The Moondrop Kadenz Earphones review (non DSP)

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

0:00 Start 0:25 Giveaway 0:44 half a review really 3:08 BASS 7:30 Vocals 8:15 Harmonics

[@publicpersona6517]

I personally am not interested in sets with DSP. Part of the charm of this hobby (for me) is the excitement that comes with discovering new sets with unexpected tunings. Well, that and the fact that a lot of these solutions seem to be malfunctioning like the one you got.

[@ontiablo]

Honestly same

[@pfortunato78]

Amen. Also, I really don't want to install a non-official app through side-loading just because I have Android. Really limits the use cases for the headphones.

[@IRON_PANDA]

Hell yeah

[@stevenhoward3358]

nozzles are not for tuning the are for ear canal fit.

[@ankuro22]

Great upgrade to the Kato then. Loving it!

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

Enjoy

[@v_1922]

super excited to see another single dd iem!

[@99_Pixels]

Hi HBB, just a comment about the nozzle here, MD intent the nozzle to alter insertion depth and let user to get better fit and yes it is not suppose to alter the graph. If u look closer the length of the nozzle is different.

[@maggielemon9719]

Happy Monday! Looking forward to the part 2.

[@stymeron]

Thanks for the clarity on connection types, and some of the problems that one might have.

[@syedrehanfida]

5:22 wasn't there an Echo-B in the list, on the top?

[@audio_tron]

Good catch.

[@stav1775]

Lookimg forward to the DSP part of the review when you get it working.

[@doubledown4957]

Nice review mate

[@doncharles1296]

I’m definitely interested in this set!!!

[@piyapiyaify]

ありがとう！！TY!!! Love you!!!

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

[@asaoifsa]

Great work HBB!

[@i_am_a_ninja]

I'm baffled by the "tuning" nozzle thing. Great review as always

[@iquid8724]

the usb device is ECHO-B because the DAC is called Echo-B so it identifies as that in the app

[@lolikpof]

11.11 is coming up. Hoping to get something on linsoul sales. Hope u make a video about what's best in various price categories. Im currently looking at Aful Explorer (which you unboxed, but I can't find the review for it) and the Simgot SM4

[@jackhandy6211]

Thank you for the review of this Moondrop set.

[@Stravideo]

nice half review

[@gabmaupr]

I like how it looks!

[@juanblanco7898]

Detachable nozzles are always a pro, imo. They allow for better and safer cleaning! With how much Moondrop seems to be leaning into DSP these days, they really should be putting more thought and care into related software and hardware... Thank you very much for the videos and everything else! 🙏🏻

[@steph7193]

Interesting looking forward DSP video review 👍

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

I will be doing a DSP vid. Might try another phone

[@faizskyzo]

Subscribed and liked the video.

[@shentasticx]

Interesting set can’t wait for the DSP video.

[@rnawayguitarist]

Waiting for part 2 then decide if this is worth considering

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

Will def update since Moondrop sent this free set I will give it an update when it has all it's options working

[@sixyv7962]

Ill be waiting for the full review. Im a bit of a fan of moondrops tuning so I hope the DSP doesnt disappoint

[@ofern321]

Thanks for the reviews

[@seansandison579]

Glad you're feeling well enough to review IEMs again. If the nozzles are irrelevant [don't do anything] why have them included, this would REALLY annoy me

[@iquid8724]

its for comfort for different ear sizes and different insertion depths. for me personally the shortest one is incerdibly uncomfortable and the iems feel like theyre gonna fall out and the longest one works best. but for my sister the longer ones are too long and uncomfortable.

[@seansandison579]

@@iquid8724 usually interchangeable nozzles are for tuning purposes , I have the Simgot EA500 and the different nozzles greatly affect the tuning. But if they are there for ear comfort /size then I would still more than likely give them a miss as with right ear tips these issues can be overcome unless it is to do with the shape of your concha and tragus, and this would be an issue with the shape of the shell and not nozzle length so nozzles wouldn't help. BUT if it works for you then I am glad/pleased that it does 😃 [if you have fitment issues try Spinfit tips they have yet to ley me down]

[@juanblanco7898]

​@@iquid8724 That's a REALLY cool feature if it works that way! Also, too answer the OP - being able to take the nozzle off to clean it properly is already a huge thing. Well, in my book at least.

[@the-mr-paul]

Thanks for the review.

[@or1on89]

I had the Kato and I returned them because they really didn't give me any kick or awe while listening to music. From your review I can understand that these would not work with my taste as well. Thanks as always for your work! 🙌

[@jujoe82]

Happy monday buddy thanks for another honest review, A poor showing that the dsp did not work.

