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“Looking for a cheap gift for music fans, or dipping your toes into the world in-ear monitors (IEM)? Check out the Moondrop Chu II first.”
Publisher score: 7.2/10 · 7mo ago
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Moondrop Chu II
$19 · N/A · 3 years old
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Wearing style
- Wired in-ear monitor
- Build
- ZN alloy cavity
- THD
- <=0.5% at 1 kHz, 94 dB
- Impedance
- 18 ohm +/- 15% at 1 kHz
- Driver size
- 10 mm
- Driver type
- Dynamic
- Sensitivity
- 119 dB/Vrms at 1 kHz
- Driver material
- Aluminum-magnesium alloy composite diaphragm
- Frequency response
- 15 Hz - 38 kHz; effective FR 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Wireless and connections
- Connections
- 0.78 mm 2-pin cable, 3.5 mm single-ended plug
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What reviewers found
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“MOONDROP updates its budget-friendly CHU with the CHU 2, adding a detachable cable, stronger bass, and a new dynamic driver with the goal of being a new $20 IEM benchmark.”
Publisher score: 3/5 · 35mo ago
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Buying notes
Value todayStrong buy
High review score for the money. 66/100 at $19. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Oxidation resistance of the brass nozzle over time, especially in humid climates.
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Review: Moondrop CHU II - Bass Beans
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The Moondrop Chu II quality for 19 usd is crazy! I can't believe it's possible to have a full metal shell for so little.
Review article · 33mo ago
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