Moondrop's WORST 🫠 Moondrop U2 review

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Күн бұрын

This isn't Moondrop's first earbud-style earphone, but it is their first in many years. The Moondrop U2 is distinctly different from their IEM designs and, while I generally prefer IEMs, I think the U2 is especially bad. Sad.
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00:00 Intro
01:20 Build quality
03:00 Fit & comfort
04:10 Sound quality
06:35 vs. Apple EarPods, Fiio FF1, and HE 150Pro
07:25 Conclusion & Rating
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@Wainster Ай бұрын

Mark, well done. You almost made 9 mins duration! When I saw the title of the vid, I honestly guessed at like 7 or 8 mins video length tops lol. BTW, best way to save yourself money peeps and stop yourself from upgraditis - is chuck a cheap IEM/earbud in for an hour!! Then your current IEM will sound like a B& W Nautilus lol... Gr8 vid, that was funny...

@pigmanny Ай бұрын

I feel like a collection tour would be a fun video seeing all these boxes

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

It's a lotta boxes 😬

@MichaelSomeRandomString 29 күн бұрын

The different font sizes from the label maker tho........ 😜

@maharshitrivedi5488 Ай бұрын

Awaiting your review on HiBy R4.

@JunJunMusume Ай бұрын

Glad to see your review of it. I must admit I was curious about it as I do enjoy an earbud every once and a while but the fit is always a cause for concern. Edit: I do own the Moondrop VX Classic earbud. I do enjoy it very much but the fit for me is horrible.

@Alepap. Ай бұрын

2:44 If you pull hard enough every cable is removable

@FabioKasper Ай бұрын

Looks like a good gift for my mother in law then.

@bd_8277 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Can you please tell me what type of storage cases those are for your Moondrop IEMs?

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

They're from a company called Tap Plastics.

@bd_8277 Ай бұрын

@@SuperReview Thank you for the response. I found them. Can you tell me if the ones you're using are the Flex-Hinge Style FT-33 or FT-49?

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

@@bd_8277 I use FT-33

@beidlking Ай бұрын

Can you make a Video about Earbuds you like? Would be amazing! Love the Video (:

@CoasterMan13Official Ай бұрын

Nice labels on your IEM box. What kind of label maker makes those?

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Dymo!

@eva_pilot Ай бұрын

*i LOVE the way they look*

@jaroslavfricek7772 Ай бұрын

Mark, you spent 9 min. telling us about the worst earbuds, you had to really enjoy this one 😆👍 I mean you did just quick a few seconds impress. on many good sets, but willing to do whole review for this 😉🙋‍♂️❤️

@jymylin2605 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the honest review, save my $$$

@drowninggames Ай бұрын

I'm a buds guy, I generally was considering getting the U2 but I think I'll skip this one. I really wanted to get the Moondrop Shiro Yuki but it's been discontinued for so long now. I think some Riku Buds will be my next purchase. The Vido2022, FAAEAL Snow Lotus 1.0 & FAAEAL Rosemary are my current favourites. The CatEar mimis are okay and idk what people were hearing with the VE Monk + bud they sounded pretty bad and have one of the worst cables on a bud I have ever owned.

@redgopnik2227 Ай бұрын

Hell yea, love Rikubuds

@himeaq3q 26 күн бұрын

may I request for a supermix4 review?:)

@joshmcgootermier2301 Ай бұрын

Honestly prefer earbuds and always looking for new pairs. Sad this turbed out this way.

@samuelljackson. Ай бұрын

Same

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

What's the last good set you got?

@joshmcgootermier2301 29 күн бұрын

@@SuperReview I mainly use pairs like VE Monks when I'm out running so that I can at least hear a small amount of background noise for safety. I really havent bought\found anything recently that I'd say is "good" and mainly stick to budget pairs.

@samuelljackson. 29 күн бұрын

@@SuperReview me fonge mx300

@Sonofholhorse Ай бұрын

You need to get some Rikubuds! My man is killing the bud game right now.

@Sherolox Ай бұрын

iirc, he already reviewed some Rikubuds at one point in time! Feel free to use the channel search feature.

@okay4105 Ай бұрын

Hope you got the Truthear Gate, those look exciting

@jymylin2605 Ай бұрын

It looks ugly to me

@zomz2165 Ай бұрын

What's name of the outro song?

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Doesn't have one yet, what would you call it?

