Moondrop Blessing 2 Review (IEM)

[Robbo99999]

I nearly bought an Ety ER2SE as an import from the USA as super good deals over there, and I don't own any IEM's....interest sparked by the reviews here, but I really don't want to keep pushing wax further into my ear (working against the human bodies natural conveyor belt from eardrum to earlobe - skin growth). Fears of lack of soundstage and higher distortion are also factors for me not pulling the trigger yet, I suppose it would be interesting to try a good value but good measuring pair.

 

[Jimbob54]

I don't have it. But do have the S8 which I will review next.

Be very interested to read the S8 numbers and impressions. I suspect anything past the Blessing in the lineup is possibly a regression, or maybe just different flavours of "good' but for significantly more $.

 

[FreaK]

I don't have it. But do have the S8 which I will review next.

Do you have maybe some Tin Hifi products also waiting to be measured? Theye are mostly cheap, and some of them are tuned for the harman target, as far as i know. Sorry for the off-topic

 

[frix]

Be very interested to read the S8 numbers and impressions. I suspect anything past the Blessing in the lineup is possibly a regression, or maybe just different flavours of "good' but for significantly more

Maybe the S8 has less midrange distortion with higher SPL. It's using 4 dedicated BA's for the midrange.

 

[amirm]

Do you have maybe some Tin Hifi products also waiting to be measured? Theye are mostly cheap, and some of them are tuned for the harman target, as far as i know. Sorry for the off-topic

Which model do you have in mind? If they are as cheap as this one, https://www.amazon.com/TIN-T2-Dynamic-Earphone-Headphones/dp/B07DL2FPBL?th=1

I can buy one to test.

 

[MayaTlab]

When I first measured these, I thought they had target Harman curve but my fitment was wrong given the small differences. Then I read up and it seems they have their own tweaked target they call VDSF (diffused target of sorts). Variations from Harman target were small so I was very curious as to its audibility (see listening test section).

It seems that small variations against the IEM target may be deemed acceptable in light of some of Harman's own findings ?

In that article :

AES E-Library » A Statistical Model that Predicts Listeners' Preference Ratings of In-Ear Headphones: Part 1—Listening Test Results and Acoustic Measurements

A series of controlled listening tests were conducted on 30 different models of in-ear (IE) headphones to measure their relative sound quality. A total of 71 listeners both trained and untrained rated the headphones on a 100-point preference scale using a multiple stimulus method with a hidden...

www.aes.org

"Target 2" was equally preferred to the default IEM target by both trained and untrained listeners.

 

[Jimbob54]

Maybe the S8 has less midrange distortion with higher SPL. It's using 4 dedicated BA's for the midrange.

Possibly, but the Blessing distortion isn't really problematic until you go over the 104dB threshold . Still higher than other iem though. Will be interesting to see more models with different driver configs for sure.

 

[RHO]

Which model do you have in mind? If they are as cheap as this one, https://www.amazon.com/TIN-T2-Dynamic-Earphone-Headphones/dp/B07DL2FPBL?th=1

I can buy one to test.

I expect the T2 to be quite bright, lacking bass, but the T4 could be interesting.

 

[Χ Ξ Σ]

Ranking what I have owned: Blessing 2 < KXXS < Blessing 2 Dusk < RSV < KATO < Illumination < Turii. I am such a Moondrop fan. To me Moondrop is second best thing coming out of the Chengdu, China. First being Panda.

 

[Vict0r]

Which model do you have in mind? If they are as cheap as this one, https://www.amazon.com/TIN-T2-Dynamic-Earphone-Headphones/dp/B07DL2FPBL?th=1

I can buy one to test.

I own the T2 and it won't measure well. It sounds pretty good with EQ, though! The T4 on the other hand looks a lot more promising. The BLON BL03 is another very affordable IEM that got very popular quickly because of its Harman-esque tuning. You can pick that one up for around $30.

 

[amirm]

OK, let me look into getting T4.

 

[Tatr76]

So I have a pair of these. My biggest problem is wearing outside as the merest hint of any breeze let alone wind ruins them. It's like being in a car, at speed, cranking up the music but then sticking your head out the window rendering any fidelity useless.

 

[oversky]

How about the spatial effects?
The left and right channels start showing variation after 3k Hz.
I guess it is not as good as FiiO FD5.

 

[Vict0r]

So I have a pair of these. My biggest problem is wearing outside as the merest hint of any breeze let alone wind ruins them. It's like being in a car, at speed, cranking up the music but then sticking your head out the window rendering any fidelity useless.

You can reduce the wind noise quite a bit by using the chin slider, a cable clip to connect the cable to your clothing, wearing the IEM cable underneath your clothing, wearing the cable around the ear, or a different cable all together since some cables are more prone to microphonics than others.

 

[maxxevv]

Which model do you have in mind? If they are as cheap as this one, https://www.amazon.com/TIN-T2-Dynamic-Earphone-Headphones/dp/B07DL2FPBL?th=1

I can buy one to test.

The T2's are bright sounding to my ears. Can be fatiguing on extended usage sessions. I have long 'retired' mine. The later generation chi-fi IEMs were more compatible in their tuning to my ears. Even the relatively affordable BLON BL-03 and more bass emphasized KZ ZS-7.

 

[FreaK]

Which model do you have in mind? If they are as cheap as this one, https://www.amazon.com/TIN-T2-Dynamic-Earphone-Headphones/dp/B07DL2FPBL?th=1

I can buy one to test.

That would be great!
I think these three:
Tin T3 Plus
Tin T4
Tin T5

 

[Tatr76]

You can reduce the wind noise quite a bit by using the chin slider, a cable clip to connect the cable to your clothing, wearing the IEM cable underneath your clothing, wearing the cable around the ear, or a different cable all together since some cables are more prone to microphonics than others.

No its not microphonics, wind gets in. You can take cable off and still happens. Does not happen on other iems I own,

 

[amirm]

How about the spatial effects?

It did not stand out.

 

[Merkurio]

Amir is unchained and on fire, brace yourselves!

Blessing 2 are one of the most highly praised IEMs since its launch and this measurements absolutely correlate the importance of frequency response and the adherence to a somewhat validated target close to Harman (VSDF).

Also, the first hybrid IEM reviewed at ASR, here are crinacle's measurements for reference:

Keep this great momentum with highly popular and regarded products, Chief.

 

[Vict0r]

No its not microphonics, wind gets in. You can take cable off and still happens. Does not happen on other iems I own,

Ahh, perhaps because they're vented, and the vent points outward?