Moondrop 水月雨
Chengdu Founded 2014
Moondrop is a Chengdu-based Chinese IEM and headphone brand known for IEMs, audiophile, and waifu packaging.
Known For
IEMsaudiophilewaifu packagingAriaBlessingVariations
Available At
- → Amazon
- → AliExpress
- → Linsoul
- → ShenzhenAudio
Essential guides
Source-based explainers and comparisons featuring Moondrop.
- Best Chinese DAC and Amp Brands for Desktop and Portable Audio Compare FiiO, Topping, SMSL, Moondrop, and HiFiMAN across USB dongles, Bluetooth DACs, desktop DAC/amp combos, and headphone amplifiers.
- Best Chinese IEM Brands: A Buyer's Guide for 2026 Compare Chinese IEM brands including Moondrop, FiiO, Truthear, Simgot, 7Hz, Dunu, KZ, Tangzu, LETSHUOER, and Kinera by focus and availability.
- Where to Buy Chinese Brands Outside of China: A Practical Guide Temu, AliExpress, Amazon, brand-direct stores, and specialist retailers. Which channel is right for which kind of Chinese brand?
- Moondrop vs FiiO: Which Chinese Audio Brand Should You Buy From? Two of the most familiar Chinese audio brands globally, with very different product strategies. Here's how to choose between them.
Latest from Moondrop
Recent news, releases, and milestones from this brand.
Milestones
- 2026-04Maybuds 1 launches under the new May TWS sub-brand, the brand's first wireless-only spinoff.
- 2025-08x Crinacle Blessing 3: Dusk collab ships as a co-tuned limited edition.
- 2025-02Aria 2 launches as a follow-up to the 2022 Aria with a 10 mm beryllium-coated dynamic driver.
- 2025Launches the May TWS sub-brand aimed at the wireless earbud market.
- 2024-11Blessing 3 debuts with a new DDP driver arrangement and a wider soundstage.
- 2024-07Starfield 2 launches as an updated single-DD follow-up to the popular 2020 Starfield.
- 2024-04Variations 2 ships as a refreshed tribrid IEM with a new EST driver configuration.
- 2024Debuts Variations 2 and Starfield 2, refreshed core line-up.
- 2022Aria becomes one of the best-selling single-DD IEMs worldwide.
- 2020Blessing 2: Dusk and Variations launch, cementing the brand's tuning reputation.
- 2018KXXS released; first Moondrop IEM to gain a global enthusiast following.
- 2014Founded in Chengdu by a group of audiophile engineers.
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