Why I WON'T review the Moondrop Blessing 3
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
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00:00 Intro
01:57 The Dusk
03:31 The Problem
04:31 The History of the Moondrop Blessing
04:46 The Original Blessing
06:51 The Moondrop Blessing 2
08:37 Blessing2:Dusk
09:53 Blessing 3
14:05 TL;DW
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Any word on the blessing 3 dusk?? Already have the blessing 3 but really want to check out your version of it
@@OneAverageDan I don't know why everyone thinks the Dusk is an upgrade. It's just a different flavor. Rarely does anyone talk about the deficit in detail retrieval in the Dusk. The Dusk is less transparent with microdetails than Blessing 2/3 by giving it a more engaging low end. There is a trade off but I guess people would rather have a slightly more engaging IEM at the cost of minor details.
TLDR: Reading between the lines, really great, can't say outright due to conflict of interest, dusk coming soon.
soooon top lul :P
Mad respect for being so open about potential ethical issues
Saw this comment before watching the video and thought it was implying the company was doing something wrong. Glad it's just a transparency thing on the channel's side.
@@psychopopdesign don’t float away from the smoke you blow up yourself
@sks2 he's implying the OP is sucking Crin off.
Yeah, too bad some will still call him a "shill" for some reason...
@@sks2659 Don't choke on his pp with all the dicksucking you're doing. Mind you, I do not agree with this person.
So glad Crin is Moondrop's primary collaborator; definitely my most trusted source (reviewer wise) for unbiased information.
he is biased though. he says it himself. you should never look at only one source for all of your information
@@Yellowredstone I understand it’s in human nature to be biased. Notice how I didn’t say he’s my only source of information but my most trusted source. I obviously use other sources when making decisions and discerning the truth. That being said, in my opinion, Crin is the most unbiased iem reviewer on UA-cam.
@@AndJusticeForAll...1985 Well, everyone is biased to a degree, but I think you can somewhat tell where one lies on that spectrum. For example, if a reviewer shills most products they receive, rarely says anything is outright bad, is vague with describing which qualities they enjoy/says the same words of praise for every product, and/or they glosses over flaws while significantly highlighting the “good” attributes then they are usually very biased. If a reviewer states their own opinions honesty, is consistent with what attributes (whether that be in tuning, etc.) they enjoy, and is not afraid to make a negative review on a product that they don’t believe is good (while giving valid and sound arguments for why), then I think they would probably lie on the less biased side of the spectrum.
I should have made myself more clear. By the spectrum of bias, I meant the degree one takes to mitigate their own bias. Based on the factors I stated, you can probably tell how trustworthy a reviewer is rather than how biased they are, bad wording on my part.
@@btfr5129 in a way you could say you yourselves are biased towards Crin
Love the Blessing 3...can't wait to check out the Dusk version
Crin is the only reviewer I know of that takes Conflict of Interest considerations into their reviews with any level of seriousness. He continues this reputation with this overview. Thank you, Crin.
Linus does this too
And HBB
linus does not@@arya_amg
On the contray if he says great things about the B3 then people will buy the B3 and skip the upcoming Dusk ..
Nice video! love the step-up in lighting. Though I feel like you could make the green backlight a little softer.
I had purchased Blessing 2 after watching your review couple of years ago; it was a sound choice and to this day, I enjoy listening to them. Thank you and this time, I shall wait for the Dusk version and show my appreciation to you, Crin!!
Nice to see the thoughts behind the Blessing 3. You can compare it to the HeyDay and you'll find the bass is on it's way towards the HeyDay. The difference at 3 and 6kHz may lift the impression some. I'm not going to be able to buy the Blessing 3 anyway but it is fun to somehow try to keep up when graphs are being talked about. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate your attitude.
Thanks to be transparent with us ❤
Very commendable attitude. Congrats!
Even if I personally would love to hear your opinion on the Blessing 3.
Bought the Aria because of your review. Fell in love with it immediately. Then I tried the Hexa because of your opinion. Sounded like the Aria but way more refined and technical.
I wonder what could be the next step and felt like maybe it could be the Blessing 3, that’s why I was waiting for your opinion on it.
Love your reviews, they are spot on!
(Weirdly unlike most of other audiophiles I’ve been following).
Great new setup! Looks so much better than the all red madness. Looking forward to the new dusk.
Excited for the B3dusk. Tried the blessing 3 and they are an improvement sonically, but for me a little more bass would be nice, and the highs hurt my ears a little. I think the B3 dusk could fix both of these
B3 is the first IEM in years that made my ears ring. Big dislike.
