Could be also Aria 4: the bullet, the game changer, the snow, and now... this edit: Could be also be the Aria 5 due to the "Aria Elven Maiden" but sonically just sounds similar to the game changer
They kinda still are. Like the whole package for that price is quite nice, they sound similar to $200 IEM at half the price and they have swappable filters and those bass plugs to change the tuning so it's more then you get with cheaper budget tier IEMs. I'd say people just care less now about IEM's if they sound similar to what they have. The market is flooded with clones so when a actual good set comes out it's under valued because of the tuning. Meanwhile someone new to the hobby would see this as a great recommendation to them.
@@burns0100 Thankyou so much I am looking for my 1st ever also went with M0pro shanlin Seriously I just checked my budget upped it coz I need a 4.4mm jack to get most out of M0pro and it already needs a dongle so I dont want to get a dongle or another cable with 4.4mm so , This is deal sweet as it has smoother presence and good cable with a case very imp. This checked my boxes but I dont know why ppl are not saying good stuff about it.
Seeing the graph, I might still like the Aria Snow Edition (not so popular opinion, I know. OG Aria is too bassy for me) Definitely looking forward to trying these out 👀
Moondrop have been upping their cable game lately. I have the Beautiful World and they came with the Kato style cable but it's updated to have screw on connections. Came with all all three types of connections and a super clean way of doing it. One of the best cables I own now. Love the budget models are getting the same treatment.
Yes. That’s true. Well at least from the Kato perspective. I have Stellaris, Starfield and Kato. The Kato stands head and shoulders above the Starfellis (lol). With iem innovation and tech moving at its current full-tilt pace, I absolutely believe that the Aria 2 is within a hairs breath of the Kato. I love my Katos and knowing that there’s really no reason to buy the Aria 2 helps my wallet to the tune of $90. That said, I did pay the full $190 for the Katos, which are now obsolete… that’s how it goes.
I mean, the original starfield is still pretty good, the starfield 2 is definitely one way to kill the starfield name considering the design looks so sleek.
I cant really think of anything under a hundred i like more than these. I the project red/zero was unusable due to the nozzle size in my medium ears, the hexa is a little more boring and less cohesive. And updating the whole thing from the packaging to the included accessories and the easy to drive design makes them still that super no-brainer first pair of headphones for people. Musical, balanced sound with no real shortcomings and a tuning everyone should like, a nice cable, nice case, 4 pairs of eartips, and fixable if the filters ever clog for longevity... this was kind of exactly what they needed to do as the original was getting kind of outcompeted. I personally feel it also greatly improves on the other intangibles like soundstage, imaging, accuracy in placement (big sur moon by buckethead has a part where the guitar goes over your head that most iems cant repilcate, these can) I didnt really need the aria 2, i was going to give them away if i didnt like them. But i do. Holy crap i do. They're so easy to drive. Nothing sounds bad. New backpack iems, hands down.
I have the Variations and love that IEM so forking much but I like to use the Aria when I don't mind it getting beat up a bit but still want it to sound amazing. GG good sir on the recommendations!
Is the kato worth buying now ? I’ve had my eye on it for a year now and save up enough for the kato , its only 130$ now in my country. Should i get it or the aria 2 anyway ?
After a little over a month's use, Aria 2 unfortunately for me has the exact same issue with paint chipping that my snow edition had. Accessories are excellent, and they sound great. The paint is really disappointing, though.
@@augustuslunasol10thapostle No these hadn't been cleaned, but they didn't need to be. I only had these for about 3 weeks before the paint started to bubble and chip badly, just like my snow edition Aria a while back. It could possibly be that I live in a high humidity climate, but I've been using EW200 for several months with no issue like that. Even if it is the high humidity, moondrop should consider the fact that a lot of people live in places like that, and this finish just isn't good enough to last.
Hey Timmy, what's up 👋🏽 I have the OG Aria and OG Olina, i love both, mainly the wide stage on Aria and micro details on Olina. Looking to graph, i saw Aria 2 and Olina OG are very similar, so, i have a question: how big is the wide stage of Aria 2 compare to OG Aria? And how good on micro details is the A2 compares to Olina? Thanks for your attention
I like that Moondrop constantly 1 up themselves with IEM's but it also means I have no reason to buy this when I have a more expensive IEM from them. Like I own the Starfield, Chu 2, Sparks, Space Travel and also the Beautiful World limited edition IEM. So I have no justification to buying the Aria 2.
