I tried buying a pair in China and funnily enough they wouldn’t sell me one. Oh well guess i’ll spend my money elsewhere.
Anyone who listened to B2D and Sony Ex800st? How does these two compare? Or should I save more and get the Dunu SA6?
Thank you! The SA6 looks really good. Can you choose the faceplate?
Is B2D definitely better than FiiO FH3? The price is 2X more
It’s going to come down to library, personal preference, price vs performance, beryllium dd vs not, etc…
from whatever iems available on market now, i think B2D (or FD5) will be my future iem upgrade. B2D has the forward mids missing in FH3 (and FD5 too), comparing their frequency response graph.
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I got a Blessing 2 Dusk at a good price because I noticed the bass and mids graph so similarly to the Aladdin.
I’ll have to say, it’s been a damn pleasant listen. I listened to the RSV earlier in the morning and for sure it reminds me strongly of it (but with DD bass, and much cheaper). I hadn’t realized Softears was a Moondrop division.
I hadn’t really wanted to like it because of how I had remembered the timbre sounding (this time round to be honest it’s no better or worse than Aladdin) and because it’s such a common rec and I prefer more obscure finds. I also dislike Moondrop and the fans they pander to, and don’t always agree with Crin’s choices, for my ears. But these are a very well tuned set. And given the RSV might be the closest sound I can think of compared to them, they’re definitely a good value. Personally I do for sure prefer them to the OG B2.
They fit my ears well and as a result provide cave-wall level isolation, but I can see that being the main reason a lot of people couldn’t be recced them – if they have smaller ears.
They’re a good set.
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That and the subpar treble extension. For me the latter was the reason to sell them (guess I am treble head). Fit was borderline for my middle-sized ears, but even tough they started to irritate my ear canals after a while, I kind of liked their solid fit. They made silicon tips fit as if they were foam tips.
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I recently compared the Starfields to the Dusk and the Dusk sounded way harsher and leaner/tinny, as in unnatural and unbearbly bright. Bass was there and it sounded great from a technical perspective. In retrospective I should’ve tried different tips to confirm, still wondering whether it was 1) a fit issue 2) a unit with wonkier tuning than usual
It took me quite a lot of trial and error before I found tips that worked for me with the Dusk.
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I’ve loaned a Blessing 2 Dusk lately. I feel so weird. I don’t like the thinness of the notes sometimes it becomes displeasing to me and I feel like overall its not my preference.
But I’m loving how its tuned, soundstage, the quick bass, micro details and presentation. I am getting addicted to it! This is a weird feeling.
Im torn crazily between Focal Elegia and Dusks now. It was a done deal , portable audiophile level up from my trusty WH XM3… Elegias were that until someone said “you know there are more portable options than Elegias and its called Moondrop Blessing 2 Dusk and it does the Elegia things better”… Im almost relieved but im still trying to make sure that Dusk soundstage is spaciois enough that i would be disappointed not to get the Focals…
My work has this health credit of $400 usable for gym memberships, etc. Well this year they randomly added other categories eligible for reimbursement, like music streaming subscription services, and… headphones! No way! Any pair of headphones you’d work out with are eligible. I would definitely weight train in the garage with a hefty pair of IEMs.
Ordered the B2:D, sent in the expense report… approved! They covered the cost. The package arrives looks like sometime next week or so. Blown away and stoked out of my mind. This annual credit thing may get addicting lol.
I’m upgrading from a pair of Dunu Titan S which I really, really like. The titans are a bit bright for me, and a bit lean bass wise, but I don’t care because they have that toe tapping musical quality that makes everything, especially rock, sound awesome. I honestly still am pretty happy with them yet here I am getting an upgrade.
Any other Titan S owners out there that switched to B2:D have commentary on the sonic difference?
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Did you finally decide? I own the Elegia. I would say this decision comes heavily down to what supporting gear / software you will buy, and whether you’re open to EQing your headphones. From what I’ve read B2:D have an excellent stock FR. Elegia on the other hand IMO are just terrible, like HD650 mid-centric gone horribly wrong. Yet the Elegia easily outperform other HP in their price class with resolution, sound dampening, decay and soundstage. Oh and bass is honestly great on the Elegia as well. Who knew! You get there with a good EQ.
BUT the FR is so totally screwy that messing with your own EQ on Elegia will prolly end in frustration. I got a little Qudelix 5k for IEMs, tried out the oratory1990 parametric EQ preset (no tuning from me), and it fixed all the FR issues I personally had. Bass presence is back and wonderful. It makes these HP the total package. Comfort, looks, resolution, tuning… all you need is a good replacement cable and my guess is you’d be a happy camper. With Qudelix 5k in particular you can use it in Desktop DAC mode, get another EQ on your machine, and use dual EQ with Qudelix 5k “fixing” the FR and your own EQ on your machine fine-tuning anything extra you’d like to add/subtract. That’s how I use it on Mac, works beautifully. Alternatively, there are parametric EQ software options for a desktop / laptop machine that you can purchase with oratory1990 preset available.
So, if you don’t want the IEM in ear thing going on for long listening sessions, Elegia is a no brainer if you’re up for EQing. If you don’t want to EQ, my guess is you’ll be straight up unhappy with Elegia.
My B2:D arrived in the mail today. Any former Dunu Titan S owners upgrade to these? Love the Titan S’s toe tapping fun sound for rock - B2Ds are way more resolving but lack some of that fun excitement. Would love to hear thoughts on how to EQ more of that in.
First impressions after using B2:D for a few days:
Wow, clear and sweet sound, detail, non fatiguing, epic mids and dynamics. Bass is already at a good level as it is. Highs needed some boosting for me to bring some excitement, but still not sibilance or harshness. The timbre really is something special, every sound be it digital or harsher instruments sound just right, so much character and yet zero unpleasantries coming out of these things.
One thing I miss once again is the toe tapping excitement of the Dunu Titan S. However, Titan S are fatiguing and don’t shine nearly as well on soundtracks and classical. Their sound works best for rock. B2:D are the exact opposite, sound amazing for soundtracks and classical. So much that I don’t really want to listen to rock much at all!
Throwing Attack on Titan all seasons soundtracks from Spotify on these via the Qudelix 5k just sounds astonishingly good, and pleasant to boot. I’m enjoying whole genres of music my other audio gear all tend to fatigue me on quickly, now for hours at a time on the B2:D. Unbelievable.
One thing I don’t like: lack of punch or visceral slam on the BA driver bass. Sounds too friendly, round and “nice”. Definitely tight in the sense that it is very controlled, but the visceral “D” noise made by a kick drum of a purely DD IEM is gone, attack is soft and round.
Still, for the genres these things shine in, it just isn’t missed. I would recommend anyone get these for rock or pop or visceral sound, but for everything else you’d be hard pressed to find better.
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The B3 is coming soon. Hope they improve the highs this time.