Wired IEMs
Grado iGe3
Not yet scored
$99
Full review dataGrado iGe3 vs Moondrop Aria: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Grado iGe3 vs Moondrop Aria, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Wired IEMs
Moondrop Aria
82Great
$120
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Moondrop Aria leads on 3 of 4 measures.
- Grado iGe3
- Moondrop Aria
HearWiki score
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82
Sound
-
8.5
Value
-
8.0
Price (USD)
$99
$120
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
The Moondrop Aria is 2 years newer, but it is 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.
- iGe32019
- Aria20212 yr newer
Specifications
iGe3Aria
- Type
- Wired IEMs
- Wired IEMs
- Price (USD)
- $99
- $120
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 82
- Released
- 2019
- 2021
- Driver
- dynamic
- 10 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- -
- 10 mm
- Drivers per side
- -
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 5 Hz - 36 kHz
- Impedance
- 16 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 91 dB/mW
- 122 dB/mW
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- No
- Companion app
- -
- No
- Custom EQ
- -
- No
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- -
- none
- Weight
- 9 g
- 12 g
- USB-C
- -
- No
- Connector
- 3.5 mm
- -
What reviewers said
Grado iGe3
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Moondrop Aria
The Moondrop Aria is a wired in-ear monitor that delivers a balanced, neutral-leaning sound with a touch of warmth and extra bass punch, making it a strong performer for its price. It's easy to drive from most devices thanks to its high sensitivity and 32-ohm impedance, and it offers solid build quality with a removable 2-pin cable. However, it lacks features like noise cancellation and controls, and its isolation is only average, so it's not ideal for noisy commutes.
- Pro:Excellent tonal balance with natural midrange timbre
- Pro:High sensitivity makes it easy to drive from phones
- Pro:Solid build quality with removable 2-pin cable
- Con:Average isolation, not suited for loud environments
- Con:Cable is prone to tangling and transmits some noise
- Con:No inline controls or microphone
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