BLON - BL-03 (Gen 1)

Blon BL-03 was my first real introduction and the only thing I regret is letting the hobbyist and collector mindset consume me. I now have too many IEMs and too little money!

Admittedly from Chifi - got into them during E1001, Whizzer, KZ ZS days and started going down the rabbit hole of "oh this sounds rich, that sounds smooth this neutral that soundstage". 15-20 pairs in, I just got tired of 'chasing' the best sound for the best price because there is always something new and new =/= better. I also worked through dozens of DAC dongles and finally just went TWS for practicality. In hindsight, nothing got me feeling as pleased as my bl03 with foam tips. They sure aren't the the universal best, but to me the sound was so smooth and relaxing. Occassionally I take them out and listen to them at home. But when I'm out and about, I just use my Nothing Ears. But secretly waiting for them to die on me so I can justify a pair of Technics. By the way it's like this with a lot of different hobbies. It's a tiresome cycle but the joys must be worth it for people to do it over n over.

I use blon bl-03.. got them on headphone zone.. it's balanced and amazing.. no exaggerations at all All phones with 3.5 jack have DAC.. Some phones have better quality and with type C connection... Check if your phone has that.. else invest in a DAC

the blon bl-03.

Yeah at that price and given the sound signature there were no technical faults you could complain about, it's no slouch for sure, especially at the time of its release.

iPod Nano 7th + Blon BL-03

I love the sound of the Blon-BL03 on my iPod nano 7th.

All under 3k INR (based on ConceptKart website) Neutral (including warm and bright) * Tangzu Wan'er SG (neutral warm) \*\* * Tangzu Wan'er 2 (neutral warm) \* * Tanchjim Bunny DSP (neutral bright) \* * Tanchjim One DSP (neutral warm) * Moondrop Chu 2 DSP (neutral bright) * 7Hz Salnotes Zero (neutral bright) * Truthear Gate (neutral balanced) \* * Kinera Celest Wyvern Qing (neutral balanced) \* * KZ Castor/Castor Pro Silver (v-warm-ish to neutral bright) \*\* V/U-shaped (including warm and bright) * Tanchjim Bunny 3.5mm * Tanchjim One 3.5mm * 7Hz x Crinacle Salnotes Zero 2 (mild v-balanced) \* * ND Planet (v-warm) * Rose Technics (Roseselsa) Aurora Ultra (v-warm-ish) \* * Moondrop Chu 2 3.5mm (mild v) * DUNU Titan S2 (v-balanced) \* * BLON BL-03 (v-warm) * BLON BL-03 II (v-warm) * Kiwi Ears Dolce (u-bright) * TRN Conch (mild v-bright) * Moondrop Chu 2 3.5mm (mild v-balanced) \* * Kinera Celest Wyvern Abyss (mild v-warm) * Tangzu Shimin Li (mild-v bright) * KZ Castor/Castor Pro Silver (mild v-warm-ish to neutral bright) \*\* * KZ Castor/Castor Pro Black Improved Bass (v-bass to v-bright-ish) \*\* * KZ EDC Pro (u-warm) \*\* * KZ EDX Pro (v-bright) (\* recommend | \*\* personally I own)

Bassy IEMs: Under $5 * QKZ AK6 Pro $25 and lower (bass-focused) * KBEar Rosefinch \* * QKZ x HBB (OG version) \* * BLON BL-01 * KZ Castor Bass \* $25 and lower (neutral warm) * Tangzu Wan'er SG/Wan'er 2 \* * 7Hz x Crinacle Salnotes Zero 2 \* * Moondrop Chu 2 * KZ Castor Silver (UUDD switches) $25-60 (bass-focused) * BLON BL-03/BL-03 II \* * BLON x HBB Z300 * TinHiFi C3 Mk2 \* * 7Hz x HBB Elua * Kinera Celest Gumiho * KZ Castor Pro Bass \* * CCA Rhapsody \* * CCA Trio \* $25-60 (neutral warm) * Kefine Klean \* * Inawaken Dawn Ms \* * Kiwi Ears Cadenza \* * Tripowin x 0DiBi Vivace \* * Kinera Celest Wyvern Abyss \* * Tangzu YuXuanJi * KBear KB02 * KZ Zenith (UUDD switches) \* * KZ Castor Pro Silver (UUDD switches) Special mentioned * Truthear x Crinacle Zero Blue 2 \* * QKZ x HBB Khan (\* recommend)

The "musical" aspect was the main reason why most people liked it. The technical performance has never been a strenght on that set but it really raised the bar in terms of overall sound enjoyment, tonal balance and so on.

