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Moondrop DASH Mechanical Hi-Fi Keyboard
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Jun 1, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Tactile
Keyboards Owned:2
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Great prebuilt!
This prebuilt is really nice. Good sound quality, looks great
Recommends this product? Yes
KeyboardPapi
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May 25, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
Keyboards Owned:6
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solid pre-built
I like the switches, layout and build quality.
I dislike the fact that there's no control for the dac/amp. This really was the perfect time to put in a knob. The stabs need to be lubed and moved. AND VIA IS A LIE. They have a bootleg VIA. Instead of integrating the keyboard into VIA they took VIA and modified it to their standards. When I saw this I just Uninstalled and left my board how it was. I want to recommend this board but it's just not for everybody.
Recommends this product? No
calinux
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May 19, 2023
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Almost Perfect!
I feel like too many reviews are focusing on what could be improved. And that's because the keyboard is frustratingly close to being perfect. Don't let the nitpicks put you off an overall incredible keyboard.
I'm going to break this review down into multiple sections.
Shipping
Manufacturing took 6 weeks from when I ordered. I was pleasantly surprised by the early ship date. Shipping took 22 days to get here (Australia), which felt like an agonisingly long time. I would be wary ordering as I assume it would be just as awful to return the product should it have a manufacturing fault. (I was fortunate my model came with proof it passed a quality control check.)
What's in the box
The unboxing experience was class. It comes in a layered, sturdy cardboard coffin that feels near indestructible while being recyclable. There's a lovely braided USB-C -> USB-A cable which is approximately 2m long. There's a bag of substitute key caps for whatever layout you're rocking - each styled with that nostalgic 8-bit font you see in old NES games. And a keycap puller which I haven't had to use yet, but is still nice to have.
Build
The build of the keyboard is brilliant. There's such a reassuring heft to it. The linear switches have a creamy feel and a satisfying 'thock' sound. The spacing and layout is so comfortable and you can tell a lot of attention to detail was put into the overall layout. Coming from a keycron, my WPM jumped from 80 to 100. (I had no idea how 'loose' my keychron keys were). Is it just me, or do utility keys have a slightly different switch to letters & numbers? If so - nice touch! The space-bar however is disappointingly hollow. Like it's distracting. (Please message me if you know any mods to help with the space bar.)
Usability
I thought I would miss having a numpad more. But without the numpad I can keep my mouse closer to me, which is less strenuous and more ergonomic. I do miss having a 'home' and 'end' key. I tried to remap them to FN keys, but I was unable to get the remapping software working. The placement of the DAC is superb. It's on the left side so it's out of the mouse's way. Plus I can run a shorter cable on my headphones, and still lean back in my chair! A common complaint I hear is the lack of volume keys. Fair enough if you run Windows 10. But I've found it easier scroll on the volume indicator than to spam keys.
Sound Quality
I have a pair of Focal Clears plugged into the DAC. Prior to this I was listening to the AUX output on my LG monitor as it was marginally better than the one on my laptop. Music certainly sounds clearer, and instruments sound more isolated. The DAC provides a flat, neutral sound with no discernible signature of its own. I find myself not thinking about it at all which is exactly what I want out of a DAC. If you want rich, colourful sound, you can always adjust an EQ and bump the lows and highs. But this is a proper DAC and you might be underwhelmed if you don't know what you're getting into.
Aesthetic
I won't go into detail over the aesthetic as it's about personal taste. Only you can judge if you like the aesthetic or not. As for my taste; I initially loved the vibe, but wanted to change the key-caps and hide the logo. I had a change of heart when I saw the keyboard in person. The font is like no other keycap I've seen and gives the keyboard character. I can see what they're going for with the logo. Every 80s home micro computer had its maker's stamp on it. It's a mark of pride from the manufacturer. And the Moondrop Dash is no different. I think the logo fits with the retro vibe and I won't be modifying it.
Verdict
I managed to get in the first round of sales, so I picked my keyboard up at a bargain. At that price, this purchase is a no-brainer. I think it's current price is fair for what you're getting.
However if the complaints are making you hesitant, I would recommend looking into building your own keyboard. That way you can type on something that's truly customised to your standards.
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Recommends this product? Yes
alexlimpage
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May 16, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
Keyboards Owned:50
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at best this is acceptable prototype!
Exciting idea that was executed poorly!
After hours of modification trying to make this board something worthy of the money, I give it two stars because I ended up keeping this board. otherwise, I would have returned this.
it was too much work even for me, who has been in the hubby for a long time.
Those two feet are the most annoying part of this board; I don't even know they exist!! I ended up using a double side tape to hold them in place.
And those two screws, one at each side, are ugly and serve no function other than getting away with those two stupid feet.