When will the dusk come? I just bought the blessing 3 and wondering if I should have waited
I'm new to this brand, so is this how you distinguish their own models? Blessing 2 (less bass, more highs), Blessing 2 Dusk (More more, less highs). So therefore, Blessing 3 (improved - less bass, more highs). Which means the Blessing 3 Dusk will be (improved - more bass, less highs). If this is true, I'm leaning towards the Blessing 3 Dusk because I prefer more bass and no harsh treble/highs.. (correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just trying to find the differences from all them).
I don't know why everyone thinks the Dusk is an upgrade. It's just a different flavor. Rarely does anyone talk about the deficit in detail retrieval in the Dusk. The Dusk is less transparent with microdetails than Blessing 2/3 by giving it a more engaging low end. There is a trade off but I guess people would rather have a slightly more engaging IEM at the cost of minor details. You can even EQ the B3 if you want it to sound different. The airy treble and extra microdetails are worth it to me and so I choose B3
@@John.Christopher for me the B3 is good but there are a couple frequencies that are way over emphasized to the point it hurts my ears over time. I think some built in shaping and eq would be able to emphasize all the strengths and minimize it’s weaknesses without an external amp or equalizer etc
Feels like you really stepped up the video production on this one. Hope we can see more frequent uploads
Your approach to reviews and video style taught me so much about how to understand what my ears hear, and for that alone Id have shilled your reviews as the best, but your ethics repeatedly push you over the edge of great, and into legend territory. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Loving the vibe and setup
honestly, respect for considering the ethics of your work. lots of other creators absolutel do not.
On the contray if he says great things about the B3 then people will buy the B3 and skip the upcoming Dusk
Very excited to hear that a B3D is on the way. Mad respect for you choosing to avoid reviewing the B3 to prevent any form of ethical concerns regarding conflict of interest.
On the contray if he says great things about the B3 then people will buy the B3 and skip the upcoming Dusk ..
i love your unbiased reviews and i love the products you work on..and i'm sad they both can't exist in this world ha
Nice safe move for avoiding conflict of interest, will look forward to your new iteration.
If only our supreme court judges could have the same ethics as this guy.
You don't become supreme court judges by being ethical, but by having political connections.
Always so hyped to listen about a IEM I can't afford. I genuinely mean that, thank you for the vid!
Wow the new lighting is so much better than the old setup!
I would still like to see the graphs even if you don't do a full review as it's great to get the graphs from you.
This is the best review, not review. If you know Crin and pay attention, he basically gave us what we needed but with the CARC factor (Cover Arse Retain Collaborations) lol. Thanks again!
after watching up to 4m30s, I felt it was important to say I respect your decision and I applaud it. Kudos!
Lovely video Papa Crin
Finally got a notification from you!
really digging the new set and backround
Appreciate you sticking to your convictions
Mr. Crinacle.
Now a days having Coherence (what you think equal to you speak equal to what you do) is like an aspect of life in extiction.
Thank's for No B.S, have learned very much from your videos and respect you deeply.
Greetings from Colombia South America
Pd: A freaking cool Pin you have on. Hahahah Love it.
I still use my B2D on the regular. Still see no need to upgrade so thanks for all the solid tuning.
Blessing 3 dusk's waifu better look like you or I ain't buying.
It does 😐
Good that I settled for the Elixir beforehand.
The jump to Blessing 3 might be better than ever.
lighting on this video is really well done btw
smaller nozzle is good, no custom waifu shell is very, very, very, bad. :(
So sad :(
i refuse to buy until i get a waifu shell
I for one am eager to hear your thoughts on the Subtonic Storm!
A black B3 dusk would be soo slick. Id imagine it would sell like hotcakes
This new format/scenario is nice, so much quality!!! Maybe the light could be better, this green one
Ok thanks for confirming it I will patiently wait and give Moondrop and Crin about 300 bucks, again.
Damn, nice new studio setup! But is it even a Crinacle video with no clutter everywhere? 😅
Don't even ask the question. The answer is yes, it's tuned by Crinacle. Think moondrop's new IEM will be the next value king? That's already been tuned by Crinacle. You found out that 7hz Salnotes Zero sound incredible? Tuned by Crinacle. You think reviewers don't already know that? Crinacle is an all powerful, all encompassing being that knows the very inner workings of your hearing before you were even born. Your very music taste was decided decades ago when the IEM manufacturers were valuing planar drivers' expected future frequency response based on targets that would apply at your birth, what age you would get an IEM, how many hours you would listen to music every week, how many times you listen to music while riding a bus/train, etc. Anything you can think of has already been tuned, even the things you aren't thinking of. You have no original thoughts. Your consciousness is just an illusion, a product of the omniscent tuning. Free will is a myth. Crinacle sees all, tunes all and will be there from the beginning of time until the end of the universe (Crinacle has already tuned the heat death of the universe). So please, before you go asking what is the tuning on the newest planars or whatever, know that it has already been tuned by Crinacle and don't ask such a dumb fucking question again.
