Hello.So after couple days of owning Venus i will probably return them. Soundstage is not wide at all, separation between the elements of the song is also poor, for example Monophobia from Deadmou5, i could hear clearly bassline even on my old Shure SE215 IEM. Hifiman sudara reveals more sound in that sound, i can hear elements of that bass that i couldn't on IEMs. And same bassline on Venus is like behind vocals, i have to focus a lot to separate it from rest of track. I don't know if its due to my lack of good powerfull amplification or faulty unit, probably first one. Or maybe i just like hifiman sound more. On the other side vocals sounds good, snares and hi hats sounds really good, I dig design and aesthetic, clamp force and comfort are perfect for my giant head, leather pads are bit warm. Shame, there is review by polish guy and he claims that with good amplification venus can compete with highend planars. So if he is right good amp/dac is way to go with moondrop headphones.
A headphone can't please everyone, especially if you're addicted to Hifiman sound.
That said, here's what two VENUS reviewers have to say about them.
Link of this review here: https://headfonics.com/moondrop-venus-review/
Link of this review here: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/moondrop-venus-open-back-over-ear-planar-magnetic-headphones/
For my part, when comparing A/B my VENUS (equipped with its stock pads) with my COSMO (equipped with PARA's alternative hybrid pads ; the COSMO's stock pads not having convinced me), I can say, for these two headphones used with a fairly powerful tube amp, Viva 2A3 (2 x 3 W on 32 Ohm) with a high-end dac (Audiomat Maestro Référence):
The COSMO is more resolute than the VENUS.
The COSMO is more fine than the VENUS, with a softer sound in the sense of being more fluid (the opposite of rough).
The soundstage width of the COSMO (equipped with the PARA's pads) is at least as good as that of the VENUS, i.e. wide and spacious; the openness of the soundstage depends also on the amplifier used; the soundstage is particularly large with the Viva 2A3 tube amplifier, which opens up the soundstage well.
The definition of the soundstage, precision of placement and also the 3D effect (with the instruments standing out against a black background) is clearly superior with the COSMO versus the VENUS.
The COSMO's treble (equipped with PARA's hybrid pads) is much better than that of the VENUS, more accurate in tone (less emphasized), finer, racier.
The midrange of the COSMO (equipped with PARA pads) is less recessed and above all more precise (and defined) and neutral than that of the VENUS, which (for the latter) also colors the vocals with a slight excess of low-midrange.
The bass of the COSMO (equipped with PARA's pads) may give the impression of being a little lighter than that of the VENUS, but the COSMO's sub-bass is well present for SPL (the headphones go down very low in the bass and goes up very high in the treble, without excess), and the definition and texture of the COSMO's bass are better than those of the VENUS.
The COSMO (equipped with PARA's pads) is even more comfortable to wear than the VENUS; it's a headphone that makes you forget you're wearing it.
The two stock cables (symmetrical) of COSMO and VENUS are excellent.
The COSMO is even less sensitive than the VENUS , and even more demanding than the VENUS in terms of amplification: you need an amplifier that is both powerful (delivering at least 2 watts on 32 Ohm and at least 1 watt on 16 Ohm) with sufficient gain, and racy in terms of timbre, to exploit the full potential of the COSMO (equipped with PARA's pads); potential that is great.
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