MoondropStarfield Carbon Nanotube Diaphragm Dynamic Earphone

This is best in terms of sound quality, but i just got addicted to noise cancelling.

You get more for what you pay

Soy baterista y tras investigar mucho, me decidí por estos audífonos y me encantaron. Excelentes bajos, medios presentes y agudos sin incomodar. Excelentes para monitoreo personal en tocada en vivo. Solo el cable está muy delgado y el case que viene de regalo deja mucho que desear.

i have been daily driving the JVC HA-FW01 for about a year now, which was a moderate upgrade from the Sony XBA-N3AP. that iem was 350$ when i bought it. i saw this iem among other chinese headphones that were garnering huge recognition for quality. i loved the design of these, so i bought them to try. at first, i noticed the bass felt almost non-existent compared to the JVC. but i stuck to it, as the sound of IEMs right out of the box can be misleading, especially if you're used to something else. they grew on me. the bass is there, it just isn't overpowered. it is weaker yes, but it still maintains a strong presence, and has unreal detail and texture. the mids, ESPECIALLY male vocals, feel so crisp and powerful. the highs are sweet and musical. the balance is great, but where these really shine for me is the soundstage and imaging. it is so wide, airy, spacious, and warm. i can hear everything. i can see in my head where all the instruments are in relation to each other so much better than before.comparison to my previous daily driver-after digging into these for the past few days, the FW01 sounds...congested. the bass is very prominent and doesn't have nearly the same detail. the soundstage is decent, but the overall tone of the iem is very dark. i wouldn't call the starfields bright or cool, they definitely have warmth and softness to them, but not too much. it's very pleasing and non-fatiguing. this is not to say that the FW01 is bad objectively, but for the price, it is. the starfield does seem to struggle a little bit in super fast high bass situations like in heavy metal, but it isn't severe enough to really bother me. in terms of balance, soundstage, detail retrieval, and mids, these completely and utterly destroy the FW01 for less than a third of the price. the FW01 is an IEM for bassheads who don't want to throw away most of the clarity. they are very fun for bass heavy music, but the starfield has them beat in terms of overall enjoyment for me, and they are much more versatile.minor gripes-the nozzle not having a notch on it to hold the tips on (like 95% of IEMs have this) hurts the tip selection for this quite a bit. most tips just slide off.my ears also just don't agree too well with the over ear design, but maybe i just need to get used to them. i wont even take stars off for these because of how mindblowing these are.

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wow, these sounded so wide and were a ppleasure to listen to. I did however return mine out of the fear i might chip the paint. I hate that moondrop make such beautiful iems with such poor quality, it isnt fair... That aside, if u get these, id recommend getting a replacement cable, as the original one is pretty bad imo

The Starfields are tuned to a “Harman curve”, or “Harman target”. Compared to a “flat” tuning, this particular tuning has more elevation in the bass range and treble. As a result, this gives Starfield’s representation a really enjoyable, and very dynamic listening experience.Starfield does not excel at bass response. Nevertheless, the bass response remains very smooth. It is neither aggressive nor energetic, nor the opposite; it finds itself in a decent spot. The bass line in Mac Miller’s “Circles” is so gentle, and doesn’t slam it in your face, which I am grateful for, as the overall song has a very slow tempo. The kick in Frank Ocean's "Lost" lacks grunt, it's more like a hollow thump without the density a kick should have. Furthermore, it seems that the bass isn't pushing the track along at the same pace as the rest of it. This is evident in "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, as even though the guitars and singing were fast and came with great attack, the kick and toms did not have the same level of performance. I don't feel like the bass is jumpy and energetic like it could be, and it just leaves me wanting more.The midrange is where the Starfields shine. It is the best aspect of the IEM’s. The mid-range is exceptionally well-tuned, because it's kept clean and leaves a lot of room for the lower and upper-midrange, allowing vocals to be brought to life. Fleetwood Mac’s “Never Going Back Again” had beautiful vocals that were so well defined. In the same manner that vocals are well defined, instruments are also very well defined, especially guitars. String plucks in Sting's "Shape of my heart" were executed flawlessly to complement his vocals without pushing them back. While the midrange takes a back seat, it is by no means bad at all, in fact, it allows the vocals and instruments to sound delicate and natural, resulting in a experience of music that I have never heard before, leaving me completely mesmerised.The Starfields treble has been rolled off, which reduces fatigue. With my experience, Sia’s “Chandelier (piano version)” was an absolute joy to listen to, finally. The aggression and energy the Starfields deliver is exactly the way she intended to deliver her vocals, yet they weren’t piercing in the slightest. Additionally due to the treble reproduction, as it is decently precise and detailed, I am noticing new elements in the song I never heard before, such as the natural sounds of chord changes in Dire Straits “The Man’s Too Strong”, they are subtle but so effective into the overall presentation of the song.The soundstage of the Starfields is excellent. There is a lot of height and depth presence which makes the Starfield’s very immersive. An example of this is each instrument has its own space, allowing them to feel as the mastered track it is, making it clear that each instrument is in different places. Listening to Cymande’s “Dove” the güiro is very faint and very distant from the centre of the action, whilst still being present enough to be heard, resulting in an increase of depth to the music.Regardless of how busy the song is, I have found the separation of the Starfield’s to be very good. Listening to “Take Five” By Dave Brubeck's String Quartet, which is a relatively busy song, every instrument was easily recognisable and had its stage to perform, there was no competition in each instrument, it all works together, in really good harmony, without any instrument being more profound than the other.Overall, the Starfields represent a very enjoyable sound. Although the bass doesn’t always give the grunt needed to feel the song, the mid-range and treble is controlled, delicate and represented so well, therefore making songs sound so natural, which is an absolute joy to listen to.Fit and ComfortThe starfields, although being heavier than expected, still fit in my ears very well. I do use the smallest tips, and it has taken some time to adjust. Sometimes I do need to push them back in as they slightly slip out of the ears, even with the smallest ear tips, mainly because they are a weighty pair of IEM’s, luckily, this isn't all of the time.The Starfield are a very comfortable pair of IEM’s. I can sit through long listening sessions without the need to have a break. I feel people with bigger ear canals will find them even more comfortable than I do, even though I find them very comfortable myself. I wouldn't use them for commuting because they don’t fully isolate.Build QualityThe Starfield have excellent build quality. They are metal and have a finish that is unlike any other IEM’s I have seen, sadly, the finish is prone to peeling off. They feel heavy and the machining is excellent, which is conducive to a very unique aesthetic. What I find most mesmerising about the finish is depending on the angle, the paint will shift from blue to purple. It’s a work of art.Tits and TatsThe Starfield’s include a clamshell carrying case, which is a decent size for the IEM’s themselves. It’s a nice case, could be a little bigger for the cable, but it is still a decent case nonetheless. They also include 6 pairs of ear tips that include Small, Medium and Large, spare dust filters and a tweezer (amazing) that helps you install the dust filters.The cable is all right. It is nothing amazing, it fits with the theme, okay, but it is nothing of amazing quality. I would recommend upgrading the cable, to a better two-pin, when possible. I have heard the Moondrop “Autumn Moon” is a fantastic choice, albeit being £78.ConclusionAlways wanted a pair of IEM’s that is a different adventure every time you use them? Yeah, the Starfield’s are one of those IEM’s. From the unique design to the very delicate and natural sound, it’s a listening experience, I simply can’t recommend enough.