Waners, Castors, Abyss, Cadenza, Moondrop Chu 2, Blon bl3 2 are some iems you can consider. Most iems these days are good enough for flac music in this price range, only the tuning differs. As they're wired, they dont have a battery to degrade so they can ladt you forever. Just keep them away from sweat and moisture of any kind since that damages them. Considering most iems are 3.5mm, you will need a dac which converts type c to 3.5mm (digital to analog) and lets you take full advantage of your iems as it improves the sound and volumes as well. Even if you have a 3.5 on your phone or laptop, a dac will make the iems sound better.

since youll be wearing it for longer hours, trust me, you need an iem which fits flush with your ear(like truthear gate), or has a small form factor (like Blon BL-03). Most of the offerings from kz, cca, and even tangzu have big shells which after sometime may hurt. My first iem was Salnotes Zero. Had such a pointy shape it started hurting after 15mins of use. Even tho i liked its sound, i had to return it. I say buy Truthear Gate, and a dac like KZ AM-01(i daily drive). Gate has a sound which you can listen to for hours, and it sits flush with my ear (my ears are big). Soo yea, try them out. One can always eq with wavelet to get a different sound signature, since eq is the only thing we budget sound enthusiasts got. Money? no bueno.

Blon BL-03, and no but that thing was my work horse for years.

The cheapest I have are the Blon bl03 ($30) and they sound great.

My first was the original Blon. No I don't regret it, I still have it. It served me well for a few years. Knowing what I know now, I'd go straight for an endgame set and call it a day. But, if I also wanted a sub $100 set, I'd go for either the Juzear Defiant or Ew300.

blon 03 is endgame

Iem user for over 10 years now. Never had any issues with iems. Wanted to tey hps anf got Lcd2c. Sold it off and went back to my iems. Speakers are still king followed by iems to me. Budget ones that you can look into are: Waner Zero/Zero 2 Chu ii Gate Blon 03 i/ii

I do not play games online. Mine are all single player games and my Blon bl03i/bl03ii has been phenomenal for gaming.

BLON BL-O3 would suit your purposes nicely. I bought one a while back and was very pleasantly surprised. It punches well above its price. Good luck with your search.

I don't know how these IEM manufactures interpret "basshead" as someone who loves to hear big explosions that will overpower every other instrument and vocal, instead of punchier, cleaner, hard hitting bass, that won't bleed into other frequencies. It sounds so simple, yet impossible for them to understand. I am currently satisfied with the bass I get on Blon bl03 and performer 5.

IEMs:- Campfire Andro 2020 > Shure se846 > Sennheiser ie800 > Dunu sa6 > Sony mdr ex800 > Sony xba N3 > final a4000 > Sennheiser ie200 > etymotic er2xr > Sennheiser ie600 > Kiwiears Cadenza > Shure se215 > blon bl03 > Moondrop Space travel Headphones:- Audeze LCD2C > AKG K701 > hd600 > hd660s > hd6xx > hd650 > Meze 109 > Koss porta pro > Grado sr225 > Grado sr80

This is great. I started off with the Blon BL03 from HeadphoneZone and later attended their Connect event in Kochi last year. Got to try a ton of quality gear that day. I hope this "wired" trend catches on and we soon get an experience store in Kochi from any of the key players.

https://preview.redd.it/fcbrt3b5xdbe1.jpeg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c048fb54cbd11d966ad4982bffed27b4a059e95c Get the Blon-BL03. It'll cost around 2000-2400 depending on where you get it from. I'd recommend headphonezone. The stock wire is good for comfort but doesn't feel premium. You can get any other cable that you want. But, hear me out on this. I've tried quite a few iems in the sub 10k price range, but i always come back to this one. It sounds crisp without sounding harsh. The bass is so thumping and tight without sounding muddy. Vocals are clear af. I have mainstream headphones that cost upwards of 20k and tws of 5k to 24k. None of those, sound as good as this. The treble in these are so refined it's amazing. I've seen few kz in this price completely overdo the treble in the name of openness and clarity but instead end up making it shouty and harsh. But blon just kicked it out of the park. The stock tips used to be bad. But they've changed it. Newer made ones are coming with better tips. No fit issues. Comfortable in bed as well as it doesn't dig inside your ear canals as much. Get it. You won't regret it.

