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Even Moonrop is entering the space now.
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What is
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happening? Hello and thank you for
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clicking on this video. I'll be sharing
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my thoughts on Moonrops Clip earbuds.
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Yes, I'm not joking. This is the Moonrop
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pill and I'm very curious to see what
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their take is since they're typically
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known for IM and headphones. But before
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we dive deeper into this, I'd like to
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take this opportunity to thank Ashen
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Audio for sending this unit in exchange
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for my honest feedback. However, as
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always, all thoughts and opinions are my
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own and they're not influenced by any
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parties. If you've been enjoying my
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content, please do consider hitting that
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like and subscribe button. That will
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help the channel a lot and I appreciate
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your support. The unboxing is pretty
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simple and straightforward. You get the
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usual USBC charging cable in the box and
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the device itself. The design of the
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case is quite ingenious, literally a
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design of a pill. I've seen other color
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schemes with red and blue as well, and
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it truly stands out from the rest of the
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crowd. To access the earbuds, simply
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twist the knob on the side to reveal the
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earbuds. Again, another fun and creative
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way to access this earbuds. You don't
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actually need the knob as it's not that
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stiff where you can use your fingers to
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roll it open. However, I wish there was
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a lock button because I find this thing
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rolling open when I'm putting it in my
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jacket pocket or any pocket for that
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matter. So, with enough force, it'll
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roll itself open. So, that's one thing
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to note. But design-wise, absolutely
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loving this. The earbuds themselves is
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pretty simple and straight to the point
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in terms of design. Imagine the pop clip
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where you have a ball for the speakers,
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but the speakers are facing your ears,
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which is good. And you have a bigger
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base for the touch controls, and it's
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connected through a band. They're all
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made out of plastic with the band having
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a bit of a rubbery feel to it to give it
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some grip. It's got some vents, a left
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and right indicator, and all in all, a
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very simple earbud design, which is a
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slight contrast to that very cool
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looking case. For fit and comfort, these
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are really lightweight and similar to
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the Ro Selsa Open Free where relies on
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clipping towards the bottom of your
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ears. But unlike the Open Free, the hook
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is closer and both ends are bigger. So,
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it hooks onto this part of my ear. And
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once it's there, it's really secure. And
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because it's so lightweight, it doesn't
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feel like I'm wearing anything, which is
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great. But if it gets knocked out of
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your ear, you might not even realize it.
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For the app control, you have to
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download the Moonrop Link app. And
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before the update, it was pretty
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confusing with really horrible EQ
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interfaces. It was quite an unfriendly
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experience, so I'm glad they updated it.
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On the main interface, you have the
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battery life indicator. If you click on
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the earbuds themselves, it'll go to the
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button control settings where you can
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assign touch controls to specific
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features. At stock is the usual single
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tap for pause and play, triple click for
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forward and backwards track, long
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presses for refusing calls, and there's
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no defined setting for voice assistant,
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which is honestly my preferred choice so
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I don't accidentally activate assistant
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while tapping my earbuds. Back to the
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main page, you can toggle the volume
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from there. Adjust the gain setting
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between low, mid, and high. But I feel
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with this kind of earbuds, you're always
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going to need to be on the high gain.
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And even on the high gain, I wish there
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was still a bit more headroom to play
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with, but it's loud enough. There are
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three EQ presets to choose from:
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reference, bass plus, and bass minus.
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The changes are pretty minimal, so
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typically I just stick with the
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reference setting. There's also a custom
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EQ tab, but going in there will bring
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you to a library first where people can
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upload their custom tuning to be shared
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among users, which is a nice little
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community feature, so you can download
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and test to see if any of the custom
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tuning suits you. Otherwise, hit the top
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right corner to bring up a five band EQ.
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I'm a little disappointed it's not 10
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like the other competitors, but you can
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see what gain you're bringing up to. You
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can adjust the frequency and the Q value
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and also shows you its current tuning.
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So, you can adjust and compare with its
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original tuning, which is something
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other competitors do not have. And I
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actually wish more companies implement
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this graph as it's easier to see what
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you're adjusting. The other two tabs are
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just firmware updates and user guide.
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So, a very simple and easy to use
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interface, but I wish it explains where
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to go, like for the button control
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settings. Had I not tried to press
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around the earbud, I wouldn't know you
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have that feature to play with. So, for
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features, the Pill goes up to about 8
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hours on a single charge and a total of
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30 hours with the case. It also has this
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IPX4 rating, so the usual light water
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showers, but no dunking waters. Supports
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Bluetooth 6.0, which is the latest
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Bluetooth version, which is great. Dual
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device connectivity. It boasts built-in
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NPU hardware level AI noise cancelling.
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But again, I feel there's a lot of
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feature talk rather than what's actually
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translated through the device. At least
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I'm not necessarily feeling it like I'm
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experiencing them. But all other
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features seems to match other
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competitors. This is the microphone test
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of the Moon Drop Pill, and this is what
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it sounds like. Testing, testing, 1,
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two, 3. Testing, testing, 1, two, 3. For
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the sound of the pill, like the
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medicine, it's a little sterile where I
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feel they're more focused on delivering
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you details and clean vocals. So bass is
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already suffering with this kind of
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earbuds, but the pill brings it down to
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almost flat. So on really busy and noisy
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environments, I'm just not getting any
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bass. And on quiet environments, I'm
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getting them a little, but it's like BA
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kind of bass where it's audible, but
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you're not necessarily feeling it. And
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those wanting that type of engagement
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won't get it from the Moonrop pill.
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However, on the flip side, all the other
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aspects of the frequencies are coming
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through. There's enough treble highs and
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extension to give it a bit of clarity
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without sounding too thin. Imaging on
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the left and right is really clear. You
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can hear the some details coming through
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that not a lot of earbuds of this style
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can bring. So, I feel that with
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Moonrop's tuning, they're able to
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present a quote unquote audio file like
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experience to the sound for these kind
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of earbuds, but at the sacrifice of that
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warmth and full weighted presentation.
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So, comparing it against something like
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the Sound Pits Pro Clip Pro or the True
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Free B1, the Sound Pits and True Free
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sound a lot warmer and I feel if you're
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looking for that warm and bassy
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presentation, the True Free B1 brings
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that to the table. If you're also
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looking for something that clips to the
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side of your ears, the B1 also has that
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edge. The sound pets wears pretty
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similar to the Moonrop pill, but I feel
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that the pill is a lot more comfortable,
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a lot more lightweight. But to be
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honest, any of these earbuds are pretty
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comfortable. So, I don't think you can
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go wrong with either one of these. But
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in terms of fixed security, it comes
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down to the B1 or even the pill for my
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ears personally. The app experience from
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the True Free and Sound Pets is still a
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step above Moonrops. So, I feel like
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compared against all three, Moonrop made
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a great first step and I feel that next
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iteration could be the thing that
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topples the rest. But the pill itself is
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still a great option. So in summary, the
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Moonrop pill is becoming one of my
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favorite clip style earbuds, rivaling
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the likes of Sound Pits or True Free. It
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is one of the most comfortable or
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lightestw wearing earbud and the design
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is truly unique and it's a conversation
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starter. But if you're looking for
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something a little bit basier or warmer,
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stay away from the pill. For everything
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else, take the pill. However, this is
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based on one man's experience and I'm
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curious to know your thoughts. Have you
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tried the Moon Drop Pill? And what are
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your experiences like? comment below and
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let me know. And with that all said,
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thank you once again to Sunn Audio for
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this opportunity and to all of you for
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watching.
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