There are many, many reviews of this IEM, so any remarks I make here won't be very useful. In fact, 3+ years of great reviews is what made me so interested in this set. If you are trying to make a purchasing decision regarding the Mest MKII, so ahead and buy it. The legends are true. It is so fun!
Here are three observations. These are minor things that I learned after hearing it for myself:
- I received the new packaging, which is not described in most reviews. I tried several different aftermarket tips when I first got my Mest MKII, but the included tips in this new packaging are the best for me.
-The bass did surprise me, deeper and bigger than I thought. This is a happy surprise: it is delicious.
-I read many reviews saying the Mest MKII is brutal on old recordings, but I don't find that to be true, at least in my library. Old R&B, Jazz, and poorly-recorded Funk sound natural and alive.
If you are eyeing the Mest MKII, go ahead and buy it. Buy it here from MusicTeck: I cannot find it at a better price. Shipping was fast and free. Communication before the sale was really good too.
End-game iem for the price(999$).
Good sounstage, separation and imaging. Holographic sound. Non-fatiguing. Bass is decent/good but I would say is not for basshead people(maybe i need to try other tips). Fit is good. Good for gaming.
The new packaging is gorgeous.
For me, the mest mk2 is better than monarch mk2 and Sony ier-z1r.
What more can i say?.. Mest is the best.
I've had a pair of JHAudio JH13V2PRO for about 6 years now and it was time for an upgrade. Technically has really progressed in the IEM space in that time. The Mest MKII is better in literally every way. Thankfully UM still offers a custom shell service. I'll definitely have this done due to my tiny ears.
My first bc driver iems expirience and i love it. Shop is great, best of the best service. Would recommend for purchase and will continue to order here <3
Take note that i got this on sale even though id say its worth full price.
ive got heavy hitters such as EE odin and Bravura Warwick and Sonoma in my collection but i wanted to see what the hype was all about..it isent hype..this is genuine an awesome pair!
i find it abit hot on the treble on some songs and my ears havent adjusted quite yet to the bone conductor but im suprised how clean and engaging this pair is so far.
no regrets buying it!
Outstanding warm leaning dap with a fantastic full sound, excellent features, and so small, it’s ultra convenient and portable.
To cut a long story short: the Maven II has become my most favourite IEM in the past few weeks. I just can't think of anything that could be significantly bettered. It seems to work with all kind of genres for me (and I listen to various of those, mostly Indie Rock, Electronic, Classical and Jazz).
The biggest strength of the Maven II imo is it's lack of faults or weaknesses: it has a deep reaching, very textured bass, well rounded, quite forward mids and crisp but non-fatiguing highs. It offers a comfortable fit, comes with a great stock cable almost perfectly matching the Mavens sound signature and feels sturdy.
Most outstanding though might be it's layering with masses of air and sparkle while still managing to sound coherent, natural and very musical.
All this adds up to the perfect allrounder in my gear park (which - for reference - includes Sennheiser IE900, IMR Enigma+, Penon Voltage among others).
As a first time customer (from overseas in the EU) I would also like to add that I can highly recommend to deal with musicteck as it was a pleasure to do so.
Great unit. Use to boast the performance/output using my Sony NW-Wm1A. Makes a tangible and favourable improvement using my Meze 109 Pro headphones. I am double amping, feeding the Walkman nheadphone output at 25 percent volume into the C9 and a reasonable listening level of 75% on the knob. Class A/B. Tubes turned off. I REALLY like th fact that it has replaceable batteries.
Musicteck is a wonderful place to shop. Knowledgeable, fast shipping, care for customers.
So the BASS there’s a lot…a lot of it. If I had to describe it in a physical standing structure. It’s a wall af bass that is equivalent to the Great Ice Wall in Game of Thrones. While the midrange being a grand passage through and the details being the tiny Crows standing guard.
I have reached my journey of a bassy set. The bass is standing the boundaries of muddy bass. However it’s staying in the boundaries as a faithful guard dog not venturing beyond the property line.
I have found the bass to be unnatural, when applied to most music. Genres I have found most suited is Rap, EDM m, Some Techno, Male K-Pop & 90’s to Modern Metal. Details are far..far in the background and will bother some that know their music tracks well.
The separation is moderate and imaging is just okay maybe good at the best, depending on music. This is certainly a niche tuning of an IEM and will likely not a daily driver.
I don’t regret this being in my collection and Iove booming my friend’s heads with it. No one yet has said they hate it…..just WHOA & WOW.!!!
There is some driver flex at times, but that only occurs when inserting not wearing. I have the basic cable, but would recommend a high output source. So I applied a balanced 4.4 and have best results with a minimum of 200mw.
Wide bore tips have been best to squeeze out as much detail as can be found. TRI Clarion, Divinus Velvet Wide Bores and Moondrop Spring tips achieved this.
I recommend for the collectors and the brave. Reference folks not so much though.
Pairing this with the Eletech Ode to Laura has been a game changer for me with this IEM. It transforms the Fei Wan into it's absolute perfect form in my opinion. The bass hits harder, is more controlled, and tighter. The Vocals/mids get pushed forward and are completely transformed with lots of detail and imaging, and finally the Ode to Laura completely tames the Fei Wan's treble peaks with certain music while still retaining the same resolution and detail retrieval as it has with the stock cable. The tuning transforms from a V shape into more of a W shape.
You no longer have to find a specific Ear tip to calm the treble peaks down. I was able to switch back to the Azla Sednaearfit Crystal Standard tips and now there is no longer a negative treble impact by using a treble enhancing tip.
I don't know what kind of voodoo magic Eletech puts in this cable, but it really makes the Aroma Audio Fei Wan one of the top 5 end game IEMs available today.
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-UTVOL06