[@hgantic13]

Welllllll, I look forward to hearing the second half of the review with the DSP properly working and if you hear anything on what's going on with the tuning nozzles

[@kekoa_tco8622]

Wonder if they will ever fix their app. Great review as always :)

[@inh1194]

still loving the aria i bought 3 years ago. Eyeing this as an upgrade

[@CyrilNobody]

Perfect Timing

[@tagDyisNgaBico]

Quite intrigued to the DSP part of this

[@VoxVirtus86]

I like that they included a DSP dongle for this, looks like it's well accessorized. I hope that more companies catch on here, and start to do something similar. Letting your IEMs be whatever your listener wants is a pretty good idea IMO. WIth Moondrop Link, when you tried to restart it you want to make sure you actually "kill" the app, by swiping from bottom and holding and then swiping up on the app to fully close it. Not sure if you actually had tried that before or whatever, but figured I would mention it. Not to say that I think that would fix this issue, I think they've had lots of issues with that app throughout time.

[@cybershade69]

Thanks for the review...stinks the DSP is not working correctly. I hope you have a great week.

[@PhillipFuller]

I was very interested to hear this but now with this review I will for sure wait till the DSP happens. Moondrop is really flooding the market I hope this is not a fail for them.

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

The DSP Bass ++ looks very interesting. When i can get it working I'll revisit this

[@scouy]

Love the design tho, that matte "KATO" look is super sweet.

[@sodalis5081]

Guess that's the downside to customizability; lots of factors to consider. I've had a bad experience with the moondrop app as well. Still looking forward to your dsp review though as it sounds to me the dsp would address the low end problems. Plus this just looks too gorgeous!

[@rindarusdi]

You should do a revisit when the dsp came out, i'm still staying with blessing 2 for all this time, still pretty good performance for a thin bass haha

[@Doggie64]

Thanks for the review of the non-dsp Kadenz. I'm curious if this setup would sound similar to a non-dsp dusk. Woof.

[@wildwizard992002]

This looks pretty cool, I wonder if maybe the QR code linked an older version or something?

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

As someone who doesn't use DSP it would probably better for this set to go to someone other than me. That being said I'd never turn my nose up at anything I'd be lucky enough to win from Chris that's not why I said what I did above. Thanks for the shot Chris, it sounds like you're feeling better and I hope this finds you and yours doing great. Take care and God Bless...

[@nazdravanix]

Will be interested to see those DSP results. Are the nozzles a fit thing?

[@DragonDreamZero]

Nice review

[@lmcteo]

Looks like the matte kato that i have. Nice to know that it's an upgrade

[@kaavik47]

I love the whole DSP concept when it works, but we are still dealing with infant technology. I love my Dusk DSP. Extremely dynamic and flexible.

[@nashdiz]

nice set, need to know about dsp though

[@skywalkerhm]

Actually the different nozzles are different on the length only so that you can choose the most suitable one for your own fitting, and they are not designed for changing the tuning. I would say this is a smart design since the fitting influences the actual sound you can hear significantly.

[@franxxstain]

i think its still too expensive in that price range for this iem

[@StarBuccaneers168]

Thanks. I never understood why tuning nozzles that barely do anything were included. Use a burner phone to load moondrop apps! I have serious concern about its security.

[@fahryst]

I don't get excited easily these days about an IEM but I want one.

[@geranopozzys7184]

If moondrop really did a good job with this set, that's really awesome ❤congrats 🎉 moondrop

[@joeface03]

Actually a nice looking set even without the bass.

[@glassd]

Interested how the DSP changes things up.

[@terminatedtag930]

treblehead , reporting in!

[@theOne5555555555]

Single DD Magic....I'd love to be made a believer 😮

[@wana.me003]

Hmmm... The packaging and accessories may make it worth buying but I am not sure about the sound of this. Thank you for the review man!

[@JACloudy]

Interesting! I am not interested on DSP personally but I can see the use for it. I don't know man I prefer my IEMs to be plug and play.

[@EM-hb2xk]

That’s a bit awkward position for Moondrop to launch this IEM 😅 thank you for another review!

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

Some graphs have the DSP so it works for some.

[@EM-hb2xk]

@@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews sweet as thank you for the reply! Can’t wait to see the part 2 for more updates on the Kadenz

[@arifrahmanafandi4251]

I really hope that the dsp will work better than i expected, because the moondrop link app sometimes buggy and I can't do any eq to the iem like in May

[@jhoncc7075]

I might miss other colors of Cadenz. Waiting for your second thoughts…

[@sdsingh1]

As a fan of the dsp sets, I'm wondering when dongle dacs release with dsp options. Otherwise not really interested in this set, but thanks for the review.

