Moondrop - Blessing 3

I have used Supermix4 and they are 8ndeed very nice especially in fps. Then I switched to Blessings3 which are also very nice but also better for music.

Depending on your budget: Blessings 3 > Supermix 4 > EM6L > AS24Pro > Thruthear Red

They have been, for a long time... I still use them sometimes when I don't have my blessings 3...

Yeah, I think I'll keep my blessings 3 for now and don't be an hype victim. Especially form someone who consider that 300 $ iems are mid level...

Not really, its pretty bright.

I'll just say this straight up—these things are ***amazing*** However, there is a caveat. The stock tips on this are extremely horrible. It makes the IEMs extremely bright. The treble is literally piercing my ears without eartip changing. Give it some good wide bore eartips like the Coffee or (on my case) Moondrop Spring Tips and you bring out it's full potential. This is gonna be a *dumb* comparison (and thing to say). However out of all my IEMs—my Truthear Nova has the most oomph and spice. My Blessing 3 has the most clarity and detail. I'd say the Daybreak is a good middle ground. It has the right amount of spice and oomph like the Nova however with better clarity. It is **not** as clear as the Blessing 3. However, for the price range—it's really damn good. 170 USD for this is an amazing value. Regarding everything else, the accesories for this IEM are.....meh. But honestly that's fine. You can order wide bore eartips like the Spring Tips online for 10 USD. I don't expect them to make the box and accesories extra fancy due to them cutting cost to (probably) keep this IEM at a good price range. *Should you buy this?* Yeah, I would say go for it if you're willing to change eartips. And I'd say also yes if you listen to exciting types of music (J-Pop, K-Pop, video game OST) because it really does a damn job. I would check out Listener's review regarding this on the Headphones website. He explains everything much better than me. I just wanted to leave my opinion regarding this on Reddit. Anyways, thanks for listening to my IEM TED talk. Hope y'all have a good weekend!

Here's a graph of the [IE100 Pro and Blessing 3 from Earphones Archive (5128 Measurement)](https://earphonesarchive.squig.link/?share=JM-1_(5128)_Target,Sennheiser_IE100_Pro,Moondrop_Blessing3). IE100 Pro looks to have pretty recessed upper mids and elevated bass/treble relative to the mid range, so being v-shaped tracks. If you hear the IE100 Pro has less bass than the Blessing 3, there may be something wrong with your setup or seal. Actually the first time I've heard Hexa described as muddy. Usually people describe them as lean, neutral, or even bright. Do you mean the bass quality is not that good or something?

Wow glad to help. About this I still haven't got any info about the other competitor for this sound signature, tried the 61t butterfly, treble feels too smooth, tried the blessing 3 the bass is less boomy, and the details is not as resolving as the ck2v

Theres something about the Blesing 3 I really enjoy.

The Supermix 4 when using it for general video watching. The mid scoop really messes with vocal audio. The Blessing 3 for how bright / sibilant and clinical it was. I think these two are my favorite IEMs in terms of looks and design, but their sounds were disappointing.

You probably already received your pair by now but sound is very subjective. I enjoy these iems a lot and love the tuning. i typically listen to EDM, K-pop, J-pop, R&B, Classic Rock and Metal. These iems are good enough for me and i’d say they are good for their price. They are very mellow for me and very natural sounding. I LOVE BASS and these have good enough slam for me but I wouldn’t use them if I am craving bass lol. I use my Thieaudio Hype 4 if I really want big, deep bass without it bleeding into the other frequencies. I also own Moondrop Dusk (yes the Crinacle collab), Moondrop Blessings 3, Thieaudio Hype 4, Finalaudio A4000, and on the lower end of the price bracket the Linsoul KZ ZS10 Pro 2. My personal rankings for my IEM collection (from best to worst): Hype 4 = Dusk > Blessing 3 > Daybreak > Finalaudio A4000 > KZ ZS10 Pro. Daybreaks are good for their price range but I wouldn’t say they punch above their weight. The ones i ranked ahead are more than double the price of the Daybreak so it makes sense why my rankings are like that but if you have the money for the Daybreaks then I would say go for it and keep them and if you don’t like the tuning then just return them and maybe save up for a more expensive iem? Also just an FYI, I am pretty new to the IEM scene as I used to mainly collect and use Over-ear open back headphones (I own the Sennheiser HD800s, HD600, HD6xx, AKG K712 Pro, Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro, hella Koss Porta Pros, and hella Grados). So you can take my say with a grain of salt since I am fairly new to IEMs.

