Queen of Audio Mojito : A Musical Cocktail!
A flagship product from QOA (Queen Of Audio) - Mojito is a treat to both ears as well eyes. QoA was established in 2019 as a sister company of Kinera. It continues Kinera's technology and R&D experience and incorporates its own innovative ideas in product positioning.
The look of sparking droplets of vivid colors embedded with flowing patterns; Mojito catches the attention from the first glance.
With the smooth touch of resin coating, these earphones feel like luxury resting on your fingertips. Available in three colors Aqua Blue, Amber Orange, and Grape Sparkling Wine earpieces with matching ear tips.
These come with 1.2m Pure copper and Silver Mix Hybrid Cable, that complements the color palette of earphones.
A premium quality lush brown leather box also comes in the set which makes it easy to carry these items with care and protection.
Disclaimer:
QOA Mojito has been provided to me by HiFiGo as part of their review tour. I am in no way related to them or working for them. All impressions of sound are subjective to my own listening and my sources. One can purchase QOA Mojito from HiFiGo using the following link.
Also, The following review is based on my experience with IEMs of similar hardware configuration and price range.
Product Specification:
Frequency response range : 20-20000Hz
Stock Cable : 1.2m±3cm Pure copper and Silver Braided
Interface type : 0.78mm - 2Pin connector
Plug Type (Stock Cable) : 3.5mm
Impedance : 23Ω
Earphone sensitivity : 118 ±2dB
Review:
Sources:
For this review the unit has been paired to A&K SE100(ES9038 Pro), Fiio X5iii(AKM4490EN), Sony A45 and LG V30+ without any additional amplification. Stock Cable and ear-tips have been used during listening experience.
2. Good separation and imaging
3. Wide airy soundstage
4. Incredible fit
5. Premium looks and feel
6. Nice hybrid wire and matching eartips along with premium carry case
Cons:
2. Rolled off treble with average vertical soundstage
The Fit of Mojito is wonderful; they are so light that one can wear them comfortably even for long sessions without any fatigue. They are very well designed, although nozzle could be bit large for some people. The Silver and Copper hybrid cable feels light and sturdy and adds further quality to the product.
The product feels very premium as of its design and accessories. Plus, the matching ear-tips provides decent amount of passive noise isolation.
Mids:
The Mids tuning is where the mojito’s heart and soul are. The IEM shines vividly on production of mids that makes it perfect for any kind of vocal or orchestral music.
The Vocals are upfront and feel natural without any coloration providing adequate balance. The instruments have got a good timber and wonderful imaging producing an organic and tube-like sound giving a rich and lush experience. The IEM doesn't feel at all congested no matter what track has been thrown to it.
In my experience the vocals of Rebecca Pidgeon in "Spanish Harlem" to Eric Clapton singing "Wonderful Tonight" sounded angelic over these.
Highs:
The Treble response on Mojito is bit rolled-off but don’t take me wrong over here, its full of details and separation. The treble response is appreciable with no harshness. Either its high notes of flute or strums of electric guitar all feel layered and musical. There is no sibilance at all, no matter what kind of instrument is playing from violins to electric guitars. This IEM is a bliss if one is not a fan of bright sound signature that even playing "Moondance" from Sirconical hasn't produced any harsh feeling or sibilance factor at all.
Lows:
Well if you are a basshead then sorry this IEM will not solve your purpose, although it has the best decay that a I have noticed in products of similar range using balanced drivers only. It has a decent rumble and bass reproduction is also very nice.
The lower mids on Mojito also bit extended that it sounds wonderful and gives feel of presence. The impression of drums is marvelous, there is no sound leak over spectrum and decay is wonderful with great control on mid bass. But yes again bass is not the admirable aspect of Mojito as I would say IEM like Nobel Audio Sage easily surpasses it with respect to BA driver configurations.
Although. for me it was fun listening to “Poem of Chinese Drums” by Hok-man Yim over it.
Detailing: Mojito offers much decent detailing and imaging specially in mids without any kind of compromise in lows and highs from percussion of drums/guitar or the high notes of violins. Wind instruments also sound very much detailed and airy. Sounds of harp and piano are very sweet and fluid over it.
While Playing “Giorgio by Moroder“ track from Draft Punk the staging and detailing was marvelous, from the cheers of crowd to the electro synth drum mix, the imaging and depth was perfect.
Sound Stage:
The Mojito has a very airy and wide soundstage. But it’s nothing like out of world. Although it has a good feel of lush and fullness with beautiful imaging and details but the IEM lacks totally on verticality of soundstage.
Playing “Eye-Water” by Hiroyuki Sawano felt too much flat surfaced that the IEM lost all the wow factor in this field.
Music Recommendation:
Mojito is best suited for Vocal Emphasized Mid Centric Classical Symphonic Music. Not at all recommended to bassheads. Also, if we compare it to other IEMs in this range with similar balanced driver configuration, the bass response somehow doesn't feel much engaging.
Final Verdict:
QOA Mojito is a wonderful IEM based on multiple implementation of balanced drivers. Its mid centric tuning makes it perfect vocal reference IEM and ideal for people who would love to have a musical, yet premium vocal emphasized IEM with good imaging and details. Only drawback to me was the lack of vertical sound-staging that one looks at this price point. Also bass response is quite weak even for a BA setup, and one should keep that in mind while purchasing this.
Overall, I would say QOA Mojito is a warm and musical IEM with a tube-like sound irrespective of any source. I still remember the first time I put them on and instantly it made me groove to it's amazing airy mids.
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