Moondrop Quarks VS CCA CRA

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Moondrop Quarks and CCA CRA are 1DD in-ear monitors. Moondrop Quarks costs $13 while CCA CRA costs $14. CCA CRA is $1 more expensive. Moondrop Quarks holds a slight 0.1-point edge in reviewer scores (4.4 vs 4.3). CCA CRA has significantly better bass with a 2.4-point edge, CCA CRA has better mids with a 0.7-point edge, CCA CRA has significantly better treble with a 1.4-point edge, CCA CRA has significantly better dynamics with a 2-point edge and Moondrop Quarks has better imaging with a 0.8-point edge.

Insights

Metric Moondrop Quarks CCA CRA
Bass 3.3 5.7
Mids 4 4.7
Treble 3.3 4.7
Details 3.5 3.5
Soundstage 4.5 4.3
Imaging 3.8 3
Dynamics 3 5
Tonality 4 4.3
Technicalities 3.9 4.4

Moondrop Quarks Aggregated Review Score

Average Reviewer Scores

Precogvision
Crin Shuwa-T
Super* Review

Average Reviewer Score:

4.4

Unfavorable


CCA CRA Aggregated Review Score

Average Reviewer Scores

Nymz Audionotions
Precogvision
Tim Tuned
Super* Review

Average Reviewer Score:

4.3

Unfavorable


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Moondrop Quarks Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

  • The gaming score is prioritizing technical capabilities of the IEM (Separation, Layering, Soundstage) and good value.

Gaming Score

4

Gaming Grade

C-

CCA CRA Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

  • The gaming score is prioritizing technical capabilities of the IEM (Separation, Layering, Soundstage) and good value.

Gaming Score

4.4

Gaming Grade

C-

Moondrop Quarks Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

C-
  • Significantly flawed tuning. Noticeable frequency imbalances and unnatural timbre distract from music. Lacks versatility across recordings.

Average Technical Grade

D+
  • Limited resolution; finer nuances are masked. Soundstage feels narrow, and complex passages cause muddiness. Transitions lack finesse.
Bass D
Bass is light and underwhelming. While some faint rumble exists, it lacks punch and authority in any meaningful way.
Mids C-
Midrange is passable but unrefined. Lacks detail and smoothness, with occasional harshness in upper mids.
Treble D
Uneven treble response with noticeable peaks and dips. Can sound both dull and occasionally harsh simultaneously.
Dynamics D
Noticeably compressed dynamics. Musical expression suffers with weak transients and poor contrast between quiet and loud sections.
Soundstage C
Average soundstage - adequate width but flat presentation. Reasonable instrument separation but lacks layering and depth.
Details D+
Modest detail presentation with significant loss of texture. Nuances are masked and complex passages become congested.
Imaging D+
Modest imaging with basic left/right positioning. Lacks precision for center placement and suffers from positional blurring.
Gaming C-
Minimal environmental definition provides only general audio cues. Suitable for games where positioning isn't critical.

CCA CRA Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

C-
  • Significantly flawed tuning. Noticeable frequency imbalances and unnatural timbre distract from music. Lacks versatility across recordings.

Average Technical Grade

C-
  • Limited resolution; finer nuances are masked. Soundstage feels narrow, and complex passages cause muddiness. Transitions lack finesse.
Bass B-
Average bass performance - present but unremarkable. Has reasonable texture but lacks depth and physicality.
Mids C
Midrange is passable but unrefined. Lacks detail and smoothness, with occasional harshness in upper mids.
Treble C
Average treble performance - present but lacking refinement. Some graininess or splashiness affects clarity.
Dynamics C+
Decent dynamic performance. Good macro-contrast but micro-dynamics could be more nuanced. Satisfactory impact.
Details D+
Modest detail presentation with significant loss of texture. Nuances are masked and complex passages become congested.
Imaging D
Modest imaging with basic left/right positioning. Lacks precision for center placement and suffers from positional blurring.
Gaming C-
Minimal environmental definition provides only general audio cues. Suitable for games where positioning isn't critical.

Moondrop Quarks Reviews

Super* Review 6* * score normalized
Crin 4.5 Reviewer Score
C+ Tuning
C Tech
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Crin original ranking

Crin Youtube Channel
- Crin
Shuwa-T 4 Reviewer Score
C- Tuning
C- Tech
Comment: Costs next to nothing. Everything else

Shuwa-T original ranking

Shuwa-T Website

- Shuwa-T
Bass: D+ Mids: C+ Treble: D+ Soundstage: C Details: C- Imaging: D+
Precogvision 3.1 Reviewer Score
D Tuning
D Tech
Sounds fairly open. Pinna compensation and transition to treble region needs work.

Precogvision original ranking

Precogvision Youtube Channel
- Precogvision
Bass: D Mids: D Treble: D Dynamics: D Details: D Imaging: C-

CCA CRA Reviews

Super* Review 6* * score normalized
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Super* Review original ranking

Super* Review Youtube Channel
- Super* Review
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Tim Tuned 5 Reviewer Score
C+ Tuning
B Tech
Fun, well tuned v-shape signature Details & Stage

Tim Tuned original ranking

Tim Tuned Youtube Channel
- Tim Tuned
Bass: A- Mids: A- Treble: A-
Precogvision 4.2 Reviewer Score
C Tuning
C- Tech
High-clarity, potentially fatiguing sound with surprisingly good bass and treble extension.

Precogvision original ranking

Precogvision Youtube Channel
- Precogvision
Bass: B Mids: C- Treble: C- Dynamics: C+ Details: C- Imaging: D
Nymz 3.3 Reviewer Score
D Tuning
D Tech
Insane value. Still a bassy KZ, but for 15$, hard not to rec. Punches at higher price bracket, but still has 4.5k and 8k peaks for my library. I recomend EQing it - turns it into a beast for the price.

Nymz original ranking

Nymz Website

- Nymz
Bass: C- Mids: D Treble: D Details: D Imaging: D
Audionotions 3 Reviewer Score
Big bass, big treble. A bit too spicy for my tastes Previously Owned

Audionotions original ranking

Website (Audionotions)

- Audionotions

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