Recently bought a Blessing 3 from the 11.11 sale, but after testing it and comparing it against the Chu 2… I can hardly tell the difference. The difference is even more subtle when hooked up to my DAC, and I can tell there’s an improvement in, for example, layer separation and bass (I unironically cannot hear a difference in the treble quality), but it’s so minor that I wouldn’t be suprised if I could chalk it up to placebo, or just that minor difference in tuning. Actually, I would go so far as to say that I enjoy the Chu 2s more because I like the sound profile more. The mids sound more pleasant to me, so much so that I don’t really care for that difference in technicalities.
Anyways, just wondering if this is an issue with the Blessing 3 (i.e a defective model), or if it’s an issue with me, like I just have a terrible ear for this sort of thing.
I had a similar experience when I ordered the B3 and the Chu 1 for the spring tips, which I tested against my Letshuoer S12 Pro.
But give them a couple of weeks. At this point I can notice the difference between B3 and Letshuoer S12 Pro very easily. The S12 Pro is still great value, especially when EQed, but the B3 is easily more precise in terms of imaging and about 30% wider in terms of headstage imo.