MOONDROP KADENZ, TRUTHEAR HEXA 2 AND MORE! | SIAS 2024 Guide

[@TheMartiansLoveKuato]

Need to toss in Truthear tags after Softears and before Moondrop Thanks for the round up!

[@amanieux]

the reason moondrop concerto has a non detachable cable is that xmems drivers requires a special voltage that normal source cannot deliver hence no regular cable

[@obodioreviews]

Yep! I forgot to mention that but this is also why the HiBy Xeno uses a non-detachable cable. Still, I think it'll be a turn-off for a lot of people used to detachable cables

[@amanieux]

@@obodioreviews agree, wired xmems won't take off until they can make it work with the lower voltage of a audio signal, for tws no problem though

[@UnfaehigerKanal]

They could still had done it with a special/proprietary connector at least, but no we have to throw out the entire thing when the cable breaks

[@amanieux]

@@UnfaehigerKanal how many iem cables break in your personal experience ? in my 5 years of iem usage i only experienced metal nozzle that unglued and a 2 pin connector that unglued

[@AronAddams7]

​@@amanieux Very good point, I threw out two IEM cable after using them roughly but even then they didn't give in.

[@MakeItWain]

Thanks so much for all you could really talk about and what you could only tease about

[@treblewellxtended]

What was your favourite pick from all of SIAS? I found Truthear Pure as intriguing.

[@obodioreviews]

Probably the Melodic Artification Alter Ego. It's imperfectly perfect for my tastes

[@treblewellxtended]

@@obodioreviews I had similar experience with it. It's not perfect but it has something addictive.

[@chimika5025]

i might be getting the truthear hexa 2 to compliment my original hexa

[@sad-dx1lk]

Where can i buy?

[@Laowei1]

Marvelous show overview! Thanks for sharing! 😃👍🎶🎵

[@biturbo]

What’s the best in ear for trap/dance? Neutral/warm….

[@tuliobenavides301]

Hey(: did u get to try the new moondrop tws MOCA?

[@obodioreviews]

No sadly

[@dannielleeduardo]

I know you mentioned that you will soon be reviewing the Yu Xuan Ji, but since the silver color is about to sell out, I wanted to ask a quick question. You say they are shiny, but I would like to know if they are similar in style to the Rose Technics Star City 5 Pro or Truthear Hexa?

[@obodioreviews]

In terms of build? No. The Yu Xuan Ji is pure metal

[@dannielleeduardo]

@@obodioreviews Hello, no, no, in terms of tunning.

[@Musicophile-p5l]

Does the R1 has USB output?

[@obodioreviews]

Yep

[@Musicophile-p5l]

@@obodioreviews That's great! I can get one for my stereo speakers, connected permanently to the DAC, so I wouldn't have to get up every time I change the song.

[@nazreenshah8001]

Is tia trio is better than softears enigma in your opinion?

[@obodioreviews]

Not entirely, but I do prefer the treble of the Trio and the timbre of Enigma

[@gurdevsinghtakkher5953]

What do you think about the truthear zero 2 blue if u tried it

[@obodioreviews]

Didn't try it, sadly

[@Laminar-Flow]

Damn, I bought Hexa last week. I can still return; should I do so and wait for the pure??

[@obodioreviews]

Nah, I still think Hexa is good. But if you want something more natural and warmer sounding, maybe go for that return haha

[@Laminar-Flow]

@@obodioreviews Hmm. I mainly use them for solo piano; some jazz and alternative. I think I’ll keep the hexa- thanks for the advice! I’ve been enjoying the Apple Lossless + dongle dac experience with them and like the tuning. I’ve been noticing detail I never knew was there in a lot of my favorite songs (Joep Beving, Moccio). Some of the new stuff using XMEMS are definitely interesting to me as well (I’m a computer eng student that has studied MEMS stuff before) but I think my next step up will be in a year or two anyways. I’ll enjoy these!

[@KURRYOUS]

​@@obodioreviewsany guesses when the hexa 2 will get released? I'm really interested with it

[@golammortazashaad9887]

What about truthhear zero blue 2??

[@obodioreviews]

Didn't get to try that, sorry

[@brownwallet942]

No FatFreq? Hmm 🤔

[@obodioreviews]

I don't remember if Fatfreq visited the event, but I may have just missed them

[@3ildcard]

I was about to compliment Enigma aesthetics until i heard the price. I get that there are nutheads in every hobby but 3200$ for a pair of earphones is just... - Stop it, get some help. As for Kadenz, a refined KATO for 189.99$ (according to ShenzhenAudio) in 2024 is meh considering Aria 2 is mini-KATO for 89.99$. Could've been a banger at 119.99$ as a complimentary set to Aful Explorer or something but Moondrop are living in 2022 so, unfortunate.

[@brownwallet942]

Hehehe hiby R1 is cute

[@xyzed712]

is kadenz comparable to something like ea1000 or tanchjim origin

[@obodioreviews]

Short answer is no, EA1000 and Origin have a fuller and richer tone with better coherency. Concerto shows potential especially with its details but not quite there

[@xyzed712]

@@obodioreviews what about simgot iems? is it better than ea500lm or supermix 4 or ea1000? or kiwi ears quintet\ aful performer 5? Did u try the dsp settings on kadenz ?(As I am planning to use it in dsp mode only) . and is the difference between origin and kadenz big? sorry for asking too many questions. a

[@tosuu8972]

is that the ATH-AVA500 in the back ground? will you be reviewing it? i cant seem to find a single English review on it 🥲

[@obodioreviews]

Damn sharp eyes! I'm a little busy with other products but I'm definitely covering the AVA500 soon!