Unique Melody - MEST MKII

First of all kudos to HPZ for bringing the much awaited UMM MK II to India.

I have been listening to this little gem for the last couple of days and here are my early (&subjective) thoughts! I have been waiting for the UMM MK II eagerly and when I got a call from HPZ executive that they have few in stock, I immediately ordered.

Setting a context, this is written by a self proclaimed IEM junkie! I own (and listen to) a wide range of entry level to mid-fi, chi-fi to ToTL in-ears. To me the MK IIs fall under the ToTL bucket and it manages to leave many other well known IEMs behind in terms of overall performance. My collection includes the CA Andro 2020, Vision Ears EVE 20, the mighty Solaris 2020 to name a few.

Where these MK IIs excel is in its masterful sound staging and imaging capability. Feed it a good source and the UMM MK2 will captivate with highly resolving and engaging sound that is excellent across all frequency ranges. Great bass ( &sub bass) response, lively mid-range & ethereal treble response that is suitable for any genre of music.

The way Unique Melody has achieved such a highly coherent tuning with a quad array driver set-up (1DD, 4 BA, 2EST, 1 BC) is highly commendable.

Packaging and contents :9/10 (Azla Xelastec ear tips are nice bonus)
IEM build and cable quality : 9/10
Sound isolation : 9/10 (for me the Xelastec worked best)
Drive-ability : 9/10 (super easy, low impedance and high sensitivity)
Sound staging and imaging : 9/10
Macro dynamics : 9/10
Micro dynamics(detail retrieval) : 9/10
Musicality : 8.5/10
Overall sound quality : 9/10

Gear(s) used: Fiio M11 DAP with hi-res, iPhone with hi-res music paired with AQ DF Red dac/amp, Luxury & Precision W2 dac/amp, Ultrasone Naos dac/amp, ALO Pilot doc/amp dongles. Best thing here is that the MKIIs sounded excellent with almost all of them incl the ALO Pilot that has the tendency to run bit hot in the treble region. Best pairing was the Ultrasone Naos that managed to get a lot of body and weight out of the MKIIs sound.

If you are looking for a ToTL IEM that will work magic with most of your music collection, then look no further than the Unique Melody Mest MKII. If you are in the market for a mid-fi budget, then I suggest you save up and get the UMM MKII !! It is totally worth the accolades it is getting from all over.
Overall the Unique Melody Best MKII checks almost all the boxes required to qualify as the end game headphone.
To me Unique Melody Mest MK II is best one yet and the one to beat. Truly outstanding in ear monitors for the price (at any price range actually) !

The IEMS are really really great. The resolution is mind blowing. you can hear every single detail, pinpoint every single instrument. i personally feel that this challenges your ears and trains them to hear things which normally one would miss of many of the other IEMS. I am really glad that i went with this rather then some other IEMS like CA andromeda. While it can work with normal phones and mp3 files, the more quality files one feeds and better the sources/ dacs /amps the more these will shine. so please start saving and buy theses.

After so much reviews & research I decided to purchase this iem & I’m really happy at my decision. This is really an end game iem for me . My search for great iem ends here.The music is soo melodious now that I can hear every string of music instruments. Thank you so much headphonezone team for your great service .

Being an average consumer and no audiophile, my impressions are based purely upon how fun it is to listen to an IEM.
My comparison of the Mest MKII is to a pair of Shure 846 that I own. I feel the sound-stage to be a lot more closer on the MKII, the bass much more full-bodied, but not dampening the mids and highs in any way. Mids and highs are excellent, to say the least by a non-audiophile like me. I found the Sedna Xelastic tips to fit me the best. Wish UM would have packed ML,L sizes for these as well, since, for me, any large tips work out.

Now, about the bone conduction thingy..it's hard to describe in words. If it's a matter of "listening in" with other IEMs, with the Mest MKII, it's like "listening out".
It feels like the performance is happening right "inside" your brain, rather than sound waves flowing in from an audio device. I'm still burning these in, paired to a Luxury&Precision
W2. Thank you HPZ for a great buying experience as always. Satisfied for now...till my next IEM itch :)

Lives up to its amazing reputation and goes beyond it!
Fit was a tiny bit uncomfortable but you will forget about it when completely immersed in the MK2's sound.
I used the "Talk to a Headphone Guru" feature to finally decide on the IEM and all I have to say that they are very helpful and provide exemplary service.

Unique Melody - MEST MKII