There aren't that many once you've ruled out Etymotic. Honestly at that 'lower than Studio 4' price range you might as well go for the Studio 4. Aful Performer 5+2 / 8: Relaxed pinna gain at 2-4kHz means reduced vocal bite; speech and 'breathiness' is sacrificed slightly for a more relaxed, pleasant presentation. Not neutral. Anecdotally, I've heard the Performer 8, the soundstage is wide but centre image is weak. Moondrop Dusk: crinacle's house sound = big bass shelf. No go for neutrality. Moondrop Blessing 3: Upper-mids/lower treble emphasized (4-6kHz) beyond neutral. Supermix 4: Harman, i.e not neutral (bass and upper-mids emphasized) Thieaudio: U-shaped is their house sound from the Hype 2 all the way to the Valhalla. Extra bass and spicy treble. Not neutral. I would add that the Hexas aren't neutral either, they have too much bass for it, it's simply masked by the fact that its bass is sloped, not a shelf. All the 'Meta' IEMs out so far also fail in the neutral bass department by having too much of it. This includes the KE4, Volume S, Mega5EST and even CrinEar's 'Reference', if his chart is to go by. Graphs are worth looking at for reference. So you only really have the Studio 4 left. That, or an IER-M7 if you could get it for cheap.

Dusk/ blessing 3 or Hype 4 for me, i didnt tried yet Meteor but try to look if you like it

Psst. Blessing 3 😉 - Unless you find it sterile 🙂

Glad you have your endgame 🙂 UM Mest Mk2 was worth it for me. Blessing 3 is also lovely. Both better than like a Hype 2 detail wise. Been an Ety head for years. Edit: But I still find it hard to believe that $2.50 iems sounded better than a $1000 flagship fiio 😂 even though I find Fiio IEMs a bit bloated for my liking. There's just no way that could be true. Actually Impossible. Like laughable lol

I bought into the hype. Among them, the Mest Mk2, Blessing 3, and Etymotic lineup sound far better than anything that costs 100 dollars by a long shot. They both sound far better than the Theiaudio Hype 2, for example, at 300 usd. Far better than the Hexa at nearly 100usd. I'm not sure what you're listening to. If it's mainly just vocals in music, that is understandable. But to say that they don't sound better than a 100 dollar IEM is just flat out ridiculous. I mean, that is just massively fatal levels of copium. Is the 'blessing 3' 4 times better than the Hexa? Of course not. Is it worth it for detial oriented audiophiles? By a long shot. Does the Mest Mk2 sound worth it for me? Absolutely. I agree with you on diminishing returns. It's real. But you're overexaggerating to a degree that is unbelievable. You do point out something good, though - your enjoyment of the IEM is what matters most. For me? I nerd out on detail, imaging, and sounstage. I listen to music with many layers and tracks happening at once and want to isolate those tiny constituents parts. It's exciting for me. I get it. Not everyone trains their ears obsessively for years. But for those who do, where their music has a lot going on, having everything well defined and separated and excellently textured and presented is really important. I find many in the audiophile community to be a bit obnoxious. So I also agree with you there that it can be grating. But seriously - for 100 bucks? A Hexa or SE215 or whatever isn't even close to a Blessing 3 or Mest Mk2. Not even remotely close. I mean, saying a 1000 dollar IEM (again, not a huge fan of fiio IEMs myself) is worse than a 3 dollar Chinese IEM is trolling or being deliberately provocative. Sibilance? The FA19 is known for its lack of sibilance. What are you talking about? Is it financial spite? A bad fit?

