

UM Universal MEST MKII




The Mest MK2 areAmazing! Sealed in new box, seal looks sliced by razor upon opening of the outer box. I will be buying more open box and new products from MusicTeck!
Mest MK II great sounding, love the bone conduction, really adds to bass and mids.
Excellent condition, love the upgrade cable, first iem where I don't have to swap out cable.
Fantastic earphones. They sound like a pair of speakers! Extremely pleasant purchasing experience with MusicTec!
I now finally understand the hype and cult following for the Mest for almost 2 years now.
The sound quality most certainly justifies $1500 IMHO. With a 1/3 of the price discounted, it was an absolute no-brainer for me.
It is now my daily driver and loving every minute of it. After multiple days of tip rolling, the comply foam tips in L size worked best for me to allow the BC driver work better with a tight seal, while smoothing out the treble with more pronounced bass.
I bought these used, but it's in immaculate condition with no signs of wear and tear at all, while the box came shrink wrapped!
Top Notch Service from Andrew - Very quick responses. Very understanding. Very Fast Shipping (Received in 2 days after I put in the order).
Highly recommend Musicteck to anybody looking to buy high end audio gear.
If there were 6 stars, I would definitely give them the full 6 stars for this purchase. I will be a willing returning customer for the foreseeable future and have already started spreading the word among my friends. =)
Do not hesitate to go for the bass with the equalizer, to touch the perfection of the details.Great , very great iem. I forgot , andrew always to the top!!
I’ll be honest, at first these were not good. Bright, shrill, piercingly sharp highs and a deeply recessed midrange with little bass, although what low end they did have was tight and clean. In short, if you hear these and that’s your initial impression, give them time. A lot of it. These took at least 100 hours to fully start to break in. They are still pretty V shaped (I only recently saw Crin’s graph and it does align with my sonic impressions) and the upper bass and mids could do with being slightly more fleshed out and fuller bodied IMO. But with much tip swapping (I tried foams but wound up with Type E’s and W1’s) and replacing the stock cable for an inexpensive OCC copper cable these started to improve drastically.
They still have some recession in the midrange, but the high frequencies greatly smoothed out while still retaining ample detail and clarity. Muted or veiled these are not. They are also not basshead IEM’s. The low end is tight and with good punch and well defined with excellent pitch accuracy and zero bleed in to the lower mids, but they aren’t sub bass monsters. I have other less expensive single DD sets that dig deeper in that area and it’s one thing I think that holds these back a little along with the midrange dip.
Even with the recession in the midrange making vocals (both male and female) sound a little thin on occasion they are remarkably clear and clean. I don’t get much sibilance on these, but I find myself riding the volume control more often to hit that sweet spot. A warmer source device is probably also a good idea here, but I favor more neutral sources and “flavor” my sound with the transducer itself.
What really sets these apart for me personally though from others I’ve heard in similar price points are the pinpoint imaging and staging. Both laterally and fore and aft. There is good layering here not just a flat 2 dimensional sound stage. But the imaging is just outstanding and they are soundstage champs.
While they are decent all rounders, smaller jazz quintets and chamber music are sometimes jaw droppingly good in all the right ways. Even rock, jazz, and soul & funk records sound great on these. They have the bass to propel a wide variety of genre’s, but metal heads should probably look elsewhere. As mentioned, they will reveal brighter source material as being such, and they don’t really hit hard enough in the bass to balance the rest of the frequencies to make that kind of music really kick IMO. Although AC/DC sounds marvelous on these. Slayer, not so much.
They aren’t a set that makes everything sound good, but they will reward with higher quality source material. I appreciate that they’re not making all my music sound the same. That’s the job of a good transducer. So they’re revealing, but not at the expense of limiting everything you play be “audiophile” recordings.
But I can’t stress enough just how important the tips and cable are with these. What comes with them will not show their true measure. And be patient with letting them break in. For some reason this set seemed to take an abnormally long time to smooth out and reveal their true character. Once they do though you wind up with something truly special.
I also have to mention the fit of these because for my ears at least, they fit like a glove. I know it’s just an aluminum shell version with the same profile and shape of the original Qdc Superior, but for some reason these just fit me perfectly.
A set that’s definitely worth owning, but not without flaws and probably not for everyone, but still one I keep reaching for almost instinctively. They just feel right to me. Huge thanks to MusicTeck for being the only place in the US to get these very special and unique IEM’s and their excellent customer support and service.
With the high quality silver wire, the sound is clear, accurate, comfortable. It deserves the price. A very good wire. Recommend to all.
I was at Can Jam NYC looking at the Vertex cable and the rep show me the Thunder Storm, as soon as I put the cable on I told the rep I want one not knowing the cost, impressive with the huge sound stage, great bass and clarity. That day I purchased the vertex Nadia and the Flash Acoustic Thunder Storm. Thank you for making my day
Super black, the darkness in the back ground is amazing, sound stage is great the weight in the bass is very satisfying, so much details. I am so happy with Vortex
This is the best headphone for the money in this price range. The design is in pair for what I paid for and the sound is one of the best , regardless of the price. Thanks MusicTech!!!