# MOONDROP Dark Saber
- **Product Page**: https://chi-fi.top/iem/moondrop-dark-saber
- **Category**: Earphones
- **Brand**: Moondrop
- **Price**: from $800 USD
- **Summary**: Ten-driver flagship hybrid earphones with carbon fiber faceplates
- **AliExpress**: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2w2BNox

## Pros
- Ten drivers per side (2 DD + 8 BA) deliver reference-grade resolution and separation
- Horizontally opposed dual 10 mm dynamic drivers (H.O.D.D.U.S.) provide tight, textured sub-bass
- Aerospace-grade forged carbon fiber faceplates with medical-grade resin shells
- Modular cable system with swappable single-ended and balanced termination plugs
- Refined tuning following Moondrop's VDSF target with smooth, fatigue-free highs

## Cons
- Flagship $800 price tag sits well above typical Chi-Fi budget brackets
- Chunky earpieces needed to fit ten acoustic drivers per ear
- Very high sensitivity (128 dB/Vrms) can reveal noise floor on budget DACs

## Specifications
- **Release year**: 2023
- **Drivers per side**: 10
- **Driver types**: dynamic, balanced armature
- **Impedance**: 22 Ω
- **Sensitivity**: 128 dB/V
- **Frequency response, low end**: 7 Hz
- **Frequency response, high end**: 41000 Hz
- **Cable connector**: 0.78 mm 2-pin
- **Plugs**: 3.5 mm, 4.4 mm
- **Shell material**: Medical-grade resin with carbon fiber faceplate

## Details & Specifications
The MOONDROP Dark Saber (also written DarkSaber) is Moondrop's flagship hybrid in-ear monitor, packing ten acoustic drivers into each earpiece: two 10 mm dynamic drivers arranged in a horizontally opposed dual dynamic driver module (H.O.D.D.U.S.) for the sub-bass, four custom balanced armatures for the midrange, and four Knowles SWFK balanced armatures handling the high and ultra-high frequencies.

Audiophile reviewers highlight its flagship-tier resolution, precise spatial imaging, and nuanced texture across intricate recordings. The opposed dual-driver bass setup delivers deep, physical rumble that stops on a dime, keeping the midrange neutral and articulate. Each shell combines a high-precision medical-grade 3D-printed resin acoustic cavity with handcrafted aerospace-grade forged carbon fiber faceplates, paired with a modular silver-plated copper cable with interchangeable plugs.

- 10-driver hybrid configuration: 2 dynamic drivers (10 mm H.O.D.D.U.S.) + 8 balanced armatures (4 custom mid BAs + 4 Knowles SWFK treble BAs)
- Impedance 22 Ω (±15% @ 1 kHz), sensitivity 128 dB/Vrms (@ 1 kHz)
- Frequency response 7 Hz to 41 kHz (effective 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
- Handcrafted forged carbon fiber faceplates with medical-grade resin acoustic chamber
- Detachable 0.78 mm 2-pin modular silver-plated copper cable with swappable 3.5 mm and 4.4 mm plugs
- High sensitivity makes it easy to power, but pairs best with a low-noise source
- Released late 2023

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