Aria is still a great IEM under $100, but it's hard to beat IEMs like the EA500, PR2, Hexa, and others in terms of detail/texture these days for the price. Moondrop sadly haven't stood out in years besides maybe the Blessing 3 but a lot of people (me included) don't like the tuning that much.
I think people forget how similar iem with these sound signature harman curve are all over the market for almost 2 yrs. To me it boring, and price it getting lower to 20usd, except you looking for technical performance. While My eye are still on truthear zero/red and hexa, the graph still look interesting and have more it own model sound signature to own in iem collection
Now there are comparative samples on this resource - and there you can clearly hear that the Hexa has no tails/air at all on the HF (as if after 9K there is nothing there at all). Why create a multi-driver model that plays more truncated compared to single-driver ones 😆
I mean... have you seen what they were doing before? KXXS, Starfield 1, Aria, Kato are all basically the same aside from the Kato being a slight improvement in terms of technicalities. From tuning to shell design. They did change the tuning on the Chu 2, Starfield 2 and Blessing 3 already, and since the Aria is a much more popular set, play it safe for that one and only retune the other ones. Its an update and they fixed a lot of the QC issues (I hope) and a lot of the small details are better. Nothing is wrong with updating a popular product, its upon you if you wanna upgrade or not.
@@kaeroseon I’ve been with Moondrop since the Kanas Pros, the actual progenitor of the KXXS-Aria-Kato line. They all share the same essential DNA. It’s a matter of perspective I suppose. Cars get updated all the time. Most of the updates are waypoints to something greater, typically in 7 year cycles. But has Moondrop really done anything in the iem space since the Variations? Perhaps their focus is on headphones these days? I have the KP’s and the KXXS. I haven’t felt the need to buy more of the same from Moondrop, because why? I definitely won’t be starting again with the Aria 2’s, because why? Simgot seems to have more game these days. Ordered the EA1000’s. Now there’s something you don’t see/hear every day.
@@mensrea1251 Agreed, I've been really looking forward to truthear, tangzu, and simgot. But I do think what Moondrop is doing is pretty reasonable considering so much of their time investment has been in the wireless and headphone space lately. They havent been innovating as much but what theyre still giving is top tier accessories for the price. And the blessing 3, chu 2 and Lan are all relatively different from what they are supposed to be replacing. Same with starfield 2 for better or for worse. They havent landed on anything amazing yet, but the experimentation is still there. I think if they are willing to remove some of the accessories or downgrade them, they could squeeze in more innovation but I feel like for the aria, being one of the staples of budget IEMs its fine to have a such a small update. Other brands are way more exciting though in the IEM space.
I mean they basically updated them in term of tuning and accessories aren't they lol I mean can't blame them aria back in the day way groundbreaking felt like they just retuning for different audiences
What other IEM from different brand that has same exact tuning like Aria? I have OG Aria and it's best tonality IEM. Hexa didn't feel fun despite better technical
More like better control of both bass and upper mids than treble since both of the treble profiles are uneven on both sets. But its definitely more related to Starfield 1 and Kato than anything.
I have bought hexa 2 month ago because aria was out of stock 😢😢. I agree that hexa is kinda boring, but I still can enjoy while i put springtips on it... should I go buy aria 2 or stay with hexa? Maybe anyone can give some tips for me if I stay with hexa
I have aria and hexa and for my own taste i would stick to hexa. Aria 2 might be a bit diff but hexa is still so good and it's almost like blessing 2 tuning
@@geraldtorres7151 for me it's definitely an upgrade. Hexa is more 'boring' based on Timmy since it has the graph that most people enjoy and for me the details are better and it's isn't peaky as aria
The freedsp, and mc2 cable is basically the same gen with aria2 its just aria two is interchangeable Freedsp well its dsp cable And mc2 is basically aria2 cable but with mic and not interchangeable
You give horrible advice. You say all iems mentioned are similarly tuned. Then you say, "if you want more bass go for X, if you want more mids go for X". As if EQ doesn't exist? Why spend that much more money just to own a similarly tuned iem that with your previous one, could have easily been eq'd? You want people to waste their money and time.
and i wasnt saying we have to unconditionally buy one dumbass, go reread my comment. I said IF we had to choose out of this pool of IEM, as in like we are already looking to buy an IEM in the first place, and we decided we want this tuning style, then these are the options according to Timmy. that is the whole point of watching a product review/comparison video 🤦♂️ If one is looking to spend money to buy something they don't own already, then a recommendation for the cheapest option that fits what they want is obviously not forcing nor wasting anything.
Wow this aria 5 video was super informative, thank you. Cant wait for the aria 17 in 6 months.
