METEOR

I never see anyone talk about them but the Moondrop mays. I have a lot of Moondrop as a simp would but at the end of the day I sometimes would use my Mays over my Moondrop Meteors. They just do everything right with a comfortable form factor; they drive easy, the look clean, they even eq nice. I know that they're supposed to be a DSP iem but the raw sound is just amazing. They are what I would consider budget, the only thing I would ever say is I don't like to recommend moondrop items to anyone that lives in a humid environment like I do. However over 3 years they have never had any moisture issues so they get my stamp of approval.

Hi guys, a few months ago I saw an interesting format in the watches sub and I decided to take inspiration from it. I recorded the hours of my IEMs used in the last 2 months, in total I stopped at just over 400 hours, it was an interesting experiment especially to understand what I can sell and what is not used. I'll leave you some impressions and comments:) * Punch audio Martilo: In the end they were my most used between Work, Music, Gym and Gaming. I must say that lately I listen to a lot of phonk * Tangzu Tianpeng: They replaced my Bajie, excellent quality and accessories for more refined listening at home or excellent for gaming * Tanchjim Force: They are becoming my favorites, already heard at various fairs and lent by a friend, excellent aesthetic and design, sound similar to my beloved Meteor, but they are less goofy and therefore I can also wear them on trains or at work, I will definitely increase the hours * Moondrop Kadenz: Great all-rounders, simply top, but I'm using the Forces more for a similar sound. They're perfect for work. * Moondrop Meteor: Among my favorite flagships, but I'm more comfortable with the Tanchjim as they are more discreet, I listen to the Meteor at home in peace * Fatfreq Deuce: They were the most used for the same reasons as the Martilo, but I prefer the Punch Audio for design and comfort. The bass is perfect in both.

Honestly I hit this too recently, splurged on some top line stuff and honestly need to force myself to use them over some cheaper options I have. For example I picked up the Moondrop Meteors and Blessing 3’s Yet still find myself falling back to the old trusty Shire se215, kiwi ears orchestra and moondrop aria snow editions I find the top line are always very “clean” sounding but i personally enjoy the sound curve on the lower line models best! Might be what my ears are capable of hearing also. Again all subjective and YMMV Always enjoy the little sense of discovery with things like this, think finding the limit of price to returns for me is a fun thing with most hobbies i get into. Finding out for yourself is important! Now I get more excited when I find some a pair of cheap little gems that I can recommend to people looking for some IEM’s!

Moondrop meteor dog walks anything this brand has

Rich boi. Wait for Mondroop meteor DE. Best IEM under $1500. I demoed it last yeah on SIAS and it surpasses the MK4. They have a big driver but it extends outside so they actually have good ergonomics. I’d also recommend the base meteor but the bass and mids are not that good even on its price range . Everything else is monarch mk4 levels though. But it would be a downgrade to the mk4 while the DE will be an upgrade.

Rich boi. Wait for Mondroop meteor DE. Best IEM under $1500. I demoed it last yeah on SIAS and it surpasses the MK4. They have a big driver but it extends outside so they actually have good ergonomics. I’d also recommend the base meteor but the bass and mids are not that good even on its price range . Everything else is monarch mk4 levels though. But it would be a downgrade to the mk4 while the DE will be an upgrade.

Moondrop meteor has better treble than pretty much everything on this list . Worlds apart from most of the $500 ones you mentioned as well

Everyone to their own I guess. I found it the treble to be kilobuck level . Bass isn’t that good and the mids are also mid (pun intended ) but since the treble is pretty much perfect, it is one of these IEMs that work very well with EQ. The bass and mids can become way better after EQ. However that faceplate seems to be prone to rusting . Better wait for the DE ones that will allegedly have mother pearl faceplate instead of meteorite .

My main issue is that the faceplate seems to rust . I hope that the DE one isn’t canceled because it allegedly switched the meteorite faceplate with mother pearl. It’s been almost a year since the Meteor DE appeared in SIAS without any mention ever since , so it is not loooking good .

Nah. 2024 Dusk best IEM by far under $500, best under $1k at the time it was released (with DSP applied ) . Meteor is also good except the bass .

Meteor has better treble than the likes of monarch mk4 and the mysticraft myth. Pretty much the best treble under 2k for $500. Bass and mids can be fixed with EQ but are still not that great according to reviewers .

Complete opposite for me . My only complaint for the meteor was the bass and a bit of the mids. Also worried that the faceplate can rust . Might go for the art 12 if it good or just wait for the meteor DE all together (apparently the faceplate will be mother of pearl instead of meteorite)

I am not sure about that . Many reviewers said that the bass ain’t good. Even the respected super reviews said that the bass quality isn’t on par with the IEMs at its price range . Some others like jays audio and sharur are Moondrop haters so their opinions are irrelevant

Yeah will do . What scares me about the meteor is that the faceplate apparently rusts . I thought meteorite was a rock , but apparently it is mostly iron 😂. Another person just posted about that in this thread

I used to like it, too bad I can't wear it for more than an hour. The weight distribution ain't the greatest, and it pulls down on my ears.

I don't know your tuning preference, but the Moondrop Meteor is my personal favourite at 500USD. Sounds like a mild V, some would consider it neutral with a little bit of fun added. It was a great benchmark set for me, and I brought it with me when I went to demo kilobucks in store. It still holds it's own, especially in the treble. The bass might be too little for EDM depending on your taste, but technical performance gaps the Rockies imo, without having to overboost the treble. It also sounds a lot more natural. It was the opposite of hyped initially, where everything except the treble was clowned on in reviews (Moondrop Mediocre). When the user reviews rolled in it was actually quite positive, but didn't manage to reach the same levels of hype as the Rockies is getting right now because of the initial lukewarm reaction. I sold it because of long term comfort issues but I seem to be a rarity. Most find the comfort ok, just that it sticks out like a sore thumb.

Underrated-Moondrop Meteor as well. NiceHCK Tears is frequently reviewed but I still don't see a lot of organic hype being generated relative to your Wan'ers, Bunny, Salnotes and Chus. I think it deserves to be in the same conversation as all these. Overrated- Aful Dawn X. Don't get the appeal at all. It's not terrible, besides the 5kHz peak and the bass, but if you ask me what I like about it, I wouldn't have anything to say.

<$50 NiceHCK Tears, Tanchjim Bunny <$100 Final A2000, <$200 Dita Prelude, Dunu Kima 2 <$500 Plunge Audio Unity Dynamic <$1000 Softears Twilight, Moondrop Meteor, 7A Supernova <$1500 Prisma Lumen, Nightjar Singularity Expensive stuff: Faith Labs E1000, Final Audio A10000, Symphonium Zenith