They are sure thick as heck which means they will stick out a lot. But in terms of how much ear space they take, they are also much bigger than monarch mkii?
In terms of surface area that touches my ears, it's not much bigger than monarch mkii, more like they have different shape, and Meteor just sit on my ears like a device.
Hello cata, I would like to write to you as a fan of moondrop and the iem hobby in general. I need an opinion from someone who actually owns meteor moondrops. At first, when I saw the first photos taken at a convention I found them huge and unattractive, but when I saw your video, what a unique beauty. 500€ is a significant budget for me and I would like to have your opinion on owning them knowing that my most expensive pair are the see audio bravery 2024. Currently I have acquired the moondrop kadenz and aful p5+2. The future purchase that was planned are the tanchjim lost manor in 2025, but I'm afraid that meteor will be out of stock soon. I would like to point out that I have never had the moondrop variations, blessing 2 or dusk 2. Do you think that with the Meteor I can also find my happiness by having some things superior in terms of quality compared to what I already own? PS: thank you for your videos and for convincing me to take kadenz and Robin, I'm delighted.😊
@eargazme Np o/ While I really enjoy my Meteor purchase and want to say something like "trust me bro, you will be happy", there's still two concerns that need to be addressed, size and price. Size is my biggest concern for you ATM, because both of the Kadenz and p5+2 are still in the medium to small size category, and this thing is in the "damn" category. Price wise, 499 is a lot to spend in iem, while I'm pretty sure that you will get a significant upgrade from Kadenz (not gonna talk much about p5+2 since i don't have it), there's still a question that you may want to ask yourself, do you need that 500 for other things, such as dac amp, speakers, headphones etc. It's more important to have a richer listening profile than chasing the cutting edge item on one side imo. If the answer is no, then Meteor is a solid, all rounder choice, that at least, makes me feel like, I have no regret clearing out some older generation iems such as monarch mk2.
@@catadegen thanks so much for your return. I didn't have other planned stuff except the lost manor to buy in 2025. I think ordered meteor soon 😊 And I have an another question, where I buy the atami câble ? I didn't see it on retail store. It is included in the package of the meteor?
@@eargazme The atami cable is not for sale yet, it's a gift from MD if one purchase Meteor on day one from their official CN shop, just like back in the day they gifted line K as the gift for day1 Kato purchase. But don't worry, i think it sounds good enough with the default cable (3.5/4.4) already.
Great video! I have a question: I recently got into IEMs and have little experience with them, bought myself Truthear Nova (it was on sale for 100$) couple of months ago and I love them. How much of a jump sound-wise is there between Nova and Meteor? Or Truthear Zero Blue (I think you listed them in size comparison, and I also have experience with them) vs Meteor? Or other IEM in 500$ range
@thisisboyd Welcome to the rabbit hole, and it's hard to measure the scale of improvement, given that things like the balance between tonality and technicality is valued differently by individuals. While the most intuitive upgrade from Nova to Meteor should be the size of bass, imaging and technicality, I'd recommend demoing it later on before buying it because there's no rush for it and you have a decent set already.
@jettigger77 Sound wise its an definite upgrade from variation imo, just with two concerns: a.size b.female vocal may not be as exciting as variation, comparatively
How are are the treble and vocal compared to the monarch mk3? I own Dark Saber Vari B3 Mmk3. Would like to see if these are a good set for instrument congested female vocal songs.
@vera_bh8091 I've never owned a pair of mk3 so really cannot comment much on it. But if comparing to mmk2, this sounds way smoother, bigger and more natural for sure.
I won't necessarily call it a direct upgrade because a. tuning is completely different b. size is much bigger as well. While I'd treat Meteor as a more mature, all rounded iem with big bass and imaging, variation is still one of my go to, for female vocal solo. Sooooo, if you're very pleased with variation already, there's no need to rush or something, just remember Meteor exist and feel free to demo it in your free time (it's a hobby anyway)
@@abnormalspeciesabs94 Don’t have mega5est so I’ll not comment on that, but versus studio 4, meteor is more fun with the big bass and imaging, while studio 4 is just too good for monitoring purposes.
@@abnormalspeciesabs94 depending on your preference, everyone has different definition on timbre, I’d say studio 4 sounds easier on percussion, but meteor sounded clearer.
The only endgame for me is the most technical iem cause i wanna hear every single bit of detail in my weeb songs without missing anything
tsmr sands filed that gap for me, moved on to speakers now
@@casull2041 RIP your wallet
What would you recommend under $400?
@@DrinkWater713 Elysian Pilgrim is $400 on the dot. Great technicalities and can be considered endgame.
That was beautiful. I have never wanted anything more in my life.
The first time I saw the Meteor, I thought it was a bone conductor.
Aw hell nah. Metoerite??? Terraria ahh iem
so.....does the Bass hit like a Meteor?
@@lonewulfyamcha exactly
Such a original design🔥🔥🔥
I’m definitely get these, real meteorite is pretty op.
Moondrop waifu print box design has really been lacking 😭
They are sure thick as heck which means they will stick out a lot. But in terms of how much ear space they take, they are also much bigger than monarch mkii?
In terms of surface area that touches my ears, it's not much bigger than monarch mkii, more like they have different shape, and Meteor just sit on my ears like a device.
@@catadegenthat means it's a pass for me sadly, thanks for reply!
