It all started with the founder of the brand, Hans JAPM Witjes, a white-haired old man from the Netherlands, a professional band drummer from the 1980s, with nearly 30 years of experience in live performances and sound tuning. Even after leaving the music scene for 10 years, he never gave up providing cost-effective music equipment for other professional musicians, singers, and sound engineers. As a grassroots musician himself, Hans has always had a deep love for this field and understands the hardships of young musicians. So he decided to start his own IEM business, creating high-quality IEMs that sound good, work well, look good, and are affordable for all grassroots musicians.
Hans in the lab
In the spring of 2019, CANPUR IN-EAR TEC BV was established in the Netherlands, and the CANPUR brand was established in the same summer, inspired by “CAN PURE,” representing “restoration, purity, and auditory pleasure.” Shortly after the brand was established, CANPUR encountered COVID-19, and the live music market was almost paralyzed. Fortunately, with caution and perseverance, Hans and CANPUR survived the ordeal. During this time, Hans came together with his old friends, and CANPUR became better and better.
Hans checking the monitors
CANPUR’s tuning team consists of Hans and his old friends, all of whom are professional music producers, mix engineers, band leaders, or audiophiles. Together, they research how to combine the listening experience of headphones with professional work. To make sure that every musician, every music lover, can afford truly good-sounding, easy-to-use, good-looking IEMs, high-end but not expensive, this is Hans and CANPUR’s goal and ideal, as well as the firm belief that keeps the team going. “Restoration, purity, and auditory pleasure” are CANPUR’s design philosophy, always starting from a professional perspective to ensure that each headphone has excellent restoration while meeting the requirements of music appreciation.
The development and design of each CANPUR headphone are strictly supervised by professional musicians and demanding audiophiles on the team. At the same time, all the universal-fit earphones of the brand are ergonomic products, using models that are designed based on ear canal data from thousands of people, which are derived from a large number of custom earphones and also aided by hearing aids.
Whether in a complex performance environment or in a high-intensity work scenario, the headphones can remain in good condition. In every process, we use the best materials and craftsmanship possible to ensure that each pair of headphones can accompany everyone for a long time.
