The Moondrop Illumination is a single dynamic-driver earphone in the premium segment that is optically characterized by its gold coating. At an impedance of 25 Ω and a sensitivity of 124 dB/mW, the Moondrop Illumination is driven easily with any phone – but benefits greatly from a healthy source.
I received the Illumination from Moondrop on loan upon my request. Thank you very much to Chengdu. My full review:
SPECIFICATIONS
Drivers: 11 mm dynamic Impedance: 25 Ω @ 1 kHz Sensitivity: 124 dB/Nrms @ 1kHz Frequency Range: 20 – 20,000 Hz (IEC60318-4); 10-50000Hz (1/4Inch Free field Mic) Cable/Connector: OCC copper with SPC shielding + replaceable plug; 0.78 mm, 2 pin Tested at: $799 Product Page: https://www.moondroplab.com/illumination Purchase Link: Moondrop Official Store
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Head-Fier since 2016. He has been known as “Otto Motor” to Head-Fiers, as “Dr. Schweinsgruber” to audiobudget.com users and Youtubers, and as “Brause” to Super Best Audio Friends and the Headphone Community. - For the purpose of confusion, he decided to pose under his real name Jürgen Kraus (“JK”) from now on. - This is a hobby. In “real” life, Jürgen is a professional geologist operating his own petroleum-exploration consulting company Franconia Geoscience Ltd. based in Calgary, Canada. He holds German and Canadian passports. Jürgen had a classical music education from childhood through high school in Germany and he has been following popular music developments since the late 1970s. His understanding of arts and crafts was influenced by Bauhaus pragmatism: “less is more” and “form follows function”.