Moondrop Aria In-Ear Review - The Ones to Beat under $100

[@nir8924]

The only unexpected things I ever get by mail are bills 🤤

[@arthurcrosby5755]

Thank you for another good review; and thank you to the mystery person who sent these to you. Make sure to check your spam folder in case your email client has sent something there without your knowledge. The Aria does seem to represent excellent value for under $US100. I seem to remember that the Starfield displaced the Tin T4 from top of your sub $100 IEM’s. The Aria has now fortuitously become your top recommendation in this competitive price category. The technology is improving so quickly, and brings about better IEM’s at lower price points. This is a good thing for the less affluent audiophiles who can’t afford the high end prices. Well done Moondrop. I think you have a winner here.

[@howardroark4227]

What a perfect explanation of sound! Best one yet! Thank you sir!

[@TorToroPorco]

What a funny coincidence, I just ordered these a couple of weeks ago on a whim. It really says something that it takes so much effort to describe all the qualities of a sub $80 IEMs and also to differentiate it from one that costs double. It doesn’t feel that long ago that almost anything under $100 was pretty much a muddy mess of sound. We truly live in a remarkable time of excellent affordable audio.

[@HiFiGOAudio]

Agreed a brilliant pair under the 100$ price tag. Outstanding looks, smooth, clean sound signature, just lovely.

[@christhiancastillo1607]

Bought these for 65 USD, received them today, and I'm freaking loving them. I'm honestly surprised by the sound quality for this price.

[@lukacerenak2756]

What's the noise isolation like? Could they work for live performance? DJing, so a bit of extra bass is welcome. Or you think I should rather look elsewhere?

[@SHENZHENAUDIO]

Thanks for the review!😊

[@iiWiReviews]

Thanks for sending it. I was hoping the sender will react and say hi. 😊

[@GIChow]

Arias on the way and yet to hear but from your wonderfully detailed and very lucid description I feel like I have now heard them! Curious to hear how the transient response compares to my loved if unreliable Shuoer Tapes with their magnetostatic drivers.

[@RGMDG]

Based on your comments, these are great IEMs. If you only have one pair and they sound this good, you really are not missing anything. For $80.00. They sound incredible. Ordering them.. Thank you..

[@dasninjastix]

I was pleasantly surprised by the Aria. I kind of love their decay. To me they're the closest thing I've heard from an in-ear to a decent pair of closed-back headphones. Bass and mid-notes seem to linger more so than any other IEM I've heard. Even switching to foam tips, notes seem to linger for a bit in the space. I'm sure that pisses off a fair share of audiophiles who desire technical perfection at any price but I'm definitely in the "musicality" camp. These definitely scratch that itch. Really appreciate the review. Great thoroughness, you get a comprehensive understanding about the device. Keep up the solid work!

[@iiWiReviews]

Glad you like them. Great earphones. And tone decay is also part of the information that is recorded on the track (or often added in post production). Good hifi should recreate it too, not just edges and transients. When I pluck a string on my acoustic guitar in real life - it has a very very long decay. Enjoy them, Cheers!

[@repnep7517]

got them from apos and after 1 day the left sides audio is severely lower If anyone knows how to fix this pls help. I tried returning it but since I ordered it without a Gmail the conversations haven't gone anywhere for over a week.

[@JogieGlenMait16]

that box really looks like a perfume box though...

[@PedroCampagnoli]

great review mate

[@makisogroove]

im in between the senheiser cx earbuds and the arias! i know they are different but my question is if its worth it to sacrifice the Bluetooth in order to get better quality but with a wire thanks :)

[@prince_warhero]

Loving these IEM

[@RevanthRaman]

Hi, if you had to choose between Moondrop Aria and Kinera Freya, what would u choose, if budget isnt a constrain?

[@mrfrosty3]

These seem like a great deal for people looking to try IEMs from a manufacturer with a great reputation. There are certainly cheaper IEMs on the market but not that many of this quality.

[@techsguide9465]

whos the noise isolation? i had blon 03 but its noise isolation is poor.. and do u recommmend them for gaming aswell?

[@mateusbernardi7164]

"Pretty anime girl" It's indeed a man of culture.

[@olamideolayinka4130]

Please review the Moondrop Chu

[@thecomputergamer6446]

Good rewiew

[@jeffq5202]

Hi iiWi! Do you consider the aria as a dark iem?

[@iiWiReviews]

No I don't, as majority Iems on the market, it has slightly elevated higher spectrum. Dark sounding ones are quite rare these days.

[@InfCreatora]

aria or whizzer he 03 are better?

[@louiebanal6421]

How's the sound imaging and sound stage on this iem?

[@johnretzelrejuso4798]

Fun sounding..the bass is there.highs.mids..pero nice tuning..

[@xavierwood2030]

I bought the Aria and compared it to my year old Blon Bl03. Impressions: The Aria is more balanced, better detail, good cohesion and bass control. But the Blons are more fun to my ears and are more enjoyable. Buying the Arias made me realize I prefer a warm sound signature with alot of bass and forwards mids. The Blons also have a bit more treble energy which adds to the excitement. The Arias are slightly warm and enjoyable but not as much when compared to the Blons. Arias have good bass control and doesn't get bloated in the bass like the Blons. Do you know what to iem upgrade (

[@MrSkorp411]

Aria vs KZX ZSX Terminator pls... Which one to buy a detailed comparison..

[@iiWiReviews]

Aria - better, more realistic tuning, firmer bassline, more midrange details. ZSX is very aggressive V-shaped sound signature with a lot of bass, a lot of highs and big dip in the midrange. I prefer Aria.

[@MrSkorp411]

@@iiWiReviews yahooooo Aria.

[@VinyasMalagaudanavar]

Whats good below $50-60 ?

[@iiWiReviews]

Blon BL-03, Tin Audio T2 and Senfer DT6 are all great.

[@VinyasMalagaudanavar]

@@iiWiReviews In price terms here in India. I can get the KZ ZS10 Pro similar price to Tin T2 Plus. Which is in my budget. Are the T2 Plus any better than T2 ?

[@iiWiReviews]

I haven't tried them personally but common opinion is that they are just brighter sounding and not better than regular T2.

[@dhavalpatel8155]

@@VinyasMalagaudanavar in 60$ you get many options in this website, they export from China so take 20 to 40 days to arrive in India, I ordered 2 earphone, its 16 days and they arrive in mumbai sea port in 12 days but they take so much time to cleaning custom,

[@dhavalpatel8155]

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[@araisikewai]

Change the tips on these to largest size if you want to get better bass. With medium size, the bass wasn't really up to my personal taste.

[@nithinravi4401]

I feel like these have less bass

[@pliedtka]

Arias or Starfields - that is the question

[@iiWiReviews]

I would go for Aria personally.

[@bagames7473]

Ok than...so its Arias for me..👍

[@RGMDG]

I ordered both. Looking forward to trying them both. I will try to come back and provide an update..

[@moonsofjupiter]

Arias for more bass. Starfields for more mids.

[@marike1100]

Under $100 king? No, not as long as the ER2 and ER3 are available. But outstanding nonetheless.

[@yaoyaotigeraudio7299]

Nice work, friend, can we cooperate?

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[@CapaNoisyCapa]

All clichés are here apart from "creamy lows".