Moondrop Chu review

20 June 2022
At just $20, the Chu could very well be your next IEM.

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It's a good iem. However its driver quality hinder its potential. Like this review mentioned, its metallic timbre could be changed to the more natural one if it's having better driver such as LCP, CNT, or graphene rather than offering better eartips like spring tips.

    Olympus Oms, 20 Jun 2022Who buys those for anything else than backup phones, incase... morethen consider getting audiophile grade phone asus rog 5 with ESS Sabre ES9280AC Pro Quad DAC, it's awesome if you don't care about the so so camera, yes, it's high end flagship, yes, has unbalanced 3.5mm, but considering how decent it sounds, should have 4.4mm balanced output

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      • Anonymous
      • 6wN
      • 20 Jun 2022

      Not bad. Pretty good iem for 20 dollars. I bought my first iem for 130 dollars. It is Fiio FH3. Really good one as I love bass. It has good bass but better sub bass. Sound is really loud and clear. Build quality is super. Design is cool too. Also have some Sennheiser CX300s earphones. For 50 dollars it isn't bad with natural sound.

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        • Anonymous
        • m62
        • 20 Jun 2022

        Don't have these but they sound tempting. However my CCA C10 is already pretty decent and Wavelet/ AutoEQ turns them into an incredible experience for the price. Will get these when possible and test with and without Wavelet once an AutoEQ profile is available!

          imparanoic, 20 Jun 2022plenty of low mid range phones have 3.5mm jackWho buys those for anything else than backup phones, incase of repair on the daily driver? Oh, Asia is once again the whole world. Good for you.

            Am I reading this right.... A 3.5MM inear headphone review in 2022

              Olympus Oms, 20 Jun 2022There's a lot of options, yes. But the kids today want... moreplenty of low mid range phones have 3.5mm jack

                rizki1, 20 Jun 2022Phones under $300 still have it except flagship with just t... moreThe kids want true Jack, and not through any adapters or such. That's why they cry over the dead jack.

                  imparanoic, 20 Jun 2022you can get decent usb to 3.5mm dacs for inexpensive price,... moreThere's a lot of options, yes. But the kids today want the dead jack, and not adapters or digital stuff. They think the phones have just as great sound card as their expensive jack headset.

                    Olympus Oms, 20 Jun 2022Good luck with the sales. 9 out of 10 phones today doesn�... moreyou can get decent usb to 3.5mm dacs for inexpensive price, example US$50 ibasso dC02 is really good and better than 98% of phones with built in 3.5mm

                      Quasar3c273, 20 Jun 2022This is very subjective questions. People have different pr... morecrinacle, he is reowned for professional opinion and highly respected, but as he endorsed KZ products (sponsered by KZ) and admitted bias review for KZ and confirmed that multi driver iems don't actually work as multi driver as only the dynamic driver being used properly, the balanced armature were redundant which is controversial

                        Olympus Oms, 20 Jun 2022Good luck with the sales. 9 out of 10 phones today doesn�... morePhones under $300 still have it except flagship with just tiny number of users. and it doesn't mean it can't connect 3.5mm.

                          Good luck with the sales. 9 out of 10 phones today doesn't have jack.

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                            • XIa
                            • 20 Jun 2022

                            Drake not a good artiste? Thats only your thinking.

                              Darknoor, 20 Jun 2022Are better than my KZ ZSN PRO X though? Those things are a ... moreThis is very subjective questions. People have different preferences for sound.

                              However per most reviews on YouTube or reddit Chu better than KZ ZSN Pro.

                              You can see ranking for earphones per this reviewer.
                              https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems/

                                Darknoor, 20 Jun 2022Are better than my KZ ZSN PRO X though? Those things are a ... moredifferent sound signature, KZ are known for v shaped signature, more emphasis/over emphasis on bass/low end, moondrop is a lot neutral and flatter with naturally incurring bass.

                                  I will try these if they beat my beats Urbeats 3.

                                    Are better than my KZ ZSN PRO X though? Those things are a wow for the price.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • tTb
                                      • 20 Jun 2022

                                      "remedied by listening to better artists"

                                      I liked that, lol🤣🤣
                                      Keep up ur gr8 writing, always love reading your content/articles!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • q}X
                                        • 20 Jun 2022

                                        Anonymous, 20 Jun 2022I bought one. It broke in 2 days. Lots of others reporting ... moreI've bought a couple and they're great. Where are these "lots of reports" of them failing?

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