1arghavan t1_iuhv5bq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:34 PM

Reply to comment by Nosey118 in Moondrop Alice TWS up for purchase! $189.99 by Nosey118

Yeah looking at this picture:
https://wxalbum-10001658.image.myqcloud.com//wxalbum/406678/20221031181127/7b354bd6e4b99715faacbc80854724f3.jpg

It's a call-only feature. The 190$ price seems a bit steep considering there's no ANC.

blorg t1_iui1fuq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:21 PM

It's pricey but if it actually did Kato sound performance it would be worth it. The Kato is also $190. Many audiophiles would take better sound quality over ANC.

I won't be jumping on this as while I do trust Moondrop sonically for the IEMs their history so far on the electronics/usability side of it with TWS has been a bit spotty.

And you are right that the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro / Buds 2 Pro are strong competition, with both the electronics side and the sonic side. But I think I'd probably put the Kato above for sound, if it did end up doing that.

Nosey118 OP t1_iuhvl8o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:37 PM

Equivalent price to the Kato but TWS and with DSP/parametric EQ. If it sounds anywhere near as good as the Kato I own then I’d consider it very good value - as long as all of the TWS stuff is reasonably functional.

1arghavan t1_iuhw8v2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:42 PM

Same driver usually doesn't translate into same performance. If the technical performance is anywhere close, I'll jump on them! But considering how great Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and AirPods Pro 2 are, and with proper ANC, the competition is stiff.

Nosey118 OP t1_iuhwdp7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:43 PM

True and agreed! But yeah definitely some good competition at the moment. Here’s to hoping the sound doesn’t disappoint.