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Normally when I receive a headphone or IEM, I use it for a day or a few hours, get an impression, and make some measurements before I write a review here. Usually, I post a review the day after receiving it

In the case of the Truthear Hexa... I didn't do that. I received them late in the evening, and decided to bring them to work the next day to get an impression of them then... and I haven't stopped using them since. That's not to say they're the best IEM in my collection, or that I prefer them over stuff like the ER4SE or Blessing 2 Dusk... what that means is, I've been choosing to take them to work everyday over the other options I have.

I work as a flooring installer. There's a lot of movement and sometimes loud noise (I wear earmuffs when needed). For the longest time, even though I have a decent collection of IEMs I have always chosen to use my Galaxy Buds Pro over everything else. They sound good enough to compete with things like the Aria/Starfield, and Dunu Titan S, but in a more convenient package without wires. I have other IEMs that a much prefer the sound of like the Blessing 2 D, but I don't want to risk ruining them on a job site.

Well the Hexa did a few things that surprised me and made them the IEM of choice for work. They sound really good. They have a similar sort of signature to the Aria, but they also have a little less muddy sound to them and more controlled but clear treble. I'd describe them as neutral bright, but with sub bass. The instrument separation comes across a lot more defined than things like the Aria or Galaxy Buds Pro, but also not fatiguing in the treble like I've experienced with other IEMs.

Sound wise, it was enough of an upgrade over the Galaxy Buds Pro to motivate me to use them, even though they are less convenient being wired.

The other reason I felt comfortable to take them to work is because they feel sturdy and durable. The main shell of the body is a hard plastic with a bit of a matte finish, and then what I believe is an aluminum back plate. All together it feels very durable, but still light. As well they in my opinion I like their understated look. Being all black with the angular lines, I think they look premium, but still not overly flashy, which I appreciate for a daily/work IEM.

Overall, I'm very impressed. I don't have any measurements this time because, I just remembered now that I haven't reviewed these after using them for almost 2 weeks daily. I just really enjoyed their package as a whole. I'd say it's good if an IEM is enjoyable enough you forget you meant to review them

Yeah I easily rank these as potentially the best technical performers in that price bracket. I do rank separation though alongside imaging rather high.

Would they benefit from a dac amp maybe like the shio? I bought both on a whim.

Likely not. The vast majority of IEMS don't need a DAC/AMP. If the DAC/AMP adds features or convenience (I'm a Qudelix 5K owner and lover) sure, but for pure sound / performance definitely not for the Hexa.

Thanks.

I ordered a pair early December 2022. After all kinds of problems with the order they were finally sent and arrived last week... except they sent me the Zero instead. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Shortly after I heard about the IE 200 so now I'm patiently waiting for their release and some more reviews and am leaning towards those instead. You're making it very temping not to order the Hexa again :P

Yeah shipping was definitely not as good as other brands I've ordered from shenzhenaudio. Normally tracking is decent and it comes in a week. But both truthear's I've ordered took over a month and tracking said it was going all over the place.

People seem to say great things about the IE200

What is your impression of drums with them? Like real drums not drum machines e.g. Reflection by Tool , Rust in Peace... Polaris by Megadeth and Sunsets by Airbag.

Drums sounded wrong to me. They had an unnatural and plastic timbre caused by how fast the decay was. Using Crin's definition of plastic timbre describes them perfectly: > > Plastic timbre: Characterised by a hollow sound, sometimes also describes as a certain sense of weightlessness in the notes. This sometimes happens when the decay is unusually fast though is also exacerbated by a higher-frequency-biased tonality. Balanced armatures are its biggest offenders.

https://crinacle.com/2021/06/04/the-tonal-technical-dichotomy-the-ief-evaluation-system/

Otherwise a great set for $80. Nozzles are a bit large btw at 6.5mm.

Interesting. Mine was through Amazon.ca and apparently at the time they had some stock in a warehouse in the US (or thought they did) and it showed "fulfilled by Amazon". Apparently the stock info was wrong and it took forever to get more and finally ship (plus there were some weird payment problems on their end). Now it shows fulfilled by Shenzhen and ships from China so I guess that was short lived.

Yeah they do have dips from 4khz- through much of the lower treble, then it comes back up in the upper frequencies. Many important frequencies for drums do end up sounding a touch masked, although EQ seems to fix a lot of the timbre issues there. Otherwise on those tracks with drums yeah the resonance from drum hits do sound a touch muted, although still better than a lot of budget IEM which for me tend to be too boosted in those frequencies, causing fatigue to my ear.

I ordered a Hexa from Amazon over a week ago and they still haven’t shipped.

I never EQ'd them since I use IEMs for portable use and just use a dongle and my iPhone. But I'm glad to hear the issue with drums can be resolved!

Lack of fatigue is the most important aspect for sure

Yeah I don't often EQ unless it's something that can save the EQ like TWS. I do think they sound better than the Aria and galaxy buds pro, which were my main comparison for them. But other more expensive IEMs I do think still sound better

It's awesome that you found something that you enjoy at work rather than some standard BT buds. I did the same thing when I worked at a metal shop. There was lots of very loud noises, or sometime just long days where private music in the ears was a savior. I would recommend you get some Wireless adapter like the Fiio UTWS5, or if you can find them, the LC-BT2.

How do you find the fit comfort? They aren't huge but I've seen some complaints about the chunkiness combined with the weird angles.

I've considered ordering these since they aren't real costly and the Arias are on the heavy side, which I use a lot as a basic daily driver (YouTube, occasional music, also I won't cry if I drop and break them like I would with my more expensive gear).

Make sure you wear knee pads and ear muffs when you are working!

>Drums sounded wrong to me

They really do. I own a pair and aside from that they're very, very good.

I wonder if EQ can fix this.

This is likely due to Chinese New Year, everyone is on holidays for at least a week, possibly longer. The entire place shuts up shop.

I like that their Plastic, before I thought it was some black glass/resin prone to cracking

Nah. They are shipping from Amazon themselves. Amazon is just being stupid slow. Also ordered a timeless AE 4 days ago that hasn’t shipped yet either that’s coming right from Amazon.

ask the other person who replied this my parent comment - /u/SupOrSalad . They might share their EQ profile with you

Would you mind sharing your EQ settings for the Hexa? :) Really want to fix those drums..

have they replaced the dogshit silver screw then?

not a great deal of glass IEM's on the market

Mine came black

Same here, ordered mine day of release and its black. Though it would be cool if they used a hex screw given the name lol.

List a few more songs like Reflection

So drum heavy songs?

• Ticks and Leeches by Tool

• Lateralus by Tool (definitely listen to the whole album haha)

• Right in Two by Tool

• Pneuma by Tool

Non-Tool:

• One Word by Mahavishnu Orchestra (my favorite drum solo in all of music)

• Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin

• Fell on Black Days by Soundgarden

Knew of the Tool and Led Zep ones

Will check the others. Mahavishnu Orchestra is a very interesting name

Yeah Mahavishnu Orchestra is a fusion band (so jazz and rock mixed) from the early 70s. Listening to them got me into prog weirdly enough. And then from there prog metal.

I like my pair very much as well !