![]() The Starfield gives plenty of detail without becoming grainy or too analytical. This is such a smooth sounding pair of IEMs. There is nothing unnatural sounding going on here. Overall the midrange is transparent and uncolored, (and most noticeably) without excessive warmth or thickness. Voices remain natural and clear on the Starfield. Not to say that it isn’t good sounding (because it really is), just that the midrange is not quite as pronounced. The midrange takes a bit of a back seat with regards to the low end. These aren’t bass-head IEMs and have a balanced sound with sufficient low end to still be fun. Notes hit with a punchy and controlled impact and are more than adequate to get toes tapping and your head bobbing. This brings warmth and fullness to the sound without overpowering the rest of the frequencies. The Starfield reproduce tight and full bass, with ample lower sub-bass. I find listening to a mixture of favorites that I know intimately, and an almost random assortment of music I own gives me the most comprehensive impression of a piece of audio equipment. Yup, just how I always listen for reviews. Music genres, file types, and quality were all over the map. They go on to proclaim that the “diaphragm is a composite of carbon nanotube array warp and weft knitted in a polymer film, making this only 6 microns (0.006 mm) thick diaphragm have a combination of high rigidity, high toughness and lightness, and provide clear, detailed and smooth treble.” Carbon Nanotube Array TechnologyĪccording to MoonDrop, “Super-sequential carbon nanotube array is a proud application technology in China, which allowing nanotubes as a micro material to be applied in macroscopic reality.” Magnets are neodymium and the transducer is made of Daikoku’s copper-clad aluminum wire (CCAW) voice coils imported from Japan, which they claim creates, “excellent transient response and dynamic range, and improving the high resolution and dynamic sound”. MoonDrop states that the inner cavity is made of gold-plated brass, and integrates 5 pressure relief vents. That being said, tips remained firmly in place throughout my testing. The nozzles have fine silver mesh screens in them, but no exterior lip to retain the ear tip. The seam isn’t perfectly flush at the recessed 2-pin socket, although this may have been intentional for some reason I can’t fathom. Hopefully, this isn’t indicative of how long the coating will last. With fairly minimal and reasonably careful use, one IEM already has a chip in the paint. A little color coding and better labeling would go a LONG way here. It appears that I was correct in my guess of left and right, and based on the curve of the cable, the L and R labels have to be faced to the inside when plugged in. Seriously, these are almost impossible to see. It turns out that under a strong light, I can make out a tiny L and R engraved on one side of the translucent rubber 2-pin connector housings. I assumed that the writing on the round black plastic cable Y-split faced front, and then I assigned the left and right cables based on that. Thankfully it is easily replaceable.Īfter my initial inspection, it appeared that left and right is unlabelled on the cable and that the 2-pin connector orientation is likewise unlabelled. ![]() I have serious concerns regarding the Starfield cable’s longevity. I think the (much-maligned) stock KZ IEM cables feel (and look) far superior, less fragile, and much more premium. The blue Starfield cable and jack compared to the bronze KZ cable and black JVC cable. 6 pairs of silicone tips (2 small, 2 medium and 2 large). ![]() 50 inch, 24 AWG Litz 4-core braided, Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) cable (pearlescent blue) with 3.5mm plug and dual 0.78 2-pin connectors. ![]() ![]() The actual retail packaging is a very attractive blue cardboard box which matches the Starfield aesthetic. My set came in a few small clear plastic ziplock bags with just the IEMs, cable and silicone ear tips in varying sizes. I received a review set of Starfield IEMs, and as such did not get the usual retail packaging. The result of these winding patterns is to equalize the proportion of the overall length over which each strand is at the outside of the conductor.” – Wikipedia Packaging and Accessories It consists of many thin wire strands, individually insulated and twisted or woven together, following one of several carefully prescribed patterns often involving several levels (groups of twisted wires are twisted together, etc.). The wire is designed to reduce the skin effect and proximity effect losses in conductors used at frequencies up to about 1 MHz. “Litz wire is a special type of multistrand wire or cable used in electronics to carry alternating current (AC) at radio frequencies. ![]()
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