I think this little DAP deserves more love. It's not going to give you the grunt needed for demanding IEMs, but with sensitive IEMs it sounds very good. Paired with the sensitive Dunu Zen Pro, it yields a very enjoyable sound with excellent, natural sounding mids. A great pairing for acoustic...

I wish these kind of large transportable DAPs with mediocre battery life would include a feature so that you could listen while plugged in, without risk of damage. Listening will most likely be stationary, and having to stop listening and remember to recharge every 6 hours or so is annoying...

Yeah I picked up a used pair recently. They're the best all 'rounder DD with solid technical chops I've heard. They lack the usual exhausting upper mids/lower treble peakinessthat I've found in other higher end DDs. Fit can be an issue though. In the end I found the stock tips worked best for me...

Me too. I find that timbre takes on the coloration of the housing. So JVC wood IEMs and ZMF HPs convey wood instrument timbre most convincingly. Chaconne and Zen Pro do best with brass instruments. From my limited experience, plastic buds sounded a little plastic-y (but I've only used cheaper...

I wouldn't describe the Chaconne as bright at all. I would characterize them as neutral-warm, with smooth and detailed mids and well extended treble and without deep bass. I hear zero sibilance. Basically your description of the Alpha would fit mine of the Chaconne. They are bit bass shy, and...

As primarily a jazz, classical and world music listener, these buds sound right up my alley. Can anyone compare any of these models with the Moondrop Chaconne, which as far as I know was/is the earbud acoustic music timbre king? Also, @tgx78, what is the rationale for terminating all the buds...

Just a heads up. I've been waiting a week for a response on a return request for my Chaconne from Apos Audio. Highly recommend avoiding them.

@MOONDROP - Do you have any comment on this? Has the material of the Chaconne been changed? (sent a PM and email but have not heard back).

Yeah, been trying to be responsible and all that so I've steered clear of here to avoid temptation. But I can't resist the occasional lurk... I've been listening to the Hiby RS2 + Dunu Zen Pro. There's great synergy with that pairing and it's the best I've heard the DZP by a decent margin. The...

Not sure if this is the right thread for this topic (please let me know if not), but is there a Paypal alternative? Their upcoming policy is a doozy... Link

Just been using them indoors with foams. I don't think my ears are too wet!

Yeah, I meant brass. Edited my post. Frankly I don't care about the look - sounds great. But it might be a problem for a buyer since I'm trying to resell them.

I did send the pics to Apos and they said Moondrop got back to them and said its not a sign of manufacturer defect. I will contact Moondrop myself. I understand the gold maybe wearing off, but its weird to me that the bronze underneath isn;t bronze color.

Here's a pic after taking off the foams. You can see a little gold left in the middle, but the rest is silver (not brass) like the rest of the bud. I've only had them since May, and purchased them new.

I should have specified. I mean at the end of the nozzle, where the sound comes out. The part that is colored gold when new. And also, though it says that part is brass, it looks similar to the rest of the bud to me. I got them from Apos.

I've got a newish 3.5 SE version up for sale in the classifieds. Switched my sources over to 4.4 and liked the Chaconne so much that I repurchased a 4.4 version. So good for instrumental music. Just wish for removable cables at that price range... Has anyone else noticed that their gold...

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These are the first version, which has the square headband. Pads are perforated as now comes with all versions. Includes a ADV Dual Suspension Headphone Hanger purchased on Drop. Price is 265 shipped.

Purchased these wonderful earbuds in May. 3.5 SE version. Includes original packaging and 2 year transferable warranty. Price shipped is USD 235.

Schiit Vali 2+ with stock tube, General Electric 6CG7 / 6FQ7 and EH-6CG7 Electro-Harmonix 6CG7 / 6FQ7 tubes. Price shipped is USD 135.

You've got a ton of DDs! Any chance we could persuade you to do a bit of a DD shootout/comparison with your collection sometime?

What would be your post apocalypse portable setup that you would keep, despite an uncertain future where every essential item you could stockpile might be life-extending? Mine would be the 7Hz Timeless + Alo Pure Copper Litz + Cayin RU6 at 520 dollars. I'm continually impressed by how right...

Yeah all of my IEMs I used with it are DDs or planers so its not that. Anyway I have an email in to Anson at Dethonray and lets see what he says. Amazon.jp's return policy is not nearly as generous as Amazon US, so it might be tricky to return the unit at no cost. Lets see.

I tried with four IEMs and all gave sub-par results. A really muffled, grainy, undetailed sound with poor extension. The line out has more clarity, so I'm wondering if there could be an issue with the amp? Is that even a thing that there could be a lose connection or something internal that...