Review on Moondrop Shiro Yuki White Snow HiFi Dynamic Earbuds: Immersive Line Type Earphones by Dawn Sherman

Given that this is a "beggar-level" $10 audio device, you need to keep the context of performance and price in mind. It costs less than a hearty meal. If you're expecting a $10 benefit from God, I don't know what to tell you, maybe I should break the news that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist. This is a pair of shower head style headphones with non-interchangeable 3.5mm cable. Their general sound signature is warm. Build: Surprisingly good. Considering they cost $10, they're pretty well made. The cable is rubberized but doesn't feel cheap, along with a relatively large diameter. The headphone case is well made, albeit made of somewhat cheap plastic. There are no clearly jagged edges here. It comes with a carrying case which is a screw top tin (I don't know of any other $10 IEM that comes with an actual case). Inside the case you will find a white cleaning cloth and 2 extra pairs of earphone cases. They went above and beyond what you would normally expect for their price. Comfort: average. They sit in the ears pretty well, the earbud covers really help the earbuds grab your ears so they don't fall out easily. There is no need to speak of a seal, since these are in-ear headphones with a shower head. The earphones are very light as they are made of plastic, so wearing them is not very tiring. They are not too big and should fit most ears in my opinion. You can wear them for a decent amount of time before you feel uncomfortable. Sounds good. As mentioned, this is a warm signature. The problem with the price is that you can't expect good resolution. They are not suitable for analytical listening. The accuracy of the tones is moderately low, the soundstage is also a bit small, it's there, but not great at all. It's like looking at a picture on an old laptop, clearly not in high resolution. but it's not as bad as watching TV in 480p. In terms of actual audio reproduction, the sub-bass has a break, as far as I can tell the deepest part of the sub-bass just doesn't exist, although it's not very noticeable except in songs that have a heavy emphasis on the sub-bass. Bass. The mids and highs are fairly emphasized, giving you a good sound with most of the bass. The mids are mixed, some frequencies are very understated, making half the vocals sound good and the other half distant. The highs are decent with no obvious harshness but also no shine to give good definition. Overall, as branded headphones with a warm signature, they're very good for the price. Compared to others: VE Monk Plus: Indeed, compared to ShiroYuki, Monks were a disappointment (did I mention that it's a bit strange for a Chinese company to give their product a Japanese name?). Monk overloads the bass and ShiroYuki doesn't overdo it. I like to consider it the best version of Monk Plus. Overall, I'd recommend this if you're only willing to spend $10 on a pair of headphones and are happy with their warm sound. It's hard to do well at this price point and Moondrop continues to impress me with their ability to do so much with what they have at their disposal. If you can afford more, I strongly encourage you to spend more. $10 isn't going to earn you anything worth keeping for a long time and using every day. Edit: Added some pictures. May be a little blurry due to poor lighting.