Review speak has little to do with my IEM choices. Glad you like the IE600 even though its V shaped and vocal recessed. You must not like neutral IEMs very much? My preference is a very mild u shape / neutral. So maybe the Blessing 3 (neutral/mid forward) and the Mest Mk2 (Mild U shape) work better for me and my preferences. I've compared them back to back with IEMs from 100 to 300 dollars and they're definitely more detailed and better imaged. I really like Radiohead, and have a ton of bootlegs, and their music is really good for testing IEMs. I'm with you about diminishing returns. Sweetspot for value is 100-300. But I do find both the Blessing 3 and Mest Mk2 more detailed and engaging than anything in the 100-300 dollar range by a long shot. So that's why I think it's absolutely crazy to say a 3 dollar IEM is better than a 1000 dollar one, even if I agree with not personally being a fan of Fiio IEMs. I think it's a huge exaggeration. I really do get your sentiment. I do. The Hype 2 underwhelmed me being a bit bloated sounding compared to Blessing 3 or Mest Mk2 - even if the sound is more engaging. I prioritize detail about all things and nothing around 100 dollars comes remotely close to Blessing 3 or Mest Mk2 to my ears. I share your frustration with reviewers. And I have similar annoyances with the pretense and obnoxiousness of audiophiles - but from a technical performance standpoint. There's no comparison between a detail monster value in the Blessing 3 or a flagship like the Mest Mk2 vs anything 300 dollars or less. Maybe an Etymotic? But you trade off any sense of depth or dynamism with Etys. It's a very closed and flat stage.

Mest Mk2 for $899 was worth the price for me. But I'm a little bit of an obsessive perfectionist wanting to inch ever closer to the sun .. To add, is it more than twice as good as a Blessing 3 at 360 bucks? No. It's more like the Blessing 3 is 80% of the Mest Mk2 for less than half of the money. (Quite different IEMs, though, btw). Sort of like, if you're into cars, getting a 911 Carrera S vs. a 911 GT3RS. Both are amazing to drive , but for the obsessed enthusiast, the difference is quite noticeable. I am a detail snob, and for me, the Mest builds on the Blessing 3 Microdetail while adding a much larger soundstage and a tactile sensation with the bone conduction driver which, for me, makes the price totally worth it. Ramble ramble.

Yeah, the Blessing 3 and Mest Mk2 and UT12 are just hype and don't sound any better than airpods.

I mean, the blessing 3 exists... But I do agree with you, it's much less commom for manufacturers to focus on a low bass shelf with good quality.

So I actually kinda bought a ton of IEMs to answer this question too. I was trying to find something that works for voiceover, for mixing, for critical editing, and for checking how mics sound in reviews. If I had to choose under $300, here’s my categories: * Mixing: Neutral enough to translate well on different setups (HD6xx, speakers, etc.) * Critical editing: Can it expose bad audio or does it hide flaws? * Monitoring: How good it is for hearing your own voice accurately. * Enjoyment: Just how fun it is to listen to. Letshouer Galileo Mixing: Excellent Critical Editing: Excellent Monitoring: Excellent (voice literally sounds just like me when monitoring) Enjoyment: Low Moondrop Blessing 2 / Blessing 3 Mixing: Excellent Critical Editing: Excellent Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: Low (pretty harsh, basically MDR-7506s in IEM form) Zigaat Lush Mixing: Excellent Critical Editing: Below average unless you crank the volume on sibilant spots Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: Good

Etymotic ER2XR / ER4XR Mixing: Below average (soundstage is too 2D) Critical Editing: Excellent Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: Okay Crinacle Daybreak (surprisingly) Mixing: Depends—more “Meta” neutral than Etymotic-style Critical Editing: Excellent (picks up sibilance like crazy, great for catching issues) Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: High Xuan NV (big surprise) Mixing: No, too much bass Critical Editing: Excellent (vocals are super accurate for both male and female) Monitoring: Iffy—low impedance can be weird with interfaces like the MOTU M2 Enjoyment: High Thieaudio Legacy 2 Mixing: Excellent Critical Editing: Excellent Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: Decent Cadenza 4 Mixing: Excellent Critical Editing: Excellent Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: Excellent Orchestra Lite Mixing: Excellent (surprisingly neutral—not bright like Blessing 2/3, not warm like Dusk or Lush) Critical Editing: Excellent Monitoring: Excellent Enjoyment: Excellent Basically the Studio4 but more revealing with sibilance instead of smoothing it out. Hexa I don’t really recommend it—too many fit issues and inconsistent impressions. If you do try it, use wide-bore tips (not narrow). Video explaining why: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-T8el9fbs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-T8el9fbs) Hope this helps.

