The discovery thread!
Sep 22, 2021 at 12:08 PM Post #60,256 of 98,017
About Moondrop:

I really love their artwork, and some of their IEMs are really good tbh. Using Illumintation every evening lately, liking the sound, and I have to finish the written review. But I really am the last one to review them, no package reaches Romania sooner than a week, most reaching me 3 weeks after they've been sent...

I hope everyone who receives their stuff has lots of fun :)
 
Sep 22, 2021 at 12:12 PM Post #60,257 of 98,017
Wow so fast? Where did you order? Or is it some sort of review unit?

I placed preorder minutes after Kato becomes available for pre-order from Shenzhen Audio and it’ not even shipped yet😮‍💨
Yes, it's a review unit from them sent a bit ahead of time I reckon.
 
Sep 22, 2021 at 2:18 PM Post #60,258 of 98,017
Well another new thing dropped !!!
See Audio Bravery and man!! its so much smooothhhhhhhhhhh :ksc75smile:
Initial impressions - forgot i already said it , its smooth but i am lazy to backspace it after eating an entire family meal off KFC :p
It doesn't seem to have the technical prowess but overall a very pleasing experience!!! A different kind of experience after DN3 and a better one at least for my ears haha !!!

PLUS the kinda Illuminati symbol and kinda Playboy symbol combo(jk) , caught me off guard :wink::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye::smile:
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Sep 23, 2021 at 12:53 AM Post #60,262 of 98,017
GK12 just arrived. It came very quick as it's on sale in the country that I'm living (and surprisingly only on sale on that website, weird!).

Seeing that they claim it has 6 drivers (1 DD for bass + 2 seperate DDs for mids + 1 ba for high + 2 piezos for ultra highs) with a 40$ price tag made me buy it. GK10 has 5 drivers per side (with only difference having only one bigDD for mids). This is very unusual to see different types of drivers gathered together in that price range and I believe it requires an encouragement to do that. But the outcome is not always great of course.

For example, I'm one of those who like the GK10. However, I have seen that there are those who love this product as well as those who do not like it, due to the lack of quality in production. That's why I was skeptical of this brand when I was buying it.


Unboxing experience is very similar to the GK10. Two pair of silicone tips, small leather looking case and headphones itself along with a mediocre cable.

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The faceplate looks nice and shares the same stabilized wood with GK10. Very nice color.

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And disappointing factor is that I can't change the cables. In such case, I'd expect a mic and button on the cable at least like Xiaomi's Hybrid and Pro Hd models have.

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It's nice to see the drivers from the transparent shells. I always wanted to examine the internal design of GK10 so I tried to take detailed look at those drivers from the other side.

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The two mid drivers located in the center of the shell, meanwhile the bass DD is close to the nozzle. BA is right on the nozzle. It looks messy with the cables inside and the glue they used ia not applied well as I see differences between the two shells.

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I guess they placed the piezos on the top of bass DD(white visible part) but I honestly don't know how there are two piezoelectric driver with 5 layers each. I don't know if they're that tiny and slim. So, I'll leave it up to the experts here.

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Okay. Coming to the listening experience, I'll not keep it long, as OOTB sound experience is disappointing.

Channel division is wrong. Left is coming from right and right from the left. Seriously, Geek Wold, what's this QC issues you have... I'll try to return them tomorrow.

Bass is very similar to the GK10, rumbles well but with a mid bass emphasis that some people may not like it. Agile yet not that strong.

Mid is the weird part, it sounds recessed and lack details. I wonder if it would get better with the burn-in. I heard improvements on GK10 in time. But I won't have that chance with these.

Treble is more or less similar to the GK10. I hear the difference in the ultra high part. I think they implemented piezos better on GK10 that I don't hear that much sparkle, air on the GK12. After some tip rolling it got better but still not on the same league with GK10.

The soundstage is narrower. Imaging is worse. Tonality as well.

