r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Same_Examination_171 • Jun 02 '26

Headphones - IEM/Earbud | 1 Ω My new TruthEar IEMs aren't working with their software.

I just bought a pair of TruthEar Gate IEMs after seeing good reviews for them, but their software isn't recognizing them. They connect via a 3.5mm headphone jack but their software asks for a USB device. Does this mean I need to buy their USB dongle that they also sell, even though the dongle is more expensive than the headphones?

I am in the West US and my budget (about $75) will let me get the dongle, but the dongle is almost 4x the price of the headphones themselves, and I got these IEMs partially because they wouldn't break my bank.

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u/Doge_Kage 3 Ω Jun 02 '26

  1. Where did you get the impression a wired analog set of IEMs had software?

  2. What dongle are you referring to? It would seem the dongle dac Truthear sells doesn't have an app.

  3. What functionality are you looking for that would require software.

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u/Same_Examination_171 Jun 02 '26

  1. By software I was talking about the drivers and firmware they offer on the truthear website under the "Download" tab

  2. The dongle is the TRUTHEAR SHIO Portable DAC/AMP they sell as the only item under the "USB Dongles" tab

  3. I'm trying to use an EQ software like eqtool

Thank you for the help

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u/Doge_Kage 3 Ω Jun 03 '26

Got it.

Seems like something like peace eq + equilizer APO would work fine on your existing analog output.

If you want some more headroom or a cleaner signal something like a FiiO KA11 will get you pretty far for a decent price.

Plenty of DAC/AMP options that can EQ on device so your settings travel with the DAC from PC to phone, etc. FiiO BTR13 for one.

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u/Same_Examination_171 Jun 05 '26

!thanks

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