Ok thanks! I didn’t know if spin fits would be a good alternative or something else.
I have tried Spinfit cp100 and cp145, soon will try cp500 and Sedna light (ordered).
cp100 and cp145 sound really strange, there is a slight boost in the bass that ruins IMHO the very beatiful bass linearity of MEST, and most of all there is a very strange spike in the upper midrange that make listening for long time very fatiguing (for me at least).
Spinfits are v-shaped.
They look circular to me. 
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yes, bass and upper-mids/highs accentuated.
work very well on Oracle, especially cp100, not on MEST.
not sure this can be said in general for every spinfit, for sure this is the sensation for cp100 and - to a lesser extent - cp145.
I’m interested in your thoughts 
I’ve tried with these + the Xelastec provided with the MEST (+ some more not worth mentioning)
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Nice. I’d use whatever feels and sounds the best for you. It’s really personal preference.
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I personally enjoyed the MEST MkII with Final E tips. They were comfortable and smoothed out the MkII’s sound a bit which is what I preferred
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How would you compare the soundstage of the u12t, og mest, mest mkii? I’m a soundstage junky and looking for an IEM with a holographic soundstage.
I’m forgetting how U12T stages, because I don’t reach for any IEMs besides MkII customs, if that tells you anything. I don’t recall it being overly big or too small, but I do recall imaging being excellent. They were the first IEM to finally dethrone Campfire Solaris for me.
U12T is probably the best fit if your ideal is a neutral, natural sound–a reference type experience where everything is presented in a clean, well-balanced manner. It’s not at all “dry” or “clinical” or any of the terms people use to describe tunings that favor neutrality to the point of sucking the life out of music. Just a very clean window into music.
OG MEST probably has the most holographic presentation, but it also has some (minor) issues. It doesn’t play well with all music–the first track I played on mine was “Them Bones” by Alice in Chains, and that turned out to be kind of a terrible track–the mids lack energy, making that song far less energetic than it ought to be–it was boring. Still, other tracks can be amazing; MEST made a name for itself for good reason.
MkII upgraded the bone conduction to a dual-sided, full range driver. Honestly, that’s enough to make OG MEST obsolete for me, because MkII does play well with everything I’ve thrown at it. Although many have said they don’t get the “crazy 3D thing” as much on MkII, it’s definitely still there, and definitely still wild with certain tracks. I have a whole playlist of stuff that shows off MkII staging plus the subwoofer-like bass.
Personally, I found the MkII universals a little darker than I prefer, but my customs have a more consistent presentation (almost certainly because of more consistent fit) and a bit better treble performance. They’re “close enough” to perfect.
If holographic staging is your priority, MkII customs all the way. If you don’t want to jump straight into customs, get the unis–you can always have UM reshell them later.
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Could you possible screenshot that list for those of us with Qobuz
Could you possibly screenshot that list for those of us without Qobuz
Here ya go:
This is sort of an active playlist–it’s curated for flow up to the Health + NIN track (“ISN’T EVERYONE”). The rest of the tracks are tossed in there, and one of these days I’ll make an effort to tweak the order for flow. If I can’t make stuff fit, I have a second playlist for leftovers.
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UPDATE: I decided to build a Tidal Version of the playlist, and as I did I collected SongLink links for all the tracks:
- Simmer by Hayley Williams
- One More Week (Trip To India Mix) by Zac F
- supadupakulavibe by GRiZ
- Ruby Rap by Eric Serra [Fifth Element OST]
- Introduction by Kristofer Maddigan [Cuphead OST]
- Vertigo by Para One
- Letter from the Scallop Boat by Gwar
- Just Listen by Oceanlab
- Afterglow by Phaeleh
- Morning Prayer by Barty's Path
- A Poem For Byzantium by Delerium
- The Outside by twenty one pilots
- Ginger Lizard by Opiuo
- The Chemicals by Garbage, Brian Aubert
- THE PLAN by Travis Scott on TIDAL [Tenet OST]
- Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy by Mr. Bungle
- Supersonic (My Existence) by Skrillex, Noisia, josh pan, Dylan Brady
- Recursive self-improvement by How To Destroy Angels
- Transdermal Celebration by Ween
- Crush by Ethel Cain
- ISN’T EVERYONE by HEALTH, Nine Inch Nails [end of curated flow]
- One More Year by Tame Impala on TIDAL
- Long Legged Larry by Aesop Rock on TIDAL
- I'm Afraid of Americans (Nine Inch Nails V1 Mix) by David Bowie
- Gone (2021 Remaster) by Kosheen
- The Cisco Kid by War
- Feels Right by Biig Piig
- Falling Apart by Broods
- I Had This Thing by Röyksopp
- No Where by Rebel Souljahz [alternate selection by same artist]
- Oxytocin by Billie Eilish
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Right on man thank you i appreciate it.
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since when I mounted the Sedna earfit light on the MKII I cannot stop listening, really pure bliss… everything is perfect to my ears, just a magnificent sound, and I stop thinking about technicalities and just deep dive into the music 
thank you UM and Azla 
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Love that cable! 
Unfortunately, Sedna won’t seal for me.
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I must be one of the very few that preferred a 60 bucks cable versus a 560 bucks cable 
you can call me stone deaf 
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Not at all. I love that cable and it measures better than the stock MEST MKII cable. The XHINS feels nicer to me as well.
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Thanks a lot! 
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