[@KmtS9]

It's probably more expensive than it should be for the current market landscape, but the nozzles seem to be different in terms of length. So in theory, you could choose the nozzle length that best fits your ear canal.

[@huawu3123]

got the Kato a while ago. It was a nice gateway pair of iems.

[@dr_caduceus]

Looks great

[@ibyte1983]

The nozzles aren’t tuning nozzles, these are just for fitment purposes only for insertion depth. However I wonder if the brass nozzle for the Kato would affect the sound, that’s if it fits the threads.

[@khueta2804]

Feel a little bit awkward when moondrop release this IEMs. Great review btw

[@Just-h4k2t]

According to your freq response graph, would prefer slightly more mid bass. Maybe DSP might help?

[@rialdoroeloffze628]

Set seems very interesting. Like the design but I'd replace the cable.

[@pablosanchezgutierrez7482]

It's a shame you couldn't use the DSP. Shall this will happen to all sets? I mean, is somethiing to do with CQ? I really do not use DSP, and have already the Kato, and like it very much. Nice video. Its enough for me. Thank you.

[@pjmt29]

Without the DSP it just seems to be another version of the Kato, honestly I think it should be as good with the DSP that it is without but I'll wait for your review with the DSP to see what it's like. Hopefully Moondrop can get it together and do a great sounding analogue version.

[@stevenshaun6149]

So many parts😮

[@jangenesismatutino2357]

Waiting for part 2

[@seckindemirbas]

I am not interested in DSP much as some people mentioned as well, but there are not many USB-C to 4.4 mm dongles that are that compact I have seen. That intrigues me a little.

[@pakhromov]

Is it just the app that doesn't work or the whole IEM connected via usb c? Are you missing only the eq presets or there is no sound at all?

[@Dr.Dan_K]

How about a BC driver tier list?

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

Zempire ears is S tier

[@Dr.Dan_K]

@@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews for their price they're the most enticing! Does the vibrating tickle the ears?

[@baaltroth1957]

Do the nozzles potentially change the timbre slightly?

[@tauhidirfani271]

i mean i do like the Kato so i hope this is a success so i can finally buy one at a massive discount....🤣 but i am interested in hearing more of that DSP functionality

[@azae1866]

I guess the app update is slower than the items they send for reviews. So many products are releasing with incomplete features nowadays.

[@demaiam]

dsp really seems to be the future for iems

[@tiburongallardo7026]

Hopefully DSP is going to improve for sets in the future, id rather use digital signal processing than tuning nozzles or switches to change the tuning of a set.👍

[@googanhiem]

Kato and this look cool, but the tuning doesn't seem to blow people away like other sets in this price range.

[@skywalkerhm]

I think this is really nice

[@EG-MAN]

Im pretty sure the different nozzles have a variable depth adjustment function, the DSP adapter is doing the tuning changes, tho I've seen the tuning adjustments of the DSP on graphs and they lack a bit of... creativity 😅

[@Foobymaster1]

Just a heads up, the graph tool on the unbox channel still links to the nonupdated squig instead of your new database

[@AlexEscobedo]

I have the blue Kato, and I love it, so if this is almost the same, I'll still buy it.

[@7seven0fnine9]

i wonder if the paint chips or bubbles like the other moondrops

[@AzGael]

Always wanted a se of Kato´s... will wait till the dsp works and then maybe xd

[@barshatshrestha3269]

Moondrop making new set.

[@drfredwilson]

I heard the different nozzles are for fitment issues.

[@petertower2531]

Is there a missing "a"?

[@JohnClarkW]

These look interesting, but it seems rough that the DSP isn't working correctly. The Moondrop app was pretty bad, when I tried it with the May.

[@muhammadali.8170]

I feel like the main issue you have with it is in the bass department which the DSP would've fixed, but it wasn't working unfortunately. I like Moondrop's approach to their newer sets now, utilizing the DSP, but it's a bummer how they didn't polish out the software prior to release. Would've been dope if it fell under the Kato name cos it legit looks like a successor to it

[@Deletehead]

As a Kato owner, I was hoping this was $130-$150 because I personally feel like the Kato is overpriced at $190. But this is essentially a side-grade with DSP functionality for the same price. It’s hard to justify.

[@peytonbauer2941]

another beautiful moon drop shame yoh couldn’t get the dsp to work

[@psykadelikoflifelinez]

is it really worthy to grab these pair?

[@xyzed712]

we need another full video with dsp