{"id":3460,"date":"2026-07-17T12:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/others\/quick-look-moondrop-u-c-t-s-wuthering-waves-earclips\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:13:05","slug":"quick-look-moondrop-u-c-t-s-wuthering-waves-earclips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/media-coverage\/quick-look-moondrop-u-c-t-s-wuthering-waves-earclips\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Look: MOONDROP U.C.T.S. Wuthering Waves Earclips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this article, we will mainly compare it with the similarly co\u2011branded PILL Bocchi the Rock! Edition. Compared to the Bocchi the Rock! collaboration, the Wuthering Waves co\u2011branded earclips essentially share only a superficial resemblance in form with the familiar PILL. In terms of appearance, hardware configuration, drivers, and every other aspect, this is an entirely separate product with its own independent development.<\/p>\n\n

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I won’t dwell on the packaging\u2014the pin badges, collaboration lanyards, laser tickets, and so on are already familiar to everyone from various unboxings. Let’s cut straight to the design. Compared to the PILL, the U.C.T.S. charging case can finally sit steadily on a desktop\u2014it can stand upright on one end perfectly, and the design feels more premium. The earbuds themselves are largely similar, with no noticeable difference in fit subjectively, and similarly, there is no auto left\/right detection. The responsiveness of the controls remains good.<\/p>\n\n

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On the software side, the U.C.T.S. also includes two different voice lines from the Rover.<\/p>\n\n

In terms of drivers, the U.C.T.S. has been upgraded from the PILL’s single dynamic driver to a hybrid architecture of one dynamic and one planar driver\u2014placing it among the top tier of earclip earphones in terms of driver performance. A 13mm wooden\u2011diaphragm dynamic driver is paired with a ring\u2011type micro\u2011planar driver, coaxially arranged to ensure coherence across the crossover as much as possible. In the U.C.T.S., MOONDROP has also incorporated a new custom SoC, which enables support for LHDC\u2011V and LC3 codecs. With the same transmitter, same gain settings, and same volume level, the U.C.T.S. delivers noticeably higher actual sound pressure than the PILL\u2014partially addressing the biggest issue of the PILL as an entry\u2011level earclip. Still, we hope the sound pressure could be pushed even higher.<\/p>\n\n

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In terms of sound signature, compared to the PILL’s default tuning, the U.C.T.S. delivers a noticeably more solid and full\u2011bodied bass texture, with deeper sub\u2011bass extension. Although the quantity is still not particularly abundant, the improved texture ensures better layering even at lower listening volumes. The upper midrange of vocals is more tightly controlled, and the treble is less diffuse. Overall, the U.C.T.S. clearly outperforms the PILL in technical performance \u2014 and this remains true even when comparing both under AAC codec conditions.<\/p>\n\n

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We believe that the U.C.T.S., when viewed as a standalone product, is actually quite well done. It shows clear improvement over the PILL, with support for high-bitrate codecs and LC3, along with better sound quality and more solid extension at both ends. Considering the co-branded nature, factoring in the moulding costs and other development expenses, the 100 RMB price difference is justified. The only catch is that I already have a pile of third\u2011party 3D\u2011printed accessories prepared for the PILL. Ultimately, the value of the U.C.T.S. is something that Wuthering Waves players will have to discover for themselves\u2014whether as a collectible or as a headphone, it works just fine.<\/p>\n\n

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Source: TDS Audio Experience<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this article, we will mainly compare it with the similarly co\u2011branded PILL Bocchi the Rock! Edition. Compared to the Bocchi the Rock! collaboration, the Wuthering Waves co\u2011branded earclips essentially share only a superficial resemblance in form with the familiar PILL. In terms of appearance, hardware configuration, drivers, and every other aspect, this is an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[104,57,84,185,188],"class_list":["post-3460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-coverage","tag-hifi","tag-moondrop","tag-moondrop-2","tag-185","tag-188"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3469,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/3469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothamproaudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}