Now imagine if Timmy covered KZ iems
@@lokrjkz is like xiaomi but for iems 😂
Could be also Aria 4: the bullet, the game changer, the snow, and now... this
edit: Could be also be the Aria 5 due to the "Aria Elven Maiden" but sonically just sounds similar to the game changer
Aria: The Scarlet Ammo.
Aria: The Animation.
@@Lishtenbird LMAOO
@@Lishtenbird Man, it's been years I've heard those titles gotta rewatch them for nostalgia
If aria 2 is so good then why there's no aria 2 2 ?
This guy maths
@@bprabawabrJust taking a page from Sony.
It's crazy how much the game has changed since the old Aria's came out. Two years ago, these would've been market breaking
They kinda still are. Like the whole package for that price is quite nice, they sound similar to $200 IEM at half the price and they have swappable filters and those bass plugs to change the tuning so it's more then you get with cheaper budget tier IEMs.
I'd say people just care less now about IEM's if they sound similar to what they have. The market is flooded with clones so when a actual good set comes out it's under valued because of the tuning. Meanwhile someone new to the hobby would see this as a great recommendation to them.
@@burns0100 Thankyou so much I am looking for my 1st ever also went with M0pro shanlin
Seriously I just checked my budget upped it coz I need a 4.4mm jack to get most out of M0pro and it already needs a dongle so I dont want to get a dongle or another cable with 4.4mm so ,
This is deal sweet as it has smoother presence and good cable with a case very imp. This checked my boxes but I dont know why ppl are not saying good stuff about it.
@@burns0100 Very well said.
Seeing the graph, I might still like the Aria Snow Edition (not so popular opinion, I know. OG Aria is too bassy for me)
Definitely looking forward to trying these out 👀
Honestly this will be the only aria I will get just because the cable has the interchangable tips and the sound is also pretty good
To me the hexa broke this market. You get that, eq to taste, leave the treble as is and that's it. Next step up is a couple times the price.
Aria 2 cable came with a SCREWING SYSTEM for the jack replacement?
Genius !
Moondrop have been upping their cable game lately. I have the Beautiful World and they came with the Kato style cable but it's updated to have screw on connections. Came with all all three types of connections and a super clean way of doing it. One of the best cables I own now. Love the budget models are getting the same treatment.
The only thing I'm afraid is the nozzle it's look the same as chu 2. So It might be prone to tarnished depends on humidity
Yes, it's brass but as with any brass you can polish it and restore it. Little more work then we'd like but at least it wont break on you.
@@burns0100 but some other brands have already coated the brass already so the consumer don't have to worry about it
I love the fact that you keep making vids❤
My only IEMs are CCA CCR and Kato. Aria 2 Sounds like the love child of those two I've been dreaming of.
idk if you typo CCA CRA or theres new ver CCA CCR but CCA CRA is so sharp for my ear lmao
@@yeeyw Haha yeah I must have been thinking of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
More enjoyable than the Starfields and Stellaris can ever be 🤣
Yes. That’s true. Well at least from the Kato perspective. I have Stellaris, Starfield and Kato. The Kato stands head and shoulders above the Starfellis (lol). With iem innovation and tech moving at its current full-tilt pace, I absolutely believe that the Aria 2 is within a hairs breath of the Kato. I love my Katos and knowing that there’s really no reason to buy the Aria 2 helps my wallet to the tune of $90. That said, I did pay the full $190 for the Katos, which are now obsolete… that’s how it goes.
I mean, the original starfield is still pretty good, the starfield 2 is definitely one way to kill the starfield name considering the design looks so sleek.
I cant really think of anything under a hundred i like more than these. I the project red/zero was unusable due to the nozzle size in my medium ears, the hexa is a little more boring and less cohesive.
And updating the whole thing from the packaging to the included accessories and the easy to drive design makes them still that super no-brainer first pair of headphones for people. Musical, balanced sound with no real shortcomings and a tuning everyone should like, a nice cable, nice case, 4 pairs of eartips, and fixable if the filters ever clog for longevity... this was kind of exactly what they needed to do as the original was getting kind of outcompeted. I personally feel it also greatly improves on the other intangibles like soundstage, imaging, accuracy in placement (big sur moon by buckethead has a part where the guitar goes over your head that most iems cant repilcate, these can)
I didnt really need the aria 2, i was going to give them away if i didnt like them. But i do. Holy crap i do. They're so easy to drive. Nothing sounds bad. New backpack iems, hands down.
