YMMV, but I think I'm better served by cheaper ANCs with that 70dB+ ambient noise.
I also don't commute much on public transport these days, so the utility of expensive IEMs for my case is really small.
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YMMV, but I think I'm better served by cheaper ANCs with that 70dB+ ambient noise.
I also don't commute much on public transport these days, so the utility of expensive IEMs for my case is really small.
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Merely pointing out comparing speakers to iems is largely without merit. I'm not sure anyone that can accommodate and wants speakers would choose any iem over the speaker option.
Pretty much all goods are offered in premium variants if there's a demand for it. I'm more impressed by how Moondrop led the charge of putting out well tuned IEMs, and over time very affordably. Today one of their subsidiaries Truthear has the Hola for $20. Not enough has been said about Moondrops impact. I remember how reasonably tuned IEMs was a rarity or non existent before Moondrop disrupted the market.
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I have a dedicated listening room for audio, treated acoustics and with large speakers, and I still own and love my IEMs for times when there is a storm and lightnings (danger of electrical surges that would damage the electronics), or when electricity is cut, or when I am away from home, or if I am lazy and just want to listen to music lying in bed, etc. Many use cases for IEMs here.
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Oh, I totally agree. 2 entirely different product types for mostly different use cases.
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charleski
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I received these yesterday. The box is gorgeous! Build quality is impressive, especially for their price and fit is quite comfortable. I’d already setup an Harman 2019 profile for them in Wavelet, but they seem fine without it if you can’t do EQ.
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Been using the Moondrop lan for a week now (walking the dog every day) and I have to say I really like them. I wasn't expecting anything massively special, just something that avoided the technical deficiencies of the 7Hz Zero they replaced (which clogged a filter after a few months and proved impossible to clean completely). But the Moondrop lan is proving to be quite beguiling - not quite as good as my full-sized planars at home, but sufficiently satisfying that I don't feel the difference that much. I have them EQ'd to Harman in Wavelet with an extra +3dB to the bass below 70Hz, because I generally like more bass with an IEM.
A teardown showed a different driver unit, also the tips are different, and nozzles were modified.
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"I assume this cable is silver." For $40? Uhuh...
The teardown was interesting though.
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So the Blessing 3 is shoutier and less bass than the Dusk. To me it's a pass.
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And with the new fancy 5128 and sloped diffuse field target.
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And with the new fancy 5128 and sloped diffuse field target.
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MOONDROP Blessing 3 In-Ear Monitors Review
MOONDROP's long awaited Blessing 3 IEMs are finally here! The new set uses a 2 DD/4 BA hybrid driver configuration, including a rarely seen dual dynamic driver setup in a horizontally-opposed configuration, inside shells boasting improved ergonomics and aesthetics to try to once again define the...
Silver-plated maybe.
Three days until my Lan is here, we shall see If I can recommend it or not.
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If you see wire with a silvery-grey colour, odds are it's tinned, which actually makes sense.
Silver plated hook up wire is not that expensive, but the plating is probably not that thick TBH.If you see wire with a silvery-grey colour, odds are it's tinned, which actually makes sense.
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Three times the price:
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SPC is needed for Teflon insulation, but earphone wire isn’t going to be getting all that hot… Tinned wire is a cheap way to add some bling (for those who think silver is special) as well as provide corrosion resistance.
