Hisenior - Mega5-EST 5-Drivers Hybrid IEM (Universal)

Late on the parade here - great review by the way. I have a set of these and love them. One of the dust filters came off so I contacted HiSenior by email and they sent a set four pairs free of charge and chucked in a bag of tip’s as well. Arrived in the uk from China in a week. Great customer service - I was impressed.

Sound Rhyme DTE500 or if you are after more clarity in the mids and highs I recommend the HiSenior Mega5est 7th Anniversary Edition (an amazing IEM that punches well above its price.)

Mine have been straight up falling out here and there , hoping to find a solution

Mostly the left side but both def get loose, but when i watched initial reviews for this iem I knew it was an issue with them.

I will say I use these at work though and I move around a lot so that's probably what it is, I might look for another iem to use at work but not sure which one, I was thinking about looking at another hisenior iem maybe.

No, but I sent them back to hisenior and they are repairing them and putting new connectors on them, pretty sure they made complete new ones because the ones on mine were faulty. Haven't received them back yet though.

Though I believe they just recently said that they are reverting back to the original tuning as default. But you can also request the revised tuning if you want.

The 7th Anniversary had an original tuning that reviewers liked, but then it underwent a stealth revision that increased the treble. The revised tuning version looked exactly the same and carried the same name, hence why it ended up drawing controversy. Hisenior themselves said they would be reverting back to the original 7th Anniversary tuning as default once people got mad, and I believe a YouTube reviewer had shared the information and that’s where I read it. So the only way to know for sure which tuning you’re getting is to buy it directly from Hisenior. As for versions prior to the 7th Anniversary edition, I can’t comment because I wasn’t following the news on it back then.

Tested nearly over 250+ iem, Impressed me positively or negatively recently, sorted by price Positive: KZ EDC Pro - for less than 10USD you get something easily rival up to $40\~$50 bracket KZ PR2 - first version with the mesh, toe to toe against my Z12 (S12 bass-boost variant) for less than half of its price EW300 - easily sounding like a $150 set for this, a must get for V-shape/treblehead around the budget Truthear Hexa - best in class neutral, imaging and technically for the price, extremely capable and non offensive but might sound "boring" to some Aful Explorer - best warm/relaxing sounding IEM at its price bracket, uniquely tune sound i would say its a rare find EPZ P50 - easily the best natural slight U shape signature at its price point Mega5EST (first version) - neutral, musical with good technically and resolution, one of the closer pre-end game set Negative (mostly are pricier sets disappoint me the most): Moondrop Chu - died after a month, replacement came then died after 2 months Kiwi Ears Quartet - its all bass, muddy, too warm. (Quintet is a lot better, i know its different) Softears RSV - tonality is wonky and the treble is a mess Softears Volume - combination of warm + popping midrange + peaky treble is not really what i prefer at all (i like the volume S by a lot more) Campfire Andromeda - never really get the hype for this back then. it just sounds awful, hollow, bassless, lifeless to me. Thieuadio Oracle Mk2 - identity crisis of the OG Oracle, sounds like a straight downgrade for me Thieaudio Monarch Mk 3 - weird tonality (its like W-shape sound), too technical and extremely fatiguing lastly of course its price tag (bass is SLAMMING in a good way though) These are what i can remember so far

The problem is mest mk2 is available in india from sell … and definitely not available for demo … from last time I checked … I do demo iems before buying though the store owner dont have all the units for demo … to my knowledge what I demoed were penon turbo , aful explorer , aful cantor , penon voltage , origin mk2 ( thieaudio ) , origin and 64audio solo …. Honestly speaking I couldn’t tell any significant difference between my mega5est ( eartips spinfit cp100+ ) and the thieaudio …. I think penon voltage has bone conductor … and I could not differentiate something different than hybird iems … the good thing about the person who is as conducting demo was he would only tell price and the name of iem after I demoed it … so I would not have any bias becuase of name and brand …. The only iem that immediately stood out to me was 64audio solo …. And it was not only me … I prefer soundstage , imaging and layering … my friend prefer bass and other person who was with us liked rock and jass… we all there came to conclusion that 64audio solo stood out immediately…. Then after demo I got to know that its a planer iem… and it has average soundstage … but I can definitely tell that.. its had way above soundstage than thieaudio and penon iems which I checked … though I did not get chance to demo thieaudio monarchs …. If solo is considered “average “ soundstage “ then I am really curious what people are listening to 😅

I personally dont think so … because I have demoed the iems …. I can definitely say that my mega5est and 900 dollars and even 1k iems did not have significant difference… though I am not sure of price point 64audio solo stood out to me … regardless of price point

Oh I did that … I could tell that my mega5est and 900 dollars iems even 1k dollars iems did not have significant difference… though only thing stood out to me was 64audio solo …. Though he did not show me other 64audio product and mest and monarchs … though I am done with penon iems and thieaudio hype series and origin series…. They just aren’t significant better…..