Hello cata, I would like to write to you as a fan of moondrop and the iem hobby in general. I need an opinion from someone who actually owns meteor moondrops. At first, when I saw the first photos taken at a convention I found them huge and unattractive, but when I saw your video, what a unique beauty. 500€ is a significant budget for me and I would like to have your opinion on owning them knowing that my most expensive pair are the see audio bravery 2024. Currently I have acquired the moondrop kadenz and aful p5+2. The future purchase that was planned are the tanchjim lost manor in 2025, but I'm afraid that meteor will be out of stock soon. I would like to point out that I have never had the moondrop variations, blessing 2 or dusk 2. Do you think that with the Meteor I can also find my happiness by having some things superior in terms of quality compared to what I already own? PS: thank you for your videos and for convincing me to take kadenz and Robin, I'm delighted.😊
@eargazme Np o/ While I really enjoy my Meteor purchase and want to say something like "trust me bro, you will be happy", there's still two concerns that need to be addressed, size and price. Size is my biggest concern for you ATM, because both of the Kadenz and p5+2 are still in the medium to small size category, and this thing is in the "damn" category. Price wise, 499 is a lot to spend in iem, while I'm pretty sure that you will get a significant upgrade from Kadenz (not gonna talk much about p5+2 since i don't have it), there's still a question that you may want to ask yourself, do you need that 500 for other things, such as dac amp, speakers, headphones etc. It's more important to have a richer listening profile than chasing the cutting edge item on one side imo. If the answer is no, then Meteor is a solid, all rounder choice, that at least, makes me feel like, I have no regret clearing out some older generation iems such as monarch mk2.
@@catadegen thanks so much for your return. I didn't have other planned stuff except the lost manor to buy in 2025. I think ordered meteor soon 😊
And I have an another question, where I buy the atami câble ? I didn't see it on retail store. It is included in the package of the meteor?
@@eargazme The atami cable is not for sale yet, it's a gift from MD if one purchase Meteor on day one from their official CN shop, just like back in the day they gifted line K as the gift for day1 Kato purchase.
But don't worry, i think it sounds good enough with the default cable (3.5/4.4) already.
@eargazme please do a follow up comparison to your aful p7 when you got your meteor. Thankss and happy new year 🎉
Where can you get the 4.4mm Atami cable? It looks really cool and matches well.
I think it's not on sale yet, only gifted to who buy Meteor on Day 1, in their official store.
Great video! I have a question: I recently got into IEMs and have little experience with them, bought myself Truthear Nova (it was on sale for 100$) couple of months ago and I love them. How much of a jump sound-wise is there between Nova and Meteor? Or Truthear Zero Blue (I think you listed them in size comparison, and I also have experience with them) vs Meteor? Or other IEM in 500$ range
@thisisboyd Welcome to the rabbit hole, and it's hard to measure the scale of improvement, given that things like the balance between tonality and technicality is valued differently by individuals. While the most intuitive upgrade from Nova to Meteor should be the size of bass, imaging and technicality, I'd recommend demoing it later on before buying it because there's no rush for it and you have a decent set already.
@@catadegen Gotcha, thank you!
Hello, how would you compare this to the variations? is it worth it to buying considering there's a 20 usd difference from the two?
@jettigger77 Sound wise its an definite upgrade from variation imo, just with two concerns: a.size b.female vocal may not be as exciting as variation, comparatively
@@catadegen The size has been a concern ever since i saw it. But it does look stunning compared to the variations. Thank you! I'll keep an eye on it
iems will be endgame for me when they straight up let me plug the hope diamond into my ipod nano
you may be surprised, MD actually has a limited version of Kato, called Beautiful World, is made with diamond...
Hii, how does it compare to the blessing 3?
@@anqdnsh Sounds bigger and smoother than b3.
How big is it compared to the blessing 3?
@Spike626721 iirc there's a size comparison section
What is the nozzle size of this IEM?
@bastianhllesli7594 Don't have a thing to measure it, but it's the biggest in my entire load out of coz.
How are are the treble and vocal compared to the monarch mk3?
I own Dark Saber Vari B3 Mmk3. Would like to see if these are a good set for instrument congested female vocal songs.
@vera_bh8091 I've never owned a pair of mk3 so really cannot comment much on it. But if comparing to mmk2, this sounds way smoother, bigger and more natural for sure.
How are they for fps games? like directional audio ?
@@250kmonths I have only played a game in Apex, and iirc it's very good because of the scale of bass.
I already have Variations, and i'm very pleased with em. Is it worth to buy Meteor as an upgrade or not?
I won't necessarily call it a direct upgrade because a. tuning is completely different b. size is much bigger as well.
While I'd treat Meteor as a more mature, all rounded iem with big bass and imaging, variation is still one of my go to, for female vocal solo.
Sooooo, if you're very pleased with variation already, there's no need to rush or something, just remember Meteor exist and feel free to demo it in your free time (it's a hobby anyway)
VS Studio 4 and Mega5est?
@@abnormalspeciesabs94 Don’t have mega5est so I’ll not comment on that, but versus studio 4, meteor is more fun with the big bass and imaging, while studio 4 is just too good for monitoring purposes.
@@catadegen Which one has better timbre?
@@abnormalspeciesabs94 depending on your preference, everyone has different definition on timbre, I’d say studio 4 sounds easier on percussion, but meteor sounded clearer.
How did you get these so fast? Are you based in China?
I live in HK.