid and treble for the most part.
Yes I did. Check my review on both OLA versions at Head-Fi, www.head-fi.org/showcase/tanchjim-ola-bass-version.26185/review/29598/ and definitely the two OLAs are nothing like the ZERO
@@donglemadness I brought tanchjim zero after your comment and I am very happy with this iem. Past I using kz castor harman iem and now switch the zero,I feel zero sounds heaven for me really love this . This has been possible because of your genuine reviews.
well i have moondrp chu and tanchjim zero ....and zero simply does not have required bass .... yet you pointed tanchjim's bass moree than truth ear zero which is by the way supposed to be most bass heavy among all iem's you mentioned in the video
That's correct. Tanchjim ZERO has just enough amount of bass to not veer away from being neutral. In fact to many who prefer neutral and Diffused Field tuning, we would prefer the bass to be even less in mass and if I have my way I would tune the Midbass of Zero another 1dB and that would have been perfect. If you are familiar with the likes of AKG K701 or Etymotic ER4S, which is the reference for neutral sound for 32 years, you would notice that there's almost "NO BASS" to be heard hahaha, but that's how neutral and uncolored sound is. What we have nowadays is an army of highly colored IEMs which seems to be the trend that people love, completely understandable
@@donglemadness thanks im enjoy this tanhjim zero playing to my uapp and ibasso dc 04 pro using dolby atmos format music its really enjoyable rather than flac files. But i still enjoy flac files lossless haha
Absolutely, ZERO is very versatile. What it does offer is the ability to scale with higher power and could be useful when later you upgrade your sources
I always use normal listening level applicable to my ears, no other way about it and just remember that it can differs a lot from one person to another and what DAC/Amp you use. In my case with most of my DAC/Anps, I always tune the loudness to 1/3 of and regulate manually depending on how sensitive the IEMs are and how heavy are their impedance rating, there's no fixed rule to volume loudness
How is the fit comparison of Tanchjim Zero and Etymotics?. Having Etymotic HF5 for decade, also my favorite. But everytime I insert coming from days not using it because of the stupidly convenient TWS, I still fell the Etymotic for few minutes. Then back to okay.
The fit can be a bit tricky because Tanchjim ZERO is large barreled angled bullet. So you need to play with tips with different sizes and construction to see which one will work with your ear cavity and also producing proper sonic responses. We are talking about dirt cheap IEM here so the ergonomics is not one of its best attributes
I got the Tanchjim Zero. Now I'm a believer of your take for audio. Driving with Avani and Cayin N5ii. The soundstage score is spot on. Basically your score is my score compared to my etymotic. I gotta say, when it comes to symbals, other types of symbal, clapping of hands and especially voccal etymotic sound like the real thing. But only by 1 point for me. As to fit I can wear this with no problem, very very light IEM.. It is way better than etymotic, though i hear the surroundings a bit. Thank you Andy for saving my wallet.😮 Big Fan!
Soundstage is in fact the widest among all IEMs I have tested so far and only Final Audio A5000 has wider staging. Tanchjim ZERO even sounds more open and spacious over $3250 Campfire Trifecta or $3500 Shure KSE1500. You are the first one I hear reporting back Zero has no soundstage and in fact the legion of Zero users has found that it is indeed a very open sounding IEM. So I assume either you have a bad unit or the tips you use are not working well with your Zero. It is a $14 IEM after all and may have QC issues which more expensive IEMs can be subjected too
@@STAYCBias Yes of course. I was one of the very first ones to review it sometime ago. My advise, get KZ PR2 instead, a better sounding Planar with less the price
@@donglemadness After a burning period of ~100 hours I can now say Tachjim zero went from incredible to mind blowing. The sound stage expanded dramatically. When I first heard it it's thinly (vertically) cramped, now it's breathing with authority. I can understand the 10/10 rating.
You mean the ear tip? This differ from one person to another, I use foam tips, and my ZERO sounds the best with Dekoni foams. Tanchjim ZERO is not hard to drive, it will already sound good with low power devices like Apple dongle, but ZERO true value is in the ability to scale with better sources, and the better the sources are, the better ZERO performs. Try ZERO on 2 Vrms rated DACs and you will understand what I mean
@@donglemadness wait it can be applied to tanchjim zero? because as far as i know tanchjim zero's nozzle is quite big and the gemini one smaller than the mercury
Bass. In English this word has 2 meanings. One is a kind of delicious fish. The other is a low frequency sound. When you speak you say it like the fish, not the sound. The sound rhymes with ace not ass.
Lol. I do have issues with certain words especially those with S and R. Wasn't born an English speaker anyways so forgive my deficiency with the way I speak
@AndyAudioVault there is not much bass. And that driver can't handle 90db. It struggles. Sensitivity is too low. Filters needed to be replaced all the time and if you want to lower any frequency you need to buy filters together with others you don't need. Great Harmon iem for who loves volumes at medium low and kisten at home without sweat building . Inwiuld exchange mine even for an 20 bucks iems to be honest. Terrible buy.
@@paulosilva8200 The Etys were never designed for bass indulgences. They are meant to serve sound as uncolored and neutral. Even the ER2XR which is the one that has a bit of more bass is still flat sounding. If you love vibrant sound with lots of bass, there's always tons of other options now to pick from
@AndyAudioVault as a music producer. I don't want to much bass. 2 dB more on mid bass would be great. My point is what the driver can do. I have players with more than 90 mw . And etymotic struggles after 80 dB. Really bad quality driver . Simple