To summarize all, I don't see GK12 to be a better version of GK10. I wanted to see how it performs with two DDs handling the mid parts and having more doesn't mean better quality. Having it with non-replaceable cable makes it even worse for those who like to change it. I still like and enjoy my GK10 and I'll be waiting for the upcoming GK100. However, knowing that it will be more expensive, I won't be pulling the trigger early until I make sure they managed to increase the quality of the production.
thanks. phooey on these! i gave my wife my GK10's.
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM Post #60,263 of 98,017
Looks like a new BLON is coming: https://www.facebook.com/blonofficial/posts/372134727907659

BLON BL-07

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Moondrop KXXS, is that you?

Anyway, the last few BLON releases didn't do too well (BLON MINI and A8 Prometheus), so let's hope this one is more BLON BL-03 than the BLON MINI. Seems BLON has been trying to capture (rather unsuccessfully) lightning in a bottle since the BL-03.
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 9:59 AM Post #60,264 of 98,017
Looks like a new BLON is coming: https://www.facebook.com/blonofficial/posts/372134727907659

BLON BL-07

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Moondrop KXXS, is that you?

Anyway, the last few BLON releases didn't do too well (BLON MINI and A8 Prometheus), so let's hope this one is more BLON BL-03 than the BLON MINI. Seems BLON has been trying to capture (rather unsuccessfully) lightning in a bottle since the BL-03.
They are putting out more releases than KZ haha.

Also the Max and Z200 models are not even out yet and they announce another?
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 10:15 AM Post #60,265 of 98,017
They are putting out more releases than KZ haha.

Also the Max and Z200 models are not even out yet and they announce another?

Yeah it does seem they are adopting the circa 2019/2020 KZ model of throwing as much crap on the wall, and hoping that something finally sticks. Definitely lives up to the Pokemon motto:

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But to be honest, the budget CHIFI market is now so super saturated that most stuff that is released on a weekly basis is more likely than not to be a sidegrade. How much money does the average consumer have to keep buying the next release and end up being a beta tester for these companies?
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 10:53 AM Post #60,266 of 98,017
Yeah it does seem they are adopting the circa 2019/2020 KZ model of throwing as much crap on the wall, and hoping that something finally sticks. Definitely lives up to the Pokemon motto:



But to be honest, the budget CHIFI market is now so super saturated that most stuff that is released on a weekly basis is more likely than not to be a sidegrade. How much money does the average consumer have to keep buying the next release and end up being a beta tester for these companies?
Going the Pokemon route would be quite smart: Pokemon revenue

the franchise is more valuable than any other property, including Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse and even the entire Star Wars series.
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 6:02 PM Post #60,267 of 98,017
Looks like a new BLON is coming: https://www.facebook.com/blonofficial/posts/372134727907659

BLON BL-07

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Moondrop KXXS, is that you?

Anyway, the last few BLON releases didn't do too well (BLON MINI and A8 Prometheus), so let's hope this one is more BLON BL-03 than the BLON MINI. Seems BLON has been trying to capture (rather unsuccessfully) lightning in a bottle since the BL-03.
the successful companies build by improving off the weaknesses of their successes. They listen to the consumer, and tweak what could be improved and then release a better version of what was successful. Then you have BLON, who completely ignore the consumer, release all these side grades and unrelated tunings, and hope that something sticks...again.
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 6:27 PM Post #60,268 of 98,017
I know it’s not an iem but I didn’t find discovery 3D on amp section.
This TRI amp TK-2 looks interesting

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Sep 23, 2021 at 6:37 PM Post #60,269 of 98,017
I know it’s not an iem but I didn’t find discovery 3D on amp section.
This TRI amp TK-2 looks interesting

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Who's offering this? Is it released yet?
 
Sep 23, 2021 at 6:40 PM Post #60,270 of 98,017
Who's offering this? Is it released yet?
TRI audio is an high end KBear brand, you can find it on their Facebook page, will be released soon.
 

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