Nosey118 OP t1_iuhtmvj wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Reply to comment by 1arghavan in Moondrop Alice TWS up for purchase! $189.99 by Nosey118

Seems like ENC stands for ~~electronic~~ environmental noise cancellation - ~~I’d assume that’s equivalent to ANC?~~

1arghavan t1_iuhtr7o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:22 PM

That might be only for phone calls or not as effective as ANC.

Nosey118 OP t1_iuhu2hx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:25 PM

https://c.realme.com/in/post-details/1420451456166678528

Found this site but it appears to be inconsistent with Moondrop’s marketing materials? Suggests that ENC is passive noise cancellation while Moondrop explicitly state the microphones are for ENC. Could be a call thing like you said, translation discrepancy or could be Electronic Noise Cancellation instead of Environmental. Will have to wait and see.

1arghavan t1_iuhv5bq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:34 PM

Yeah looking at this picture:
https://wxalbum-10001658.image.myqcloud.com//wxalbum/406678/20221031181127/7b354bd6e4b99715faacbc80854724f3.jpg

It's a call-only feature. The 190$ price seems a bit steep considering there's no ANC.

blorg t1_iui1fuq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:21 PM

It's pricey but if it actually did Kato sound performance it would be worth it. The Kato is also $190. Many audiophiles would take better sound quality over ANC.

I won't be jumping on this as while I do trust Moondrop sonically for the IEMs their history so far on the electronics/usability side of it with TWS has been a bit spotty.

And you are right that the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro / Buds 2 Pro are strong competition, with both the electronics side and the sonic side. But I think I'd probably put the Kato above for sound, if it did end up doing that.

Nosey118 OP t1_iuhvl8o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:37 PM

Equivalent price to the Kato but TWS and with DSP/parametric EQ. If it sounds anywhere near as good as the Kato I own then I’d consider it very good value - as long as all of the TWS stuff is reasonably functional.

1arghavan t1_iuhw8v2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:42 PM

Same driver usually doesn't translate into same performance. If the technical performance is anywhere close, I'll jump on them! But considering how great Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and AirPods Pro 2 are, and with proper ANC, the competition is stiff.

Nosey118 OP t1_iuhwdp7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:43 PM

True and agreed! But yeah definitely some good competition at the moment. Here’s to hoping the sound doesn’t disappoint.