I can attest to this 100% if this price point is good for you. I use this as my primary on my set up and long trips. Brought them on the plane (if you don't mind the wires) for listening. Plugged them in the armrest to watch movies as well.

I like the Blessing 2 and 3's - they're great IEMs. Despite the parts that aren't perfect (Kinda wish the USB C DSP cable wasn't so necessary- even if it's actually a nice cable) I prefer the new Dusks for their increased bass impact over the Blessing 3. The new Dusks are over your budget but, IMO, there's something to be said for 'buy once, cry once'. Your post suggests that you'd rather have just one set of IEMs and the Dusks are very decent. Of all the IEM sets that my non-audiophile colleagues at work have tried, the Dusks and Variations have received the most positive feedback. Can also highly recommend the Moondrop Variations but they're well over your budget and IMO there's a lot of diminishing returns considering how much more they cost than the new Dusks. But like the other posters have said, your personal sound preference counts most of all here. Over 200 USD, there are few IEMs that are objectively bad - they're mostly just *different*. Unfortunately you say that you don't yet know what you like. I can only suggest that you try another popular headphone or IEM and make a list of the things that you really like and the things that don't like and this will give you a much better idea of which >250 USD IEM will best suit you.

Did you buy the cable? Be aware not all 2 pin cables fit the Deuce. If pins are not long enough, they won’t fit. Ask first the manufacturer or someone who have this combo. I broke my Deuce because of the cable, the fine piece of resin around the connectors broke when I pulled the stock cable. But it keeps functioning properly. I don’t use the stock cable, i don’t like it at all. I am using Hola’s cable and I am thinking about buying NiceHCK red lava. Or the black cable from FatFreq. I use Divinus Velvet wide bore and they are very comfy. Have you tried those? I am not bass head but I really like this set. It made me jiggle the first time I used them 😄 because of the amount of bass. They are fun and clear Edit: oh and the impedance adapter made them worse for my ears. I use the impedance adapter for my Blessing 3 😄☺️

About compare Blessing 3 and Deuce, I can’t really put it into words, I am not skilled with that. Let me try to write something short. I can tell you B3 is very clear and detailed and Deuce is more “meaty”. After almost a year wit B3, Deuce was overwhelming for me the first time I listen to it. It was like too much of everything. I am good with Deuce treble but B3 treble is a little bit spice. Sometimes I have to swap sets, for example Ella Fitzgerald singing with only a guitar, B3 is piercing and Deuce do it better. Although for that particular album (Fitzgerald and Pass… again!) I use Aful Explorer. Look, I wrote this to a guy who asked me how was Deuce with metal “The song Raining Blod by slayer, deuce had a problem with the guitars. I try the same song with Blessing 3 and I heard every details of the guitars. But I didn’t expect deuce had same tech capacity of blessing 3. But besides of that particular detail, the rest is fine.” I hope I explain myself

As some already said, if your are happy that’s enough. There is no point in comparing side by side. If you are in the store and you can do it, fine. But if you already bought them and already enjoy them, don’t torture yourself thinking if this is bad or not. It’s good for you, that’s enough. I once bought Elysian Pilgrim and I absolutely hate them. Most people adore them, I don’t. I returned them. I enjoy my Blessing 3 but I am always thinking what would be better? It’s normal think that way. But definitely if I like my Blessing 3 I won’t change them for a ghost. I have read a lot of people who love the DaVinci and they upgraded from Ikko. Trust in yourself

Demoed this and the Moondrop Blessing3 at Luxe Sound at Toronto AudioFest. (Picture [here.](https://i.imgur.com/x5d13Y4.jpeg)) Preferred the Blessing3. The Venus was nearly ideal but there's a bit of upper bass bleed, and I had to go -3dB at 200Hz to deal with it. Didn't need to do that on the Blessing3. By the way, as someone who likes bright tuning, the Blessing3 and the Melody Wings Venus were the only good IEMs at the table to me. Everything else was dark and muddy and reminded me why I don't use IEMs in general. But the Blessing3 impressed me so much that I bought it on the spot.