? These don't sound like the BL03, but they definitely aren't lacking in bass, especially not midbass. You most likely aren't getting a proper seal, or maybe you got a faulty set. I would actually say that the CCA CRA is one of the most BL03-like IEMs, although the BL03 is better. The overall tonality is quite similar. The HBB is much warmer, with less of that sparkly upper treble that the BL03 has. The only other one I've heard that's a bit like the BL03, but a bit bassier and not quite as resolving, is the Tripowin Piccolo. It also has a more normal fit than the BL03. It's pretty good if you find it on sale - it's not so well known because it was way overpriced at release into a very competitive market at the time. If you're looking for something that sounds *exactly* like the BL03, you pretty much need to stick to the BL03 itself. There's a new version just been released with a 2pin connector. They changed the tuning slightly but I haven't heard it. Not many reviews yet. HBB says it's good, but his review is a bit hand-wavy.

Not really in order, as different tunings: * Moondrop Chu 2 - mild v-shape, great IEM * QKZ HBB - warm/bassy, great IEM * Blon BL03 - fun v-shape (but the fit is terrible) Bright neutral has a few options - I prefer the original Chu but the crappy fixed cable lets it down. The 7Hz Zero is a bit better in that regard, but I don't think it sounds quite as good. Arguably it's better to pay the extra for the Moondrop LAN for this signature because it's the best one until you go up significantly, but OTOH it's also kind of overpriced for what it is (I think it's around $40 normally, but it's basically just a Chu 2 with less bass). The 7Hz Zero 2 is OK as well but I personally find it a bit of an overly safe middle ground between other, better IEMs. Like the QKZ HBB, if you want warm but don't want to go quite that warm. It's probably the one that's the closest competitor to the Wan'er, as a better all-rounder. Although I find the Wan'er has a stand-out feature in its vocals while being weaker elsewhere, but the Zero 2 doesn't have a single stand-out thing it does better than anything else. It could maybe get the award for the okayest $20 IEM, as it doesn't do anything bad, but nothing stands out as particularly good either. You also have things like the KZ EDC Pro as probably the best beginner IEM, for around $5. It's very close to the Chu 2 but a bit bassier and slightly less refined in the treble. Probably more comfortable than the Chu 2 and less prone to condensation issues. The KZ Castor Bass, around $15, is good for a really hard-hitting bass tuning, although it's not an all-rounder and the tuning is a bit grainy.

I purchased qkz hbb out of curiosity. I prefer warm or warm meutral. Im a bit treble sensitive. I have ew300 in my cart. I want to purchase it but i was wondering about the treble. Can any one recommend any other warm or warm neutral set with smooth treble and no sibilance. I already have 7hz zero 2 (perfect for my ear, no eq) final e3000, and blon bl03 (eq the treble). Kz zs10 pro (huge amount of eq)

For 1. I still love my Blon03 and it has been on my active rotation for years now. I guess I love the timbre. * Dac/AMP type and eartip does affect the sound presentation. Some examples:  My RSV’s bass went missing and treble presentation sounded dark on FC6 even if I tip roll. I found it best paired with ibasso Nunchaku, midbass presence is better and treble became noticeable. Also low gain + slow filter is best paired with RSV. Symphonium Meteor and Titan treble went missing after tiprolling. Stock tips were still the best for me. Symphonium Titan midbass went missing, subass sucked and treble became splashy with Akliam FC6.  Titan and Meteor are nicely paired with ZX707, bass was really good and treble became present however sound feels congested and too intimate. This was greatly improved with Topping G5 by widening the soundstage and provided with a really clean sound, at the expense of ruining the sparkly treble of Meteor and great subbass of Titan. It did cut off those peaky highs and lows for a clean and wide presentation.

I'm so lucky that I realised this very early, bought items that I truly thought will make a difference always tried to upgrade and never go into rabbit hole of side grades. Now I'm very much satisfied with what I have. I started with Blon BL03, KZ PLA 13 (only bad purchase), Truthear Zero Red and Softears Volume S. It was Truthear Zero Red that did it for me, how can something sound so freaking good at this price they were the perfect tuning I needed, everytime I tried to play with EQ it felt off. I love them so much that even tho I have my Volume s more often than not I'm listening to RED. Don't get me wrong here, I really really like volume S I sounds heavenly and the bass is a chef's kiss. It's very physical and not overpowering, mids and trebele are near perfect for me I just wished they fit my ears aa comfortably as RED does.

I’ve used ear buds, then iems for ages. However, my first chifi iems, and obsession started with the KZ ZS10pro. I was amazed by the detail and resolution. So much so, that i tried very hard to overlook the brain piercing sibilance that came with it. However, in the end it became too much and i had to swap to a set of Blon-03’s. Thus began my journey into upgrading chifi iems. I think I’m onto my 9th “upgrade” since then… I don’t use the KZ’s anymore but still have them.

