Moondrop DESTROYED the budget TWS market 🤯 ($25 Space Travel Review)

$25 TWS earbuds should NOT be this good. Find out how the Moondrop Space Travel compares to the best of Soundpeats, Haylou, FIIL and more.

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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
00:59 Sound Quality
01:28 VS Soudnpeats Life
04:49 VS Soundpeats Engine4
05:36 VS Haylou W1
06:27 VS Soundpeats Free2 Classic
07:27 Battery life
08:35 The Experience
09:37 ANC
10:10 Transparency
11:37 Controls
12:09 Connectivity
12:34 Mic Test

Transparency Notes
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As an Associate of Amazon, AliExpress, Involve Asia and individual brands/storefronts affiliate programs, I may earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

This review was done after two weeks of usage. Despite receiving the unit free of charge, everything said is my own honest opinion and is not influenced by any form of incentives. No approval copy has been made prior to publishing.

BGM
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Knuckles - Slynk
Catch Me When I Fall - TFK (feat. Nadia Gabriella)

#TestedByKenn #MoondropSpaceTravel #BestBudgetEarbuds

[namedkenn]

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE ⚠️
GAME MODE IS HERE and it’s actually quite good! You activate it by tapping 4 times (which is why I missed it, and I’m really sorry), will do a follow up shorts to test the latency soon, and thanks for the people who let me know in the comments!

Previously:
Now that I think again this is not the 3rd wireless buds from Moondrop (technically 5th if you count KURONEKO and Alice) but hey don’t mind the details? 😆

[geoffreykelly]

I just got the Space Travel buds a couple of days ago. Here are my first impressions. When listening in a quiet controlled space they sound very good. Detailed, musical and pleasing. Connectivity was a breeze, and I settled on the Reference choice in the app. When used outside on a busy street even with ANC engaged they are unenjoyable, and underwhelming. It comes down to a lack of headroom in the volume department. Even indoors they are just barely loud enough when paired with an iphone, and leave no headroom for songs that may be mastered at a lower level. So, in my opinion the Space Travel are good for certain use cases, but travel is not one of them.

[williamito]

Actually there is game mode. You just need to tap 4 times and it will say "game mode" and if you tap 4 times again it says "music mode". The music mode is the standard when you remove the tws from the case. And this mechanism works on both sides.

[lego_minifig]

I like how you mention specific details in specific tracks that stuck out in your review

[bindedvision]

I have these and they are fantastic!

I have Neekocake before, comparing them and this Space Travel is a huge improvement. My only gripe was no lid and buttons were tap when removing the buds.
Might be release a case on these because Neekocake have a case available even in 3rd party sellers

[ovrkill]

Interesting to see a good ANC TWS at that price. I guess the compromise is the mic. Based on that sample, it sucks hard. It is barely audible. Other than that, it looks good especially that decal and casing.

[exploreeverything]

The case is extremely inconvenient for the pocket - they really made a mistake trying to make it ‘cool’ instead of comfortable

[conyo]

Just bought these for 20 dollars in 9 9 sale! I just tested it out while walking in the city and ANC is good enough. The background noise is reduced enough. The wind noise though. It can't remove it but for the money I paid I can't complain.

[zwete]

Got a pair and can agree that sound is great for the price. ANC does not pass the working in a factory test. I was worried about the buds falling out of the lidless case while in a pocket but so far it hasn't happened. Definitely decent beaters.

[elopers]

it makes me so happy to see you still add product links and it looks so much better now! I really appreciate it!

[anakhalal]

I'm Indonesian; how have I not heard of you before. You have very good English and your content quality is top notch. The fact that you are also Indonesian is so important to me because a lot of electronic recommendations from western channels will have different prices, thus different values. Kerja bagus bang 👌

[chickenpasta]

for $25 this is such a no brainer. i'm gonna order one to leave at my office so i don't have to keep wearing out my airpods for work. i don't really care for the cutsey thing moondrop has always went for but i'm surprised at how tame the design is on this thing

[Qimchiy]

Just a warning for people who want to get these. These might sound too quiet for you. I have it playing at 100% volume a lot of the time.

[isaacreyes]

Nice review as always, Kenneth! This definitely made me consider the space travel as a more budget option that it wont be too much of an issue if I ever lose it or it stops working after a year or two. How do you think does it compare to the Edifier TWS 1 pro? I stupidly lost the buds and was looking for a replacement for it. Do you think that the space travel is better than it (mainly in the technicalities)? I was originally considering the soundpeats engine 4 at 37 USD but this is definitely a tempting offer at almost half the price and the added ANC.

[jordanskie]

Thanks Tanaka. I bought Space travel moondrop and it just arrived today. The vocal clarity at sound quality for less than 25$ got me Wow😮. I also bought haylou gt1and is still with me for almost 2years now was also convinced buying this because of your reviews. Keep it up💪

[leonEX]

i'll gonna buy this tws cause of a funny situation in this video.
So yesterday, i was going to watch a movie with my friend in alsut, and on the way i'm kinda recogzined you recording, but i'm not so sure if it's really you.
But i'm just like "i'm gonna throw a peace sign while you're recording" and there i am in 13:41 lol.

[JessicaFEREM]

I'm considering getting one of these as a replacement for my SoundPeats Free2Classic. the only gripe I have is that they LOVE to desync and it's not entirely obvious of how to resync them.

[SqBGhost]

Awesome, thanks for the review. I recently started looking for wireless buds for my morning routine since I really disliked the wire of my current ones just dangling about while running and "tugging" at my ears, but didn't really want to just spend 40+ bucks on a pair with decent-ish quality. This pair being 25 bucks certainly puts them on my radar, as it won't really be that big of a deal if I damage or lose one of them. The battery life, which would arguably be the biggest con, also doesn't really bother me, since I'll only really use them for 1, 5 - 2ish hours per day.

[Diemermakes]

Wow, this weren't on my radar at all, but now I need to add them to my growing collection of headphones.

[PhilleShy]

I've been thinking about space travel and one thing that stops me is that the bass, budget tws is known for that weak bass, should i get chu 2 or space travel for more bassy approach?