Also dropping a note here (as a “reminder to self”) to come back when I have something to report on MEST MkII:
I won’t run down the full list of features just yet–they’re behind the store link above, and not even on Unique Melody’s page yet. However, key changes include a shell redesign and a new, more full-frequency, double-sided bone conductor. Are these key improvements? Or has the original magic been thrown out of balance and lost? No idea, but I’m in a unique position to find out.
I have been working on acquiring custom MEST for my wife and myself since early December (they were going to be holiday presents), but first I had to wait nearly a month for an audiologist appointment, then my appointment was canceled due to bad COVID numbers, and now that I’ve just managed to reschedule my appointment this revision shows up. So now I need to decide whether I proceed with OG customs or MkII.
Timing is such that there are no MkII reviews available for me to guess at whether I should try MkII customs. And even if there were reviews I’d be guessing based on secondhand accounts. Meanwhile, MusicTeck is supposed to be getting in some MkII universals any day now, so I decided to get a little crazy and do my own homework. So, I’ve ordered a set of MkIIs and plan to do some A-B with the OGs and see which one I want in customs. My wife will be doing the same; I’ll post each of our thoughts here once we figure out what we each like.