Unique Melody - MEST Indigo

Currently in a honeymoon phase with mest MKII and can confirm being spooked when I heard a bird chirping behind me haha

Blon bl03 - still the must fun iem I have. just...oppoty. Unique melody mkii - my only kilobuck. DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS!

um mest mkii showed me what soundstage actually meant

Oriolus Isabellae. U4s. UM mest mkii indigo (and UM DSiii as gateway drug). Hope 3 not too much.

I wouldnt say any of the Trailli nor MEST have a neutral tuning…they got really bloated bass

It really is. I’ve gone through about 15 IEMs over the past year and got completely caught up in the hobby, trying models from $400 to $2000. The MEST is still my favorite of them all. It’s crazy how, even five years after its release, it still sounds better than many newer and more expensive IEMs. Definitely a great deal for $900.

Tried a bunch and I like the stock tips - xlastic crystals. I do sometimes use wide bore divinus velvets

Can't say anything about other sets, but honestly, i would remove the Mest from that list.

Mest are great, just not what i would call a basshead set.

I was in Japan last week and I got to go to E-Earphone and I managed to try the MEST and a bunch of other IEMs. Man these are so cool. They make my U12T sound compressed somehow. They're nuts. I bought a used pair for $450. Should supress my desire to buy gear for another year.

On your IEM journey, this is the place to rest, after all they do say: MEST is best Still one of the best kilobuck sets out there even if its a bit older now.

Nice observation I too am having buyers remorse after trying something like the Thieaudio Origin Aful Cantor Dawn X UM MESTs when my Hidizs MP145 and 7hz Timeless can have similar performance at only under $300 wtf. Also I remember listening to my old Sony IER Z1R and am impressed by the timbre and bass