Moondrop's WORST 🫠 Moondrop U2 review

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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[@pigmanny]

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

[@SuperReview]

It's a lotta boxes 😬

[@MichaelSomeRandomString]

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

[@H-4-D3423]

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...

[@JunJunMusume]

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.

[@maharshitrivedi5488]

Awaiting your review on HiBy R4.

[@eva_pilot]

*i LOVE the way they look*

[@jymylin2605]

Thanks for the honest review, save my $$$

[@FabioKasper]

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

[@Alepap.]

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

[@bd_8277]

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

[@SuperReview]

They're from a company called Tap Plastics.

[@bd_8277]

@@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]

@@bd_8277 I use FT-33

[@drowninggames]

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]

Hell yea, love Rikubuds

[@beidlking]

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

[@jaroslavfricek7772]

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 😉🙋‍♂️❤️

[@kingoffeedchannelkof4352]

Can you do with moondrop jiu pls, i have never see that before

[@himeaq3q]

may I request for a supermix4 review?:)

[@ahwai82]

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

[@joshmcgootermier2301]

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

[@samuelljackson.]

Same

[@SuperReview]

What's the last good set you got?

[@joshmcgootermier2301]

@@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.]

@@SuperReview me fonge mx300

[@kpt923923able]

The worst sounding Moondrop…so far.

[@heyking8583]

Dusk is

[@Rat0713]

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

[@kawaiikoto8800]

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

[@quochuynguyen764]

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

[@Sonofholhorse]

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

[@Sherolox]

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

[@okay4105]

Hope you got the Truthear Gate, those look exciting

[@jymylin2605]

It looks ugly to me

[@RadoDani]

Excellent RikuBuds got three stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ yet Moondrop buds that you hated got two stars ⭐️ ⭐️???? Perhaps former deserves four and the later deserves one star.

[@123escm2]

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]

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

[@audioreviews]

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]

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

[@audioreviews]

@@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.

[@louiev.3367]

Haha what is that outro song😂

[@zomz2165]

What's name of the outro song?

[@SuperReview]

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

[@stanley909]

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

[@SuperReview]

Yincrow X6, AirPods 3

[@rajeebdas1724]

Dunu Alpha 3

[@CanizaM]

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

[@stanley909]

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

[@hameedn.b7004]

Maybe 2 stars is generous idk

[@LIUTERRY-jz1lo]

-2

[@sig4974]

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

[@GadZookz]

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

[@CoasterMan13Official]

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

[@SuperReview]

Dymo!

[@MML66]

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

[@SuperReview]

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

[@Natsumi170]

Try the EB2S Pro.

[@SuperReview]

I might.

[@joremnuevo3252]

@@SuperReviewnon-pro arguably better

[@AndyRSV]

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

[@LSDScreen]

Watching this review on my Moondrop U2.

[@SuperReview]

How do you like them?

[@LSDScreen]

@@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.

[@lokrj]

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.]

Looks like a medical device

[@garymalone547]

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

[@SuperReview]

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

[@karolkedzierski5824]

Is the name of this iem a coincidence?

[@SuperReview]

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

[@sidesaladaudio]

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]

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

[@raisarizhkova9210]

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.

[@anupambphoto]

MoonDROPPED

[@studynowPH]

Dunu Alpha vs Moondrop U2?

[@juhan9117]

$35 pair of paperclips

[@rajeebdas1724]

Worse than the Golden Ages?? Wow

[@SuperReview]

Yep.

[@rajeebdas1724]

​​@@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..

[@Sand_1995]

Nah nothing beats the earrape stellaris

[@SuperReview]

I would definitely take Stellaris over these.

[@Sand_1995]

@@SuperReview hotdamn

[@user-fq8kz3kp5x]

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

[@SierraAAM]

Too much copium is not good for your health.

[@SuperReview]

Let people enjoy things.

[@dangerzone007]

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

[@thomasdanny7717]

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

[@SuperReview]

I mean they're not unlistenable.

[@nazirkulovbotir6491]

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

[@Sherolox]

I agree. Sounds better than most pop music /s

[@SuperReview]

Oh it's got verses.

[@fahryst]

I can't use earbuds anyway

[@SuperReview]

How come?

[@fahryst]

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

[@SuperReview]

Yep makes sense.

[@davidc8857]

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]

It's their cow-themed sub-brand,

[@Mixail747]

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

[@SuperReview]

Gotta stay organized.

[@hpwrotethis]

The band also should probably get 2 stars. 🤔

[@SuperReview]

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

[@hpwrotethis]

@@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)

[@ncf1]

No kidding, it's named "U2".

[@SuperReview]

Rude, U2 is a treasure. Well, was.

[@warth45]

Just get vido buds. XD

[@heres_the_sauce]

Disappointed in moon drop

[@sangminlee2487]

U-2 is the worst but blessing 3 is the most disappointing

[@SuperReview]

TBH I've been enjoying Blessing 3 lately.

[@sangminlee2487]

@@SuperReview The bass feels so unnatural for me. Everything else was fine

[@ali_new_world]

it looks sci-fi lmao

[@warth45]

Paperclip-y 📎

[@volvvix]

paper clip earbud lol

[@gumisupremacy]

The most surprising to me in this vid is that you are 41 y/o.

[@SuperReview]

You thought I was 42, didn't you.

[@samuelljackson.]

Glad i didn't buy this

[@davidmillar2594]

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]

Vinyl aesthetic goes hard

[@SuperReview]

Sadder reasons than insulting people with vintage hobbies?

[@rajeebdas1724]

I guess you weren't breastfed..

[@user-fq8kz3kp5x]

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]

@@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.