Truthear Pure

After looking at too many graphs I decided to try the TE Pure, I prefer a neutral over an excited profile and it indeed delivers a flat, a.k.a. boring, but detailed sound signature.

My reference are Shure SE215 and Ibasso IT01.
My main use case: Playing bass in a live band.

The Good:
- Very flat from sub to highs
- detailed representation, I could more easily identify separate instruments without it getting muddy
- solid bass extension*
- solid build quality, nice pouch, good amount of ear tips
- good form factor, could fit easily in my ear shape

Mediocre:
- cable is just long enough, an extra 5-10 cm would not hurt. When new it's pretty stiff at the ear so it creates big arches instead of shaping to your ear, will probably bend over time.

The bad
1. The drop off below 100hz is off more then expected. With an EQ you can compensated and notice it is quite capable. But out of the box it lacks a little.
2. There is a bump in the highs which makes some vocals a bits too 'airy' or too crisp compared to the rest of the natural sound signature
3. Sound isolation and fitment (staying in my ear) was less then then my other IEMS, I did try other tips but might need more testing to make it work as well.

Overall very happy with the sound, quality, especially for that price. If I were to use more for dedicated sound listing I might lean more towards a bit more bass but for for now it's my nr. 1 IEM.

To me, Truthear Pure is one of the best neutral sound IEM in the price bracket around $100. It is smooth and musical, where the bass and treble are just nice. In this IEM, everything just falls nicely in place. It is very comfortable for long listening session.

My first iem since the Shure E2C in the mid 2000s somewhere. I got rid of that, as I found it uncomfortable and too bright for my tastes, it was very fatiguing to me. The pure is nothing like that, nice amount of base and excellent mids. it's warm-neutral ish in tonanlity, and it could do with a little more treble to be perfect. Treble detail isn't anything to write home about, although it's still not awful. Haven't found it fatiguing at all, or uncomfortable over the 2 hours I've had in in longest for at this time.

For it's price, it is excellent value, and will do well for what I want it for.

I mainly got these IEM's to upgrade from my Tang'zu Wan'er studio edition, and i must say i like it,
the fact that the sound it neutral, and kinda "flat" makes it really ideal to discover your EQ preference type.

This is my sound signature! These got to me in the UK within 7 days and they were still the best price i could find online. Very impressed.

As a Musician, recording and Mixing engineer I've been hunting for a great tracking IEM and mix reference. I tried the Hexa and couldn;t get on with how thin they sounded and the treble felt sharp. The Pure takes all of my complaints and rectifies them. this is the exact signature I was looking for. Is it endgame? Maybe not. But I'd hit up some custom moulds before anything else. They could be a tad brighter in the "air" region and the bass could be a little more transient and extended but these are very minor suggestions.

Oh, and the cable! It's actually good cable!