Wired IEMs
Anker Sleep A30
Not yet scored
$280
Full review dataAnker Sleep A30 vs Moondrop DUSK: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Anker Sleep A30 vs Moondrop DUSK, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Wired IEMs
Moondrop DUSK
84Great
$400
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Moondrop DUSK leads on 3 of 4 measures.
- Anker Sleep A30
- Moondrop DUSK
HearWiki score
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84
Sound
-
9.0
Value
-
8.0
Price (USD)
$280
$400
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Same generation
Anker Sleep A30 (2024) against Moondrop DUSK (2023). These are the same generation of hardware - nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price.
- Sleep A3020241 yr newer
- DUSK2023
Level on: USB-C, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Sleep A30DUSK
- Type
- Wired IEMs
- Wired IEMs
- Price (USD)
- $280
- $400
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 84
- Released
- 2024
- 2023
- Driver
- 4.6 mm driver
- 2DD + 2BA + 2PL tribrid
- Driver type
- -
- tribrid
- Driver configuration
- -
- 2DD + 2BA + 2PL
- Driver size
- 4.6 mm
- 10 mm
- Drivers per side
- -
- 6
- Frequency response
- -
- 10 Hz - 24 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 14.5 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 119 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- -
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- -
- Battery life
- 10 h
- -
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 9 h
- -
- Battery incl. case
- 45 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- touch
- -
- Weight
- -
- 6 g
- Water resistance
- IPX4
- -
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- 2-pin 0.78 mm
- Microphones
- 1
- 1
What reviewers said
Anker Sleep A30
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Moondrop DUSK
The Moondrop DUSK is a sophisticated tribrid in-ear monitor that blends dual dynamics, balanced armatures, and planar tweeters, with both analog and USB-C DSP cable options for versatile use. It delivers strong, well-tuned sound across music, commuting, and casual gaming, though its performance leans heavily on the digital signal processing cable, and its noise isolation and microphone quality are only average. While the accessory package is modest, the core audio performance makes it a compelling choice in its price bracket.
- Pro:Excellent, refined sound tuning with strong detail retrieval
- Pro:Versatile USB-C cable offers low-latency audio and microphone support
- Pro:Hybrid driver array provides a wide, immersive soundstage
- Con:Sound quality is heavily dependent on the DSP cable for best results
- Con:Weak passive noise isolation, unsuitable for loud environments
- Con:Microphone performance is only average for calls or gaming
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