The Moondrop Blessing 3 would be my choice for a balanced sound and an accurate midrange, which I prefer over the V Sound.

If the sound signature is what you are looking for the blessing 3 is an epic set that delivers great technicals. Great deal. Congrats.

i own the blessing 3s and the 7hz timeless among others and i still really love my tanchjim ola i just really love how vocals sound on it.

MoonDrop Blessing 3s are 290$ on sale rn on amazon i use them religiously Even Tenz uses them if that makes you feel better about the competitive aspect of them. They are also highly rated among the audiophile people i believe if u wanted to use them for other things.

Tenz uses them and everyone always wants to know what he uses, so he probably popularized them in the Val scene , if im being honest i bought them because of him lmao

Blessing3. I think its pretty decent and i actually learn a lot from buying it

moondrop blessing 3 is honestly a very good investment if youre into gaming and into music

if the que is not to your tastes then go for the Hisenior Mega5EST. It's a proven winner and anyone who says no is lying. If you want something cheaper the Kiwi Ears Astral is there. Most of the Mega5EST's technicalities but at a far cheaper price point. That's diminishing returns for ya And I use the Moondrop DUSK, i got it at sale for 355 USD instead of 400 USD, so if you're getting this, I'll only get it at sale. The Astral is the DUSK but cheaper. I only got DUSK because I needed to try out different tunings with the DSP cable that you get with it. And i really like the look. Plus I love Moondrop. The Blessing 3 will be VERY flat and not fun at all for you. The DUSK with the DSP cable (or if you use the 3.5mm cable just use the dsp's tuning in an EQ) you're gonna have a very nice response. Really, if you wanna go for the Xenns feel free to, the sound will be exciting and the technicalities will be nice. I just personally have had bad experiences with poor QC in general when people have never complained so i cant imagine how bad it must be having a 500 dollar iem that breaks down easily.

They sound pretty amazing. Just don't drop them, they crack easily.

Supremely underrated due to all the “Dusk is better” hype. The Blessings 3’s are a special set that do this crystalline presentation of music with holographic imaging and 3D soundstage.

It’s controversial because the Dusk relies on DSP, which only functions on android phones with the wonky Moondrop app. The Dusk is intended to be used with DSP, and the analog tuning has been described as “not as good as DSP” by every reviewer. So, why choose something worse? Unless of course you have to? Then why not get a better IEM? I went with the Blessing 3. I prefer the simplicity of “plug into 3.5mm and enjoy.”

I have a collection with those composers and many more, over 2000 albums of TV shows, movies and games. I currently use the Blessing 3 with an eq bass boost and the clarity listening to the tracks are amazing, I'm stunned every time I put them in my ears, the bass is very articulate with the boost, very pleasing. They really do put a smile on my face. If you don't want to eq then just go for the Dusk, I have them too but I don't need to use them while my B3 keep going so they are there as a backup. You will be very happy with the Dusk though.

