Audiophilepure

This time, MOONDROP explicitly stated that the Skyland aligns ideally with their VDSF target curve and features excellent non-linear distortion.Testing it across multiple gears, it is indeed tuned to be on the bright and extended side, yet it remains nicely controlled at high volumes and with intense, sharp vocals.

This actually aligns closer to my impression of MOONDROP, a brand with an ACG-targeted background, more so than the COSMO, which takes a more traditional audiophile approach and does not favor the ACG genre as directly.Conversely, its bass-light character may turn Rock and R&B fans away. I initially thought the spare pads would shift the tuning toward a more bass-heavy direction, but they somehow make it sound even cleaner, and in a good way, as they do not make the treble sharper, but rather more extended and airy.It is also a relief that the Skyland is much easier to drive compared to the COSMO, which I compare below.