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CammyFloof t1_j0ns9wt wrote

Has anyone ever had a friendship with chu tho

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holomntn t1_j0nym0x wrote

I enjoy my Chus. In fact I'm listening to them right now. They are my default wandering around IEMs

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whatevsmang t1_j0ohsru wrote

I like it. I don't know why suddenly Chu become some kind of pariah or shit, it's still good.

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GeologistUnfair t1_j0qcb7k wrote

Because everybody already owns it and so now the companies and the YouTubers don't make any more money if they keep saying nice things about it. So it's the zero.

And two or three months it will be something else and everybody will say how the zero is overrated.

This will happen repeatedly until this hobby becomes a little less prone to hype cycles.

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whatevsmang t1_j0qjhes wrote

Don't worry. The only winner in this game is Crinacle.

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Matasa89 t1_j0p8n0k wrote

I like it, it's just a bit sad that the cable is so bad and can't be replaced. Many other cheap IEMs have decent cables, and they're replaceable too.

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whatevsmang t1_j0p8xtb wrote

That I cannot argue. To support OP, if you you have to pick between Chu or Salnotes Zero, Zero is the objectively better option with simply for its detachable cable. But there's no reason to get Zero if you already got a Chu since signature wise they're sound so similar.

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Matasa89 t1_j0pc16r wrote

Well there's also the size. The Chu is nice and small, while the Salnotes Zero is freaking massive. I've used the Truthear Zero and it is nice in sound and punchy, but the fit is just... it hurts my ears.

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thatcarolguy t1_j0o8zqr wrote

Why not? It's a good IEM regardless of price and used to be the best at that price before the Quarks DSP.

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CammyFloof t1_j0o9fix wrote

It's super harsh and metalic

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ThelceWarrior t1_j0ozxli wrote

It really isn't unless you are getting a bad fit.

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thatcarolguy t1_j0pfzvj wrote

Maybe just individual variation. How does the Aria sound to you? For me it's the most harsh and metallic audio device I have heard in my life no matter how it fits and no matter what tips I use due to an EXTREME 12k peak.

With the Chu I get a mild 12k peak and it still sounds pretty good. CRA, a moderate 10k peak and it sounds ok. Salnotes zero, moderate to large 11k peak and it sounds not great.

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ThelceWarrior t1_j0pq697 wrote

Mh you might have particularly low tolerance to highs then, I would definitely not call the Aria harsh by any standards.

Also don't read too much into the peaks on graphs beyond 8K in general, they generally aren't necessarily there for your ears but only for the coupler.

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thatcarolguy t1_j0ptyku wrote

I wouldn't say it's because of tolerance. I "objectively" get a huge 12k spike in my ears with the Aria. If it behaved the same way in your ear canals I suspect you would hate it too but it probably doesn't.

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CammyFloof t1_j0r8v7r wrote

DT990, your used to awful treble

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ThelceWarrior t1_j0rb29d wrote

Eh I don't really use them anymore due to their treble lmao.

Also come on Chus and 7Hz Zeros aren't anywhere near as bad as the DT990s are.

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CammyFloof t1_j0w2hwl wrote

Zeros are better, I gave chus another try with the same tips I used with Zero and no I cannot get behind them

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ThelceWarrior t1_j0w76lh wrote

Eh I have both and sound wise it's up to preference really, technically speaking the Chus are closer to the Harman target so they will likely be slightly preferred overall but it's a minor thing anyway.

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thatcarolguy t1_j0pfugi wrote

Not for me. It actually has somewhat relaxed treble. The Salnotes Zero is harsh and metallic for me with a big 11k spike.

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minuscatenary t1_j0omau5 wrote

My Chu’s are better than the two sets of Truthear Zero’s I’ve already sent back.

People need to stop looking at prices and actually focus on the level of detail an iem can put out and how it responds to EQ’ing. I am not touching any of Crin’s shit if he thinks the design of the TE Zero was proper. It is not.

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Altruistic_Ad5493 t1_j0pv1gk wrote

Bro thinks crinacle designed the truthears 💀

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minuscatenary t1_j0pvqou wrote

It has legit tuning issues. The shape of the IEM cavity affects tuning.

Listen to anything where a resonant filter cuts through something like vocals where the formants cross into both drivers and compare against a good single driver array. You’ll instantly hear how there is some muddy reverberations that remove detail.

Crinnacle is just a kid with a YouTube channel and a website, not a sound designer. If the shape of the IEM cavity is what causes this, Crinnacle should have known better.

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Altruistic_Ad5493 t1_j0pwhiy wrote

I think you are overstating crinacle's role in the creation of his collab IEMs

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GeologistUnfair t1_j0qcjp0 wrote

His fans want to have it both ways. He gets all the credit when things go right and when things go wrong it's everybody else's fault. The truth is we do not know the exact nature of his relationship.

He has distance themselves from the KZ project, talked about how he's increased his collaborative efforts in other projects.

At the end of the day, he is effectively being paid for his brand, more so than his expertise.

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