To think that a dongle DAC/amp is the more impressive of the two products covered here! The MOONDROP DAWN helps address the cost-based complaint I had with the original MoonRiver 2 in providing for a more portable and easier to handle source for mobile use. You have to choose between the output type but that's well worth the price of admission when you consider you still get the same excellent hardware here at a much more reasonable price. If you are in the market for a portable DAC/amp then certainly consider the MOONDROP DAWN in either 3.5 or 4.4 mm version—the balanced 4.4 mm variant costs $5 more but is the better buy if you have compatible cables for your IEMs and headphones alike. I can't really think of a better measuring and sounding source for the money given it can power even demanding planar magnetic sets, but do be aware that it will eat more battery life from your phone when doing so. The DAWN is an easy recommendation from me!

The MOONDROP VOID, on the other hand, is a disappointment overall. I understand that the company wanted to stick to the $200 price point here but the VENUS left behind high expectations that the VOID simply does not fulfill. The VOID is also being described as the company's flagship dynamic driver set of headphones but that's also by default since it is currently the only set of MOONDROP dynamic driver headphones. I would much rather have seen a $250-300 set with better build quality and possibly also drivers, since there are so many other options at $150-200 to where this doesn't merit being in the consideration unless you are a fervent MOONDROP fan. The VOID does give you decent tuning but there are plenty other options which do that while also looking and feeling more premium and having drivers that image better and are more resolving at the same time. My biggest issue with the VOID however is the poor comfort and seal issues outlined in page four and I can't help but think that MOONDROP needs to go back to square one here before attempting to release the teased closed-back version of the VOID.