@ahwai82 Ай бұрын

sounds better than the kbear something name that i have but this is cost much more, some tracks are terrible but dont buy this for the best sound just a set i put on my ear on days i dont wanna stuff a iem into my ear..the sound is just alot of bass and too much sometimes until it muddles out everything lol cable is thin but design is i can say unique..got it way cheaper from local retailer and online platform so its all good

@audioreviews Ай бұрын

Moondrop's QC/production lines must be really inconsistent. They sound fine with the foams to me. Mainstream. But much better than the old Sennheiser earbuds. The Apple buds sound tinny to me...but I love them for voicecalls. Jürgen

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

I would sooner blame our different ears than I would quality control, Moondrop's QC is typical.

@audioreviews Ай бұрын

@@SuperReview ...and/or our different moods during testing? After all, who needs another $35 earphone/earbud...especially when one after another is mainstream...and repetitive. We six at audioreviews essentially stopped accepting such...not interested in "moreofthesame"...would be different if we monetized from viewership, ads, and/or affiliate links, but we don't. The Moondrop Yuki Shiro was a really bad earbud to my ears. That's why I always recommend looking at all serious reviews.

@lokrj Ай бұрын

It looks cool, at least. I remember wearing the free earbuds a lot when i was a kid, and man, these earphones hurt a lot, never again

@Lapos. Ай бұрын

Looks like a medical device

@hameedn.b7004 Ай бұрын

Maybe 2 stars is generous idk

@LIUTERRY-jz1lo Ай бұрын

-2

@123escm2 29 күн бұрын

If you don't wear foam, it sounds completely opposite to the HI-FI perspective, but it produces good sound when listening to bass-oriented music. Of course, the sound of earbuds may vary greatly from person to person, but it wasn't that bad. Personally, I liked it much more than the Apple EarPods. and I agree that with the foam installed, you can only hear bass, which is a bad sound. (I don't know English, so Google Translate)

@123escm2 29 күн бұрын

For reference, I have Monarch1 and DUSK as my main IEMs.

@stanley909 Ай бұрын

Looking for earbud recommendations, I haven't come across a decent chi-fi earbuds since VE monk, it's all saturated with iems😭

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Yincrow X6, AirPods 3

@rajeebdas1724 29 күн бұрын

Dunu Alpha 3

@CanizaM 28 күн бұрын

NiceHCK has some decent ones. YD30, YDX, B40, B70

@stanley909 14 күн бұрын

thanks to both of you, I bought Dunu Alpha 3 instead after watching & reading reviews

@LSDScreen 29 күн бұрын

Watching this review on my Moondrop U2.

@SuperReview 29 күн бұрын

How do you like them?

@LSDScreen 29 күн бұрын

@@SuperReview I really love the build and comfort. Sound is smooth and bassy, but I have to agree with you that detail isn’t great. They’re a little too mid-forward also on some tracks. That said, I don’t think they’re the worst-sounding Moondrop. The original Chu and Quark are both worse to my ears. They seem like kind of a perfect pair of buds for bed because of the way the cables are secured. I’m hoping the construction will prevent wear at the connector. I know you like to wear multi-kilobuck IEMs to bed, but I have a tendency to destroy stuff in my sleep.

@louiev.3367 Ай бұрын

Haha what is that outro song😂

@kpt923923able Ай бұрын

The worst sounding Moondrop…so far.

@heyking8583 Ай бұрын

Dusk is

@Rat0713 Ай бұрын

@@heyking8583but the marketing from Crin is good so people are never going to say it

@kawaiikoto8800 Ай бұрын

@@heyking8583Dusk beat most iem even those above $1k. Idk what you're on.

@quochuynguyen764 8 күн бұрын

@@heyking8583 the old dusk, the variations as well, basically, everything they ever put out/will put out.

@garymalone547 Ай бұрын

First of the month here, but it ain't April lol. Seriously the paper clip vibe is hard to overcome.

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

"It looks like you're trying to enjoy your music."

@AndyRSV Ай бұрын

Please keep reviewing earbuds! I bet you’ll find one that fits your taste!

@Natsumi170 Ай бұрын

Try the EB2S Pro.

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

I might.

@joremnuevo3252 19 күн бұрын

@@SuperReviewnon-pro arguably better

@MML66 Ай бұрын

Because of the clip image, I thought they made a microphone😅

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Ha! Little did you know... they made a showerhead.

