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Post by Rabbit on Apr 21, 2020 12:06:17 GMT
Got a very pleasant surprise from these IEM’s. For the sound that you get, they are a fantastic buy. Bass not overblown. Treble is sparkly without sounding harsh. Comfortable in my ears and don’t need to be jammed in. They work well with Spinfit tips. (Which suit me well) Cable is detachable and platted so makes no noise and doesn’t feel stiff. They’re shaped to fit into your ears (like the Senn ie8) Right angled plug. They sound terrific with no obvious boost, just balanced. Never heard of them before I heard these. They come with a lot of tips, the cable has to be attached but the earplugs themselves also look so smart! They remind me very much of the Trinity Audio iems. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082NQFW16/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Post by Rabbit on May 9, 2020 12:36:45 GMT
The more I listen to these, the more I feel that they are a terrific buy. I’d never heard of Moondrop before and there are a ton load of Chinese iem sellers so nothing really stands out by just looking at them.
What got my attention was that the company put that they used the Harmon Kardon curve in order to get a good Frequency Response and slightly altered it. To my ears, it’s probably somewhere in the bass because they are fairly warm sounding without harshness in the treble, which is really nice in an iem.
Very often, the top end is harsh in little ear monitors or in an attempt to calm the top, they overdo it so that they’re too muffled, so you instinctively turn up and then the bass ‘seems’ awesome!
These are really well balanced and are actually very comfortable to wear.
There’s a pleasant ‘slam’ in the bass. Mids seem clear and vocals are nicely present, but what makes them sound higher end is the lack of ‘shoutiness’ or harshness in the top. They resolve well in the treble without over emphasising the top so not too much sizzle.
It doesn’t smack you in the face, until you’ve used them for a while, when you realise that they just play music without forcing anything. I can play them loud or soft ... they seem to stay pretty coherent over a wide volume range.
They are so good that I’m tempted to move up the range to the Diamond kxxs which will take a month to arrive. However, I have read that they have raised the treble and bass in them and I’m not sure that would be an improvement over these,
These are definitely worth the price and I feel as though I’m listening to something way more expensive tbh.
I’m quite used to iem’s because I’ve used them to monitor on stage for quite a long time, but for people who don’t like sticking things in their ears, there is a way to fit them without pain most of the time. I find a tip that fits well and then go one size larger. Then I don’t shove the iem in so hard. Just let the rubber of the tip shut off outside sounds and sometimes, it helps to just twist the iem.
That way, it’s tight enough to seal without forcing your ear canal outwards, which can cause pain.
I use 14mm tips which are pretty big. They have to be very soft so they’re going to fit without pain and just get them to the point of seal. 12 or 13 mm tips fit me, but I much prefer them too big, so there is no forcing involved to get a seal.
For a long time, I used Sennheisers on stage, but if I’m honest, I could easily have used these because they’re not quite as rolled off in the treble so wouldn’t have needed eq’ing for my voice. I liked to hear transient attack on my voice while singing. Just gave me a feeling of more precision in loud surroundings, and these would have done that and they’re pretty cheap!
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Post by Mr Trev on May 9, 2020 15:40:16 GMT
There's been a fair bit of positive chatter about some of the Moondrop iems on HF. I don't remember off the top of my head if the KXXX has been mentioned. The "discovery" thread is constantly flooded with new iems from China. Sometimes it's hard to separate the wheat from chaff or even tell if something is just the flavour of the month, but if there's a member that you know well enough to trust their opinions on sound, its a start. I grabbed a BLON BL03 based on some of the reviews. (btw ever check out www.audioreviews.org/? Jurgen seems to be a pretty much no BS reviewer). It's another carbon drivered, HK-ish tuned iem. Kind of wonky fitting due to short nozzles, but there's something about the sound… Nice and smooth, quite organic sounding. Not the greatest in details, maybe a tad too boosted in the midbass, but I can listen to them for ages. And they're only $30. There is a BL05 model just released that is supposed to have the same sound but better fit. I might need to take a closer look into some of these Moondrops
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Post by Rabbit on May 10, 2020 8:28:05 GMT
Blimey. $30 is cheap. I was just bored and went searching through the internet at IEM’s. For me, the fit is the big problem. I need a longer nozzle or else they just drop out eventually and I continually fiddle with them. Apparently, Moondrop is a well regarded make in the east. My first thoughts were, well, it might be ok so I just got them to compare to my other iems’. Truth is that they really hold their own. With quite a few iems’ you either get a thundering bass to make them sound impressive, with a muffled top end, or a screeching top that makes you think they give detail. These just seem natural. I had to change the tips, but then again, I always have to. I used to isten very loud when singing, so I used the Sennheisers because they’re less sharp up top and I could play them loud without pain. (Life volumes) i had custom tips so they stayed in like a piece of rock. The Moondrops seem to sound good at low and high volumes. Perhaps it’s the HK curve, I don’t know, but it definitely works. There was a closed headphone that I heard that was similar that followed the HK curve, but actually, they were fatter than the Moondrops. Can’t remember their name. I seem to remember that they had squared cups. Nice, but not great. These seem to have been tuned very nicely and they are quite easy on the ears. Apparently, the Kxxs is an update on an older model that was really well regarded. (Kanas?) They’re around £149 but from what I’ve been reading, they are more resolving but also slightly more v shaped in sound. So I’m not really sure about getting them because I like these ones a lot. Iems’ have really moved on and some of them are unbelievably good sounding. I guess technology is improving all the time. That’s a great review site. That guy looked at the Starfield as well .... www.audioreviews.org/moondrop-starfield-review-jk/It’s not that far from the Kanas if you look at FR graphs.
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