I can't believe the aria 3 is out already they've only just released the aria 2 😂😂😂
That doubletake hahahahaha
Aria 7 is the best imo
I have the Variations and love that IEM so forking much but I like to use the Aria when I don't mind it getting beat up a bit but still want it to sound amazing. GG good sir on the recommendations!
Is the kato worth buying now ? I’ve had my eye on it for a year now and save up enough for the kato , its only 130$ now in my country. Should i get it or the aria 2 anyway ?
I think it’s Linsoul or ShenzenAudio that still lists the previous arias.
After a little over a month's use, Aria 2 unfortunately for me has the exact same issue with paint chipping that my snow edition had. Accessories are excellent, and they sound great. The paint is really disappointing, though.
Do you regularly clean it?
@@augustuslunasol10thapostle No these hadn't been cleaned, but they didn't need to be. I only had these for about 3 weeks before the paint started to bubble and chip badly, just like my snow edition Aria a while back.
It could possibly be that I live in a high humidity climate, but I've been using EW200 for several months with no issue like that. Even if it is the high humidity, moondrop should consider the fact that a lot of people live in places like that, and this finish just isn't good enough to last.
Hey Timmy, what's up 👋🏽
I have the OG Aria and OG Olina, i love both, mainly the wide stage on Aria and micro details on Olina.
Looking to graph, i saw Aria 2 and Olina OG are very similar, so, i have a question: how big is the wide stage of Aria 2 compare to OG Aria? And how good on micro details is the A2 compares to Olina?
Thanks for your attention
Just bought the aria 1 as my first modern iem.
Needs a bit more bass and some extra sparkle. Chopin? AFUL 5?
I like that Moondrop constantly 1 up themselves with IEM's but it also means I have no reason to buy this when I have a more expensive IEM from them. Like I own the Starfield, Chu 2, Sparks, Space Travel and also the Beautiful World limited edition IEM. So I have no justification to buying the Aria 2.
Aria is still a great IEM under $100, but it's hard to beat IEMs like the EA500, PR2, Hexa, and others in terms of detail/texture these days for the price. Moondrop sadly haven't stood out in years besides maybe the Blessing 3 but a lot of people (me included) don't like the tuning that much.
Why didn't you even mention the Aria Snow Edition, Timmy?
what is his outtro song name pls guys help me =)) so good
Its fuwa fuwa but rn it only available on ytb idk why XD
I would also wanna know, it's so catchy
I think people forget how similar iem with these sound signature harman curve are all over the market for almost 2 yrs. To me it boring, and price it getting lower to 20usd, except you looking for technical performance.
While My eye are still on truthear zero/red and hexa, the graph still look interesting and have more it own model sound signature to own in iem collection
Now there are comparative samples on this resource - and there you can clearly hear that the Hexa has no tails/air at all on the HF (as if after 9K there is nothing there at all). Why create a multi-driver model that plays more truncated compared to single-driver ones 😆
How does the Aria 2 compare to the D-Fi with CVJ Freedom cable and Blessing 3 ear tips?
How the heck did Moondrop crater so badly. You can’t copy yourself to greatness. This is just a cynical money grab.
I mean... have you seen what they were doing before? KXXS, Starfield 1, Aria, Kato are all basically the same aside from the Kato being a slight improvement in terms of technicalities. From tuning to shell design. They did change the tuning on the Chu 2, Starfield 2 and Blessing 3 already, and since the Aria is a much more popular set, play it safe for that one and only retune the other ones. Its an update and they fixed a lot of the QC issues (I hope) and a lot of the small details are better. Nothing is wrong with updating a popular product, its upon you if you wanna upgrade or not.
@@kaeroseon I’ve been with Moondrop since the Kanas Pros, the actual progenitor of the KXXS-Aria-Kato line. They all share the same essential DNA. It’s a matter of perspective I suppose. Cars get updated all the time. Most of the updates are waypoints to something greater, typically in 7 year cycles. But has Moondrop really done anything in the iem space since the Variations? Perhaps their focus is on headphones these days? I have the KP’s and the KXXS. I haven’t felt the need to buy more of the same from Moondrop, because why? I definitely won’t be starting again with the Aria 2’s, because why? Simgot seems to have more game these days. Ordered the EA1000’s. Now there’s something you don’t see/hear every day.
@@mensrea1251 Agreed, I've been really looking forward to truthear, tangzu, and simgot. But I do think what Moondrop is doing is pretty reasonable considering so much of their time investment has been in the wireless and headphone space lately. They havent been innovating as much but what theyre still giving is top tier accessories for the price. And the blessing 3, chu 2 and Lan are all relatively different from what they are supposed to be replacing. Same with starfield 2 for better or for worse. They havent landed on anything amazing yet, but the experimentation is still there. I think if they are willing to remove some of the accessories or downgrade them, they could squeeze in more innovation but I feel like for the aria, being one of the staples of budget IEMs its fine to have a such a small update. Other brands are way more exciting though in the IEM space.
