I happened across the Moondrop Kanas Pro while viewing some of the later offerings from the Asian IEM marketplace. The Kanas Pro captured my attention due to both the eye-catching finish as well as the fact that it contained a DLC (diamond-like carbon) dynamic driver similar to that used in the Campfire Audio Atlas.
While Moondrop is quite highly regarded in the Chi-Fi marketplace, I could find very little information on this model, only one review by a highly-regarded German audio reviewer. His comments were very flattering to the build and tuning and in fact, he ended up purchasing one. Given this impetus along with my lack of willpower, I placed my order through Aliexpress which at the time, was the only source for purchase. It now also available through Amazon.
As I mentioned in the description, there is a "lesser" model of the Kanas which has a brushed finish and a less reference tuning, with a noticeable increase in the bass frequencies. As I appreciate an uncolored SQ, I was not attracted to the Kanas, but went with the Pro, much to my ultimate satisfaction.
Delivery took about 2 weeks and arrived safely. Initial unboxing left me a bit underwhelmed as the box was a simple black cardboard box with several tips, none of which provided me with a suitable seal, a clip and a drawstring pouch, which, IMO, was not of a quality commensurate with that of the Kanas Pro. The 2-pin cable, however, is a very nice copper/spc braid which is quite soft and supple. There are no earhooks nor are they needed. The only thing I found missing was the lack of a chin slider.
Soundwise, I found this type of driver to require some hours of break-in to reach its full potential of smoothness and balance.
I typically use about the same handful of lossless files for my evaluations.
Female vocal
Male vocal
Solo piano
Full orchestra
Various acoustical favorites
Binaural Nature recordings
+ several other binaural recodings.
As I seldom listen to metal, hard rock or rap, I include none of those genres, as I am only interested in pleasing my ears.
My sources are DX200/Amp5, Nuansa P1/A1 combination and DX200 line-out to my Scherzo Andante transportable amp.
I found the Kanas Pro to have a very neutral overall sound but with excellent sub-bass where present. There is absolutely no warming coloration to male vocals and female vocals are rendered smoothly without sibilance.
Musical details are easily heard, even those so subtle that they are often missed in some of my other IEMs.
Soundstage is notable for its depth. Music is always in front rather than in the head. My most notable impression is that the overall performance is quite realistic, certainly suitable for monitoring if desired. Within a very short period of time, I completely forget that I am listening to IEM's, which is a high compliment indeed.
Isolation is good, but not at Ety level. I have head no driver flex at all. While they can best be described as a fairly good-sized IEM, the contoured shape should fit all but the smallest ears.
I consider them to be one of my favorites, which is flattering as I also own a custom MG5Pro along with the new CA Andromeda S.
Truly a remarkable device for $180 USD!
While Moondrop is quite highly regarded in the Chi-Fi marketplace, I could find very little information on this model, only one review by a highly-regarded German audio reviewer. His comments were very flattering to the build and tuning and in fact, he ended up purchasing one. Given this impetus along with my lack of willpower, I placed my order through Aliexpress which at the time, was the only source for purchase. It now also available through Amazon.
As I mentioned in the description, there is a "lesser" model of the Kanas which has a brushed finish and a less reference tuning, with a noticeable increase in the bass frequencies. As I appreciate an uncolored SQ, I was not attracted to the Kanas, but went with the Pro, much to my ultimate satisfaction.
Delivery took about 2 weeks and arrived safely. Initial unboxing left me a bit underwhelmed as the box was a simple black cardboard box with several tips, none of which provided me with a suitable seal, a clip and a drawstring pouch, which, IMO, was not of a quality commensurate with that of the Kanas Pro. The 2-pin cable, however, is a very nice copper/spc braid which is quite soft and supple. There are no earhooks nor are they needed. The only thing I found missing was the lack of a chin slider.
Soundwise, I found this type of driver to require some hours of break-in to reach its full potential of smoothness and balance.
I typically use about the same handful of lossless files for my evaluations.
Female vocal
Male vocal
Solo piano
Full orchestra
Various acoustical favorites
Binaural Nature recordings
+ several other binaural recodings.
As I seldom listen to metal, hard rock or rap, I include none of those genres, as I am only interested in pleasing my ears.
My sources are DX200/Amp5, Nuansa P1/A1 combination and DX200 line-out to my Scherzo Andante transportable amp.
I found the Kanas Pro to have a very neutral overall sound but with excellent sub-bass where present. There is absolutely no warming coloration to male vocals and female vocals are rendered smoothly without sibilance.
Musical details are easily heard, even those so subtle that they are often missed in some of my other IEMs.
Soundstage is notable for its depth. Music is always in front rather than in the head. My most notable impression is that the overall performance is quite realistic, certainly suitable for monitoring if desired. Within a very short period of time, I completely forget that I am listening to IEM's, which is a high compliment indeed.
Isolation is good, but not at Ety level. I have head no driver flex at all. While they can best be described as a fairly good-sized IEM, the contoured shape should fit all but the smallest ears.
I consider them to be one of my favorites, which is flattering as I also own a custom MG5Pro along with the new CA Andromeda S.
Truly a remarkable device for $180 USD!