UM Multiverse Mentor
I shall not write the detail review for MM here. There are 2 review from @twister6 , @Visceral in headfi which is pretty close to what I heard from MM.
Just want to shout out to Andrew a big Thank you for the excellence customer service and accomodate to my request. Will definitely patronise/deal again if I have any upcoming item in my wishlist (:
Comfort/build quality/cable: The MM is extremely comfortable for my medium sized ear canal, the fit is very secure, especially with the included AZLA tips. The passive noise isolation is also great. I find myself using iems as an earplugs in loud environments quite often and these work nicely for that.
The build quality is outstanding, the shells feel very premium and look absolutely stunning in person, probably my favorite looking iem to date.
The cable doesn't seem to be microphonic to me. It isn't light but not heavy either, the weight is just right. Very comfortable for hours and it does feel extremely premium, just like every other top of the line PW AUDIO cable.
The sound: Just like the Mason FS, the vocals and string instruments presentation on there are on another level, way above everybody else.
I've never heard an acoustic guitar and violin sound so authentic in any IEM. It actually sounds like you are playing the thing without the vibrations of it against your body. The vocals sound like the person is singing detectly to your ears and you can feel it in a way. I've never had so much fun with any headphones in my life, let alone an iem.
The tonality on MM is unmatched. I often do prefer there over my Genelec studio monitors for pure musical joy that UM bone conduction gives me and that is saying something. Even amazing sounding speakers can sound somewhat lifeless after these.
Overall the MM are extremely nuteral, dynamic, crisp, enjoyable, fun and everything in between.
The low end is extremely well controlled, very balanced and as punchy as you want it to be even for metal/djent/thall type of genre.
The soundstage is stupid wide. Wider than Mason FS, Mext and my trusty U12t's. Imaging is spectacular, I would say The best on any iem that I've heard in recent years.
The course: depending on the source, you could or couldn't feel/hear the UM bone conduction properly. With some daps/amps these become just a great sounding IEMs, with some it completely transforms and makes you feel and hear the music like never before. I do find them to pair best with the Cayin products (N8 II, C9 amp, HA-300 MK2, RU6 etc) and LP6. The better the source, the better they will sound. I personally run them through my Cayin C9 amp with an external dac and I'm very pleased with the sound.
Negatives: There is one negative for me personally.
I do find them unusable for tracking, It just doesn't feel right. I often do prefer to wear an iems when I'm tracking and practicing guitar so that was a little bit of bummer, but I already knew what I'm singing for after purchasing my very first UM product.
Conclusion: If you can afford these, please do yourself a favor and buy a set, I'm extremely happy with mine after 9 months of having it and can't recommend them enough.
Otherwise please do consider getting the MEXT, both are fantastic, the MM just gives you way more and has a better control over all of the frequency spectrum.
Amazing technicalities
Very coherent tuning without flaws
Best BCD implementation I ever heared
Superb bass quality
Big and holographic soundstage
Gripping representation
Great design and build quality
The UM Multiverse Mentors are simply the best IEM’s I’ve ever owned. I couldn’t be happier about the purchase. I was stunned about what a major step up in performance these were from my Empire Ear Odin’s. Thank you to Andrew for all his help and MusicTeck for getting this shipped out so quickly. Highly recommended.
Multiverse Mentor is the best IEM out there.
When you put it on your ear, it starts live and becomes a 3D holographic space.
It is also awesome. It brings everything to your ears, from the expressiveness of the instruments to the artist's breath.
Multiverse Mentor is the only IEM that can be enjoyed on a vast sound stage without getting bored!
Unique Melody has created an extraordinary IEM.
Perfect sound is exactly what it sounds like.
Thanks to music teck for providing this.
And thank you Andrew for providing this.
Very real, wide sound that is coming at your head in layers. Of course, I'm coming from an entry-mid DAP, the iBasso DX170, where tone is there about 70% and space around the instruments not so much. So, yes, what the audiophiles write about is true: there is more atmosphere and less veiling of sound. Also, the tube hybrid mode is very useful in hearing different perspectives of the sound decay and harmonic partials that the ear picks up, though this may be dependent on the headphones being used. Basically, the tubes add more air and bloom.
This Iem is a little dry, with less bass i expected. However the iem have a good technicality and precision with an ample scene
Very well made cable on top of everything else it sounds extremely good very detailed and warmed!
Obviously if you have a good pair of IEM!
Quite pleasant staging--remarkable. Tonality is very pretty without misconstruing the tonality of instruments--especially midrange 'analogue' sounds that I listen to in classical genres. There is some flattening of sound as you hear it spread across the stage, perhaps opposite of IEM's that congeal sound into more depth/ height like I heard in the Ronin or MU Multiverse Mentor. But if you're not obsessively comparing it to others, you could live with the Aurora's special qualities on its own merits.
I own a pair of Oriolus Szalayi for sometime and they are great IEM’s. I decided to upgrade to the Oriolus Monachaa based on the reviews I had read and the desire for improved performance. I was somewhat skeptical about paying more than twice the price of the Szalayi, that the price increase would provide a significant improvement in sound quality. I had to find out for myself, so I pulled the trigger and made the purchase. After a brief (20 hours) breaking period, I can attest that the improvement in sound quality is very real and well worth
the price paid. The sound stage is much bigger and deeper like being in the room with the players. The frequency response beautifully tuned for a very engaging performance. The bass is deep and articulate, but not over-bearing, it’s there when it needs to be there. The highs are sweet and extended, but not a trace of shrillness. The midrange frequencies produce vocals that are uncongested and mesmerizing. The best purchase I have ever made!