There’s even reference to tinnitus: permanent damage to your hearing that I hope you never experience! I’m impressed that they chose to include this reminder.
The booklet contains sections covering the eartips, burn-in (quite long with these, at 100 hours), storage, comfort, and safety. Moondrop took some time to think about what they wanted to say about the IEMs, and I got the sense that they care about the experience of the owner. There are two different kinds, and a set of tweezers for handling them, which is just as well because they’re tiny! A touch that I’ve not encountered before, and one that will extend the life of the Arias, are spare nozzles for the earbud speaker ports. The carry pouch is one of the nicer ones I’ve seen, with a rugged exterior and gold embossed Moondrop branding, with a matching gold zipper handle.
The unboxing experience is part of the fun of acquiring something new, and Moondrop nailed it with these. I like the thought that went into all of this. The Aria themselves – continuing the black and gold theme – are surrounded with a velour effect material. Unboxing these reminded me of opening up packaging for a fine watch, or a piece of jewellery. Once the outer box is removed, the inner packaging is thoughtfully designed and classy looking, in black with gold highlights. This is the first set of IEMs I’ve encountered with an anime character on the packaging! I’m not sure why they decided to use the image, but it’s a fun touch, and at least the character’s black clothing with gold stripes matches the design theme of both the packaging and the earbuds themselves. The first thing you encounter with the Aria is the image on the front of the box. There’s an anime character on the box! Packaging Moondrop was so proud of the original Aria model that they kept the name with this refreshed version. Moondrop explicitly claims not to be a trend follower, and shuns the ‘snake oil’ that’s so common in high-end audio, instead positioning itself as a pioneer in the marketplace. The company prides itself on its willingness to employ new technologies and push boundaries with its products. Following their early days as a studio of hobbyist engineers, Moondrop evolved into designing and building earbuds in 2014, and have been building a solid reputation ever since.
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