szymonhimself t1_j6ooxt0 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:39 PM

Reply to comment by keynzeev in r/NoStupidQuestions: theoretically, could one access the Moondrop Quarks DSP's DSP code and edit it, changing its sound, in the manner of a "native EQ"? by Fernando1dois3

It is just another hyped cheap chifi IEM.

It is better than cheap IEMs from a year or two ago, but really nothing groundbreaking. Still loses to Moondrop SSR in the technical department, and tonality wise it's just a well executed V-Shape, it you're into those things. It's definitely a good IEM, but doesn't really come close to things like Titan S, P1 Max or Starfield.

thatcarolguy t1_j6oqjwb wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:49 PM

It is incredibly groundbreaking. It completely Destroyed the Chu and made it obsolete while the Chu already did that to the $20 price bracket.

And there is no such thing as the technical department. It's imagined by people who can't accept that a $20 IEM is the real deal.

szymonhimself t1_j6otq44 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:08 PM

I'll give you the first point. Chu was garbage, Quarks were pretty good, Quarks DSP are even better than that.

And lmao cope harder.

thatcarolguy t1_j6p3n0l wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:09 PM

No need to cope. I've got my end game IEM until something better eventually comes for $20.

Bal_u t1_j6otyiq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:10 PM

You might like its frequency response very much, but there's absolutely nothing groundbreaking about it. It's just another $20 IEM, much like the Chu was just another $20 IEM. Technicalities existing is not something that can even be debated.

thatcarolguy t1_j6p3zbv wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:12 PM

Why do you call it a $20 IEM as if it is an insult? That just makes it all the more groundbreaking. It is an extreme revolution in price/performance as it is better than the vast majority of IEMs including ones that are 100x the price.

What kind of thing are you looking for to qualify as "groundbreaking"?

Bal_u t1_j6p9srh wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:50 PM

You mentioned the price the exact same number of times as I did. It's nice that we're clarifying the bracket they're competing in - the Chu most certainly didn't have a shot of competing with more expensive IEMs, and I very much doubt the Quarks DSP does. Hell, the Chu is quite far from my preferred $20 IEMs, even.
There's just a limit to how much you can do at this price point, the significantly better technicalities in more expensive earphones are related to their better drivers.