Truthear Gate

Did not expect a headphone that cost this little to be this good. When I received the package after 2 weeks waiting, the package and the carry pouch smelled like sweat and sour sauce. I opened them at my desk at work and me and my cowerkers went to get Chinese food becouse of it. But I listened to Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen as my first test song, and I almost cried. Im used to my Sony XM4, Apple Airpods pro and Samsung yearbuds 2. And I never tought headphones can make the vocals sound like the artist is singing personally for you. Listening to classics like Ozzy, Pink Floyd etc are magical. I like gorillaz and the base is lacking, but I have other headphones for that.

Build quality is expected for this price. Also use it at zoom calls and they are perfect for that too

100% reccomend

But the iems arent here yet even after 2 weeks... Gonna give 5 stars tho cause yall seem cool from what ive seen on YouTube but Man i hope it comes this week at least.

I'm not exactly an audiophile nor an average listener, but to me the Gate satisfied the itch for a bright-leaning $20 IEM and surpassed all expectations. I liked it so much I bought a TruthEar Hexa 2 weeks later, and the Gate still holds up. Coming from using a Sennheiser 599 openback headphone exclusively for years, the Gate was such a breath of fresh air. Despite being a brighter tuning, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the sub-bass impact on percussion and bass instruments. It's so impactful while never feeling muddy in the slightest! My main gripe with the Gate was that compared with my $200 Sennheisers, they lacked a sense of fidelity and clarity in the mid range. Now with that being said, the tuning doesn't feel lacking in the mids, it feels more like the mids are at the right volume but the mids that are there are less detailed and textured feeling. I don't really know how to describe it. Just as a side note, I'd say my preference leans more towards a neutral IEM tuning like the HEXA over the Gate, but for some music, I still prefer the brightness of the Gate. Some of the early 2000s Oasis records always feel boxed in no matter what I use, and the Gate adds a hifi quality without feeling like i'm sacrificing depth and bass impact in the process. I'd say if you don't particularly like prominent bass, and don't mind treble emphasis, absolutely pick these up! I prefer my HEXAs now over the gate, but I think If I blind compared the two with someone who cares less about high quality audio, they'd probably not find the difference big enough to justify the price jump.

I've got a handful of iem's and boy for the price this set punches way way above its class. I honestly think having a pair these in your collection should be mandatory.

They sound really good for being $22 usd and they are comfortable. You get what you pay for.