Got the M1ST from CD JAPAN Proxy shipping from THIS shop CDJapan : High-Resolution Monitor Headphones for Studio / SONY MDR-M1ST SONY Collectible
Hart Audio got the headphone first, in 5 days for proxy Osaka to Tokyo then 5ish to Texas.
Thanks a lot to Hannah the community / email manager and James Alvarado the owner. I got the cables for free as an apology / sending the headphone for evaluation for the cables with new NDH20 cable.
The package came in well packaged for sure. The cable is a non locking 4.4mm if I am not wrong and terminates into my chosen format 4.4mm from hart into the FiiO Q5s which might be a tat too bright.
The M1ST is harsh ish but warmth is not that hidden. Is plenty loud and I need a not of testing. Bass seems to be hidden sometimes. It is just neutral and I like it.
If there is a review coming up then I need to go through my test songs with a lot of care.
Games will be Serious Sam HD Moonfall level, Cyberpunk 2077 Moxi Sex Club acoustics and GTA San Andreas PS2 car EQ changes from cheap old car to race car, all sound different. If you like neutral I can definitely recommend it but there might be better ones. Fit is good after 20 min. At first the pads were too thin. The original cable is a 6.3mm so I can’t use it xD
Edit: be careful with balanced. balanced seems to be bad at 30ish ohms and distort the headphone???