

Inside this case is the cable, which is braided this time around. There’s also a pocketable semi-hardback travel case to keep the buds safe while traveling. My sample featured six pairs of silicone tips in small, medium, and large. Like most Moondrop products, it features a plentiful arrow of tips and a carrying case. This should, in theory, mean that any distortion occurring at the fringes of this response will occur outside the audible realm. The frequency response range is 5Hz - 36000Hz, well outside the bounds of human hearing. The interior of the earphone is brass and a high-frequency wave guide to tune volume and sound profile. Inside those shells, the Arias are driven by a single 10mm liquid crystal polymer (LCP) driver. The shells are also made entirely of metal, which lends them a touch more weigh though they certainly aren’t heavy. It looks quite stylish, which is in keeping with the rest of Moondrop’s recent line-up. It features a shape inspired by traditional IEMs, for one, and the exterior design has been changed from a simple silver frame to black with bronze colored swoops for decoration.

Compared to the bullet-shaped originals, the 2021 Aria I have in-hand today is quite different. An Aria existed in Moondrop’s catalog for a period of time but was eventually discontinued.

The Moondrop Aria is a second-coming of sorts.
