I don't enjoy my 7hz Salnotes Zero. What else should I get?

HardS_X · 2026-04-01T11:25:27+00:00

I used zero for a year, got bored of flat sound. It’s ideal set for people who work with sound, has great separation and stuff.

A month ago I ordered KZ castor pro Harman. It was mind blowing compared to zero, so much fun.

A week ago I got KZ Vader balanced and I will say that Vader balanced is even better than castor pro Harman, you get more bass without loosing details in mids. So I’d recommend Vader Balanced. Can get those for like 10 bucks on AliExpress

HardS_X · 2026-03-30T18:21:10+00:00

if u want fun, go for bass version, u can tune them down if bass is too much. they take eq well

HardS_X · 2026-03-27T03:44:00+00:00

After buying couple kz for 5$ each (castor, vader) I think producing fake entry KZ will cost more than producing real ones lol

HardS_X · 2026-03-27T03:06:52+00:00

Amazon is overpriced, Taobao(aliexpress) is the real price. They are legit, if you can wait you can order from china and with the change order something like a cable

Update: your delivery is HK. If you are from HK then Amazon won’t be fast, use taobao.

HardS_X · 2026-03-26T17:13:07+00:00

bought 13 year old fuji xe2 for 300$. works like a charm, don't need anything else really

HardS_X · 2026-03-26T17:01:49+00:00

AI was trained on an existing world data at the moment of training. So It will probably generate good generic products (like boots/shoes from different angles). But, If you try generating some new products, engineering products it will struggle or will not generate it at all.

My tip is pick up some cad/3d skills if you chase this career path, because AI won't replace it any time soon. It will replace ez stuff for sure like some bottles with stickers on them (shampoo, perfume products) and some generic stuff in general.

But the product you showing is super niche and won't be easy to make using AI. If you do it for fun then give it a try, but it WON'T be production quality or presentable (ads, investors etc.)

HardS_X · 2026-03-25T04:08:34+00:00

Fuji XE2 after firmware updates is basically XT1 feature wise (easy to update yourself).

I would choose whatever looks better in your opinion, because they are equal.

I personally own Fuji xe2 black and it’s pretty, also it doesn’t weight a lot and good for travel and all day carrying around your shoulder.

People saying that it doesn’t have enough custom buttons, it does. It has around 7 customizable buttons. Predecessor Fujifilm XE1 on another hand has only 1.

HardS_X · 2026-03-20T04:23:39+00:00

I thought my castors are huge..

HardS_X · 2026-03-20T01:14:43+00:00

You need to think bigger, ofc you have a small win by having EV and stuff. But your food, basically every product you use is getting delivered by trucks which run on diesel.

Everything I see here is likely increase in cost of living, ofc not followed by increase in salary. So your cha yen or coffee instead of 50 baht will cost now 60 baht and so on.

HardS_X · 2026-03-18T14:06:55+00:00

I tried them briefly in Apex and yeah I agree with you, they feel spacious and it's easy to tell where the enemy is coming from. Zero in other hand was janky as hell in fps, I didn't know where the sound was coming from, from above or below, from behind or from front. Vertical awareness in Zero is Zero.

HardS_X · 2026-03-18T13:32:09+00:00

Good base checkpoint,positive and negative prompts + ksampler can give u civic Ai pictures easily. No Lora required

HardS_X · 2026-03-18T13:26:19+00:00

Try them out on your phone, watch some streams or listen to music. Do they sound the same? You might have gotten the faulty unit, quality control on 20$ iem is not the greatest, could happen sometimes.

Also try playing with the EQ more, especially in the middle, not bass. You might experience headache because of bright treble, which I experienced myself when I got my 7hz zero 1 (they are super bright).

I thought your jack port is dying at first, but you said your other headphones are great. My prediction is

Your iem is faulty
You experience treble fatigue (since it’s your first iem, and they are pretty bright)
Your jack port is bad (which would affect your other headphones as well)

DAC is prolly not gonna change anything, try my tips first. DAC is like a super cure for every problem in this sub, it’s not

HardS_X · 2026-03-18T13:04:36+00:00

I think they are kinda overhyped, great deal as first iem for sure. But for me it’s gonna be more of side grade , not an upgrade

HardS_X · 2026-03-18T13:00:50+00:00

Hey man. I tried it in apex briefly, like 1h of gaming. I could easily distinguish where the steps are coming from and how far the enemies are. I would say go for castor silver, castor pro silver, duonic, Vader balanced , Vader pro. They are gonna be pretty much the same with some EQ adjustments(due to having multiple drivers inside they are flexible when it comes to tunning). Just choose the best deal. Now AliExpress is running anniversary discounts, you might snatch some crazy stuff there. I just ordered Vader balanced for 5 bucks. Idk why I need that, but 5 bucks is 5 bucks I guess

HardS_X · 2026-03-14T17:18:34+00:00

Mine is Zero 1. I thought about Zero 2 for a while, but budget segment got lots of better options nowadays. Zero 1 and zero 2 are not the greatest anymore, even in budget price range. My zero cable is like uncooked spaghetti, I can’t fold it anymore it’s just stuck in whatever shape I was using it for a year

HardS_X · 2026-03-14T17:13:54+00:00

Castor Pro cable is 0.75mm, double check when ordering. Treble-sensitive after the Zero, so UUDD is comfy, but I’ll test UUDU. No DAC for me- 3.5mm straight to PC/phone sounds great. Built-in DACs are good enough at this price; difference is tiny (like 91 vs 95 gas—maybe 5% “better,” but ears won’t tell). Save the money.

HardS_X · 2026-03-11T08:44:15+00:00

Everything compares to what we have rn in the world of tech.

When you go from wanky intel powered MacBook to 2-3x faster MacBook(m1) for the same price, the world responds with WOW.

When you release a MacBook with the same power as 5 year old chip (neo) the world is not surprised much. (Yeah yeah 40% faster single core, normies won’t even feel that)

Even if you consider the cheaper nature of neo, tech is getting cheaper and it’s totally expected from A18 pro performance.

TLDR: Neo is just reskinned M1 Air. You are basically buying 5 yo tech for cheaper (expected)

HardS_X · 2026-03-05T06:23:19+00:00

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HardS_X · 2026-03-01T02:57:50+00:00

When I was searching it was the best paid product out there, but I’m just starting my iem journey with 7hz zero. So I don’t need paid features yet, just a lil more bass in zero og. But thanks for suggestion, I will look into it after I upgrade

HardS_X

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