Moondrop Kato - Does the Kato TKO the 7hz Timeless? - Honest Audiophile Impressions

Moondrop Kato is direct competition to the 7hz Timeless, is it a TKO for the Kato?

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Reviews:
SeeAudio Yume:    • SeeAudio Yume - Content with Boredom!?  
Moondrop Blessing 2:    • Moondrop Blessing 2 - Review - A Blessing ...  
7hz Timeless:    • 7hz Timeless - IEM for the Ages? - Honest ...  
Moondrop Aria:    • Moondrop Aria - The Perfect Budget IEM!?  

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Recommended Gear:
Rosson Audio Design RAD-0: http://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/
Meze Empyrean: https://mezeaudio.com/products/meze-e...
Hifiman Ananda: https://hifiman.com/products/detail/290
Sennheiser HD600: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/best-aud...
Sennheiser HD660s: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/hd-660-s
MrSpeakers Ether C (non flow version) https://danclarkaudio.com/
(similar to:) https://drop.com/buy/drop-mrspeakers-...
Meze Rai Penta: https://mezeaudio.com/collections/all...
ADV. M5-12D: https://www.adv-sound.com/collections...
Empire Ears ESR: https://empireears.com/products/esr-b...
Tin Hifi T3: https://www.linsoul.com/collections/t...
Tin Hifi T2: https://www.linsoul.com/products/tinh...
Tin Hfi T5: https://www.linsoul.com/products/tin-...
Moondrop SSR: https://www.moondroplab.com/ssr
Monoprice Monolith THX AAA 788: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_i...
Sony NW-A105: https://electronics.sony.com/audio/wa...
Sony NW-WM-1a: https://electronics.sony.com/audio/wa...
Mytek Liberty: https://mytekdigital.com/hifi/product...
HeadAmp GSX-Mini: https://www.headamp.com/products/gs-x...
Soekris DAC1421: https://soekris.modhouseaudio.com/soe...
Tor Audio Roger: https://toraudio.com/main.html#
Schiit Auido BiFrost 2: https://schiit.com/products/bi-frost-1
Massdrop THX AAA 789:
https://drop.com/buy/drop-thx-aaa-789...
Massdrop THX AAA One Linear: https://drop.com/buy/drop-thx-aaa-one...
Massdrop Grace Design SDAC-B: https://drop.com/buy/drop-grace-desig...
Geshelli Labs J2: https://geshelli.com/jnog
Geshelli Labs Erish: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/product...

Music recommendations:
Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality
Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage
Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone
Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone
Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement
Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre
Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre
Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance
Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics
Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check
Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids
Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging
Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension
Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control
Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check
Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics
Hans Zimmer: “2049” - sub bass extension
Cher: “Believe” - sibilance
Stanley Clarke - “Passenger 57 main title” - percussion, bass, separation and placement
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - “The Pine of the Appian Way” - soundstage, imaging and separation
Houston Person - “You are my Sunshine” - tone and timbre

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