Hisenior - Mega5EST Series

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…..

Dang I gotta get one haha! I had the Mega5est bass which was probably my favorite so far I’ve owned but want a bit more exciting sound/ treble detail I guess

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)

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.)

Mega5est bass+ sounded a lot better to me than the OG, the 64audio U4S is pretty great as well.

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...

\> Why would I put any stock into what DMS says if I have my own 2 ears? I can’t test as many products as an actual audio reviewer. It would be akin to the fact that I’ve seen paintings before, but I would trust an art history major to be able to more accurately identify what’s happening and provide historical context and insights on paintings. Audio gear reviewers are not useful, unless you understand their tastes and preferences, and understand how theirs line up with your own. The Headphone Show reviewers often do not agree on whether X is better than Y. You have to understanding their tastes and where they come from in their praise or criticism, to make sense of what the thing will sound like to you, and whether you might like it. I find DMS tends to like gear that does what studio monitors do, both in his tastes and in how he uses headphones. Listener is very treble sensitive. Resolve has a large head (as I've seen in person at CanJam), and talks a lot about clamping force. :-) A lot of other IEM reviewers online consistently favor V shaped tuning, which makes sense when you realize they mostly listen to K-Pop. Then it makes sense why they often praise IEMs for how they present female vocals and do loads of bass (electronic music production). I use studio monitors daily, and like what they do. So I put stock in DMS's opinions, because I think I get how his tastes and preferences line up with mine. I am not surprised DMS likes the Mega5est -- the same IEMs Crinacle described as "plain water" in his video on them. What makes no sense to me in DMS's review, though, is that he says he listened to Mega5east side by side with the $5K+ Subtonic Storm and claims, "I think the Mega5est is a much better version of the Subtonic Storm for a very small faction of the price." The Mega5est have been called the "baby Storm" for their similarity in tuning. I've heard the Storm, and cannot understand anyone saying the Mega5est is better in any way -- it's not even close -- except price.