Moondrop Dark Saber - flagship IEM reviewed
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Moondrop Dark Saber goes for $799.99 and this is my review.
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00:00 Intro
00:23 About Dark Saber
03:29 Sound
08:22 vs Moondrop Blessing 3
10:29 EQ-ing
10:51 Pairing
12:03 Conclusion
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That's one that I have not seen around. Thank you for the review!
I hope yours doesn't break at the 2pin connector like many people's units
Ouch, that would be very unfortunate. 😵 So far I only had 7Hz Timeless connector going bad after a very short time.
I was hoping for a variations 2, now deciding between variations or this. But i heard quality controll is not great. Is it worth the increase in price?
i have both variations and dark saber. The variations are WAY better. In every regard... I was insanely disappointed in these.
I currently have classic hi-fi headphones. I'm planning to buy another one. And I'm thinking about IEM, for listening at home. What do you recommend another classic hi-fi headphones or should I try IEM headphones?
For me, IEMs are best used when portability is important, and sound isolation too. So I use them outside... Inside, classic headphones will always be more comfortable to wear for longer time. IEMs can irritate the ear canal skin if used for long (it's person dependent).
Thanks for the answer.@@iiWiReviews
How's the plastic around the 2-pin female connector on the earpiece? Does it feel soft/brittle when trying to connect or remove a cable?
I hesitated to get one right after someone posted a review that theirs broke near the female 2-pin connector of the earpiece >
It looks plastic but fine so far. I changed the cable some three to four times so far so can't comment on its durability.
@@iiWiReviewsThanks for the reply~😀
I understand the Dark Saber is a slight alteration to the Variations (though some seem to think the Dark Saber is worse). The Variations have a similar curve to the Kato, which is in your price range. I have both, and the Variations is obviously a vast improvement in clarity, soundstage, detail, etc. But the Kato is no slouch, at less than half the price of the Variations.
I boost subbass (below 40 HZ) and mids (400 hz) a bit on both. I am a massive subbass fanatic, so I always have to boost subbass on all playback equipment. I even boost it on my SVS SB16 sub. 😂
In terms of detail and sound stage the Kato are eons behind the Variations, I own both and honestly with more complex music pieces the Kato sound like a car stereo while the Variations sound like a home Hifi. There is really night and day difference...
variation has way better bass than dark saber for some reason
in your opinion, what is a good frequency response in iems for studio production and monitoring... a very truthfull and correct sounding found profile?
monitoring with IEMs is never truly accurate and no one can recommend you a 'truthful and correct sounding profile' IEM because everyone's pinna and HRTF is different, and your brain then get used to that specific HRTF, you have to accurately measure what the sound pressure and response curve you get at your ear drums with a set of speakers that have perfectly flat sound
monitoring with IEMs is never truly accurate and no one can recommend you a 'truthful and correct sounding profile' IEM because everyone's pinna and HRTF is different, and your brain then get used to that specific HRTF, you have to accurately measure what the sound pressure and response curve you get at your ear drums with a set of speakers that have perfectly flat sound to figure out what target curve an IEM should have that properly maps to a flat 'truthful' sound profile
Can you provide your EQ settings.
I used PEQ with only one band:
- Frequancy: 250 Hz
- Gain: 3 dB
- Q: 0.5
This to my ears made sound, especially vocals, more full-bodied and midrange more balanced.
@@iiWiReviews yes that would make it sound warmer. Drums might sound worse depending on the track.
Is there anything around $200 that's almost as good?
Not really. Blessing 3 are as good as it gets to that "almost as good" description.
@@iiWiReviews thanks
@@iiWiReviews There are so many IEMs out there it's hard to know what to choose.
@doomsdavemachine thanks, how do they compared to the Chopin?
@@iiWiReviews what do you think of the Chopin?
what you mean technality is it quality of sound the out shell of saber look like s hit and feek bad plastic quality i hate this i saw in other video its broken wtf ?? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Dark Sabre isn't moondrops flagship, that would be SOLIS II
Pozdrav,odlične recenzije, da li znadeš možda kolika je razlika između KZ ZS 10 pro i moondrops saber ako si imao priliku slušati obadvoje ,frekvencijski raspon je isti 7-40khz,osjetljivost je nešto veća kod Moondropsa 128 a kod KZ111 a cijena je pet puta skuplja Moondropsa.
Pozdrav. Nisam slušao KZ ZS10. Meni su KZ sve što sam probao često imale preoštar zvuk pa sam skontao da to nije za mene i prestao njih da nabavljam. Specifikacija na papiru inače može da bude jako slična, gotovo ista, a zvuk prilično drugačiji.
@@iiWiReviews Zahvaljujem ti na odgovoru i živ bio,odličan sound ovih manjih zvučnika u tvojoj sobi, kao da je cijenovno zvučnik oko 10000 eura!!!