MOONDROP Blessing 3 Headphones Review

The MOONDROP Blessing 3 have a sleek teardrop design with a multi-faceted stainless steel faceplate. That said, you can't engrave the buds with an image like their predecessor, the MOONDROP Blessing 2, and they only come in silver. The audio cables are detachable; you can swap them out if you prefer a different design.

These buds have hybrid drivers: two 10mm dynamic and four balanced armature. Two balanced armature drivers are designed for the mid range, while the other two are for the treble range, which helps ensure that mixes have high detail and sound natural.

These buds have a comfortable fit. Although they look a bit bulky, they're lighter than the MOONDROP Aria and don't put much pressure on your inner ear, even though they have a deep fit. They come with six pairs of silicone ear tips to help you get the best fit. Once you connect them to a device, the weight can pull the cable downward since it loops around your ear. This is common for wired in-ears, but it can still be an annoying sensation. If you're looking for IEMs with slightly better comfort and a wider variety of ear tips, consider the Razer Moray. They're lighter than the MOONDROP and come with three foam ear tips, which some users find more comfortable than silicone.

Like most in-ears, they're very portable. You can easily put them into most bags or pockets without an issue.

The carrying case is great. It's mostly made from high-quality leather and is bigger than the MOONDROP Aria and MOONDROP KATO. It feels solid and holds its shape, even when you put it into a bag. It doesn't bend when you push on it, either. There's a zipper to keep the case closed. On the inside is a soft material with a small space to store extras like filters and tips.

The build quality is great. They're made of a combination of stainless steel and plastic, which makes them feel well-built. The audio cable has two pins which have slightly different sizes, so you'll need to be careful to properly insert the pins into the buds.

These buds have a pretty stable fit, thanks to their audio cable design, which wraps around your ear. Once you find the right size of tips for your needs, they won't move around during moderate movement. However, the buds can start to feel loose over longer periods, especially if you're chewing gum or talking, so you'll need to adjust their fit.

• MOONDROP Blessing 3 headphones
• Detachable cable
• 6x sets of foam tips
• Airplane adapter
• Hard carrying case
• Manuals

The MOONDROP Blessing 3 have a sound profile that follows our Harman-based target curve well, which means they have a well-balanced sound that's versatile enough for various audio content. They deliver solid bass, so mixes have adequate thump, rumble, and boom, while vocals and instruments sound natural and clear. However, a small dip in the mid-mid nudges vocals and instruments to the back of the mix, while sibilants like cymbals are slightly dull due to a dip in the mid-treble.

These buds have fantastic frequency response consistency. Once you get a good fit, you'll receive consistent bass and treble delivery across reseats.

These buds have outstanding bass accuracy. The response is very flat and neutral, which results in adequate thump, rumble, and boom.

These buds have fantastic mid accuracy. The response is also pretty neutral here, although there's a dip in the mid-mid, which nudges vocals and instruments to the back of the mix. In songs like Exit Music (For A Film) by Radiohead, the vocals sound slightly hollow compared to the guitar and bass. All that said, the vocals and instruments still sound clear and natural.

The treble accuracy is excellent. The low-treble is flat and accurate, ensuring that vocals and instruments sound clear and detailed. A small dip in the mid-treble slightly dulls sibilants like cymbals, but it's quite minor. In songs like The Girl From Ipanema by Astrud Gilberto, the female voice is well-articulated, but the hi-hat throughout the song feels a bit weak in comparison.

The peaks and dips performance is excellent. For the most part, there aren't a lot of peaks and dips, which means that the headphones can control their sound profile well. A small dip nudges vocals and instruments to the back of the mix while an uneven mid-treble makes sibilants like S and T sounds dull and piercing, depending on the frequency.

MOONDROP has shown good quality control and ergonomics, which helps ensure well-matched drivers and the accurate placement of objects like voices in the stereo image. That said, imaging varies across units. Our unit's L/R drivers are well-matched in group delay, amplitude, frequency, and phase response. Although there's a small peak in the phase response's mid-mid, it's not audible with real-life content.

These buds have a bad passive soundstage performance, but that's normal from in-ear headphones. They bypass your outer ear, which you must activate with sound resonances to create an immersive sound. Sound seems to be coming from inside your head rather than from speakers in the room around you.

The weighted harmonic distortion performance is good. The responses fall within good levels, which results in fairly clean and pure audio reproduction.

These are the settings used to test these headphones. Our results are only valid when used in this configuration.

The MOONDROP Blessing 3's noise isolation performance is okay. They're IEMs, so they don't have noise cancelling and rely on their passive capabilities to help cut down background noise. They barely reduce low-frequency noise like the rumbles of bus and plane engines, which can be frustrating if you want to block out noise during your commute. On the upside, the buds can isolate you from ambient sound like voices and the high-pitched hum of AC units very well.

There's a peak in the response above zero in the high-mid range. When isolated, these frequencies sound subjectively louder within our test box than when the headphones are off. We're currently investigating this issue and will update this review when possible.

The leakage performance is incredible. While leakage is mostly concentrated in the bass range and sounds full-bodied, the overall amount of escaping audio is low. Even if you're listening to audio at high volumes, others around you won't be bothered by it.

These buds come with a detachable audio cable. While it doesn't come with a mic, you can purchase a cable with a mic separately.

These buds don't have a mic by default, so if you connect them to your PC, you'll only receive audio.

If you use the default audio cable, these buds only support audio when plugged into your PlayStation controller's AUX port.

You can plug these headphones into your Xbox console's AUX port. However, you can only receive audio. If you want mic support, use a standalone mic or replace the default cable with an in-line mic.