Is Moondrop GOLDEN AGES WORTH $70?! (2 months review)

Does sound quality and ‘new’ design of Moondrop Golden Ages make it worth spending extra? Let’s find out.

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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Sound Quality
05:15 About 1.1.0 Update
06:28 ANC & Transparency
07:56 Build Quality
08:30 Battery Life
09:06 Connectivity
09:33 Mic Test

Transparency Notes
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This review was done after more than two months of usage. Despite receiving the units 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.

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[Ricky_RSC]

If i buy a $70-$80 TWS, i expect decent materials and features, not only a good driver inside a cheap build with low quality components 😕 Thanks for the honest review!!

[xenobladecc]

LDAC isn't disabled. You also have to update the app after the firmware update. There's a new tab for codec settings, allowing you to enable/disable both LDAC and LC3.

[treblewellxtended]

I reviewed them this month as well, was not happy with what MoonDrop provided for $70. Nice balanced take Kenneth 🙌🏻

[Yaqins]

Personally, at that price range I would highly suggest getting Soundcore Liberty 4NC. Better sound quality and more superior ANC.

[LanceLeal-neem]

Kenneth makes one the best audio reviews in the entire YT ❤

[velliamtube]

After testing the Golden Age demo unit last week, I found its sound quality, ANC, and transparency mode to be very similar to the Space Travel. If you already own Space Travel, Golden Age wouldn't be a significant upgrade.

[silentKeys]

Always wondered about the "selamat pagi" intro, do you always record your videos in the morning or? 😆

[serrael-]

I feel like the spacetravel have an amazing price to performance ratio while these ones are not good in this.
Maybe if they would cost around 40 to 50$€ i would consider them.

[jasem]

I'm more of a bass guy so probably wouldn't pick these as my main go to tws.
I would request you to review the QCY line up since they punch above their weight and the offerings are quite good imo but would love to see your take on these tws. ✌️✌️

[TheTrenya]

Bought Engine 4 after watching your video, and happy to report that I love it so much.. I never use my EW200 anymore, that I like so much before.. 😄😄😄..
For engine 4, I always use treble eq on tws app and put a bit more eq on phone, and all is well...
Thanks for the recommendation..

[Bluelovebird]

If you like moondrop signature sound, yes it's worth it. But if you want all rounder with better build quality, the competition is tight, especially from edifier, earfun, etc

[prinzatago]

Monitor preset reduces a lot of bass, which is probably why you didn't feel any significant difference between GA and ST. Bass is much better in the GA in my opinion, though not in a "fun" kind of way - more like pleasant and vibey.

I agree that GA is very niche in this price range. At the ST's price bracket, everything is equally shitty so the ST's phenomenal mid easily gets it to the top under $30. Not the $80 GA though. Most general users don't care about or can't even feel the extra quality, but the ANC and especially the microphone will be criticized to death. If you absolutely value audio quality, get wired IEMs. If you absolutely value convenience (for general daily use), get something like a pair of Galaxy Buds.

GA is for those who want a wireless IEM without having to buy an IEM and a BT adapter. And for that purpose I'd say it's pretty good, about 80% the quality of the Aria 2.

Moondrop just loves to sacrifice almost everything for sound quality. May as well remove the shitty mic and transparency mode and save that money for something, like a better ANC or build quality (for flexing purpose). If I buy the GA, I want to conveniently (wirelessly) listen to some great music and nothing else. I will gladly take off my buds to take a call using the phone's built-in mic. Same for talking to other people - it's more polite too.

Still, I bought the GA for 63 bucks. At this price I will forget about the mic, as if it's not there. I will forgive Moondrop for recycling the ST's shells. At least the box art is fabulous 🤣

[rfound]

my Moondrop Nekocake feels iffy less than a year after purchase. Right side sometimes doesnt charge, and i need to manually turn it on often time than not. I like Moondrop's IEMs, but I adon't think I will buy their TWS or other product again!

[Vipeyyyy]

Is it a significant upgrade to nekocake?

[crstfll]

Hi Kenneth, just purchased my Golden Ages and is it just me or the app doesn't seem to work at all?

[zrad]

How does it compare to the Truthear Hexa just from the sound signature? Hexa is my favorite IEM and is interested with the Golden Ages because its FR graph is similar to the Hexa's(similar price too). I personally don't care about ANC and transparency since I'd only ever use them indoors, so if they sound close, it's good enough for me.

[rizki]

Oh yeah, i wanted to know
How long does the battery last? I mean the TWS itself (like how many years assuming it never fall or get damaged)
My friend has Nekocake, now it broken one of the buds won't charge, it's happened after less than one year used
Meanwhile mine still at good condition

I've seen dude using Haylou GT1 and take about 3 years to get battery broken,

Also here my other Question, about battery on TWS, is there way to replace it?
Or the only thing we can do is buy the same thing again?

[mirsyad]

Hey Kenneth (or anyone reading this), i'm very confused on which TWS i should buy (since there's so many to choose from!) that offers excellent microphone quality, preferably under $100. I was thinking to buy this moondrop pair but judging by the video, they seems to be very underwhelming, huh?

[niamhrz]

poodroo golden ages would be very good if the build quality better? 🙀

[borissatriya]

hey can you recommend a playlist on Spotify, thanks