Moondrop Cosmo Review - Their BEST over-ear headphone

[@1fareast14]

I'm in agreement about bass eq easy, treble eq hard. Resolve should try for an eq based ranking list sometime

[@onepieceatatime]

I would like to sincerely thank Resolve for touting the virtues of EQ over many videos. I finally took the EQ plunge (using the Qudelix 5K) and just the community presets have - in my opinion - added at least $1000 in value to my modest but decent headphone collection (HD600, Sundara, AKG K371, Modhouse Argon). My guess is with the Cosmo plus EQ you'd be wasting money buying anything more expensive.

[@renomoto]

I own these headphones. These are great, but try putting Moondrop Para's stock pads, its a much better pads for it. With that pad I can use it all day. Also keep it dry as much as possible, avoid sweaty situations as the paint peels so easily. I've had these for less than 6 months and I already have its paint peeling With that said, I read from forums that Amps does change the sound signature a bit. I really want your opinion on that part, since I don't have a lot of Amps to test it out.

[@ZandoNoid]

They also graph incredibly well with the para pads.

[@humanbass]

That is one smooth graph for a planar.

[@barrymckockiner8737]

It's as good as the LCD 5. With EQ these should be endgame.

[@DaBigBoo_]

Youre everywhere on headphone videos o.o

[@HobbyTalk]

Moondrop Wanda coming soon… (this joke is for a select few)

[@530pm]

I wish it were true

[@icicle1029]

Moondrop Timmy right after

[@HobbyTalk]

@@icicle1029 HAHAHAHAHAHA Moondrop x Timmy colab should happen

[@HobbyTalk]

The name is Fairly Odd…

[@advancegeo2986]

I think these are very cool I just wish moondrop would experiment a bit more with form factor the last few releases have been a bit samey compared to their IEM segment where they make drastic changes across the board with alot of their models

[@ItsXev]

That pad swap system looks fantastic.

[@yves-thomasriant5833]

if only they were all like that

[@RNeeko]

The lack of weirdness in the treble and ease of EQ is quite intriguing. Would it be possible to turn the headband clips upside down to slightly reduce the height and would this be a viable solution?

[@occasionalart7597]

For a long time we've heard of V shaped headphones, it's about time we get an A shaped headphone. All jokes aside this looks really interesting, especially as an EQ/Detailhead who is very sensitive to treble, I was previously looking at getting an Arya Stealth and EQ-ing down the treble, but now I might be looking into getting one of these at some point and simply EQ-ing up the bass (although I do enjoy a lot of bass every once in a while so I'm unsure how much bass EQ these could handle)

[@DaBigBoo_]

grado is kind of a shaped but angled towards the high end

[@pigmanny]

Can I grate parmesan with these?

[@TC-bz8sm]

How is th soundstage size compared to hifiman ？

[@davids2214]

Frequency response is kinda similar to some Stax as well (009s, x9000)

[@Parallax1024]

Solution to the headband, fiio ft1 headband/capraaudio head strap mod 😅

[@naren.freak1c]

Have you tried it with para pads? Graphs like LCD 5 with para pads

[@ncf1]

Its just that I don't know if I want a couple of manhole covers over my ears. I might get complaints.

[@mindsight1]

Someone with a lot of hair likes the larger headbands. Most of the time I'm limited to iems.

[@gigifara9312]

i love the aesthetic

[@SireEvalish]

GENERAL KENOBI

[@TheSimChannel]

Hey Andrew! Here's my wishlist for this review (things that you didn't talk about): (1) Technicalities like sound stage, imaging, dynamics, (2) How it fares with different styles of music. Everyone knows you like Jazz but how do you like it for electronic music or rock, etc.? (3) How does it compare to similarly priced headphones? Would you prefer it over a Clear (Mg), Arya Stealth, LCD-X, etc.? (4) Have you tried to replicate this FR on other headphones using EQ? Do you like it there? At this price it isn't gonna be an "oh I'll just gobble one up next chance I get" headphone like the FT1, and it can be very difficult to find in shops -- Moondrop isn't exactly Sennheiser. So you saying it sounds really good doesn't quite cut it for me. IIRC you also liked the Sundara and Susvara, so where about does it land? Is it a good value for money, in your opinion? Would you buy it for yourself?

[@ResolveReviews]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I mainly want to move away from using the traditional language categories surrounding 'technicalities', because they mean different things to different people, given they're ultimately just descriptions of the subjective experience. I still mention it if there's something noteworthy to talk about, but what I really want to move away from is parsing a headphone by the audiophile categories I feel are somewhat erroneous to begin with. Like I talked a lot about detail and texture in this review particularly to do with certain instrument and vocal tones, because that's the standout quality to MY experience. But I feel we collectively need to move away from the traditional method of reviewing things based around specific categories of 'technicalities'. As for other music, I feel this headphone would benefit from a bass shelf for electronic music, and but it is palatable for tracks that'd otherwise be more fatiguing, given the relaxed ear gain. How does it compare to the HiFiMANs? It's quite different, and like I mentioned it's less like the HiFiMAN presentation and more like the Focal open back sound signature, with that forward midrange character. I was close to saying the Cosmo is my favorite sounding headphone below $1k, but I do prefer more bass than it has. But it's quite close to that, and for me it's easy enough to add a bass shelf. Would I buy it for myself? No, because I prioritize comfort and it's a bit heavy for me.

[@EduardBolerovich]

VS hifiman? Edition xs ?

[@Dududumdudu]

But does it waifu? y no box? crinacle waifu 4 raifu!. Also I love the industrial design on the cosmo on the para and some other moondrop products (at least on the looks) looks like something from the 70's.

[@hungngngng]

Me dailying pre-2021 LCD-X: 550g doesn't sound that bad 🤔

[@andibrema]

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[@voxpoppoolli1]

it looks like a shower drain. lol

[@darkmann12]

ahahaaa

[@benedu3450]

1 view in 1 minute bro fell off so hard

[@jameshsu2558]

first!