We must show respect to the lord of ears CRINACLE
While you are not reviewing the Blessing 3, I hope a video comparing the Blessing 3 vs 3 Dusk will still happen.
Trying real hard not to buy Blessing 3 during this 11/11 sale, but I NEED THE DUSK
Haven't subscribed to a new channel in a while, but you sir absolutely deserve 1 million new subs and I'm one of them!
Good on you for showing restraint and not trying to grab the bag above all other things.
I wish more reviewers had this sort of discipline, restraint and self awareness. ❤❤❤
On the contray if he says great things about the B3 then people will buy the B3 and skip the upcoming Dusk ..
Aside from the implication that saying something positive about the B3 would carry forward there is the fact that you should automatically feel your version is better ... because you changed it to be so. Even a negative review on the first makes yours "better" so no matter what it's a win for you. As you said in your breakdown for "Why no Salnotes Zero review" .... what the people really just want is a good product. For whatever the B3 can offer I'm sure a large following will agree with your tastes by the time a collab comes out. From there the market will speak, as it should. Just glad to have you out there pushing those you don't collab with to do better, and helping those you do work with directly do better and lead by example. Cheers!
I see people claim all the time that tips (e.g. Sony triple comfort vs silicon tips) can significantly affect the frequency response of an IEM. An objective comparison would be great!
I’ve got your Midnights..they’re SPECTACULAR!
I got the DIOKO ..from Meca ( in Singapore) ..not my favorite tuning ..it’s weird.
Looking forward to your RED…
Great video and thanks for the behind the scenes video 👍
Take care ☕️🍕
crinacle finally back
I have bought the blessing 2 dusk and the 7Hz timeless. both are good but the timeless I really really love. It’s lowend is just way more detailed than the dusk, so I rarely use the dusk.
However, I guess I will buy the blessing 3 dusk too, even if it’s just to complain in the comments 😇
I was eyeing the Timeless but went S12 Pro since it was on sale for $135. I’m really impressed with it so far.
Its funny, I have both of these. They are my two favorite IEMs, I tend to lead towards to dusk but its more of a fitment thing. The blessing 3 is on my list now but I decided I'd buy thieaudio oraclemk 2 first as I've been told the 3 sounds like a more precise dusk. I'm more curious to see what a blessing 3 dusk will sound like.
Just go for a Xenns Top or Dunu SA6 MK2 and you'll never need another IEM ever 😅
@@deathjunior7755 I too have a collection that is wayyy too big.
But realistically, One could have only one of these 2 and call it endgame easily
@@nicolasaudy6250 You may very well be right about that, I haven't heard them. But I and I'm sure you as well already have headphones or iems that a lot of people call end game. Yet we still buy more. I'll make my way the the SA6 eventually. For now I have my sites set on the Oracle MK2 as my next big iem purchase. Dunu was the next one after that but maybe I'll buy the B3 dusk in between.
Juat finally nabbed the B2 Dusks and I love 'em. Now you're telling me they're getting a sequel!? My ears are thrilled but my wallet is trembling.
No blessing 3 dusk waifu faceplate? You don’t get my money. ͡ಠ ʖ̯ ͡ಠ
My first Moondrop was the Kanas. I gave it to a friend when I picked up the Kato
I really wonder what all those collabs really entail in terms of actual technical work. Is it mostly an influencer making wishes based on what they hear or see on a FR chart, or is it the same influencer participating in actual engineering of the product?
A small note. I don't believe Moondrop calls their driver configuration an isobaric driver configuration. In fact it doesn't seem to be. Based on their specifications stating "maximum
sound pressure of Blessing 3 is double that of the previous model" it exhibits typical characteristics of drivers that are acoustically parallel and wired in parallel; where an isobaric driver configuration wouldn't change your maximum spl. The air volume coupling the two drivers must be fully sealed off with only one diaphragm exposed to the listener, whether it is cone-cone, cone-magnet, or magnet-magnet with the fully isolated drivers' back pressure being vented independently of the front pressure of the iso-group. With that said I'm still really excited to hear them 😊
p.s. I work for 64 Audio. not hating or anything, just responding to something that peaked my interest in the video.
I love the transparency and integrity.
I just got an HifiMan Ananda, which I love. But I have a handful of other IMs that I've been pleased with your recommendations
Now it's the perfect time to talk about Budget stuff, There is a big update in the market, so many surprises... and maybe announce The final Proyect Red
Just a bit more bass and especially mid-bass for the B3 Dusk and I'll buy it, fuck it.
I think my one Issue I have with Blessing 3's is the lack of milling/printing? (HeyGears printed the IEM Piece) for a little slot where the Eartips are locked? in place. Wouldn't mind seeing that be fixed in B3's Dusk/Soon?