I miss my BLON 03. The sound quality was unreal for its price.

Id suggest blon bl03, theres a 2nd version that came out recently but the first one is also good, kung sound isolation hanap mo, get iems with shells/housing that are full metal

>IEMs are basically specially designed wired earphones by niche smaller companies that aren't mainstream famous like huge corporates How is it relevant to what IEM is, in anyway? There are IEMs by big legacy brands like Sennheiser. Also IEMs are supposed to have a balanced sound with high resolution for you know "monitoring". But most of these so-called IEMs are glorified consumer grade earphones. I have a blon bl03 and my Sennheiser cx80 which is much cheaper sounds much better and balanced too. BLONs are just slightly better in resolution, but they are very fatiguing as well. Also convenience is a big reason people use bluetooth earphones. You don't get that with IEMs. Not to mention the rabbit hole of DAC and amps.

Not saying they are worse, if anything they provide better experience when it comes to sound. Just in my experience it hasn't been as useful as I thought when it comes to directional audio and it's product life, left and right audio is alright but not much help to me when it's any other direction. Also as an iem owner i wouldn't suggest buying it if they are thinking of using it for longer sessions. The wax buildup, cleaning, wire problems, pin problem are no joke when it comes to cheaper iems, they break easily. I have had moondrop sparks, blon 03, tangzu wan'er, monk plus etc and although they sound great, they all had some problems within a year or two.

Well for planar Letshuoer S08 is my first Planar IEM. I had Blon Bl 03 previously which was single driver DD. For headphones, DT 770 pro, DT 770 pro x, FiiO JT1 Above ones are that I own. Few I tried is like aful explorer, Letshuoer s12 , Arti t10

Blon Bl 03, used it a lot. Still working. Though very recently I got Letshuoer S08. So not using Bl 03 currently.

Overear style at around RM100: Koss KSC75 It is a clip on over ear style wear, but you can mod it adding the headband with mods join r/kossmods if you want to see how they do it DIY, very active subreddit Koss Porta Pro It has a headband by default if you don't want to mod KSC75, this headphone sounds bass-ier then KSC75 AKG K52 (K72 & K92 is more expensive) Sony brand entry level priced options is bassy muddy no clarity, not good Senheiser brand you need to spend alot more to have comparable level of quality Audio technica, Focal, Audeze, Hifiman Abyss, Grado all way overprice In Ear Monitor style headphones at around RM100: Moondrop Chu 2 (if you can spend more, get Moondrop Lan) Tangzu Wan Er SG (vocal/singer forward tuning) Blon BL03 (if enjoyment is what you want) Simgot EW200 (good "clarity" but very sibilant sound) I bet many people here will recommend KZ, QKZ, or CCA, i see too many reports of QC issue and DOA case to suggest avoid at all cost, very shady handling of stock All of the above are wired headphones, you want real good quality headphones, get wired, wireless cannot compare, because bluetooth cannot do lossless audio playback, even with Qualcomm Aptx HD or Sony LDAC Source: i can qualify as an audiophile, tried many headphones

And then you realise you enjoy all kinds of tuning and you become a hapless addict like the rest of us ! I like a bumping BLON 3 type sound when I’m out and about, but for an eyes closed at home session, the salnotes 7hz zero v1 have a presentation that is more source faithful and reward you for attentive listening

Iems have been punching well above their weight class for a long time now. The blon bl03 is still one of my favourites. And it’s ancient in terms of chi-fi. 

When i asked about Give me recommendations for blon bl03 like sounds iem few people suggested this this. And my first impression was fuck Noo. This thing not even close to blon 03. This thing completely lack mid bassy bass i specifically asked for in the og post. Im not even sure these people actually listen to these iems before giving advice to others. I have bought my mother a CCA CRA & This thing sounding more closer to CCA CRA than blon bl03. For future buyers - If you looking for The mid bassy bass (ex- the bass guitar sound) This doesn't have it. This just flat sounding & Doesn't fun to listen at all. Now im gon buy some dunu eartips and trying to get a good fit from my blon. Prolly gon gift this shit to one of my relatives.

Got my dunu s& s today. They fits perfectly with my blon. Finally i can listen to music comfortably with my blons. Just in case had to buy full eartips package (s,m,L,XL) rip money. Lol i spent so much for this blon.

Did you tried different cable for this? If not try. I use copper cable i bought for my blon on these and audio quality increased noticeably.

I gave my mom a pair of Blon 03 a while back, tested them out recently. Then I asked myself if I was an idiot for spending as much as I did on what I have now.