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...

They are indeed bright. I don't have Tea pro to compare but they are at least as bright as my Blessings 3. But I don't find them too exhausting...

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.