Introduction

If you read my review of the MOONDROP KATO IEMs, you already know where this is going. HiFiGo had reached out to gauge my interest in covering a couple of MOONDROP products, which I had readily agreed to. Those two arrived before the KATO did, which in turn got bumped up owing its much more recent release. So this is a slight revision of an introduction, but otherwise does not change my excitement to cover the popular MOONDROP Aria (2021) today. Thanks again to HiFiGo via MOONDROP for sending TechPowerUp a review sample!


The MOONDROP Aria single-handedly introduced the brand to many in the audio hobby. Funnily enough, there was a MOONDROP Aria a few years ago from the same brand, but it was not around long enough to leave a lasting impression. Clearly, the company engineers and marketing team had other plans, and the new Aria released a couple of months ago has little but the name in common with the previous one. As such, I am referring to it as the MOONDROP Aria (2021) to show that it is indeed the latest version, and we begin with a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications