[Lamim Rashid]

I just ordered the KXXX a week ago and now the KATO come out . I'm also being told the blessing 2 Dusk is a lot better now, which was also in my budget. Anyone have any idea how the KXXX compares to the dusk? I own a lot of sub $300 iems (isn h40, kbear believe, penon orb, etc) and the starfields are by far my favorite so I'm hoping to find my sub 300 endgame in a starfield upgrade.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Hello everyone. Quick question.

Does the moondrop sparks tws have differences in sound and features by color? If I understand correctly, the black one was released later as the international version... While the pink and purple ones were released earlier....

It’s all same tuning to my understanding

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I just ordered the KXXX a week ago and now the KATO come out . I'm also being told the blessing 2 Dusk is a lot better now, which was also in my budget. Anyone have any idea how the KXXX compares to the dusk? I own a lot of sub $300 iems (isn h40, kbear believe, penon orb, etc) and the starfields are by far my favorite so I'm hoping to find my sub 300 endgame in a starfield upgrade.

Dusk indeed is a very nice IEM but seeing you owning Orb, I may still reconsider raising budget for Dusk to Variations though. Starfield and Dusk are both tuned close to Harman curve, Dusk / Variations with more sub-bass, and more focused 3khz pinna gain peaks than Starfield.

 

[rulerofrecords]

KATO is equipped with a new independently developed U.T.L super-linear dynamic driver, which includes a more efficient composite magnetic circuit of inner and outer magnets, and a linear air circulation structure, the third-generation DLC composite diaphragm, and a larger copper inner-cavity.

Other than that, KATO has also added a replaceable tube design, and two metal tubes of different materials come along to increase the playability of sound.

looks very nice indeed

 

[PopZeus]

If the steel and brass tubes are the same shape, I have to wonder how much of an impact it will have on the sound. That said, I'm still very stoked to see a proper upgrade to the Kxxs. The original Kanas was one of my favorite IEMs until my pair eventually stopped working.

 

[koopig]

already too late , quit many time in these past 10 years (often works out of town, and sold all cans) , but keep coming back to this hell hole
and last year came back again because saw an ads about moondrop SSR , and now already have more than 10 iems again

I promised myself that the Variations will be my endgame, yet I am still here searching for upgrade...
any suggestion? will S8 be worth upgrade?

 

[redrol]

imo, no. Variations is better.. but these are a bit different

 

[14christ]

imo, no. Variations is better.. but these are a bit different

I couldn't agree more. I would definitely go for Variations plus it's noticably cheaper.

 

[redrol]

I couldn't agree more. I would definitely go for Variations plus it's noticably cheaper.

For me Variations was very source dependent.. or another way of thinking about it, is it is revealing of sources to a huge degree. Meaning, each source you feed them will sound slightly different. Not many iems are like that. I find it extraordinary.

 

[bhima]

My a4000 is coming today

I just ordered the KXXX a week ago and now the KATO come out . I'm also being told the blessing 2 Dusk is a lot better now, which was also in my budget. Anyone have any idea how the KXXX compares to the dusk? I own a lot of sub $300 iems (isn h40, kbear believe, penon orb, etc) and the starfields are by far my favorite so I'm hoping to find my sub 300 endgame in a starfield upgrade.

I own the Starfield, Believe and the B2 (standard version). The B2 is the best of these by far, and is a direct upgrade to the Starfield. The Believe requires tinkering imo, but can be amazing.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Kato is now on sale @ shenzhenaudio and Moondrop’s AE official store.

Pre-order comes a cable named “k”.
I placed preorder, hope it’s an upgraded Aria and KXXS!

https://shenzhenaudio.com/collectio...nology-dynamic-hifi-iem-with-detachable-cable

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I promised myself that the Variations will be my endgame, yet I am still here searching for upgrade...
any suggestion? will S8 be worth upgrade?

Softears RS10 but that thing costs $2100
Not a good Return-on-Investment type of IEM also it’s still a 10BA IEM. layering surely will be the one that could surprise you, but dynamisms are with Variation’s tribrids side.
MEST MKII will be a good upgrade from Variations but I do need to think twice which bass I like more, I think I like Variations bass over MKII’s.

 

[voicemaster]

Softears RS10 but that thing costs $2100
Not a good Return-on-Investment type of IEM also it’s still a 10BA IEM. layering surely will be the one that could surprise you, but dynamisms are with Variation’s tribrids side.
MEST MKII will be a good upgrade from Variations but I do need to think twice which bass I like more, I think I like Variations bass over MKII’s.

How is the Variations compare to MEST MKII?

 

[Bruno Ibanes]

Hi guys!

A few months ago, the members here helped me choose Moondrop Aria.

After a few months, the IEM surprises me more and more. I lost count of how many hours of burn-in I've done so far, but one thing has been calling my attention: Aria's presentation of micro-details.

It's amazing, I just sometimes think my IEM is defective as actually the noises that occur in the microphone in a podcast for example.

Now my question is: is there any IEM in the $125 range that has more impact on the sub-bass and bass and has microdetail presentation in the mids (specifically on the vocals) or not? It doesn't have to be from Moondrop, but I'm asking here because this topic is very active.

I had thought about FiiO FD1 before Aria and now they've released FD3, but I've read that FD1 doesn't have as much microdetail presentation as Aria and FD3 doesn't have as much emphasis on bass. Maybe the FH3?

Thanks!

Friends, after reading everything here, I decided that I will invest in Blessing 2 Dusk for my endgame, because all reviews indicate that this IEM captures the details in the mids in an incredible way and also has an incredible tonal accuracy.

However, now I have another question: should I get Dusk? I've seen many reviews, but none say how the mids are in relation to vanilla. I read that Crinacle cut the mids down by about 2~3dbs to raise the bass a bit more. Does this mean that if I want even more tonal accuracy I should opt for vanilla?

 

[AmericanSpirit]

How is the Variations compare to MEST MKII?

I can say a comprehensive upgrade except bass, bass they are almost on par, with MKII with better imaging, but Variations with better transient response.