TRUTHEARNOVA 1DD+4BA in-Ear Headphone (NOVA)

Let me just start by saying, if you've heard the Truthear x Crinacle Zero Reds and liked them, then you'll love these. The Novas are pretty much the Zero Red's big brother. Take a look at a graph and you'll see that they're both tuned extremely similarly. The Novas sound like the Zero Reds, but more. Better. Fuller. There, review over.Okay, I'll give you a bit more detail than that.If you haven't heard the Zero Reds, then let me just say, there's a lot of babble about the "new meta" IEM tuning right now. The idea is that it's a new tuning target that's very un-Harman, more level throughout with just a slight bass shelf. It's a sound I quite like. I find the vast majority of IEMs to be obnoxiously shouty in the treble range, but most of the ones I've heard that are tuned similarly to this so-called "new meta" are so much more tolerable in the treble department. I guess I'm a "new meta" evangelist.I have no idea if Truthear made the Nova with the "new meta" in mind, but regardless, it's right in that tuning range, and in my opinion it freaking nails it. Bass is full, forward, and punchy, but not overwhelming and with clear separation from the mids. Mids are mostly clear, a tad more recessed than I'd like but for the price they're just fine. Treble is present but not shouty or fatiguing. Honestly if you're a treble nut, you'll probably find these disappointing, but for the rest of us, I think this tuning is pretty easy for anyone to enjoy.Imaging is fairly average for an IEM at this price point. That's not a bad thing. It's perfectly cromulent.As for the rest: cable is pretty good honestly, and a little longer than most bundled cables tend to be. Buds themselves aren't particularly heavy but they aren't the BEST fit I've ever experienced. With foam tips they stay in my ear just fine, seal fine and sound great, but they could just be a little more comfortable is all. Don't get me wrong, I can sit and listen to them for several hours without my ears itching or getting fatigued, but I'm always aware they're there, if that makes sense. Everybody's ears are different though, so it's really a crapshoot if ANY IEM will fit you well.Long story short, I like these. I think these might just be the best thing in the $150 price range right now. They can genuinely compete with stuff in the $200-$300 bracket, so that's good value for money.Strong recommend.

I've collected entry level IEMs before but after watching reviews and reading them on both YouTube and Reddit — I decided to shell out the money for these.My gosh, I'm so happy I did. These are frankly the best IEMs I've ever used. I am no way an "audiophile" however I can discern when the audio is decent or not.These cut above other Truthear IEMs I've used (both the Hola and the Hexa). The Hola to me has mids that are too recessed for me whilst the Hexa is good for a more neutral sound signature however things just sound plain to me.The Nova's follow a sound target similar to the Moondrop Variations and while I've never used the Variations — these IEMs are amazing. They're mostly Harman tuned and whilst that's not for everybody, it makes this great for the genres I listen to: J-Pop, K-Pop, video games OST, and Pop music.While the first listen I've used with the Nova were SpinFits — I highly recommend to use the stock foam tips with the Nova's. The foam tips allow the bass to be tight, clean, but not overly powerful. Using SpinFits kinda make the bass a bit too boomy and recesses the mids in a way. It makes it sound too strong and shouty.With the foam tips, the IEMs sound so clean, balanced, and overall beautiful. While the soundstage isn't as good as my Sennheiser HD560s (you can't really compared as the HD560s is an open back), I can feel the separation of all the instruments that I never felt with my other entry level IEMs.Female vocals are also amazing. While male vocals are good too, female vocals sound so.......shiny. I don't know how to describe it but it just sounds really good.I don't know what else to say. These IEMs are great. I don't even wanna EQ them.Buy em and if you don't like them return it. However, if this is your first jump into a 100-200 dollar IEM then this is worth it.

Yes it's a lot of money for a cabled earbud, but it's absolutely worth it. The "V-Shaped" sound signature is absolutely everywhere, and never done very well; the Bass and treble are always blown out. These iems put everything else to shame. They are extremely clear and strong sounding without the woofiness you might get out of a lesser set. Separation between instruments is clean, and remains detailed through to the end of the audio spectrum. Will it be at out a $500 pair? Absolutely not, but it does get very close.Fit is fine. The included ear tips were a bit small, but that's a me issue that's fixed with a different set I know fits me better. The shell despite being a bit chunky is comfortable. The epoxy faceplates look great.My only issue is that it does not have a mesh filter below the tips, so you can have some earwax buildup eventually clogging the set of driver holes.All and all, these are wonderful and are a nice "dessert" iem when I get bored or too used to my normal sets.