Short answer: the Moondrop Droplet. It ranks #902 of 1369 in-ear headphones by sound quality, rated 3.4/5, at $9.99; the FiiO x JadeAudio JH5 ranks #910, rated 3.3/5, at $9.99. The price gap is small enough that the sound-quality ranking should decide it.
What the Moondrop Droplet does well: A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 66 against the Harman target. The tradeoff: Treble about 3 dB below target from 3 to 10 kHz, which can sound dull or veiled next to brighter headphones.
Why pick the FiiO x JadeAudio JH5: A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 66 against the Harman target. The tradeoff: Treble about 2 dB below target from 3 to 10 kHz, which can sound dull or veiled next to brighter headphones.
Buy the Moondrop Droplet. It is rated higher for sound quality than the FiiO x JadeAudio JH5 at the same price, so it is the default pick unless a specific strength of the other one matters more to you.
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A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 66 against the Harman target.
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A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 66 against the Harman target.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Moondrop Droplet | FiiO x JadeAudio JH5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| Ranked | #902 of 1369 in In-Ear Headphones | #910 of 1369 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 66 (median of 8 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 66 (median of 5 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 2.24 dB standard deviation | 2.43 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -1.03 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.69 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (+1.3 dB at 30 Hz) | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-1.9 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Driver Type | Balanced Armature | Hybrid |
| Drivers | 1 full-frequency balanced armature driver with integrated DSP | 1 DD + 4 BA (1 x 10mm carbon-based dynamic driver + 4 x custom balanced armatures) |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz | 20Hz - 40,000Hz |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Impedance | - | 13 ohms |
| Sensitivity | - | 111 dB/mW |
| Weight | - | 0 lbs (7.6 g) (per earpiece) |
Frequency Response Compared
Both headphones’ measurements overlaid on the Harman target. Above the target sounds louder in that range, below it quieter. Each curve is the median of several independent measurements, shifted so its 500 Hz to 2 kHz average sits at 0 dB, so only the tuning is compared.
Measurement data: the Moondrop Droplet from aftersound, arn, boizoff, fahryst, ianfann, pw, timmyv and vsg; the FiiO x JadeAudio JH5 from ekaudio, flare, iemocean, joshtbvo and superreview, all via squig.link.
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