SHOOTOUT #3 KZ Castor vs Truthear Zero Red vs Juzear Clear - And The Winner Is? 

Thanks so much 😊🙏

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Very welcome I hoped it helped you out.

Thanks for the kind words much appreciated ☺️

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Right on! Castor Bass I'd great and CCA Trio

I love that IEM great value congratulations and enjoy

Good choice!

Hey man, nice seeing you here! I'm considering buying the castor bass myself as the z300 felt too laid back haha! Let me know how the Juzear Clear sound for you.

@@zish3655 Will do. It will be 2-3 weeks getting here. Really looking forward to their arrival.

Yeah I’m Not a fan of foams (unless you cut them down). They just cripple the highs and muffle everything. Cutting them helps 100%, but it’s still foam .

Wow tons of mods great job. Bass Version works I still threw a 500 level mesh filter over the nozzle.

@@tonedeafmonk good to know 👍

@@Hijynx87 I thought I was the only one who thought foams even muffle the bass. I used to love foam until I discovered tip rolling. Now I rarely use foam. Gotta say they do make a good seal but at the expense of a veil being put over the sound.

@@tonedeafmonk Is micropore = to 450 filter? Saw that on someone's squig and it's good to know if it's true since that's what I've been modding with.

Thanks for listening to the video

A great set looking forward to the upcoming 1+4 from Truthear

One is a ISN H2 Cable the others are from AliExpress a.aliexpress.com/_m0tLmQq

Way bigger bass and nicer highs and mids

On my radar definitely want to get that one.!

Yeah no problem great choice

Another IEM I haven't heard , but great things are said about the Zero. I would buy the Castor for a fun bassy set maybe something different to what you have.

I would say Castor Bass version

@@tonedeafmonk Thanks for the reply! Actually, I am fed up with PR2 for its performance with old recordings and distortion especially. Practicing guitar wearing PR2 feels horrible! So, after a lot of search I found Castor, Wa'er and QKZ x HBB to be some suitable budget alternative options for my need.

I believe the JVC FX10 Spiral Dots

I would still pick a black

@@tonedeafmonk Ok thanks.. Btw I am from Vancouver..

I didn't I should

@tonedeafmonk If you try it I would love to hear the results

@@honeyblunt5150 I will thanks

I buy some 500 level nozzle filters from AliExpress cheap and easy and some foam works good sometimes as well. a.aliexpress.com/_mtS9BBu

@@tonedeafmonk thanks a ton! btw, i got the epz q1 pros as per your recommendation from a comment i left on a different video and i really love them. they sound great with a fresh tuning compared to the rest of my sets, they fit my ears like a glove, and they look even prettier in person. the juzear clears are next on my purchase list, so i will be sure to buy those filters with them when the time comes - thanks again for your help :)

@@tonedeafmonk just to clarify, is the 4mm one the right option for the juzear clears, or do they need a different size?

Probably go 4.5 or 4.8mm ​@@Habanecro

5mm is the one I used

​@@tonedeafmonk Thank you for the prompt response! although after hours of search I was unable to find anything above 4.5mm. The modded version seemed really good.

Castor Blaster for the win!

Not sure if that possible with the switches but maybe?

Castor Bass os still the one to beat IMO

Kz vader balanced/cca trio. They are so pleasent to listen too. after listening to a treblehead iem like trn conch. CCA trio/kz balanced is like upgraded version of castor bass.

@@georgepierre3594 castor or trio does not really get to the real basshead levels (like rosefinch, clear, zar, esx, or zna)

Better tuned better quality mids and treble on the Castor Bass

ya the qkkz x hbb have a lot of bass, but its very muddy bass that hits to far of my comfort zone. sounds great for movie. but these do gaming and imaging on the same level. as the qkz x hbb.

Was a bit more advanced with med density tuning foam and white mesh filter under the grill and a med density cotton filter over the grill.

@@tonedeafmonk Thx!

I already have that stuff. I’ll give it a go once I get my set in.

Chu is smooth fixed the bass , weak in the highs so not a all rounder, One great sounding , DSP and amp is simply fantastic takes a EQ like a champ. Castor Bass has not only pounding bass but the nicest mids and highs and it's tunable easy win out of the 3.

​@@tonedeafmonk how can have two people have such a polarisation in what sound better. I was checking "jay audio" channel. He has a ranking list of iems (description on any video). Where he put castor on very low quality in comparison to tanchjim one.

I'm not sure never pushed it that hard your a animal!

Castor bass 100%

They were the same size the Bass Version was drak Grey metallic and the Harmon was silvery

@@tonedeafmonk hmmmm what did I just got myself then? Both black same model and one set bigger than the other 🤔, could you try compare both their sizes when you have time?

For a bass monster yes

Never heard that one sorry

A better buy IMHO the Rosefinch without serious filters has a harsh top end where the Castor has a nice smooth treble

@@tonedeafmonk100% agree on this. The Rosefinch had an uncomfortable spike @8k that was very sibilant (for me). The Castor Bass in contrast has really nice controlled non-sibilant sparkling treble.

Good question! Never bought that one not happy with the hype from KZ

I have The MT604 and Loxji P20 Tube amps with upgraded tubes just don't use much as * should good rec.

