Moondrop Starfield Carbon Nanotube Diaphragm Dynamic Earphone Without Mic

🔴Holiday seasons is here.—Gift for Her?Yes. Starfield from —a Gift for your beloved one’s perspective— is the optimal choice. Why? 1:The package box delivers a sky full of star with her silhouette2: carry pouch feels and looks like a COACH wallet. It’s leather made, and even more it has high-end leather product “scent” making this gift a great accessory for her daily use. Yes she cares this portion maybe even more than actual earphones3: earphone CHANGES COLOR by the angle you look. Who doesn’t like this? It has star lookimg lamination on it, just like a nail art. With deep star field on the shell, which changes color from Blue to violet. Shivering. She will love this outlook.4: Cable is also theme matched beautifully colored to blue. Yes, it’s thoughtful.5: It sounds great.Gift for Him/Yourself?-enough info ⬇️ belowAbout myself: Skip ⏬ if not.===🔴START OF INTRODUCTION 🔴===—BackgroundAudio equipment reviewer over 20year+ of experience in headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by:Sennheiser | AKG | Sony | Bose | JVC | JBL.—BioAfter spending a decade with full-size headphones, home audio speakers, I shifted my main listening environment to IEM. Of which, I have over 100 personal inventories —not loaner or review unit—purchased with my hobby budget).—On mobileI enjoyed Lexus’s Mark Levision system, and moved to Mercedes AMG’s Burmester 4D System.—CommunityI have been a member & reviewer at headfi.org —one of the most diversified international audio equipment enthusiast community— since 2008, have 100+ IEMs/50+ full size cans/numerous DAPs.—My IEM Reference (2022-11)qdc Anole VX | 7Hz Timeless | Softears RSV | Moondrop’s Blessing 2 & Dusk | Variations | Aria | Kato | as well as many other current market gatekeepers such as UM MEST MKII ($1,600), Thieaudio Monarch ($760), DUNU SA6 ($560), AKG N5005($1,000) besides consumer brands such as Sennheiser/ Shure / Westone / Sony / AudioTechnica / AKG/ Etymotic Research IEMs.⏬More references at the bottom⏬=====🔴END OF INTRODUCTION🔴=====—BottomlineSo even at this 2022, Starfield is still great option as a single dynamic IEM that sound great without ANY notable flaws.—ARIA vs Starfield vs KXXSI would like to go through tonality difference among them with a perfectly comprehensive video comparison. The reaons why I’m doing this is because I saw some reviewers commented they sound alike.If you can tell the tonality difference of the piano tones among YAMAHA/Steinway/Bosendorfer, you wouldn’t tell Aria/Starfield/KXXS sound alike.If not they all sound “piano”.Try look out youtube with following title:“Can You Hear The Difference Between a Steinway, Yamaha and Bosendorfer? “—Aria (removed hex filter) : Yamaha-Cleanest tone of all three, less overtones, reminiscent to Yamaha grand piano in the video.[with original stock hex filter attached]-the mid range distortion resulted Aria to sounds like inappropriately tuned Bosendorfer—Starfield: Steinway-Balanced tone from top to bottom with moderate overtones and thus producing comparatively milder tone between two sisters reminiscent to Steinway grand piano—KXXS : Bosendorder-Richest overtone of all three, mellower midrange produces very euphoric tuning among all sisters, reminiscent to Bosendorrer grand piano—TL;DRStarfield is still relevant and it is IEM world’s Sennheiser HD650. Even after it’s 4th year of product lifespan, Starfield sounds as good as most of IEMs you can find from the market for a single dynamic driver equipped.If you prefer more quick and nimble sound, Moondrop’s Aria ($79) would serve the job.If you are listening electronically mixed tracks mainly, or you need more technical expression, Truthear HEXA ($79) is no-mistake solid offer. HEXA 8: Mercedes AMG C43 going with $12K usd Asking MRSP in IEM world, it can go wrong at any occasions.Again, as a Gift Option, Starfield is the solid answer, and for your personal daily use, it’s a long long lasting favorite music monitor that will not lose any colors even after a dacade, just like how Sennheiser HD650 is still relevant in this 2022 market. Starfield is a crafted masterpiece.—You love starfield and want more resolutions?Moondrop Kato. Is Starfield’s big sister and they share very close tuning.==🔴NEED COMMON REFERENCE? 🔴==Yes, if we share same reference, it will be a good anchor point, here you go.IEM fav:[ 7Hz Timeless / Salnotes Zero | Tangzu Wu Zetian | qdc Anole VX | Softears RSV | UM MEST MkII | ThieAudio Monarch | Moondrop Variations | DUNU Studio SA6 | Moondrop Kato / Dusk | XENNS Mangird Tea | TRUTHEAR HEXA | See Audio Bravery | FiiO FHE | Moondrop Stellaris | GeekWold GK10 | TRI Starsea / i3 Pro | Moondrop Aria(mod) / Chu | KBEAR Believe | KZ ZAS | DQ6S | Tripowin Lea | Kiwi Cadenza ]Wireless fav:[AKG N5005 / N400 | AirPodsPro | Moondrop Nekocake | Air3 Deluxe HS / Gamer No.1Headset fav:Sennheiser PC38X / PC37XFullsize-Can fav:[ Sennheiser HD560S / HD650 / Unipolar 2002 / HD25 | Yamaha HP-1 | AKG K340 | Beyerdynamic DT990PRO[600Ω] ]DAP/DAC fav:L&P W2 | FiiO M11Pro/BTR5/3K | HifiMan HM801 | Astel&Kern AK70 |Speaker:AMG Burmester 4D System////////Shelved items(benched-roaster)////////——Big box Brands——Sennheiser:IE8 / MXW1 / Momentum OE / HD414 / HD202 / PX100 / CX95 / MX90VC / OMX90VC / MX760/660/500 /HD450BTAKG:K701 / K530LTD / K450 / K171MKII /K24&26P/ IP2 / K314P / K324P / K12PUltimate Ears:UERM / Triple.Fi 10PRO / Super.fi 5EB / Superfi 5SONY:EXQ1 / EX90LP / EX700STAudio Technica:ESW9 / EW9 / ANC7Etymotic Research:ER4S / ER2SEBang&Olufsen: A8Phillips: SHE9700 /SHP8500Klipsch: Custom2Harman Kardon: EP720Final Audio Design: E500/E1000/VR3000JVC: HP-FX500Westone:Westone 4/ UM2Ultrasone: DJ1PROV-Moda: Bassfreq——Modern Innovative Brands——Moondrop:Blessing 2/ Starfield / KXXS / Quarks / ShiroYuki / NamelessKZ:ZST Pro / ZS5 / ZS10 / ZS10Pro / ZSN / ZSN ProX/ AS10 / AS12 / AS16 / ASX / AST / DQ6 / ZAX / EDX / S1D / SKS / SK10 / Z1Pro / ZEX/ NRA/ZEX Pro/ T10CCA:CS10 / C10 Pro / CA16 / CS16 / CRNTRN:VX(w/BT20ProTWS) / MT1 / VX PROKBEAR & TRI:Stellar / KS1 / KS2 /Lark 4K / Neon / RobinQKZ:VK1 / VK3 / VK4 / KD4 / KD7 / CK3 / CK7 / CK9See Audio: Yume |ThieAudio: Legacy 3 |NICEHCK: DB3 | FiiO/ JadeAudio: EA3| Surplex: HD668B/HD661 | HZSound: Heart Mirror | NF Audio: NM2+ | Tripowin: Mele——Start Up Brands——GS Audio:ST10 /GT12 | GeekWold: GK3 | OpenHeart: Resin | CCZ: Plume/Coffee Bean DC-01Other Old classics:HPM1000 | JBL Reference410 | Yamaha YH-100 | Fostex T50RP | Grado SR225 | TEAC HP102 | Goldring GR-104 | STAX SR40 | Marantz HP101 |////////END OF Shelved items////////

I am not an audiophile. I know what bass is but I couldn't tell you exactly what does or even what IEM stands for. I'm someone that grew up on earbuds that you can just get for $20 or $30 from Walmart. My go to choice have been Zune Premium earbuds (the ones with the fabric cable). Since Zune's long gone, I've collected as many pairs of them as I can, but I'm currently on my last pair.I saw these Moondrops in a suggest and was immediately drawn to them because of the color and shine. I had never seen earbuds with a detachable cable. I have bad luck with buds, because too soon the sound starts fading out of one ear either due to wiring or just the way I use them. I'm not rough with them at all, but they all just putz out on me too soon. So seeing earbuds with a detachable cable that I could replace was an automatic win.I'll just briefly mention the packaging, because that's not why I purchased these. Presentation was spot on and impressive. I love that a little case was included along with extra screens in case the originals need replacing. People have mentioned that the cord tangles easily and I can see that, but it doesn't seem any more apt to tangle than any other brands I've had. I can't comment on the quality of the cable, but the quality of the earbuds themselves...wow! They feel solid and well constructed. It took me a few to figure out how they went in my ears and even how to hook up the cables. There is a very tiny 'L' and 'R' on the cables, and the earbud with the compass is left and the one with 'Starfield' is right. They fit pretty darn well in my ears, and I was surprised at how comfortable they were. I've worn them for hours at a time and had no issues with tenderness or fatigue in my ears. I don't think I'd recommend wearing these while exercising. I'll wear them when I clean the apartment, but they tend to want to slip out due to their weight combined with sweat.I have a very wide range of music that I love, nearly everything but rap and R&B. So I put these babies in my ears and tested them with my Sony NW-A45/B Walkman. I listened to rock, trance, country, new age..etc basically to test how they sound. While I've never really fussed with the equalizer on mp3 players, I did with these in. The differences in sound and tone in the songs I tested was beautiful, and it was like I was hearing them for the first time without the muddiness of regular headphones. I could hear more instrumental parts and vocals that weren't overly clear to me before. The only aspect of these earbuds that I find disappointing is songs that have a deeper bass. I don't hear the same punchy bass like I'm used to. I don't attribute that fault of the Moondrops but probably to me being so used to hearing songs for years with deeper base headphones.While I'd love to hear something that is several thousands of dollars to see what difference I could hear, I am very happy with these Moondrops. While I can put in my old Zunes and listen to songs that I'm used to hearing, I find myself appreciating the quality and difference in sound these buds produce. I honestly do not think I will be able to go back to regular headphones/earbuds again after being exposed to this kind of good sound quality.One final thought. While listening to these, I experienced one glitch/issue. I heard static and popping in the left bud, but it went away as soon as it appeared. If it happens again, I'll get these replaced and will also update my review on these earbuds longevity. If you are considering these and can afford to do so, I'd recommend purchasing them. I doubt you will be disappointed unless you are an audiophile and are able to decipher far more from their sound quality than I can.EDIT: Finally got a chip in the paint on one of the buds 3 months later. Sealed it with a tiny bit of clear nail varnish.Note: I did NOT receive this product for free or a discount. I paid for this product in full with my own money.