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Headphoneus Supremus
1-12-2023
Moondrop Venus : mini review
Box : Simple Functional
Cables : (2)... Very nice/Impressive.....1.) Copper/cloth SE..... 2.) Silver Braided 4.4m Balanced.... Better than what comes stock with the recent ZMF Caldera.
Pads : Leather
Headband : Comfy : Pleather ??
Frame : Aluminum
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The new Venus model is coming from a company that is new to Planar Headphones.
They have created a sound product, and its going to appeal to audiophiles who want neutrality and good linearity which does not attempt to add false clarity or fake resolution.
The Venus by Moondrop does not try to give you more inside its leather cups than what the music actually provides into the cables.
We are living in an age of Headphone manufacturing that tries to dial up too much resolution, vs providing accurate resolution and naturalness of sound : as Job 1.
The Venus is an attractive Aluminum designed gear, with an almost Apple type of aesthetic. Its mostly comfortable to wear, its not heavy, and its a $600 USD headphone that offers more sonic value than that price suggests.
What does it sound like?
This one is easy to define, as it sounds like a Hifiman, but smoother and warmer and with better midrange.
IN fact id estimate that this gear is designed according to the the Hifiman House sound.
If you like the HEK Hifiman gear, you will probably like the Venus Moondrop a lot, as it really nails the Hifiman idea of sound with added midrange, and its very affordable.
I do find it to offer a slightly more natural and more forward midrange tonality and Timbre then the HEK series which is a plus.
Treble :
Extended, and has a slight energetic emphases in the area where Female vocals and Acoustic Guitars live and breath.
This allows for a touch of added clarity in this EQ region.
Midrange :
Its the star of the show. Its clean, its accurate, is very natural, not recessed, which accounts for the Venus's overall linearity.
Consider the Venus's midrange to be 1 step forward as compared to the Bass response which makes it perfect for Vocals.
Upper Bass :
Very neutral, which allows the sound of the Venus to be perceived as very CLEAN
Sub Bass :
Extended but Linear. Balanced but does not slam. Full but natural.
Instrument Separation :
Very Good.
Soundstage:
Immersive, nice depth, and reaches more L<>R than Front.
Final Analysis :
Another nice sounding gear hits the obsessed Audiophile scene.
Not for Bass Heads, as this MoonDrop gear has a mostly polite FR and Sonic Signature.
Dynamically, its a bit smooth.
The Moondrop Venus is created to sound accurate, natural, with a very slight overall FR tilt towards the Treble, yet it remains quite natural within its midrange presentation.
The Venus has a n balanced bass response combined with very natural sound.
My set came from :
Headphones.com
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Moondrop Venus : mini review
Box : Simple Functional
Cables : (2)... Very nice/Impressive.....1.) Copper/cloth SE..... 2.) Silver Braided 4.4m Balanced.... Better than what comes stock with the recent ZMF Caldera.
Pads : Leather
Headband : Comfy : Pleather ??
Frame : Aluminum
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The new Venus model is coming from a company that is new to Planar Headphones.
They have created a sound product, and its going to appeal to audiophiles who want neutrality and good linearity which does not attempt to add false clarity or fake resolution.
The Venus by Moondrop does not try to give you more inside its leather cups than what the music actually provides into the cables.
We are living in an age of Headphone manufacturing that tries to dial up too much resolution, vs providing accurate resolution and naturalness of sound : as Job 1.
The Venus is an attractive Aluminum designed gear, with an almost Apple type of aesthetic. Its mostly comfortable to wear, its not heavy, and its a $600 USD headphone that offers more sonic value than that price suggests.
What does it sound like?
This one is easy to define, as it sounds like a Hifiman, but smoother and warmer and with better midrange.
IN fact id estimate that this gear is designed according to the the Hifiman House sound.
If you like the HEK Hifiman gear, you will probably like the Venus Moondrop a lot, as it really nails the Hifiman idea of sound with added midrange, and its very affordable.
I do find it to offer a slightly more natural and more forward midrange tonality and Timbre then the HEK series which is a plus.
Treble :
Extended, and has a slight energetic emphases in the area where Female vocals and Acoustic Guitars live and breath.
This allows for a touch of added clarity in this EQ region.
Midrange :
Its the star of the show. Its clean, its accurate, is very natural, not recessed, which accounts for the Venus's overall linearity.
Consider the Venus's midrange to be 1 step forward as compared to the Bass response which makes it perfect for Vocals.
Upper Bass :
Very neutral, which allows the sound of the Venus to be perceived as very CLEAN
Sub Bass :
Extended but Linear. Balanced but does not slam. Full but natural.
Instrument Separation :
Very Good.
Soundstage:
Immersive, nice depth, and reaches more L<>R than Front.
Final Analysis :
Another nice sounding gear hits the obsessed Audiophile scene.
Not for Bass Heads, as this MoonDrop gear has a mostly polite FR and Sonic Signature.
Dynamically, its a bit smooth.
The Moondrop Venus is created to sound accurate, natural, with a very slight overall FR tilt towards the Treble, yet it remains quite natural within its midrange presentation.
The Venus has a n balanced bass response combined with very natural sound.
My set came from :
Headphones.com
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