Moondrop Kanas Pro Review (1) – Quick Thoughts
Pros: Construction, cable; fairly even tonality apart from bass; smooth presentation.
Cons: Weight; bass (for non-bassheads) overdone; uppermost mids to low treble a bit suppressed.
You find a series of photos of the MKP on our blog HERE and a second review by Jürgen HERE. A third review by Loomis is HERE.
A lot, mostly good, has been written about these. I won’t spend time repeating too much of it, but will rather focus on what hasn’t been commonly said (which might come across as more negative than I intend to be; bear that in mind as you read).
These are solidly constructed and very pretty to look at if you like shiny silver things. The cable is a fancy braided affair that’s very flexible and non-microphonic. Earpieces and cable together give a very classy impression. BUT: the earpieces are heavy, and for a single DD, bulky. The bulk and weight lead to a feeling of insecurity in the ears. The stock medium tips, while not great, fitted me ok with some effort and gave only adequate isolation. I’d recommend experimenting to find the best tips for these for your particular ears.
Apart from the bass, the tonality is fairly even. Bass is elevated, and comes across as rather more intrusive than our measurements would suggest. After a while I found it fatiguing, even with material that isn’t bass-heavy. Others have described the rest of the range as balanced, but to me the uppermost mids and low treble seem to be a little lacking, an impression likely reinforced by the smooth presentation in that area. This would appeal to people who are very sensitive in the upper midrange (I don’t think I am). Treble is extended but not over-exaggerated.
Timbre is good across the range. Vocals and instruments are rendered realistically. Technicalities are likewise good, with the exception perhaps of slightly too-relaxed macrodynamics in the high mids, which, while imparting a sense of smoothness, does reinforce the impression of a dip there. Microdynamics though are good, and together with the competent resolution of transients, leads to a good sense of instrument separation and imaging.
In conclusion: I didn’t mind these, but the combination of the bulk & weight, the overdone bass AND the uppermost-mid dip means they are not for me. Possibly the bass would be less intrusive from a source that’s on the lighter side (I listened both direct from my phone and via the Audioquest Dragonfly Black DAC/amp, the longer sessions being from the latter), and therefore not so fatiguing on long listens (and there’s always modding to try). However, if you like bass and you’re sensitive in the high mid/low treble area, these might be worth considering.
SPECIFICATIONS
Name: Kanas Pro
Type: In Ear
Driver: Dynamic
Sensitivity: 110 dB
Impendence: 32 ohm
Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20000 Hz
Cable Length: 1.2m
Plug Type: L Bending
Color: Silver
Price: $179.80 (at the time of this review):
Purchase Link: Wooeasy Earphones Store
DISCLAIMER
This pair of Kanas Moodrop Pro was supplied by Wooeasy Earphones Store for independent reviews by the authors of Audio Reviews. Thank you very much!
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MY VERDICT