I'm new as well. I've only got one pair currently: the Moondrop Blessing 3 (successor to the B2 you have). I've had two other pairs before I got those: MyLiveWires 2-drivers (from a small company that went belly-up a while back and I ended up getting rid of them simply because the custom molds weren't done correctly and didn't seal well) and Westone W40s (flimsy nozzle broke off one ear so I tossed them out). None of these were less than $200, with the W40s only being that much because they were on clearance (normal retail was $400). The B3s were $320. The best sounding of these to me? The B3 by a country mile, and that would still be true if the W40s had been at their original price. The two biggest factors seem to be the number of drivers and the tuning. The Live Wires are obscure so I doubt there's info out there, but there wasn't anything particularly special sounding about them. Although the W40s had some significant separation thanks to having 4 drivers, the tuning in the lows, low mids and mids was crowded sounding and took away from the clarity. The B3 made me hear details for the very first time on songs that I had been listening to for over 20 years. It's not only got a much more neutral tuning than the W40s but also has 2 additional drivers for a total of 6. Although I've only read about them rather than heard them for myself, the B2 is arguably even MORE neutral overall than the B3 based on its frequency response and what others have said, though the B2's low end isn't as strong and I've heard there's not quite as much detail clarity. Still a well-regarded IEM, though. BTW, I wouldn't quite call any IEMs under $400 expensive, though anything $200 and over certainly isn't cheap. What constitutes cheap and expensive are a bit subjective. That said, if a more expensive pair of IEMs has fewer drivers and/or a less favorable tuning than a cheaper pair, the cheaper pair is a win on both the quality and price level, so it's not ALWAYS more expensive = automatically better (as seen with my example of a hypothetically full-priced W40 vs. the B3).

I don't own the May, but based on the frequency response, the Blessing 3 would give you more forwardness in the upper mids, which is often associated with vocal forwardness, while being reasonably similar to the May in the treble. What you're missing with the B3 is some bass, but if you have access to EQ, that can be done very easily. I used them with the stock frequency response for metal for a very long time, although nowadays I EQ them to JM1 target. You're also likely to perceive them as sounding more technical coming from the May. I think they do great in subjective qualities like imaging, separation, etc.

B3 is horrible imo. When I first got into iems they were shilled all over YouTube claiming it was "good" for gaming and what not. Fast forward many months, I've done extensive research and many are overhyped garbage sets promoted by youtubers. If you're a basshead like me, definitely look into punch audio martilo (I own it) or Kiwi Ears HBB Punch (not $ value tho). AND add fosi k5 desktop DAC if you're a home user.

For almost-dead neutral with slight more emphasis (smooth though) on treble: Moondrop Blessing 3 (\~$360), and Truthear Hexa (\~$100). For more neutral with more bass: Crinacle Daybreak (\~$170) or Truthear Pure (\~$100 too) So far, one of the most generally accepted statistically valid criterion for "good sounding" (imaging, separation, etc.) IEMs would be looking for those IEMs that are tuned within the proximity of JM-1 target within average of +-3 dB deviation from the curve is very acceptable given 3 dB is around the somewhat noticeable range and taken into account human anatomical variation; for frequency 1kHz+, humans are more sensitive to those and so the differences would be more noticeable, and sticking closer to JM-1 means the odds of getting neutral/natural sounds would be way higher given low risk of experiencing sibilance. Now, for bass range (<\~100 kHz), since humans are less sensitive to that region, adding slight more preference adjustment such as bass tilt is beneficial to produce a more natural and detailed bass separation as with JM-1 target would take into account some room gain which attempts to make low freqs. sound more a bit more colored like having speakers in a closed room. In a sense, being a bit more away from the JM-1 target for <\~100 Hz would be considered acceptable and recommended to get a bit more natural and details on bass, but outside of bass region, it's arguably better for current IEMs to stick around the scientific norm. Though, so far, there's no true IEM that fully sticks to the norm as they all have tilt at bass for large deviation around high treble. Of course, norms might change in the future but it doesn't seem that future IEM norms would be far off from JM-1 target given we have ISO 11904-1 norms (average human ear frequency response), and sticking around the norm would minimize your risk of buying overexpensive or"bad sounding" IEMs. Vid of the guy who came up with JM-1 curve: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZoKPtzjdtQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZoKPtzjdtQ)

Never tried dusk but had the blessing 3 before getting the tea pros and i instantly sold my blessing. The tea pros are tuned insanely well and are crazy good for fps games

I feel like the tea pro balances out sounding neutral while having a good amount of bass. Other sets I tried were also good like volume s and blessing 3 but they lacked in other departments. Tea pro is a very good all rounder

I wouldnt* really recommend upgrading form the B3 to the dusk. Especially if you can Eq the low and mid frequencies closer to the dusk. https://graph.hangout.audio/iem/5128/?share=Blessing_3,DUSK_DSP_Default_S1 Auto Eq to 3k. If you like the B3 after eq with more bass or even without Eq, I don't see really a reason to upgrade.

