[CoiL]

Care to explain what kind of mods did you do and show in details? I tried to look your post about it but could not find it sorry.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/moo...ressions-thread.894139/page-240#post-15063386
About nozzle filter mod, couldn`t find it fast atm as I posted about it long time ago. Do thread search, there should be some pictures too. Anyway, small brass "trompet" like rings that lock nozzle filter material (tea-bag paper+nylon mesh).

 

[H3ll@Broke]

Thanks for the insightful replies.
I suppose i'll stick with the Kpro till it bites the dust (or at the very least, until a worthy successor around the 200$ price bracket decides to show itself).

 

[scotvl]

I think you made a great decision by not getting the oxygen or kxxs because I personally feel like the kpe are on par with the oxygen and I also wholeheartedly believe that they sound more better then then the kxxs I just received. Kxxs have more smear to the mids and the transients seem a tiny bit slower. Kpe also have better stage and sound more lively and energetic for me but that is my opinion.

I've loved following your posts on your comparisons to the other mid tier IEMs against the KPEs but please play some music and loosen up your Kxxs's before you judge them against the KPEs. I'm pretty sure Moondrops refinement of the KPEs into the Kxxs's was more about streamlining the shell manufacturing than changing the drivers or sound signature.

 

[Colors]

Still really enjoying my A8...getting more listening time than the Andromedas.

They pair really well with a good DAP. Using my XDP300R with max lock range and details galore.

 

[Nabillion_786]

I've loved following your posts on your comparisons to the other mid tier IEMs against the KPEs but please play some music and loosen up your Kxxs's before you judge them against the KPEs. I'm pretty sure Moondrops refinement of the KPEs into the Kxxs's was more about streamlining the shell manufacturing than changing the drivers or sound signature.

Oh ok... Then how long do they need to loosen up and what changes did you notice? My problem with the kxxs is that the warmth is hindering some of the technical abilities of this iem. Imo the oxygen have the same level of warmth but separate instruments better, having slightly better clarity, slightly faster transients and a more spacious stage.

 

[redrol]

Moondrop says 100 hours.. and i usually do that at decent volume. All I know is my KPE are amazing.

 

[metabaron]

I was going to get the Spaceship from Amazon, but now I see they have the discontinued Crescent for $30, which is only a $10 difference. I am wondering now which one to get, I know that the Crescent are supposed to be “technically “ better, but also that they have issues, namely the weight of the earpieces and the fact that they are hard to drive from a phone/iTouch. Any suggestions? How heavy are the Crescent? How hard are they to drive? Or should I just go for the Spaceship?

 

[Denox123]

I was going to gettheSpaceship from Amazon, but now I see they have the discontinued Crescent for $30, which is only a $10 difference. I am wondering now which one to get, I know that the Crescent are supposed to be “technically “ better, but also that they have issues, namely the weight of the earpieces and the fact that they are hard to drive from a phone/iTouch. Any suggestions? How heavy are the Crescent? How hard are they to drive? Or should I just go for the Spaceship?

Spaceship & crescent both are hard to drive, although crescent is a little bit heavier than spaceship I still prefer the overall sound of crescent.

 

[metabaron]

Spaceship & crescent both are hard to drive, although crescent is a little bit heavier than spaceship I still prefer the overall sound of crescent.

Really? I assumed since the Spaceship is 16Omh and the Crescent is 32 the Spaceship would be considerably easier to drive. Might have to stay away from both then.

 

[SilverEars]

Regarding tip shape difference having effect on bass. Either subs or mid-bass emphasis due to the shape of the silicone tips. My examples were Spaceship and Crescent. Interestingly, Spaceship has different shaped tips from KPE or Crescent if you guys have noticed. I also noticed with my AKG Samsung iem. The stock tips provided more mid-bass, and Spinfits provided more subs.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/best-iem-tips.626895/page-41#post-15103157

 

[SoundChoice]

I was going to get the Spaceship from Amazon, but now I see they have the discontinued Crescent for $30, which is only a $10 difference. I am wondering now which one to get, I know that the Crescent are supposed to be “technically “ better, but also that they have issues, namely the weight of the earpieces and the fact that they are hard to drive from a phone/iTouch. Any suggestions? How heavy are the Crescent? How hard are they to drive? Or should I just go for the Spaceship?

Crescent are little golden bullets that can comfortably wedge inside your ear with rounded edges, drives well, and has a pleasing signature. My only regret is waiting so long to get this treasure.

 

[metabaron]

Crescent are little golden bullets that can comfortably wedge inside your ear with rounded edges, drives well, and has a pleasing signature. My only regret is waiting so long to get this treasure.

Drives well with a phone or iPod, or you have to drive them with a better source? I keep hearing they are difficult to drive from a weaker source.

 

[pstickne]

Long story short, make sure you give them at least 48-72 hours of break-in before you seriously assess their SQ.

WITHOUT listening to them first..

So that if a difference is heard over time it won’t be incorrectly attributed to hardware “burn in”.

 

[kmmbd]

Really? I assumed since the Spaceship is 16Omh and the Crescent is 32 the Spaceship would be considerably easier to drive. Might have to stay away from both then.

Crescent is less sensitive than Spaceship (98db/mW vs 103db/mW), Crescent will be a bit harder to drive. However, I can easily push them to uncomfortably loud levels with a normal iPhone SE line out, and my LG G7 doesn't break too much of a sweat. Considering the sound quality difference between them, I'd say that get the Crescent before they go stock out.

 

[DenverW]

I’m using the crescent off an iPod dongle and it drives just fine. Overall very pleasing, reminding me of the Sony 755 in a good way.

I also don’t mind the weight, as they have a decent fit. I switched out the stock tips for small size aet07a.

I haven’t tried the spaceship, but you can find them on eBay for 17.99, which seems pretty great.