@GadZookz Ай бұрын

Flat-heads are always good for those who are going for the electrode look. Totally unconchable! 😊

@sig4974 Ай бұрын

Riku buds and TGXear > similar priced IEM sets/headphones £ for £ 👍

@karolkedzierski5824 Ай бұрын

Is the name of this iem a coincidence?

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

If Bono didn't also look like a paperclip, I would say coincidence.

@sidesaladaudio Ай бұрын

Yeah, I didn’t like these either. It was a bit of a disappointment, especially when you can get earbuds for half the price that do sound better.

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Yeah they've got nicer build than Yincrow X6, but sound... not close.

@raisarizhkova9210 26 күн бұрын

absolutely disagree regarding negative things to them. in this review it was not mentioned that tonality and real timbres are amazing and much more better that many earbuds. and this earphones had a BODY and you don't need to imagine it (as with other flat earphones). Yeah, not so detailed but the are great ones and worth each dollar paid for them.

@studynowPH Ай бұрын

Dunu Alpha vs Moondrop U2?

@dreadlord2704san Ай бұрын

Nah nothing beats the earrape stellaris

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

I would definitely take Stellaris over these.

@dreadlord2704san 29 күн бұрын

@@SuperReview hotdamn

@juhan9117 Ай бұрын

$35 pair of paperclips

@dangerzone007 Ай бұрын

If you bought this iem you'll be playing "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" quite a lot.

@user-fq8kz3kp5x Ай бұрын

I think they are not bad.... Just another way of listening...

@SierraAAM Ай бұрын

Too much copium is not good for your health.

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Let people enjoy things.

@anupambphoto Ай бұрын

MoonDROPPED

@rajeebdas1724 Ай бұрын

Worse than the Golden Ages?? Wow

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Yep.

@rajeebdas1724 Ай бұрын

@@SuperReviewyou can have a go at the Dunu Alpha 3. Heard that just once for 15 mins.. It was the best earbud I've listened to I think..

@nazirkulovbotir6491 Ай бұрын

gimme AI music full version I beg you, it's an earworm

@Sherolox Ай бұрын

I agree. Sounds better than most pop music /s

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Oh it's got verses.

@davidmillar2594 Ай бұрын

Earbuds are like vinyl records, film photography, and fixie bicycles. They suck. They've been superseded by superior tech, but contrarians keep them alive for sad reasons. Even cassette tapes are coming back. . . .

@chaniibak7702 Ай бұрын

Vinyl aesthetic goes hard

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Sadder reasons than insulting people with vintage hobbies?

@rajeebdas1724 29 күн бұрын

I guess you weren't breastfed..

@user-fq8kz3kp5x 29 күн бұрын

Yes, cassette tape on my sony DC2 or P3 sounds better then my a&k's...... Todays highend is way to o clinical and cold....

@davidmillar2594 27 күн бұрын

@@SuperReview not sure what you think a 'vintage hobby' is, but the three hobbies I mentioned are all purely technology based (audio reproduction, image capturing, cycling). The tech is constantly improving. I love old stereos, old cameras, old bicycles. But not for purpose; not any more. I find it pretentious when people say they can detect some special quality that can't be produced by modern gear. And then they feel insulted if someone doubts them.

@thomasdanny7717 Ай бұрын

I'm surprised you still want to give them stars..

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

I mean they're not unlistenable.

@ncf1 Ай бұрын

No kidding, it's named "U2".

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Rude, U2 is a treasure. Well, was.

@davidc8857 29 күн бұрын

You are missing an N on a couple of your labels on your storage container…couple of them say Moodrop. Anyway, that’s a lot of Moondrop IEMs!!! Those U2 things look ugly and I don’t see me buying them or any other earbuds.

@SuperReview 29 күн бұрын

It's their cow-themed sub-brand,

@fahryst Ай бұрын

I can't use earbuds anyway

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

How come?

@fahryst Ай бұрын

@@SuperReview my concha shape is unusual. There is basically no real cavity for earbud to sit on.

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

Yep makes sense.

@Mixail747 29 күн бұрын

Nah man it defo looks like you hooked paperclips on to your ears lol.

@SuperReview 29 күн бұрын

Gotta stay organized.

@hpwrotethis Ай бұрын

The band also should probably get 2 stars. 🤔

@SuperReview Ай бұрын

So many U2 haters in the comments. They had some bangers back in the day, Sunday Bloody Sunday is wow.

@hpwrotethis Ай бұрын

@@SuperReview I went to u2 concert at MSG and it was good. So what do i know (it was free since my friend worked for a big corporation that copped tickets)