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Moondrop

DUSK (default-DSP)

Clean and very engaging

Moondrop-Dusk-picture
Neutral
Review by Chronosaur

Sub-bass boosted, technically impressive, yet pleasantly soft. It’s really hard to find more engaging sounding set, that doesn’t trade neutral sound for some exotic colorations.

Reference

The details

Driver configuration
Two Dynamic Drivers + Two Balanced Armatures + Two Planar Drivers + Triplicate Hybrid Three-Way Frequency Crossover
Fit
Rather big shell, fits my ears perfectly, it’s very comfortable and doesn’t drift out of the ear over time.

How I listened

Source
Included USB-C cable, Fiio KA15, Fiio K13 R2R
Eartips
OEM — Spring Tips — The most natural, mid/treble forward presentation. Kiwi Ears Flex — softer treble, warmer signature. Less bass control, longer bass decay. Favorite: AZLA SednaEarfit XELASTEC Ⅱ — The smoothest presentation, with well defined bass.
Listening time
Owned for over a year, well over a 60h of use time.
How I got it
Bought

First draft:
Intro, some stuff about first getting it, sweept up.
By many accounts the best IEM/Headphone I own. If this was analog tuning — it could have been the last IEM, I ever need.

Huge downside with the default DSP profile, USB-C cable faults
Tonal character — the way it presents everything without overshadowing and spacing everything.

Low end

Midrange

Highs


Tonal snapshot



Comparison to:
Mega5est

Hisenior

Mega5EST

Neutral-warmWell balanced, incredibly cohesive

They are close on paper — but the tuning implementation makes them interesting for opposite reasons.

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Who it's for

This is for you if…

- love bass but don’t want to compromise on the rest of frequencies. - don’t mind using USB-C cable or devices with PEQ - want something impressive, clear but never overdone

Maybe skip it if…

- hate planar timbre even in the highest of frequencies - want to use your IEMs with a lot of different devices over 3.5mm jack - prefer a warm, cohesive presentation and don’t care much about separation - like your sub-bass flat

Verdict

One of the best IEM’s money can buy under 400$ Mind-blowing bass presentation that still manages shock me. One of the safest IEMs to just put on and chill with, while still being incredibly engaging. I’m often surprised in it’s ability to make me just move to the grooves.

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