This is my initial impression - not a review
Received them today, nice to see an iem without the cringe waifu shite, packaging is very minimal which I appreciate but no carry case which I'm not too fussed about. Ear tip selection should go straight in the bin as they are completely and utterly useless due to the depth of the main body/shell and short nozzles which means you will need a long ear tip to get and maintain a good seal.
I'm currently using
medium Moondrop Spring Tips which I believe originally came with the Moondrop Chu I bought last year, the sticky silicone holds them in place but insertion depth is not enough as evidenced by pushing slightly on the shell when the iems are inserted in my ear as the bass increases quite dramatically so I'll need to investigate and purchase a deeper style tip, very solid kick to the bass and deep deep rumble when listening to my test track below, obviously I used tidal but provided the YouTube link, no bleed that I could ascertain into the mids, this track also has very high percussion that runs along side the sub bass so good for testing the highs which are nice and crisp yet not piercing.
I'm quite impressed with the cable, nothing fancy but does the job - does hold memory but it's fresh out the box so I'll hang it near the fire for 5 mins to straighten out, very nice small angled 3.5mm jack which I do appreciate, why do iem companies fit massive jacks to iems?.........the manufacturers should take note and drop the oversized 3-way interchangeable jacks, they're not needed.
The body of the iem is quite a small stocky little thing and has a nozzle width of 6.4mm and protrudes from the shell by 4mm at the front of the iem and 5mm at the rear, rather short - you WILL need long iem tips to ensure a good seal and to avoid the iem falling out - Kiwi Ears take note - provide decent ear tips please, The shell is nicely made with the internals clearly visible including the "Helmholtz resonator" which appears to be connected to the 11mm dynamic driver housing at the bottom and the top but my spms is playing silly buggers with my eyesight today so don't take that as gospel, the iem faceplate is a nice azure blue with the kiwi ears logo.
I will have to hold off on a full impression till I source a longer, more secure ear tip but I'll be keeping them.