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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless vs MOONDROP Aria

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    Main Differences
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass Profile: Target ComplianceMid-Range Profile: Target ComplianceTreble Profile: Target CompliancePeaks/DipsStereo MismatchGroup DelayCumulative Spectral DecayPRTFHarmonic DistortionElectrical AspectsVirtual SoundstageTest SettingsImagingWeighted Harmonic Distortion
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Isolation
      Noise Isolation - Full RangeNoise Isolation - Common ScenariosNoise Isolation - Voice HandlingANC Wind HandlingLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      Wired ConnectionBluetooth ConnectionWireless Connection (Dongle)PC CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
MOONDROP Aria

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Picture
MOONDROP Aria Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
Bass Amount
Very Emphasized (5 dB)
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Treble Amount
Balanced (0 dB)
MicYes
Sound Signature
Warm
TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicNo
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Our Verdict

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless

MOONDROP Aria

The Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless are better headphones for casual use than the MOONDROP Aria. The Sony are wireless over-ears that are better built, have noise cancelling to help block out a significant amount of ambient noise, and have a companion app that allows you to customize their sound using their graphic EQ or presets. They also have an integrated mic, meaning you can take calls on the go, and they support multi-device pairing.

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Variants

  • WH-1000XM4 (Black)
  • WH-1000XM4 (Midnight Blue)
  • Aria (Black)
  • Aria (Elven Maiden Edition)

Review

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 
 

7.5
No major differences between these headphones for neutral sound. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Sound Profile
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MOONDROP Aria Sound Profile
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Normalization Frequency 
 

400 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Very Emphasized (5 dB)

Bass Amount 
 

0.04 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.96 dB

Treble Amount 
 

Balanced (0 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Warm
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.1
9.3

Consistency L  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Consistency L
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MOONDROP Aria Consistency L
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Consistency R  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Consistency R
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MOONDROP Aria Consistency R
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Std. Deviation 
 

0.80 dB
0.14 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Raw FR L
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MOONDROP Aria Raw FR L
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Raw FR R  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Raw FR R
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MOONDROP Aria Raw FR R
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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.6
9.1

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Bass Profile: Target Compliance
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MOONDROP Aria Bass Profile: Target Compliance
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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.2 dB
1.13 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
18.61 Hz

Low Bass 
 

4.49 dB
-1.48 dB

Mid Bass 
 

5.5 dB
0.25 dB

High Bass 
 

5.6 dB
1.56 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.9
8.9

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
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MOONDROP Aria Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.58 dB
1.47 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.24 dB
0.05 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.07 dB
-2.29 dB

High Mid 
 

-1.15 dB
0 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
6.9

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Treble Profile: Target Compliance
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MOONDROP Aria Treble Profile: Target Compliance
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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.01 dB
4.52 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.71 dB
-1.21 dB

Mid Treble 
 

1.38 dB
-6.05 dB

High Treble 
 

-2.88 dB
-4.11 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
8.3

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph
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MOONDROP Aria Peaks/Dips Graph
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Peaks 
 

1.2 dB
0.94 dB

Dips 
 

1.46 dB
1.48 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

8.7

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Frequency Response Mismatch

Phase Response Mismatch  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Phase Response Mismatch
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MOONDROP Aria Phase Response Mismatch
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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.03 dB
0.08

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.11 dB
0.87

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.5°
0.79
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Group Delay 
 

8.5

Group Delay  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Group Delay

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.6 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless CSD

PRTF 
 

3.5
1.3

PRTF  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless PRTF
MOONDROP Aria PRTF
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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

3.11 dB
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

8.34 dB
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

1.8 dB
N/A

Openness 
 

4.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.5
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.7

Harmonics Levels  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Harmonics Levels

THD Ratio  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless THD Ratio
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MOONDROP Aria THD Ratio
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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.23%
0.192

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.80%
0.063
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

 Preview Graph
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Impedance

Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

115.1 dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

104.6 dB

Virtual Soundstage 
 

4.1
0.0

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
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MOONDROP Aria Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

360 Reality Audio
No App
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

2.6.0
No Firmware

Power 
 

On
Passive

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Wired

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Off
No EQ

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
No Microphone
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Imaging 
 

9.5

Group Delay  

 Preview Graph
MOONDROP Aria Group Delay

Phase Response Mismatch  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Phase Response Mismatch
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MOONDROP Aria Phase Response Mismatch
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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.12

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.5°
0.79

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.03 dB
0.08

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.11 dB
0.87
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Weighted Harmonic Distortion
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MOONDROP Aria Weighted Harmonic Distortion
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WHD @ 90 
 

0.23%
0.192

WHD @ 100 
 

0.80%
0.063
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Design Picture 2
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MOONDROP Aria Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
8.0

Comfort Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Comfort Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.08 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.6
0.0

Controls Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Controls Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

Good
No Controls

Feedback  

Decent
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
No
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.1
9.4

Portability Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Portability Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Portability Picture

L  

7.4" (18.8 cm)
1.7" (4.4 cm)

W  

6.1" (15.5 cm)
1.6" (4.1 cm)

H  

2.0" (5.1 cm)
0.6" (1.5 cm)

Volume  

90.00 in³ (1,474.83 cm³)
1.65 in³ (27.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Case Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

8.3" (21.1 cm)
2.9" (7.4 cm)

W  

6.6" (16.8 cm)
3.0" (7.6 cm)

H  

2.3" (5.8 cm)
1.4" (3.5 cm)

Volume  

126.00 in³ (2,064.76 cm³)
12.02 in³ (197.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
8.0

Stability Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Stability Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Angled Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Angled Picture

Side Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Side Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Front Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Front Picture

Rear Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Rear Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Top Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless In The Box Picture
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MOONDROP Aria In The Box Picture
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

9.5
5.9

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
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MOONDROP Aria Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-27.13 dB
-16.16 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-24.80 dB
-2.09 dB

Mid 
 

-25.37 dB
-20.08 dB

Treble 
 

-31.92 dB
-28.26 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

9.7

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph

Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-23.51 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-22.93 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-26.02 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

 Preview Graph
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

Show Text 

Leakage 
 

7.1
8.7

Leakage  

 Preview Graph
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Leakage
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MOONDROP Aria Leakage
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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.28 dB
29.35 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
No
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Recording Quality 
 

6.1
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Microphone Frequency Response
MOONDROP Aria Microphone Frequency Response
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Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

269.09 Hz
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.11 dB
N/A

HFE 
 

3,726.47 Hz
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

65.861
N/A

Gain 
 

11.46 dB
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

5.6
0.0

SpNR  

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless SpNR
MOONDROP Aria SpNR
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SpNR 
 

11.47 dB
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
0.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

37.7 hrs
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

37.7 hrs
N/A

Charge Time 
 

2.3 hrs
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

USB-C
None
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App Support 
 

8.0
0.0

App Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless App Picture
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MOONDROP Aria App Picture

App Name  

Sony| Headphones Connect
No App

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
No

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.9
9.5

Cable Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Cable Picture
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MOONDROP Aria Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.00 ft (1.22 m)
4.27 ft (1.30 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.3 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
0 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.6
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.010
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

299.00 ft (91.14 m)
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

245 ms
N/A

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

237 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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Aria
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