Peeps here touched on it. A GREAT IEM now…will still be a GREAT IEM in 20 years (if the unit lasts that long) Koss and Sennheiser each have headphone models and designs that have been popular and even revered for over 40 years. That said…IEMs like Truthear Hexa and/or Mega5est will have staying power because of their reputation at their “hyped” peak. I think AFUL Explorer will be one of those IEMs that will be talked about for a long time. It has a very warm, smooth, relaxed tuning (treble) that is not common at that price point. Am sure there are fans of kilobuck or expensive mid-fi IEMs that have their favorites that they’ll swear will stand the test of time. The IEM space is quite young still. Yes, musicians and artists have been using IEMs for a long time…but for those of us using IEMs for music/gaming it is still a young development. Good luck with your collection journey. Consider using a watch box to store and display your IEMs (if you are into that)

Yeah, the RSV MKII are definitely a fun set, they are too dark for me, but it is still a great set overall, this hobby is very hard because pretty niche, in France we don't have shops where we can try IEMs, so it is always kind of a blind buy at the end. The Odyssey 2 is very good, and would be a good all rounder for sure, the Mge5Est is also a very safe pick, nothing special but also nothing to hate on it.

My pleasure, yeah the formulation 'nothing special and nothing to hate on' is not great but means that it's a very good all rounder set, averything will sound good on it, probably a better all rounder than the RSV or the Odyssey 2, which is a bit more contrasty

Currently I only tried DUSK on default dsp. Compared to megafest, it is more fun and energitic, while mega is very natural and light-hearted. It seems megafest becomes more engaging on larger volume. Yea, there is no binki in my pic.

The blank was left for my Zero red which is unfortunately not in my hands. I also had Mest mkii, Variations, S12, Hexa, and Wan'er. I've owned my U12t for nearly 2 years and am quite satisfied with it except for the throat sibilance from those 'n', 'h' etc sounds. Except for u12t, I got the ones from DUSK and above just recently. I most settled down on Monarch mkii, but... after I switch the Diva to the max bass mode, it blows me off... I am happy to answer your questions!

DUSK(default dsp) - neutral, non-fatiguing, but still fun sa6 mk2 (u can buy it cheap) - super non-fatiguing and musical, bass off mode is more warm than neutral, still highly recommended mega5est - satisfies your description perfectly except the price is a bit higher Neutral: mega5est > DUSK > sa6 mk2 non-fatiguing: mega5est \~= sa6 mk2 > DUSK acoustic: mega5est >= DUSK >= sa6 mk2 vocal: sa6 mk2 > DUSK >= mega5est

 except for the throat sibilance from those 'n', 'h' etc sounds, even more serious than on the 64 audios.

I was in the same boat, and never clicked for me. I think they are overrated, very narrow and lacking dynamic. Artti T10 although different response were way better. Anyway I do prefer the Mega5EST I got after 😝

Yes and no (mostly no) To preface this, I'm an audio engineer with significant recording studio experience. No gold records or anything, but I have worked with artists who have gold and platinum records before. Anything I say is coming from a recording/mixing professional standpoint, not necessarily an end-user or consumer standpoint: IEMs *can* be more detailed, just like headphones *can* be. What you hear through them doesn't become more detailed just because an IEM is an IEM. It's about driver selection, construction, and tuning. You buy a $20 IEM, you get a $20 product. (Tangzu Wan'er) Mostly, these sound better than some JLabs garbage at Target/Wal-Mart (due to tuning) but they aren't ever going to outperform a set of over-ears with a half-decent pedigree (ATH-M40x and the like) When we get into the $500 range (like the Mega5EST) then you can really start to see the benefits of the tuning and driver selection but also the benefits of simple physics. BeyerDynamics can put out the same kind of treble extension that the Mega5EST can, but the M5E doesn't have to work as hard doing it. Those ultra-high frequencies die off in open air very quickly. Not so much when forced through a mostly sealed tube (your ear canal) That's a lot of your "detail". One thing I have never heard a dynamic driver IEM do (but have heard it slightly with some BA units) is get the sound of the bow moving across the strings of a double bass or cello right. Those little "skips" you can hear as the bow kinda barely jumps along the string surface. I can only get *that* kind of detail out of properly powered over ears with great drivers. Detail isn't all treble extension. You will never hear a snare sound more like a snare than through Neumann NDH-30s. They just punch and are alive. Tuning will also play a HUGE part by attempting to make up for the what the outer structure of your ear does to sound before hitting your eardrum. I dislike these meta tuned IEMs, mostly, because they sound incredibly unnatural to me. Bassy, recessed mids, too much treble in weird ranges. My HRTF and these tunings usually *do not* get along. You might LOVE them, though. Headphones aren't perfect, but we all can get closer to agreeing on how a pair of headphones sound between us than we can IEMs due to at least having our entire ear involved in hearing them. Plus... I would NEVER mix or monitor tracking sessions with a pair of IEMs. Doesn't matter how well it matches my HRTF or how "neutral" they're touted to be (Ziigaat Cincotres and their marketing it as "studio reference tuning" was a flat-out *lie* ) I know what sound really sounds like having recorded strings, guitars, drums, woodwinds, etc...