![]() The stock tips provided an excellent seal, top marks for that. They fit comfortably, and despite being made of metal, stay put most of the time. The faceplate might have all the funny angles, but the inner surface of the Starfield is smooth and seamless throughout. “Do you happen to know the way to infinity and beyond?”Īnd in goes the small but sturdy earpiece into my ears. This is vanity of the highest order, and I love it! They should market the Starfield with Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars”, because those words describe their looks best. The Starfield reflects a lot of light thanks to the angled faceplate, highlighting the intricate, innate beauty of the shells. The colors change as you rotate the earpiece, and sparkles under a light source. Being metal, they are heavy for their size, but are a joy to handle, and wins durability points.īut here the star (sic) of the show is the “special painting tech” which coats the Starfield in a glittery navy blue/purple gradient. The angular faceplate exclusive to itself and KXXS, like brothers from a different mother. As a refresher, the shells are made of zinc/aluminum alloy, with a crease down the middle separating two halves. The Starfield is essentially the KXXS with a coat of woohoo paint. I like the paint job, and at this price I shouldn’t complain, but I’d definitely like to see a thicker, higher quality stock cable. ![]() The midnight blue cable looks like a variant of the generic Plastics One cable, with a handsome splitter of the Moondrop logo the only notable difference. The full retail package comes with delightful anime box art, and probably more accessories than you can shake a stick at, but I wouldn’t know. Well, I received the reviewer’s package, which is just a little baggie with the Starfield IEMs, cable, and 6 pairs of silicone ear tips of various sizes. This improper unboxing has Brad Pitt yelling “what’s in the box?” incessantly. Cable Material: 24AWG Litz 4N Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC).Effective frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz (IEC60318-4).Sensitivity: 122dB/Vrms Impedance: 32Ω☑5% Frequency Response: 10Hz – 36kHz.Driver: 10mm dual cavity Carbon Nanotube (CNT) diaphragm.The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard.This review was first featured in Headphonesty. I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to Moondrop for the review unit and their patient communication. The Starfield is available via Moondrop’s official Amazon and AliExpress pages. I’m always tickled by CNT drivers because it’s one letter away from the most offensive word in English. Powered by a single carbon nanotube (CNT) driver (ok just a variation of the dynamic driver), the Starfield (rhymes with Garfield) is marketed as the musical, easy-listening complement to the incisive, reference-tuned KXXS. Today we look at their entry-level model, the Starfield. ![]() I’ve never heard a badly-tuned Moondrop yet. ![]() And here’s the thing, they are remarkably consistent in what they do. They take a can’t-fail, research-based tuning recipe, apply a few tweaks, scour the earth for drivers that do the best job for the price, before unleashing a full range of IEMs from entry-level to flagship. Their IEM tuning is famously based on the Harman Target Response Curve. You choose your travel agent, I choose mine. Over the years they’ve flexed their financial muscle, and now have independent R&D and manufacturing arms. Early on, they released earbuds with fancy names and peculiar nomenclature (ShiroYuki, Liebesleid, and most peculiar of all, Nameless) before dabbling with in-ear monitors (IEMs). I’m sure there are others, but these three brands release new stuff at such a breakneck pace, it’s as if their lives depended on it.Įstablished in 2015, Moondrop started off as a studio comprised of enthusiasts. “Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, never let it fade away.” You’ve heard of a star fall, but how about a moon drop? Moondrop is part of the brigade of “holy crap, there they are again” fast-rising brands in Chi-fi, along with Fearless, Tin HiFi and the like. It’s time to dive headfirst into the universe of Moondrop’s enchanting tuning. An entry-level earphone with its head in the stars, the Starfield is a value proposition by Moondrop, a company that seems to do no wrong (just yet).
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