Unique Melody - MEST MKIII

I sold mine because it did not have enough bass for my liking, but at the current price you can get one at \~$800 it's definitely a steal!

I was just thinking that it was interesting that ASMR doesn't get brought up on r/iems much. My recommendation is the dunu Braindance or a used Mest series. I have the Mest mkIII and it's perfect for comfort when falling asleep to ASMR, but a little out of budget. The Braindance is a little less spacious but is still comfortable for me. IEMs I've also tried for ASMR include: * Empire Ears Raven (too big but very nice rumble feeling) * Mega5EST (comfortable but not as spacious) * Thieaudio Monarch MK2 (too big) * Galaxy buds 3 pro (not nearly loud enough)

I was really lucky to get a pair of blue UM MEST MKIII CF iems for 875$ used. They came with linsoul nymph cables and I bought the lizerlabs jijujet 3 eartips which make them sound like open back headphones. Everything is crystal clear and perfect when I listen to hifi audio. Did I make a good call buying these? It seemed like a good deal for 875$. These are my first iems, i didnt want to buy a bunch of crappy ones and have to listen around.

I have the IER Z1R, Anole VX and IE900. I also have some newer high end iems like the Valhalla and Mest MK3. Despite being old, those first are still just as good and arguably better than the new stuff. I don't think people will lose interest in them, but the used prices will continue to drop, that's the nature of the used market.

For me only the MEST MKIII is worth it, there are other sets above 1k which I love like the U12T, but really, there isn't much that does that can't be done nearly as good by cheaper stuff like the Butastur. The MEST MKIII however was really the only IEM I've ever heard that sounded so damn wide that I was spooked and looked around me the first time I heard it. I've read other people saying they can't hear a thing different about it though, so YMMV.

Only reason I sold mine is it's not comfy for my small ears, and the venting is really bad, what a shame, genuinely spooky soundstage...

I've had lots of time with the MEST mk3, and the soundstage is not as good as the final's. It's good but not as natural. The a8000 has the most well rounded and holographic presentation in iems, if it were warm sounding it would be a mini HE-1

I wholeheartedly disagree with that take. I've never seen clrrelation between driver count and gaming ability. In fact i've only seen clear step ups with better made products, that clearly show what the intent is when the product is made and with stats to back them up, IE distortion over frequency graphs, better engineered drivers, etc. I enjoy multi driver iems as well, but for gaming my single dds have always been superior to even my Pilgrim noirs or even the Mest i tried

Never tried an mk 2 but I have a mk 3 and soundstage is unreal. There’s such a difference between these and some cheaper ones.

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.