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Truthear Hexa is more towards neutral-bright sound signature, I don't think neutral is a proper descriptor for it these days.
Same here, I had the Chu 2 and then upgraded to the Hexa. At first the bass felt a bit weak, but after some EQ it really came alive. Still super detailed and smooth, but now with better bass impact. Definitely a solid upgrade.
In ear monitors. I use Truthear Hexa but there is plenty more out there at a good price. If not then I use Beyerdynamic dt770s. IEMs feel much better in terms of spacing and immersion imo.
I tried ie200 and hexa I'd pick hexa as the better all rounder but comfort wise ie200 is better imo
Still actually the 7HZ Zero 2. Bunnys spike in the uppers are not fun, Castor pro bass is a bit odd but enjoyable at least, waner 2 is tooo vocal. Pure and hexa are mid. Pure neither has enjoyable bass or mids. Hexa is shouty. EM6L is thin. Explorer is dark asf. The only one of these I've had moments of "Oh shit" and jumping up because I thought the sound was next to me, was from the Zero 2. My collection goes into the kilobucks
honestly it depends on what games you want to play tbh, is it competitve fps or rpg and so on. Regardless i would not recommend the truthear hexa, it lacks bass so there would be a lack of impact.
under 100$ you just get the truthear hexa
the paint of the aria 2's especially like to chip and bubble over time and look horrendous so keep that in mind if aesthetics are important to you producing + listening can be tough cause you typically want a flatter more neutral set for that purpose. the friction happens if you prefer to have a funner signature over something neutral. truthear hexa are nice and neutral but ppl blind buying them for the glowing reviews to end up dissapointe they sound boring due to their flatter curve
truthear hexa are the neutral set you want s12's are a nice set but not neutral
'I'd love something neutral' truthear hexa easily, still the best neutral set under 100$ and aria 2 aren't a neutral set
if you want neutral under 100$ hexa is still the gold standard 'as artist intended' doesn't mean you'll necessarily like neutral. very commonly the opposite case lol. but if you have actually tried neutral audiogear and liked it then yeah, hexa's are great. People 'wanting' a neutral set and disliking hexa cause it sounds flat isn't a hexa problem, thats a beginner audiophile problem thinking neutral is the shit cause they see that word flung around in audiophile forums
if you want neutrality under 100$ the hexa are the way to go pure is nice too, though it is much warmer with more relaxed treble versus hexa so thats there if you want it. hexa having more clarity and abit of brightness in the treble but both still considered neutral
if you're familiar with openbacks at all the hexa's would be sort of like the more clinical hd560s and the pure would sort of be something like the warmer hd6xx. both generally considered neutral but with slightly differing but still noticeable characteristics. if we were to more finely categorize each of their tuning hexa would be neutral-bright leaning as in slightly more boosted treble and pure would be warm-neutral, more boost in the lower mids and generally darker treble
I won both the Hexa and the Pure. I love the Pure a bit more than the Hexa. Why? The bass performance really fits my ears. it's not too much, it's not less, it's just the right amount for me. The treble is also more pleasing for me. It's so perfect for my ears, the only thing that I don't like is they made the shell a bit big, but it fits my ears and its confortable just like the Hexa.
I own the Hexa and now own a Pure. The Hexa is bright sounding. More detailed, wide soundstage, balanced, and fast bass performance. It's a smooth but lean sounding set. I love both sets, I've been using my Pure with the W1, and it still doesn't disappoint.
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