Packaging and Accessories

Anyone remotely familiar with MOONDROP products knows to expect a female artwork design on the product box and the Blessing 3 does not change this. I suppose the only thing to note here is at least this rendition does feel old enough to not cause raised eyes and the design itself is on the more mature side. I did like the dot matrix pattern used otherwise, including on the company logo and product name seen here with the IEMs themselves seen used in the artwork. More useful information is seen on the back in the form of a factory frequency response curve—everyone should adopt this—in addition to product specs and a closer look at the components making up the Blessing 3. A look from the side confirms the use of an outer sleeve which can be slid out in either direction to reveal a cardboard box adorned with the same dotted pattern. It lifts up from the top akin to a gift box and presents the contents neatly as seen above.


MOONDROP has an accessory section in the underside of the lid which in turn has paperwork in the form of a multi-language product guide going over the use and maintenance of these IEMs, a postcard with the same artwork design as on the product box, a QC card and another card with social media information for the brand if you were so interested. The IEMs themselves come individually placed in a cardboard/foam sheet with machined cutouts to snugly protect them and you will note plastic wrap over the polished metal face plates for added protection on the way to you.


The storage/carry case which comes with the MOONDROP Blessing 3 adopts a rectangular cuboid form factor and is large enough to easily accommodate the IEMs with the cable and ear tips attached. In fact, it's larger (wider) than many other IEM cases I've seen so far to where there is enough room for a portable DAC/amp too. It is a hard case with a neat design that looks black&white from afar but has light green and pink hues to it. The MOONDROP logo is punched into the top and the case uses a zipper mechanism to keep it closed. The zipper tag feels quite cheap, however, and I am not so sure whether the case will survive many open/close cycles without a hitch. Opening the case reveals a soft lining on the inside as well as a separate compartment on the underside of the lid where you can indeed place another accessory/source. The other accessories come placed inside the case in individual plastic bags. This include ear tips as well as an airline adapter, as seen above, and the IEM cable itself.


If the case gave me mixed feelings, the included ear tips further made me think that perhaps the Blessing 3 had to save on accessories in order to hit a certain price point. At a time when IEMs come with different types of ear tips which are neatly arranged and named for easier identification, MOONDROP has gone with a mixed set of six pairs of the same style of silicone ear tips. I can't even tell you if these six pairs are all different sizes because they sure look like two sets each in sizes S/M/L to me. I would have liked to see different options from MOONDROP, especially given the use of a large product box with an entire layer underneath the case/IEMs being occupied just by more cardboard which could instead have been used to host ear tips similar to what FiiO does as seen here. Interestingly, even the less expensive MOONDROP KATO came with more options, including the first-party Spring Tips.