Audiophile brand Moondrop teases its first smartphone, the MIAD 01

22 April 2024
Features dedicated 4.4mm and 3.5mm headphone jacks.

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YUKI93, 23 Apr 2024It's not like most people here are into audio in the f... moreAs someone very much into audio of all sorts, headphone jacks on phones ARE outdated and irrelevant, and that is because the internal DACs suck. Compared to what even a cheaper quality dongle offers the output is just bad.

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    LOVE PENGUIN, 23 Apr 2024Well sorry if you're offended, but as IEM users we don... more.

      Zuzuz, 23 Apr 2024Why not?! Their iems are available. This phone will have, m... morePhone manufacturing is much harder than their other products, their closest thing was Shanling M3X Moondrop x Tanchjim edition and as the name suggest it's actually a Shanling and they didn't manufacture it either. It''s all outsourced.
      Then there is the issue of software, with DAP you can get away with bad android like recent Walkmans because the only real purpose of it is to listen to music, maybe a streaming app like Apple music or Deezer but that's it. Can't say the same for a full blown phone with camera and sim card.
      I honestly prefer if they keep it like M3X, maybe collab with Xiaomi or something, it'd be even a Blessing (no pun intended) if they give the phone a two-year software updates.

        Gustav el Mano, 23 Apr 2024Bummed it's not a nothing clone with anime girl on bac... moreIt's probably will be just a box art, but honestly this design sucks. It looks like a generic Realme, I sure as hell prefer a Nothing clone with anime girl on the back.

          Gustavo, 23 Apr 2024still you're limited by your phone's power output... moreIt's 2.5W which is plenty for DD cans but not speakers or planar/estat cans.

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            Gustavo, 23 Apr 2024still you're limited by your phone's power output... moreI do use a powered PD hub to preserve phone battery nowadays.
            I have been satisfied with Final E5000 and Senn HD600 for over a year without any itch to upgrade 😂.
            E5000 is a flawed piece of engineering. No IEMs should be this hard drive. But it is a beautifully flawed piece of engineering. Powering it is worth it to me since I am happy with it. It is my musical IEM.
            HD600 is when I want to clean my palette. Pretty old, not that great, but I like it.

              Rkm, 23 Apr 2024Yeah, that was bad internet behavior from me. Something abo... moreWell sorry if you're offended, but as IEM users we don't need that much power. The average IEM sensitivity is like 36 ohm or something with low end and no name cheapo even lower and that means for the 97% users it's good enough, of course if you have exotic headphones like STAX that little power won't cut it but why would you plug it into a phone?

                Gus, 23 Apr 2024why do you need loudness that much? I'm 54 and only ev... moreI don't really, that's my point; although on my current Note 13 pro i did have to raise loudness because in too loud environment, like subway, it was not enough. But generally all DaCs do indeed have more than enough power (With software tweaking), unless they are used with high-ohm headphones (Which is mostly a gimmick to make audiophiles feel special. Especially for a phone where they will be used mostly outdoors).

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                  Anonymous, 23 Apr 2024oh wait you're an Etymotic fans? and ety fans with bad... moreThat was a while ago. Every audiophile should go through an Etymotic phase. I think I have discovered my preferences - warm to warm neutral with glorious timbre and smooth inoffensive treble.

                  But doesn't sharur hate Etys now? He is a moondrop guy now. I think he EQs moondrop variations to other IEMs graphs and 'review' them nowadays 🤦

                    Anonymous, 23 Apr 2024you don't need fast storage for audio, I've got a... moreStill would be more happy for bigger internal space. Music okay but another forte is videos which in duration have several hours.

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                      PetrovBG, 23 Apr 2024Not necesserily, i imagine it won't be widely available.Why not?! Their iems are available. This phone will have, most probably same channels of selling.
                      Sony's availability is also very poor in many countries. Even Japanese people don't buy it

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                        PetrovBG, 23 Apr 2024Well yes, but the thing is most integrated DaCs are cripple... morewhy do you need loudness that much? I'm 54 and only ever listened to 10% of full power but my peers younger than me often blows their ears with that kind of loudness, like 50% or more, don't be like them

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                          Cpt.Power, 23 Apr 2024And why??? USELESS SD CARDS ARE JUST BAD FOR 2024 They wou... moreyou don't need fast storage for audio, I've got a "slow" sd card filled with thousands of flacs and wav and this wav rip I got is 96khz 155mb and the decoding speed is 814x realtime faster than its 4 minutes duration

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                            Rkm, 23 Apr 2024Yeah, that was bad internet behavior from me. Something abo... morestill you're limited by your phone's power output which is abyssmally low, if you need power you gotta plug it into wall man
                            also you're using Ety with triple flange and still need higher powered amp? you sure your ears are fine bro?

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                              Rkm, 23 Apr 2024Transducers matters a lot. I was able to differentiate it u... moreoh wait you're an Etymotic fans? and ety fans with bad opinion? how surprising (NOT)! don't tell me you're actually Sharur...

                                Audio jack???
                                Such an useless tool with latest wifi and bluetooth and some quality wireless audio in box they would do lot better.
                                Cables in 2024 are obsolette and first thing that breaks.

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                                  YUKI93, 23 Apr 2024It's not like most people here are into audio in the f... moreThey fell for the marketing meme like Samsung successfully tarnishing the image of sd cards and headphone jacks as poor people features. Nvm that Xperia Mark 2-5 all have them, especially 1 series that has FLAGSHIP chip+jack+card slot.

                                    Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024Well, this proves wireless audio quality is inferior.It always has been. I never missed going wireless when I started playing with my LG V50's built-in Quad DAC and listening to FLAC/WAV audio. It's all wired for me now.

                                      Anonymous, 23 Apr 2024This could be similar to Android-powered Sony Wallkmans.There hasn't been a real competitor to the modern Sony Walkman, so it's surprising to see a relatively small company like Moondrop decide to challenge its dominance. This should be an interesting battle to look forward to, especially for the price and the features between the two.

                                        MindTheGap, 23 Apr 2024It's funny to see that most commenters here are keep t... moreIt's not like most people here are into audio in the first place. Some people here even proudly "claim" that the headphone jack on smartphones is "outdated" and "irrelevant". What to expect, really.

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