Moondrop has become one of the biggest names in the earphone business over the last few years, but its latest announcement is guaranteed to make a lot of folks excited. The company just unveiled its successor to the Blessing 2, one of the most popular in-ear monitors in the hobby with the Blessing 3. Coming in at $319.99 at HiFiGo, it’s an evolution in just about every way and if past is any indicator, this may just be an earphone you want to save up for.
The Blessing 3 takes the proven design of the original and adds an additional driver to the mix. This new model features two dynamic drivers and four balanced armatures, grafting each together with an electronic crossover. This, brought over from the original, splits the frequency between all six drivers (per ear, mind you, I’ve had surround sound systems with fewer speakers) ensuring that each only has a small band to focus on. This design also means that Moondrop can better tune each driver, delivering a poignant sound signature that’s exactly what they intend. And given how well received Moondrop’s products have been over the years, that’s a good thing.
What’s especially interesting is how Moondrop has approached the internal design of the these drivers and the chamber they exist in. The dynamic drivers, rather than put together in a line, are horizontally opposed. This design allows the magnetic fields of the drivers to overlap, creating a unique effect not seen in any earphone we can recall. Here’s how HiFi describes the Blessing 3's design:
The Blessing 3 adopts a six-driver hybrid configuration on each side. The pair houses a combination of dual 10mm dynamic driver units along with four high-performance balanced armature driver units on each side. The drivers are arranged together in a precisely developed 3D-printed acoustic cavity structure. Moondrop has designed the new HODDDUS (Horizontally Opposed Dual Dynamic Drivers Unit System) module which enables the horizontal placement of dual dynamic driver units. The module is precisely developed maintaining the magnetic structure and the airflow of both the drivers enabling them to produce a powerful lower-end response. The symmetrical HODDDUS arrangement focuses the magnetic field at the magnetic gap of the two dynamic drivers, leveraging the same principle found in planar magnetic earphones. This not only improves energy conversion efficiency, but also further reduces nonlinear distortion and promises a clean lower-end performance.
These new IEMs also adopt a new shell design reminiscent of the KATO. They use angular stainless steel faceplates with high-quality resin shells that reveal the internals without being overstated. If you’re looking for a great looking IEM that won’t also attract undue attention, this may be one to consider.
Find out more at the announcement at HiFiGo or the official product page.
