The thicker body section hides a 1050 mAh Li-Po battery and USB-C recharging port under a rubber flap. The MX just looks like a slightly chunky ‘out-front’ mount with switchable Garmin, Wahoo and Bryton inserts at first. : More About the Sound, Custom vs.The light unit slides off the mount for easier charging (Image credit: Guy Kesteven) Moon MX : Build Quality, Cable, Fit, Sound Quality It’s far from being a bang for buck product, but to the people who know what they’re looking for, and have good ears, it will prove itself every single time. I put aside a lot of my IEMs to listen to the Cerberus. It has a much better value overall.īut once you listen to the Cerberus and witness that refinement from a top-tier source, it’s not easy to go back to the RSV’s level. For those people, I would simply say get the RSV and call it a day. Because to extract these qualities fully, you would need a great source. But I would not recommend it to the people who are tight on budget and who don’t have a flagship-level source. So, would I recommend it? Well, yes, for the sound quality alone, this is a fantastic flagship IEM in terms of tuning. The CIEM version is truly a complete warm-sounding flagship with an excellent and very special sound that you can’t find often. Even more than that, the bass has better impact and the mid-range is more consistent.
The custom Cerberus has a more definitive and extending treble. And I exactly mentioned ” these factors may be better with CIEM versions, which I will have from Softears soon”. But sound-wise, I remarked that the treble needs a bit more definition and the rest is very good. My criticism about the packaging and the cable still stands. When I wrote the RS10 & Cerberus review, I discussed what can be improved. For having fun with a more vivid signature, the Pneuma is great. I would choose Cerberus because of its coherency and balance. It’s also more coherent and balanced overall. However, the Cerberus is fantastic when it comes to instrument reproduction. They both have a big sound stage, but the Pneuma has a better treble definition and extension. The mid-bass body in the Pneuma sometimes feels a bit too much with Jazz recordings in particular. The Cerberus has higher quality and more balanced bass to me though. The bass quantity and slam in the Pneuma is superior especially when the switch is on. It also comes with PwAudio No.10, a great cable for the price on its own. Pneuma is a fantastic IEM and first of all, it has a great unboxing experience, and once again Softears offerings lack in that department.
If you like enjoyment and refinement, you can go for the Cerberus. But if you like to have a technical-sounding IEM with great resolution, you can choose either the VE7. They’re both great high-end IEMs and they’re only separated with their own approaches. It has wider staging, but the VE7 feels very spacious and airy. It falls behind when it comes to treble extension and definition against the VE7. One thing is for sure the VE7 has more shimmer, air, and space in its sound so it feels very spacious, more so than the Cerberus.Ĭerberus’ mids are better especially in terms of timbre, and its bass is very controlled and feels very natural. That doesn’t make it worse though, both have different strengths. The Cerberus can sound great with everything, the VE7 can’t. The VE7 suits Classical music incredibly well, as well as vocal-focused tracks. The Cerberus is a more all-rounder performer since it has a bit better coherency and body for many genres.
Sound-wise the VE7 is very bright when compared with that treble focus and boost. Build qualities are similar so you can count on them both. VE7 has much better and premium packaging, although it doesn’t have a special cable either. The VE7 has a fantastic fit, almost like a CIEM, but not actually like a real CIEM.