No complaints about the MoonRiver thing, but the board itself, doesn't sound good, you have to stuff it with foams, tape mode, and change its stabilizers.
USB cable that comes with it is kinda nice! overall I consider this board an acceptable prototype, hope they come up with a better design for the next round.
ps. I use Green jackets switches, I guess long pole switches in general can produce a better sound compare to standard liner switches.
Recommends this product? No
saal
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May 15, 2023
Keyboards Owned:8
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Sounds like crap and dac doesn’t work
all my modifiers rattle and the dac is getting crazy static, drop support was not able to help and sent me to the vendor, vendor said it’s going to take a month for them for help me, this sucks
Recommends this product? No
jamheald
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May 11, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Keyboards Owned:0
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First mech keyboard, great experience
I'm new to this whole mech keyboard thing so I only found out about this through Crinacle. I'm in the UK and mainly working from a Mac - so the odd layout doesn't bother me too much. I did struggle with VIA somewhat but eventually managed to get it to work and my experience from then on has been terrific.
What I would say is I agree there should be some media controls on the board (or even a volume knob) and if you're in the UK you should be aware there'll be at least £50 of import tax.
Great experience - would reommend to a friend!![]()
Recommends this product? Yes
sietai
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May 8, 2023
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Nice build quality, everything else seems like a miss
note: This is my first time using an external dac. It definitely sounds better with my HD6XX than plugging directly into the computer, but the volume tops out a bit lower than I'd expect for some songs. I guess this just comes with the territory. Some albums are really loud and clear.
The good:
Solid feeling build quality.
The switches are really smooth and have a satisfying sound if you're into that.
The DAC and usb hub are great additions to a keyboard.
I don't mind the styling and badge (other than the ugly font on the keycaps).
Really nice included accessories.
The bad:
I really dislike the font on the keycaps, But I already knew that before purchasing.
The stabilizers have some pretty bad ticking, especially on the spacebar. This is fixable though, thankfully.
Very disappointed with the software situation. Marketing as QMK/VIA compatible and then using some proprietary version that requires us to use your proprietary site/software is false advertising, Moondrop.
The proprietary site doesn't even work.
Very concerned about the QA issues I see other's writing about in the other reviews.
If the software stuff was fixed I would definitely increase my overall rating but it's hard to justify anything higher than a two when there's no assurance that they keyboard won't just stop working a week from now.
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Phammy
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May 8, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
Keyboards Owned:6
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Mushy Space bar
The keyboard has a nice sound and feel when typing, the dac/amp is good as well; tried comparing with my zen dac v2 and it both sounds very similar and I was not really able to hear the difference , however it would have been nice if there was a volume knob. My only issue with the keyboard is that you are paying a good amount for a quality keyboard for it to come with a very mushy / rattling space bar, which is something you press on a lot and made me very disappointed.
What I did to make the space bar better but still rattles
- to fix that what I did was changed the switch out to one of the other ones provided ( the grey one ) tactile I think
Recommends this product? Yes
RIXAA
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May 6, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
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good stuffm but sucks for using QMK/VIA
Their own version of VIA does not work(not authentic VIA)
they offers VIA/VIAL drivers in their official homepage, but both are not working
How can I remap the key?
Recommends this product? No
Sbutter89
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May 5, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
Keyboards Owned:10
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Works fine after re-flashing firmware. A lil headache for the $. But I do like it.
EDITED: Looks good imo, but probably hard to go with other keycaps, and there's an apparent clearance issue with some types of caps. Linear switches are some of the best I've ever tried unlubed, honestly may not lube these ever. They are very light with a nice bottom out. Sound great too, like a muted low clack? Stabilizers are not as advertised, they rattle (all reviewers said they were fantastic. soooo...) Keycaps are smooth but have never had a problem with a "greasy" feeling and the font doesn't bother me at all.
After lubing the stabilizers, this thing is a joy to type on.
DAC/AMP does exactly what it's supposed to do. Very clear and powerful. Will drive those bigger headphones and sounds great when paired with IEM's.
When the keyboard arrived, the DAC came unplugged on the inside. Took an hour or two of brainstorming to finally open it up and see there was a cable unplugged.
***Keyboard started to become unrecognized on PC reboot after about a month. And the DAC/Amp would let out a horrible scratchy sound at 1000% volume through the headphones. I would have to unplug it and plug it back in to get it to recognize. After about a month of that it fully bricked. Since re-flashing the firmware I've had no problems.
There are a couple other issues that others have mentioned as well. Such as key drift?? I don't know what that is, but apparently that's a thing.
So maybe proceed with caution. I got this at $300, and would say that I was hoping for a more fleshed out product. But this is their first keyboard. I'd give it 3.5 stars, but can't. If the re-flashing of this holds up and there are no further problems I'll update to a better score.
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