Moondrop - Blessing 2

Though it may be a tad harsh in the treble, the Thieaudio Legacy 4 is probably your best bet. If you want something more relaxing and better for all genres, then the Simgot EM6L unless you can find a second hand Moondrop Blessing 2 (original or Dusk) for less than $200. ETA: I haven't tried the Meze Alba yet, but I've heard good things about it and the Empyrean is fantastic for orchestral music.

Most of my IEMs are warmer, so not too many mid forward rock/vocal IEMs. In the $250-500 price range, maybe the Moondrop Blessing 2, Thieaudio Hype 4, and anything Penon makes (I really like the Vortex and it's only $200). For $500+, the Oriolus Isabellae probably takes the cake for vocal forward IEMs. My favorite IEM that I have currently is the FATFreq Maestro SE, but that's out of most people's price range so I definitely wouldn't recommend it for most people. I still feel stupid spending as much money as I did, but hey, I enjoy it so I'm getting my money's worth!

KZ ZSR, replaced them with TRN V80's soon after. Nowdays I mostly use my Blessing 2's

Its interesting how subjective this is, I'd take my Blessing 2 over the HD600 honestly. Only sound-wise tho, i would take the hd600 if i wanted a long lasting well built headphones (mine are ~20 years old). I just dont trust the build quality and qc of chi-fi iems as much.

I dont even consider the thing i mentioned "collecting" - it is just a upgrade path. I could justify buying multiple mid-fi to higher-end iems with different sound signatures and i could probably enjoy having them simultaneously. Ever since i got my blessing 2s, i was unable to listen to my hexas for more than 10 minutes - they are just that inferior. Thats why i cant imagine enjoying a collection like this.

Hey guys, just wanted to spark this discussion because I haven't seen many people talk about this. I was recently comparing and listening to the Hexa and the Blessing 2 that I upgraded to. I know I noticed a difference - the Blessing 2s are more bassy and more detailed and also feel more "real" to me. What is it that makes them sound better and more "detailed"? Is it the FR that just sounds better to me? Or is there any other measurement that would explain this? (Or is it just immeasurable?) What actually makes more expensive iems better than the lower priced ones? (Components, tuning...?) I am sorry if this is a stupid question and has an easy answer. I am still quite new ro the hobby.

That would make sense. I am honestly not looking for any more iems or headphones. I happily settled on my B2, HD600, KSC75 and a pair of PSB Alpha B1 speakers.

If your dads untrained ear thinks so, I cannot oppose. It is after a time that a person gets used to the gear and appreciates its features. Also you must compare gear with similar tuning, for example the Hexa vs B2. After hours of switching in between them, the B2 is just better in every way (except for comfort). I did all this while being used to both iems and having used them for multiple months. I have also tried this with the wan'er and it couldnt compete even tho i wouldnt call its sound signature bad. Even tho the differences might be subtle at first glance, its when I try to focus on detail in more messy songs, when i appreciate the higher end iem. Edit: just realized you did the test with a faulty cable as well lol.

This was definitely my experience coming from Blessing 2s. They are different tunings but I've really been enjoying my tea pros! Definitely a worthwhile upgrade in my opinion.

damn near every iem or headphone is able to be pushed I believe 14db higher or lower without issues in terms of eq without pushing a driver to far (we are talking about how they respond to frequencies, not total volume) any modern driver in an iem thats not snakeoil can be retuned to sound like damn near any other iem, the only difference being how clear they are, ill give an example, I had salnotes zeros to test out modern iems, and I had hifiman editions, in terms of tone, they were near identical when I eq'ed them, but the hifi man was just so much clearer it wasn't close. then based off a feeling I got blessing 2's the hifi man had issues where bass would bleed into treble causing a wobble, for reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b-FEaGJG8Y is what I used to push bass into worst case scenarios, on blessing 2's, that wobble isn't there, this is an absolute worst case scenario but you can hear bass screwing with other frequencies in other songs/games/music, its just not as in your face with that song, megadrive flawless is a good example of song but its very hard to hear. personally, I would go with truthear pure, just because I know how much stuff costs even at volume prices, and that kz should be impossible to make if they aren't skimping.

Moondrop Blessing 2, still use them regularly

I like the Moondrop Blessing 2 with mine.

1. Focal Clear OG: very transparent and thumpy in a good way. I didn't like it at first but it grew on me. 2. Sennheiser HD560s: the daily driver. Comfortable, good for all day long calls. I can recommend this one for everyone. 3. Sennheiser HD6xx: sounds very natural but I always get sad when I change to Focal and notice how veiled everything are. 4. Sennheiser HD800s: just not my jam. Trying to trade in some Hifiman 1. Unique Melody MEST MKII: detailed, crazy amount of sub-bass. I just can't use IEMs for too long. 2. Moondrop Blessing 2: a good reference to go back.

blessing 2 then eq to b2: dusk all the way

i focal mg clear and love them - for a change of pace i have far less expensive moondrop blessing 2 ear buds - and neither would sound as good as they do with my mojo dac - gotta have a good dac to make it work