These Crescents have become my favorite "on the go" earphones in my arsenal. I personally enjoy the sound much more than the MKP, as the treble response is much clearer and extended. These are the best under $50.00 earphones i've heard, and that is not hype or hyperbole, it's a fact that my ears have heard countless under $50 phones, and these simply deliver in resolution, timbre, separation, bass, nice meaty mids, and enough treble where drums come through nicely and details don't get lost or brushed aside. Are they the widest sound stage? Nope, but you know, it's wide enough where i'm not thinking to myself that i'm missing out on stage. Are they the most pin point accurate in terms of imaging? Nope, but again, while listening to hard rock and metal, I'm getting the type of listening response I want out of that type of music, while noticing nothing truly out of place. A $30, they hang quite nicely with my more expensive earphones, including the MKP, JVC FW01, UE700, and T3's. All way more expensive than these single dynamics. Makes me wonder why they sell so cheaply, when the other Moondrops are triple and quadruple and in some cases $250 more than these. They are just so very musical and yet leave nothing technically to miss. Especially in hard rock, metal, and hip hop. I don't see myself putting these down as my on the go, gym, and work earphones, though I am buying a pair of NX7's by recommendation of
@Dsnuts. Maybe they'll replace them, but as for now, the Crescents are some of the most amazing under the radar earphones in all of audiophiledom. Oh and the fit is so clean and snug in my wonkyfide ears. The small brass pills insert nicely, and i'm using the JVC GEL spiral dots that came with my FW01's. They are a great pairing. Comfort and light weight, and yet pretty darn beautiful brass.
The new kings of under $50? To my ears, the answer is yes. Moondrop really tuned a fine fine earphone for long listens and max comfort.