When is dusk model gonna release ??? :) would love it before christmas
Seeing that the B3 Dusk is confirmed, i would like to ask for 2 things. One it’s if it would be possible for spring tips to be included on the package, and the second and arguably most important… can we have a version with waifu engraving?
that is very important indeed, I wanted to get the b2 with an engraving but never got around to it, and now I can't with the updated version
spring tips sucked on blessing series. it's not the ideal tips for it.
Its the dusk models of blessing why wouldn’t it have waifu
Daaaamn, video production Quality jump up
damn massive respect! now u just hyped an inevitable hype
All right, waiting for the blessing 3 dusk, soooo, soooooon, hopefully
We keep getting videos about all the IEM's that you can't review because of ethical issues and I totally understand the reasoning behind not reviewing them. Why not have a tertiary list of all the IEMs that you have taken part in tuning that is easily accessible on your website that way people can stop questioning why XYZ IEM aren't on your list. You can have just the technical grades on since the tunings are going to be yours and it would be biased to grade them or even no grade at all just a raw list of all IEM's that you have contributed to.
Im not even here because Im interested on what hes about to say about the topic, just here to watch some good quality content just after I just bought 3 iem's based on his list lol thanks alot crinacle!!
Nice vid, Kirby Feet B2 continues to haunt me
Downsizing the nozzle from 6.5mm to 5.8mm is epic change for all those to whom B2 was unusable.
Can we get a B3 Dusk with the resin wood side caps? Thats my only complaint with the 2 Dusk. I liked how the red and blue blessing 2's looked but when I opted for the Dusk my only choice was the brushed metal.
production value is amazing af
That's literally my custom engraving @ 11:04 LOLL
I don't know how other fans would feel about this but I personally would prefer reviews or roundups of other products than a review of why you can't review something we already know is great
Im gonna wait till the dusk roll in to get my own impression I will look at reviews but I always like to make my own opinion especially IEMs
New set!!
I always wait for "Fuck off". So calming
I call cap on the "see you next week" 😂😂😂
Stock cables are my most complaints looking forward a soft thick cable to come with 3.5mm is fine people should own their own 4.4mm adapter as an audio hobbiest .a minimal requested for the 3 Dusk 🏆
It been 8 months where’s the dusk at
It's here
'My guy.. people love bass' 😂
I just got myself a B2 at a discount clearance from a local vendor for below $200. I really like it and the bass is enough (tight!) for my taste but I will probably also get the B3dusk when it releases.
I got myself an open box blessing 2 and 3 for around 200 dollar each and totally agree. They are both tight in the bass, neutral and has a little bit of extra energy in the vocals that was a blessing to listen to.
To be honest, when listening in a quiet enviroment the blessing 2 dusk is way too bassy. But for my usecase in public transport and as an IEM on Stage its pretty good.
Can't wait for the B3 x crinacle version.
My guess is that the Blessing 3 would sound similar to the Variations, which then frees up the room for a Variations 2. The Blessing series is the only IEM which will be collab twice with the same person hence the Blessing 3 cannot be tuned the same as B2Dusk, which makes complete sense to tune the Blessing 3 close to the Variations.
So the blessing 3 dusk is going to be tuned the same to the 2 dusk.
If so that’s really interested, but I don’t really think 3 dusk is going to be better than 2 dusk.
i will wait until the day crin would shill his own products but i'd probably die first before i ever hear it.
i legit want to hear how he would make an ad for his own product with his witty humor
DUSK 3 WHEEEEEEN?! SOON TM 6 MONTHS AGO :''''( I NEEEEEEEEED IT
Really need a Crinacle bass cannon.
I hope there will be a Variations 2
12:56
Absolute true, ordinary ppl usually ask "how the bass" when they talk about headset. Heck my dad also ask "where the bass?" When I borrow him moondrop ssr
Is the Dusk version gonna be warmer Blessing 3 with more bass response? It seems to be your tuning signature lately.
Of course I find this video the day after my Blessing 3's arrive in the mail. I might have to find some way to get the Dusk version somehow dangit...
Don't worry, it's been almost a year and hasn't come out yet... So... who knows if it really will ever?
Sony should hire this man for their new TWS... They probably won't but I still have faith for the WF-1000xm5
snazzy lighting
I wish I found out about the the blessing 2 Dusks earlier... they are no longer being made :(
Blessing 3 Dusk on the way
Do we have a timeline on when they will be released?
Appreciate the consideration on the conflict of interest
I’m just gonna wait for the blessing 3 disk giveaways.
In your iem tier list, u have put variations on A tier, plz do a review so u can in detail tell us if they are good pair of iems.