Dats wutz audiophiles do, always buyin things without stop.. But me an economical audiophiliacs Only 1 endgame system for iem. N self tunin iem as a match. Done.. Peace!

Nicehck Meet Alice & KBEAR 07 tips

@@tonedeafmonk thank you

I tried using the TRN clarion which are wide bore seems ok. Also tried the JVC spiral++ which are also wide bore.. the bass and highs seemed controlled and mids actually sounded better. I also tried the JVC spiral++ with the simgot ew200 as you recommended. But I find the new clear tips of final e with it . I found it to be more open. But thanks for your inputs I learned a lot.

I was wondering if the kbear 07 can fit the large nozzles of the red since it's only 4.4 cm. Only the TRn and JVC spiral can fit with those nozzle sizes. Type e wouldn't even fit it..

@@boyseverino528 yess, I also like final type E more than aet 08 on my EW200.... Sound perfect to me, but I must upsize to L size to get great seal 😅 I usually use M eartips like KZ DFI, SGOR Adonis or HBB Khan... You can look Spinfit CP155 for Large Nozzle IEM

Because of my mood.

With those 5 ok 1. Q5 Fast bass and expansive stage 2. Rhapsody was well tuned and could be tuned 3. CLEAR Great bass 4. KHAN GREAT BASS 5. Blon was meh at best

@@tonedeafmonk Ok thank you Brother 🙏👍😀

ChiFi , I have been overwhelmingly lucky on my journey, I hope KZ did a replacement without any hassle for you.!

My ZVX is decent but he's right about it not holding weight against Castor. My brothers D-fi non switch is definitely a lemon. KZ supposedly has great QC so I was surprised. Maybe, just maybe they send out hand picked stuff for reviewers and others are getting lucky. I told him to contact them for a replacement but he hasn't. Just collecting dust sadly. It's not mine and I have too many better sets to be bothered.

No it's the Castor Blaster and the other one!

I don't game sorry maybe someone else can chime in?

You can make the red do the bass of the blue with a 30ohm adapter tried that still prefer the Castor Blaster!

EA500 Simgot

I haven't tried but why not

Hey Nathanel. I thought of you when I got this today. You will LOVE it. May not need EQ with the switches. Though you're like me with EQ, I'm sure it will be fun to play with! Z2 still treating ya well? That one still holding up against all my IEMs.

@@someoneusa EQ'ing the Z2 is just so much fun I can't stop ahaha. But for now I am settled with 3 EQ preset : Fatfreq Maestro mini (eq range 20-1.5khz) for Basshead, Harman target (20-800hz) and Quarks DSP (manual eq 800- 3khz) for clean sound, and MiM Dark Magician OG for vocals (20 - 6khz). I use Ian Fann squiglink and I lower pre amplifying value the same as the highest boosted frequency to avoid clipping. I was thinking of getting the Castor because I think it has better treble to EQ than Z2 which has big treble dips.

@@someoneusa I also EQ the 7Hz Zero but it has very bad driver it can only handle 2db bass boost. Meanwhile the Z2 can handle Maestro Mini bass boost. Can you try EQ the castor if it can handle EQ like the Z2, if not I'm happy with the Z2. Oh yeah,look up Hi-Fri Audio teardown of CVJ TXS and CVJ Freedom I noticed the dynamic driver looks the same as Z2 . Maybe these 2 can handle bass boost like the Z2 did.

@@nathanel7637 I just put RF, Z2, CSTR on splitter and rotated throughout songs- all 3 have micropore tape on 2/3 of nozzle, no amp though the splitter seems to amp up the sound a bit. Castor needs the most power in order to sound prime. Z2 barely needs any power. RF is in the middle, sounds good but sounds even better the more power it gets. RF takes the bass quality, quantity, it's just really, really fckn amazing bass. Z2 sounds closer to RF, slightly brighter. It's literally a mini RF. Castr has best mids, though with tape on RF mids sound good to me for the bass it's putting out. Z2 has the most bleed, sounds the thickest which isn't a bad thing. I kept the RF on but that could be because I listened to CSTR and Z2 a lot yesterday or maybe I just like the sound the best, even I can't tell ya that at the mo. All 3 are great for different things. I didn't bother with ZEX since it's got it's own unique sound. It's got mids like CSTR but more mid base focused and I love the EST sound. As a basshead on a budget, these 4 are different enough to own all of them. I got all 4 for under $45. Got upgrade cables on sale, probably avg $8-9 each. RF has NiceHck pure silver w/TriClarion extra wide bore tips. Z2/CSTR on NiceHck single crystal copper cable w/Trn wide bore T-tips. I'd pick the ZEX or the CSTR as your next set based on if you prefer a thicker mid-bass/mids or sub-bass focused, leaner sound with clearer mids. And when you can afford the next one, I'd shoot for RF :) I'll let you know about the Galaxy MS1 when I get it but I don't expect it to beat RF. Graphs almost the same but with less bass. I'm still experimenting with mods on the RF. BTW I'm getting really good bass out of the v80 finally :)

Sorry love the bass version too much LOL

@@tonedeafmonk fair enough....I'll probably grab it too

No time but yeah thanks for noticing! NOT LOL Cheers TDM