Packaging and Accessories

Keep in mind that I had just finished testing the <$20 MOONDROP Chu 2 and the Blessing 3 at $320 was the most expensive MOONDROP IEMs I had unboxed until now. As such, I was not sure what to expect going in with the Solis 2. This was especially valid since, as of the time of this review, very few people have this set on hand and there are maybe two to three others who have shared some photos of the product box online. Suffice to say that this page will be a popular one for those curious about what a flagship MOONDROP product looks like. The box is quite big and continues the trend of having female artwork on the front, albeit this is a design I can get behind and even appreciate. The product name is also seen here with the back adorned with product specifications and a factory frequency response curve—no complaints here! The external sleeve can be slid out to reveal an inner, thicker cardboard box which also has a design on it on all sides. It opens up from the side akin to a fancy gift box to reveal soft foam all around a special compartment that houses the carry/storage case itself.


Now we get to the largest IEM case I've ever seen, at least outside of those specifically made to house multiple IEMs. It's so big that MOONDROP explicitly calls it a storage bag and I am not convinced this was the best idea from a portability standpoint. It's a hard case with soft touch leather on the top and bottom and uses a monochrome color scheme to good effect with a geometric pattern adding some flair. The case is otherwise very well built with impeccable stitching and uses a magnetic snap lock to keep it securely closed, thus preventing the contents inside from spilling out if/when you do decide to take it along in a backpack, for example.


Opening the case, we see the IEMs packed snugly inside a piece of thick, soft foam and two separate compartment covers adorned with the same design as on the outside. This means you can carry along other items in the case, say a small DAP or a portable DAC/amp (or both) as long as it all fits and you can close the covers properly. The top compartment has a zip-lock bag containing the cable in addition to paperwork in the form of a quick start guide, a QC card, and a second card that has a QR code which takes you to instructions on how to wear these kinds of IEMs with the over-ear cable correctly if you are not familiar with them. The bottom compartment contains two ear tip cases that securely host various tips in individual plastic pins and removing them reveals how you can use this section to store the IEMs with cable and ear tips attached.


MOONDROP is generous on the ear tips front providing a total of 12 pairs to choose from. I figured out soon after taking the photos above that the gray flange silicone tips provided in each of the two ear tip cases were the same, so really we have three types of tips with foam and the premium SOFTEARS Ultra Clear tips being the other two. These tips all come in sizes S/M/L, so perhaps having the second set of the gray silicone tips in XS and XL would have been nice, but I also acknowledge that these are likely to cater to the vast majority of customers and there is still a big probability they will already have their preferred aftermarket tips ready to go.