Truthear Hola: New Best $20 IEM?
Pros
- Pleasant and relaxing tonality
- Good cable at this price range
- Plenty of decent bass
- Warm and natural midrange
- Minimal harshness/peaks
- Very affordable
Cons
- Treble lacks a bit of sparkle
- Lacks a bit of resolution even for this price range
- Conexant (CX-Pro) CX31993
Ear tips
Packaging
- SpinFit CP145
Packaging
- Borrowed unit from a friend, so I am unable to give my impressions on the packaging itself.
Build Quality
Fit
Tonality
Bass
- Plasticky but solid build.
- Lightweight.
Fit
- The fit is really good, very lightweight and comfortable, almost non-existent on my ear.
Tonality
- Tuned to Harman target
- Very pleasant and relaxing tonality.
- Plenty of bass, warm midrange and smooth treble on the darker side.
- Plenty amount of bass, slightly on the bassy side.
- Slightly more emphasis on the sub bass rumble, but it also has a decent amount of mid bass slam.
- Bass is not super tight but it is acceptable, while depth is quite good.
- Overall, it is quite punchy and satisfying but not the most detailed bass response.
Midrange
- Lower midrange is rather warm.
- Male vocals and instruments in the lower midrange are a little too warm to my preference, to the point where it sounds a little bit muddy and bloated.
- Female vocals sound engaging and lively enough, but not to the point where it gets shouty and fatiguing. It is more on the relaxing side if anything.
- Instruments still come across as natural, with decent timbre,
Treble
- Treble is overall really smooth, but slightly on the darker side, it just lacks some sparkle to bring life and air to the upper frequencies. It also lacks a little bit of extension towards the higher treble.
- However, there are only minimal sibilance or peaks to be found throughout my experience.
- Lacking in details but that is to be expected of an IEM of this price point.
Technicalities
Detail Retrieval
- Resolution is underwhelming even at this price point.
- Sounds mushy and lacks overall definition.
- Soundstage is average, while being a little narrow.
- Imaging and accuracy is alright, I am able to tell the direction of instruments and vocals roughly, but not precisely.
- Gaming
- Apex Legends: Sound of footsteps and gunfire can still be pinpointed to an extent, but I’m having a little more trouble judging the exact direction and location. Overall it is alright for a $20 set, just not competitively.
- Separation is quite decent.
- Slight congestion on busier tracks but it is bearable, which is quite impressive when considering the price of the Hola.
Conclusion
- Very worthy of $20, very well tuned, relaxing pair of IEM.
- Suitable if you want to:
- First getting into this hobby.
- Don't mind the lack of details.
- Listen for long hours.
- Keep it as a secondary IEMs.
- Use this outside which has a higher risk of losing IEMs.
- Recommended even if blind buying.
Thanks for reading!
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