I don't deny that I am very recognized by the average level of Shuiyueyu products, but I have always been quite critical of their packaging, "simple" to some sloppiness is Shuiyueyu's usual attitude towards product packaging.
But you look at this Aria, its box is so beautiful.
The practice of incorporating high-concentration quadratic elements into products has begun in this industry, and although there are many imitators, no one can do it more "authentically". After all, Shui Yue himself is exactly the same age as our wave of players who started about ten years ago, and the Water Moon Rain products from the hands of the real "old two thorn apes" will not be as earthy as some crappy imitators and even embarrassing to the point that their toes are inserted into the floor slits.
Rao is so, the quality of Aria's painting is still far beyond my expectations. Despite being just a pair of headphones priced at $399, the satisfaction of unboxing Aria is higher than that of many much more expensive products (such as...). Illumination）。 After removing the headphones and accessories, I am happy to carefully reset the package and place it on the display shelf.
But when it comes to accessories, Aria is still the work I'm familiar with: six pairs of silicone sleeves, round shell packs, replacement filters, and tweezers. Enough, but certainly not exquisite luxury, after all, it is selling 399 pieces of things, such specifications can not fault anything, not to mention the Illumination accessories are not strong enough.
It is commendable that Aria at least adheres to the tradition of good steel used on the blade of water moon rain products, and the workmanship of the body is exquisite enough. But it is not difficult for anyone who knows a little about water moon rain products to find that Aria's shape is very similar to KXXS, the difference is that Aria's metal injection molded shell has a little casting feeling, with a fairly strong paint surface, Aria's durability must be far better than KXXS, no need to worry about the beautiful but fragile mirror surface being scratched like using KXXS.
KXXS's proven styling also guarantees Aria's wearing experience. Although the metal casing is slightly heavier, the comfort of Aria embedded in the pinna is good enough and does not place an additional burden on the ear. In addition, Aria's standard silver-plated line covers the nylon skin, which also weakens the stethoscope effect to a considerable extent.
This pair of black earplugs is not the first water moon rain product to use the name "Aria", but it is clear that this Aria has nothing to do with Pi Aria. The price determines that Aria will be the backbone of the shipment of the water moon rain product series, and it is unlikely that it is still named as "aria" because the brand side is too lazy to think of a name, so the name should always have any purpose - I put on Aria with such a doubt.
Although the "no low frequency" hat has a long past for water moon rain products, and it is only circulated among players as a terrier at present, the control of low frequency of water moon rain headphones is still relatively conservative. From SSR to KXXS to Illumination, the active main players of Water Moon Rain, although they will not make you feel low-frequency and shallow, will not give people the impression of surging and plump at all - and Aria is the first product that makes me feel that Water Moon Rain is finally willing to give in to low frequencies.
Although this step is not very big, I think it is just right.
Aria's first impression of listening to me was that its low frequency was "not enough water and moon rain", compared to its own other products, Aria's low frequency energy is obviously much more, so that I am quite unaccustomed to listening to Illustration. This contrast is not only due to the conservative attitude of water moon rain products to low frequencies in the past, but also related to the need for a slight pot machine for Aria's LCP diaphragm: after ten hours or so, Aria's low frequency will stretch a lot, without the stasis of just opening the sound, and the permeability has also improved.
After a short period of time, the Aria has entered the state of the cooker, and its enhancement to the low frequencies is more reflected in the very low frequency part, and the amplitude of the gain is not very large. Compared to other water and rain headphones I am familiar with, Aria's low frequencies are indeed fuller and the reverberation is more abundant, but this level of low frequency energy is not surprising on other brands of products, and the low frequencies are much thicker than it is.
As for the reason I think this tuning is "just right", it is that Aria's low frequencies do not hinder the clarity of the intermediate frequencies and even the high frequencies in the slightest. There is no need to deliberately choose low-frequency tracks with a low sense of presence, you can still quickly capture the "water moon rain elements" of solid and smooth mid-frequency, clear and smooth high frequencies and natural stereoscopic soundstage in Aria, and on this basis, it has a low frequency that can create a dynamic atmosphere. The Aria of 399 yuan already has a fairly "inner volume" of hard quality level, but it pays more attention to the expression of musical sense than other products. The so-called "aria" is a relatively "narrative tune" that emphasizes lyricism and singing, and this pair of headphones named "aria" is indeed a masterpiece that is good at expressing musical emotions, and the reason why Aria got its name is probably because of this.
You should have already thought of Aria's musical adaptability, which is a very good pop plug. The consistent reassuring vocal texture of Water Moon Rain products coupled with this more generous low-frequency supply makes Aria's expression of pop music overwhelm the crowd at the entry price, and among the earplugs of the current 500 yuan or so, on the interpretation level of pop music, Aria and VR3000 are the two models I most recognize. In addition to pop music, if you try to use Aria to listen to metal music and electronic music, you will also find that it is much more "energetic" than the previous water moon rain headphones, and the abundant low-frequency energy allows it to fully agitate and no longer give people the impression of weakness; as for guitar, violin, piano and other instrumental music, depending on the still excellent high-frequency texture, Aria can still give enough outstanding expressiveness.
In terms of front-end collocation, Aria, which only sells 399 yuan, is not picky as I expected, and the level of THX Onyx's first-class small tail drive has been quite satisfactory to me, and it can not tap too much potential on the titanium, considering the general purchasing power of the audience, I recommend cheap solutions such as Meizu small tail. The friendly demand for drivers is obviously good news for mainstream audiences for entry-priced earbuds, as for players who like to make a great marvel product... To be honest, there are very few products at similar price points that can compete with "full blood".
Most of the other authors' Aria reviews will emphasize how gratifying its cost performance is, in fact, Aria's cost performance is indeed very outstanding, its existence will even be "rolled" to its own KXXS: 999 yuan of KXXS originally had a good cost performance, but compared with Aria, their gap is really less than 1.5 times the difference. Laterally, compared with other products that I recognize very much around 500 yuan (such as Weiser HE01 and VR3000), the cheaper Aria theory hard quality also has the upper hand.
But price/performance is not what I care about most, what I care about is Aria's "breakthrough" or "sinking" in tuning. In stark contrast to the image of the second dimension, the tuning of Water Moon Rain products is actually quite rigorous and conservative, and rarely introduces things with distinct personalities. But you know, consumers' pursuit of "HiFi" is more often only on the lips, "good sound" is the real demand. You can think of arria, which reinforces the low frequency, as a compromise on the market by the Water Moon Rain brand, but I prefer to think of it as an improvement – a significant step for the brand.
You think Shui Yue has retreated to the first layer, but in fact he may not be able to say anything about the fifth layer (laughs).