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[LIΟN]

Here are the photos from the official website.
Moondrop U-2

There don't seem to be many reviews for this product yet.

I purchased it from Taobao and received it today. (To be honest, I didn't have high expectations due to the structural characteristics of earbuds.) It wasn't terrible, but there were a few disappointing aspects.

The fit is quite good. The reason for using earbuds is to feel comfortable without the foreign body sensation that comes from inserting them deeply into the ear canal, so this part passes.

However, if I were to list a few disappointing points: The first is that the default bass balance is excessively high. It doesn't seem like the bass is well-reproduced, but rather it sounds like the amount of bass is increased compared to other frequency bands. (Even considering the characteristics of open-type earphones, it's too much.)

The second point follows from the first. The bass is not clean. The bass of earphones and headphones is different from the bass produced by subwoofers, but there is still bass that can be felt in closed environments. However, there seems to be a limit with earbuds. Even with donut-shaped foam pads, it's the same. It's not a problem with tonal balance. The amount of bass is by no means small. It causes discomfort. There's a messy sound laid out. So if you lower it enough so that the messy sounds below 300hz are not noticeable, ignoring the tonal balance, it ends up being no different than applying a low cut.

The third is the clip-shaped design. This might be a device defect, but it seems unlikely. When listening at very low volumes, it's muffled or almost inaudible, but all frequencies below 100hz seem to resonate and echo in the clip-shaped pillar. It's quite bothersome.

Therefore, if you apply a low cut or listen at a very low volume and just EQ down around 1k, it might not be bad to use it lightly as background music in daily life. However, the performance satisfaction I felt with Moondrop IEMs is not continued here. Of course, it might not be a bad choice to collect it just for the design.

I use CIEMs and am satisfied, but I am looking for new earbuds that can replace Apple's EarPods for light listening, but it seems to be a difficult path.

 

[Jimbob54]

There don't seem to be many reviews for this product yet.

Having seen that FR and knowing the usual review channels don't like being overly critical, I am really not surprised at the lack of reviews.

 

[LIΟN]

Having seen that FR and knowing the usual review channels don't like being overly critical, I am really not surprised at the lack of reviews.

I also actually bought it mostly based on the design. So, I'm just going to think of it as not a bad experience. I'll stick with Apple's EarPods for earbuds and explore bone conduction earphones or neck speakers for fun. Although I doubt whether they can fully reproduce the BRIR to stimulate my HRTF well enough, even with personalization. =)

 

[DanTheMan]

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Here are the photos from the official website.
Moondrop U-2

There don't seem to be many reviews for this product yet.

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I purchased it from Taobao and received it today. (To be honest, I didn't have high expectations due to the structural characteristics of earbuds.) It wasn't terrible, but there were a few disappointing aspects.

The fit is quite good. The reason for using earbuds is to feel comfortable without the foreign body sensation that comes from inserting them deeply into the ear canal, so this part passes.

However, if I were to list a few disappointing points: The first is that the default bass balance is excessively high. It doesn't seem like the bass is well-reproduced, but rather it sounds like the amount of bass is increased compared to other frequency bands. (Even considering the characteristics of open-type earphones, it's too much.)

The second point follows from the first. The bass is not clean. The bass of earphones and headphones is different from the bass produced by subwoofers, but there is still bass that can be felt in closed environments. However, there seems to be a limit with earbuds. Even with donut-shaped foam pads, it's the same. It's not a problem with tonal balance. The amount of bass is by no means small. It causes discomfort. There's a messy sound laid out. So if you lower it enough so that the messy sounds below 300hz are not noticeable, ignoring the tonal balance, it ends up being no different than applying a low cut.

The third is the clip-shaped design. This might be a device defect, but it seems unlikely. When listening at very low volumes, it's muffled or almost inaudible, but all frequencies below 100hz seem to resonate and echo in the clip-shaped pillar. It's quite bothersome.

Therefore, if you apply a low cut or listen at a very low volume and just EQ down around 1k, it might not be bad to use it lightly as background music in daily life. However, the performance satisfaction I felt with Moondrop IEMs is not continued here. Of course, it might not be a bad choice to collect it just for the design.

I use CIEMs and am satisfied, but I am looking for new earbuds that can replace Apple's EarPods for light listening, but it seems to be a difficult path.

I wouldn't give up on these necessarily. The thin foams from Venture Electronics should make their response more palatable. The transition from 1-2kHz is probably always going to sound a bit off however.

 

[ObjectiveSubjectivist]

Had them. Not really good. I liked the "openness" but overall sound signature was rather disappointing.
It worked for some acoustic guitar music pretty nice.