
Hisenior - Mega5-EST 5-Drivers Hybrid IEM (Universal)
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Last updated: Sep 4, 2025 Scoring
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"Warm, rich, full and natural, it just sounds amazing."
"imo it’s the best all-rounder that’s 500-1k, possibly even higher. ... it sounds good while playin back many genres well."
"the excellent vocal tonality"
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"The only universal IEM that comes close to them for me in fit is the Mega5est."
"usually sit for a long time"
"most of the enclosure is made as if exactly according to the impression of my ear and fits in to the fullest comfort. ... EPZ turned out to be the most ergonomic and interesting in terms of sound for me. Besides, they also have the smallest outer diameter, so the earphones fit into my ears with absolute ease."
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"imo it’s the best all-rounder that’s 500-1k, possibly even higher. ... it sounds good while playin back many genres well."
"absolutely outstanding, exceptional earphones ... Mega5 turns listening to any track into an adventure: it's impossible to guess what will 'emerge' in what track and what new sound will become heard. ... Mega5's sound can be characterized as very balanced, engaging, and versatile. This, I would say, is their main feature: everything, even the tracks by Cardi B, bless her heart, sounds good with them, not 'right', but just like... to the point where you want to listen and listen. ... Be it Beethoven, be it Dark Tranquillity (they've released a great new album, by the way), be it Pink Floyd – any record will sound authentic, monumental, and very, like, interesting. ... So interesting that in the first week of their use I kind of relistened to my entire music collection that I couldn't look at without spleen for a year ... you will still be highly likely taking these earphones out of your ears only, roughly speaking, to have a bath and a sleep, as all these 'flaws' become so minor, literally invisible in contrast to how mesmerizing Mega5 sound *in general* because they are tuned in such a way that they cannot tire your ear, at all. ... My record was 12 hours on end without any complaints like "I can't hear this sawing top anymore" or "I'm fed up with this hammering bass". ... The main thing that you can love Mega5 for is the complete absence of any pronounced features ('shifts' in the bad sense of the word) in the sound, ultra–universal sound delivery, unprecedentedly balanced frequency tuning, and good overall technical qualities."
"Both are excellent all rounders"
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"Warm, rich, full and natural, it just sounds amazing."
"absolutely outstanding, exceptional earphones ... Mega5 turns listening to any track into an adventure: it's impossible to guess what will 'emerge' in what track and what new sound will become heard. ... Mega5's sound can be characterized as very balanced, engaging, and versatile. This, I would say, is their main feature: everything, even the tracks by Cardi B, bless her heart, sounds good with them, not 'right', but just like... to the point where you want to listen and listen. ... Be it Beethoven, be it Dark Tranquillity (they've released a great new album, by the way), be it Pink Floyd – any record will sound authentic, monumental, and very, like, interesting. ... So interesting that in the first week of their use I kind of relistened to my entire music collection that I couldn't look at without spleen for a year ... you will still be highly likely taking these earphones out of your ears only, roughly speaking, to have a bath and a sleep, as all these 'flaws' become so minor, literally invisible in contrast to how mesmerizing Mega5 sound *in general* because they are tuned in such a way that they cannot tire your ear, at all. ... My record was 12 hours on end without any complaints like "I can't hear this sawing top anymore" or "I'm fed up with this hammering bass". ... The main thing that you can love Mega5 for is the complete absence of any pronounced features ('shifts' in the bad sense of the word) in the sound, ultra–universal sound delivery, unprecedentedly balanced frequency tuning, and good overall technical qualities."
"If the goal is to choose a one-and-done, Mega5EST has my vote. ... It has a safe tuning that I think will stand the test of time, and it plays back most things well with minimal fatigue."
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"Lastly, as for the width of the virtual sound stage and the instrument location, Mega5 can set their wits not only to some open over-ear headphones, but, perhaps, even to multi-channel surround-sound systems. Headphones always 'put' a listener in the middle of a large stage, inside it, placing instruments around them, clearly conveying the location and remoteness of every sound. ... And if you thought about games, you thought it right: I'd easily call Mega5 the best earphones for competitive games and, actually, the best of any and all other headphones of any type. ... This is so... 'so different' that I hasn't been lazy to tuck them in my ears every time before a session in PUBG or Arena Breakout Infinite. ... In single players, you will get a lot of pleasure from the sound too, to put it mildly: I have recently gone through Nobody Wants to Die, and I can say with conviction that the sound of rain has never sounded so good in games."
"The technical aspects like "details" or "imaging" and all those vague terms are almost on par"
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"Mine have been straight up falling out here and there ... Mostly the left side but both def get loose ... I use these at work though and I move around a lot so that's probably what it is ... the ones on mine were faulty"
"For good measure, the mounting of the 2-pin connector doesn't have a conventional slot, which theoretically reduces its reliability. And the section of the enclosure, on which there are two pin holes, is not flat. ... Everything is working fine for me so far, but there is an increased risk of connector deformation."
"though it does work it's way out a little bit every once in a while if the buds get packed up/moved all over."
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"cannot understand anyone saying the Mega5est is better in any way -- it's not even close -- except price."
"find it hard to justify the extra 250. ... Bought them blind, which was a mistake ... I hesitate to recommend someone to dish out more than 500 bucks on an IEM!"
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"want more punch and slam without veil all frequency"
"In comparison, the Mega5est felt more congested and less enjoyable."
"The bass boost version is a **negligible** amount of bass."
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"the Mega5EST really relies on tip rolling to get the best performance. ... I prefer the Tea Pro with stock eartips over the Mega5EST Bass+ with stock eartips"
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"Vocals and the midrange just doesn't sound as natural as the oracle MK1 or any monarch iem. Especially when listening to jazz."
"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."
"Quite bassy for this type of mid-range"
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