I mean they basically updated them in term of tuning and accessories aren't they lol
I mean can't blame them aria back in the day way groundbreaking felt like they just retuning for different audiences
where do you get filter replacements? 4:46
What other IEM from different brand that has same exact tuning like Aria? I have OG Aria and it's best tonality IEM. Hexa didn't feel fun despite better technical
I already bought Kato 10 days ago :/
The kato is great, love mine
Comparing the graphs, the Aria 2 is essentially the Starfield 2 with a stronger control on the treble
More like better control of both bass and upper mids than treble since both of the treble profiles are uneven on both sets. But its definitely more related to Starfield 1 and Kato than anything.
So, you didn't go for the Moondrop Para review.
moondro aria 69 is indeed an iem
is
Just right in time!👍👍👍👍
already have the Kato,, so im staying i guess
I have bought hexa 2 month ago because aria was out of stock 😢😢. I agree that hexa is kinda boring, but I still can enjoy while i put springtips on it... should I go buy aria 2 or stay with hexa? Maybe anyone can give some tips for me if I stay with hexa
I have aria and hexa and for my own taste i would stick to hexa. Aria 2 might be a bit diff but hexa is still so good and it's almost like blessing 2 tuning
@@zadsazhadIs Hexa an upgrade to OG Aria? How different are they?
I'm planning to upgrade from my OG Aria, but can only go up to $100.
@@geraldtorres7151 for me it's definitely an upgrade. Hexa is more 'boring' based on Timmy since it has the graph that most people enjoy and for me the details are better and it's isn't peaky as aria
buy s12, better than both
@@adi.dudedoor an ea500
At least in my ear canal: the Aria 2 has straight up better treble than the KATO.
Can you make a video with 2024 iem till 100$?
So KATO is obsolete now?
I went to skip to the verdict just to see an image of truthear zero red that I was already planning to buy, I'll take it as a sign
How did it go
ending music title?
These against the Zero:RED, how do they compare?
Red better
quintets review when
Aria 3 ???
Would you get the Aria 2 or Letsshouer S12? Same price for me
Of course s12
depends on you library
@@fuad000100 Ehh, S12 is more detailed but a tad more V-shaped, and its treble is pretty harsh.
Stay away from s12 if you dont like piercing treble
just get truthear nova
i have the freeDSP cable and its like its the same with aria2 cable, is it really the same cable??
The freedsp, and mc2 cable is basically the same gen with aria2
its just aria two is interchangeable
Freedsp well its dsp cable
And mc2 is basically aria2 cable but with mic and not interchangeable
3:35 Can someone help me with the names of the two IEMs to the right ?
Blessing 3 from Moondrop
Far right: Elysian Annihilator
Wouldn’t that be 4
Red still reigns supreme.
If only it was $20… 😢
For the tuning, yes. For those accessories.....nah never gonna happen lol
@@Gizaudio $40?
@@HobbyTalk thats more likely yeah
ew200, Zero:2, or the Hola.
ppl are comparing aria 2 to the ew200. its high time to get the ew200 even tho its kinda late
aria 3? (nvm, just remembered the bullet aria)
Half Life 3 confirmed
yo
Fix the title lol.
But Kato looks better >_>
Paint sucks
You give horrible advice. You say all iems mentioned are similarly tuned. Then you say, "if you want more bass go for X, if you want more mids go for X". As if EQ doesn't exist? Why spend that much more money just to own a similarly tuned iem that with your previous one, could have easily been eq'd? You want people to waste their money and time.
As if EQ will help.
??? he meant if you had to choose one lol are u ok
"had to choose one"? who's forcing you to spend money on iems in the first place? lol damn you people cope so hard in this hobby@@nyan4x
he literally said in the video if you already own the previous iterations, it's not worth upgrading to, or from the aria 2.
and i wasnt saying we have to unconditionally buy one dumbass, go reread my comment. I said IF we had to choose out of this pool of IEM, as in like we are already looking to buy an IEM in the first place, and we decided we want this tuning style, then these are the options according to Timmy. that is the whole point of watching a product review/comparison video 🤦♂️
If one is looking to spend money to buy something they don't own already, then a recommendation for the cheapest option that fits what they want is obviously not forcing nor wasting anything.
First