Moondrop Kadenz REVIEW

Moondrop's sub-$200 dynamic driver heritage goes back years -- eons in IEM terms -- and their latest entry, this Kadenz, might be their last. So did Moondrop save the best of their DD IEMs for last? There's only one way to find out.

00:00 Intro
01:00 What's in the box
05:20 Build quality
11:55 Fit & comfort
13:30 Sound quality
20:00 vs. KATO, EA1000, & Origin
23:55 Conclusion & Rating

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[audio_tron]

Farewell, K-line. Thanks for the sweet sounds, rugged good looks and the generous accessories.

[waaaaiiiii]

The moment I heard Disintegration.. I hit the order button. Thank you for your brilliant review.

[TonkyTronicus]

Yeah those Spring tips seem to create like a suction seal death grip on the nozzle. It's a blessing and a curse.

[hkmrsrg]

I have a Kato and love it. But I think an upgrade is needed (to hybrid or trybrid). Super review!

[kaavik]

I still have a nostalgic feeling for Kato, as it was the best iem I had heard when I bought it, and certain songs I loved with it still give me chills. I’ve done a number of comparisons with it vs. other more recent sets, and it just doesn’t compete in its price range. That says a lot about the gains in price performance over the last 3 years.

[burns]

If this is the end of the K-line then I am glad I got the Beautiful World off of HBB. Basically the same tuning to the majority of the K-line IEMs but a fancy looking shell.

[miassenpai]

I guess Im still keeping my Origin then. MD kinda missed the mark for me to say farewell to their K-Line with a bang. They could have made Kadenz a bit affordable and with the separate cable with USB-C, instead of that separate DAC dongle.

[padeirocosmico]

I was waiting for this one! Your reviews are the best. What do you think would be a good upgrade for titan s og version?

[cluthz]

Was hoping for a bit more after two years. KATO is still a set I use frequently and I don't think I'm gonna get the Kadenz.

[SergeyRosinskiy]

Thanks for the video. What headphones would you recommend for a musician to create presets and monitor the sound of the guitar. It is very important that they do not overpaint, that the sound was as true as possible in the price of up to 300$.

[Lein_]

Glad I choose Kato back then, great IEM

[pmdthewizard]

I think the issue with this iem is the pricing. There are really great competitive releases from other companies lately. Also why a 4.4mm default cable?

[Tssukiii]

Every Review: 10% talk about the product, 90% hate on 4.4mm HAHAHAHAH






I understand though, for IEMs I’m with you 🤝

[Nightjar]

Moondrop has a very ‘ Chinese’ tuning. Which I assume is because they listen to a lot of vocal focused music. It adds a ton of air at the expense of solidity and attack and timbre. The Kato especially comes off with this harsh grainy top end you can’t dial out.
It makes the soundstage large. And is cool with vocals. But sounds too zingy with other music.
Makes sense though to the music they love. I’m assuming that’s why it’s tuned the way it is.

[StarBuccaneers]

Moondrop never goes wrong with Mark's ears.

[hex_ad]

Not sure if this is relevant but I find cable and earpieces weight is a big consideration for me as I mostly listen on the go. Even a 4.4 termination is weighty. Stock cables rarely interest me I'd always swap them out to a cheap light cable. If money isn't a concern, I'll probably get a bunch of linum bax cables.

[PrinceZirconium]

0:53 Mark with native speaker level pronunciation of "shenzhen" 😂

[renanmtcvl]

Hi! great review! im a bit late but here it goes: tech wise, how would you compare these to the b3? is there a big difference?

[Kevschwa]

Hi, Mark, I've been looking for plastic cases in which to store my IEMs, could you please tell me what box you are using at 6:14? It looks perfect! I would appreciate that so much :)

[xyzed]

good review but what about the dsp ....is the analog and dsp default sounds same ? iam really curious