I hate auto correction.... "wouldn't*" I would rec staying with the B3.

Moondrop Blessing 3 is quite neutral iem

i went balls deep first one in and got moondrop blessing 3, never picking up a gaming headset again

There will always be a new reference every other week. Things don't stand the test of time except a few rarities. I'd say ditch the cheap IEMs, buy one good set and go from there. I'd recommend the Final A6000 or Blessing 3

I have really good headphones (not summit fi but good, Arya stealth, focal MG and others) and good iem’s (blessing 3, kiwi ears orchestra) I still prefer the sound of my better headphones, but in a price vs quality ratio the IEMs are wild good! 300 IEM easily beat out 1000 headphones on technicalities

Sony MDR-EX800ST I have 2 sets for the longest time I didn't do any of the mods that could be done for it but I've used them since 2018 and they're the best all around iem. Bass bumps hard but clear. Currently using the blessing 3 with an eq and foam tips don't like it as much comfort wise but sound stage feels larger and I can make out more details.

I like the blessings alot because you can eq them and they have enough good hardware to where it can sound exactly how you prefer I use foam tips and I tried to get the mesh filter but the filters are so garbage. I have them in from 7am to 7pm every day. Comfort wise it could be better but sound wise I love how much of a chameleon they can be.

I’ve listened to both blessing 3 and cadenza 4 Blessing 3 is raw resolution, it’s crazy. Slightly shouty, too deep fitting for my shallow ears. Very neutral. Cadenza 4 is lush, intimate and incredibly emotional vocals, not sure how to describe it. I’m very sensitive to upper mids yet I could listen to these all day. No piercing, shouty, glaring, just pure lush emotional vocals. Haven’t tried any tanchjim stuff but I’d love to, but for me anything vocal forward is tough for me to get right.

personally I would go for either the quintet or s12 pro. reason : the supermix 4 and quintet are quite similar. the quintet has the better tuning for my taste. The nozzle of the blessing is too big at 6,5mm . The s12 pro is a Planar (takes eq well and Crin has it in his measurements. Easy EQ with squiglink). wouldn't spend the 45 bucks extra for the heyday. can't comment on the P1 max or Myer CKLVX Edit: I somehow missed your text (only saw the pic). If you are treble sensible, I wouldn't go for the quintet or s12 pro. the CKLVX seems the most reasonable to me. Another Option would be the Letshuoer S08 has a a smoother treble and a pretty comfortable shell/nozzle.

i find it interesting how most of these are probably sponsorship deals (especially the chair) with the exception for iem. moondrop blessings are $250 (expensive for wired headphones but cheap for audiophiles) and are rated very highly by the audiophile community. they would not make a difference in a game but absolutely would with music. its funny how the over ear headsets mainly seem to be sponsorships as well but moondrop blessing was the last thing id expect to see here.

Honestly I hit this too recently, splurged on some top line stuff and honestly need to force myself to use them over some cheaper options I have. For example I picked up the Moondrop Meteors and Blessing 3’s Yet still find myself falling back to the old trusty Shire se215, kiwi ears orchestra and moondrop aria snow editions I find the top line are always very “clean” sounding but i personally enjoy the sound curve on the lower line models best! Might be what my ears are capable of hearing also. Again all subjective and YMMV Always enjoy the little sense of discovery with things like this, think finding the limit of price to returns for me is a fun thing with most hobbies i get into. Finding out for yourself is important! Now I get more excited when I find some a pair of cheap little gems that I can recommend to people looking for some IEM’s!

I've bought and tested things like Blessing 3 dusk and Tea Pro and returned it. Hell I've even returned iem that I used for a year and got my money back lol

I haven't branched out too much into IEM's but I've had a few of MoonDrops's and I absolutely LOVE how good the quality is.