[jelt2359]

Just saw this has been launched! Here's a shootout between the UM Mason and UM Mentor on erji.net:

http://www.erji.net/read.php?tid=1777546

 

[zeissiez]

I have auditioned the Mason, Mentor, Merlin and JH Roxanne, all universal fit. The Mason has a different tuning than Mentor/Merlin, the highs energy is reduced. The Mentor/Merlin are much brighter. I see HD800 vs LCD3 analogy here. The Mentor is a fun sounding iem, great in technicalities too. The Mason is more geared towards live reproduction of acoustic. I think they are both of about the same SQ, but very different tuning. When I first heard the Roxanne together with the 846, I thought wow, the Roxanne was much better, I thought this was almost fullsize headphone-like. But next to Mason or mentor, the Roxanne sounded muffled, no kidding, Roxanne, muffled! The clarity and air in these UM cans are absolutely unbelievable.

 

[Levanter]

I have auditioned the Mason, Mentor, Merlin and JH Roxanne, all universal fit. The Mason has a different tuning than Mentor/Merlin, the highs energy is reduced. The Mentor/Merlin are much brighter. I see HD800 vs LCD3 analogy here. The Mentor is a fun sounding iem, great in technicalities too. The Mason is more geared towards live reproduction of acoustic. I think they are both of about the same SQ, but very different tuning. When I first heard the Roxanne together with the 846, I thought wow, the Roxanne was much better, I thought this was almost fullsize headphone-like. But next to Mason or mentor, the Roxanne sounded muffled, no kidding, Roxanne, muffled! The clarity and air in these UM cans are absolutely unbelievable.

 
I never was that impressed with Roxanne, in fact even their Layla only impressed me on their soundstage... but that's about it.

 

[Dopaminer]

I have a UM Mason for sale, if anyone is interested.  PM me.
 
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[Mimouille]

Why are you selling?

 

[Dopaminer]

Why are you selling?

PM sent

 

[jelt2359]

Why are you selling?

+1

 

[zniper2984]

I have auditioned the Mason, Mentor, Merlin and JH Roxanne, all universal fit. The Mason has a different tuning than Mentor/Merlin, the highs energy is reduced. The Mentor/Merlin are much brighter. I see HD800 vs LCD3 analogy here. The Mentor is a fun sounding iem, great in technicalities too. The Mason is more geared towards live reproduction of acoustic. I think they are both of about the same SQ, but very different tuning. When I first heard the Roxanne together with the 846, I thought wow, the Roxanne was much better, I thought this was almost fullsize headphone-like. But next to Mason or mentor, the Roxanne sounded muffled, no kidding, Roxanne, muffled! The clarity and air in these UM cans are absolutely unbelievable.

thats what I thought to when i first use my uni roxx,comming from 1plus2/uber.i thought i made a mistake on buying it,but then as my ears adjusted i start to appreciate the roxanne even its dark it doesnt lack detail.

 

[echineko]

Anyone had a chance to compare the Mason to the Maestro? I've heard the Maestro before, would expect them to be similar. Thanks

 

[sect44]

No more auditions and comparisons? 

 

[Chodi]

  No more auditions and comparisons? 

UM Mason is only for sale in Japan so you are not likely to get much information on this forum.

 

[Dopaminer]

  No more auditions and comparisons? 

I had the Mason briefly, and I`ve demo`d it several times, including yesterday, in an A-B session agianst the Maverick.  The UM Maverick is a dynamic+quadBA hybrid and I think it has now moved into my #1 all time favorite IEM position.  This position has seen a heavy rotation of IEMs recently as I fall in and out of love them, but the Maverick may finally be THE ONE.  The bass definitely has that physicality and deep reach that comes from a dynamic, and as it has a second BA woofer the bass detail, of which I am an unashamed junky, is there as well.  The mids and trebles are cohesive, detailed, imaging and yet smooth, unfatiguing, I feel, at least with the shop`s demo version (from AK120ii).  The Mason seems like it`s transfering slightly more information, but that could be a placebo impression because I know it has more drivers.  The Mason fits my ears effortlessly and the Maverick is slightly better; both worlds better thant the Angie/Layla or my old SE846. The seem to occupy most of my outer ear without actually contacting anything . . .   
 
Here`s the Mav website by the Japanese distributor Mixwave.
 
I cannont comment on the Mentor or Maestro because I`ve never seen them here in japan, like most of you have probably never seen the Mason or Maverick. . . I`d love to hear them - maybe i can hear Chodi`s Mentor when I`m back in Thai? 
 
If the Mason is a re-worked Mentor, does anyone know what the Maverick is?  I was told it was designed by an engineer here in Japan, and tuned specifically for Japanese anime music, which in my personal opinion is not music at all, so I am surprised I like the sound of it so much !
 
 
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[Chodi]

 
 
If the Mason is a re-worked Mentor, does anyone know what the Maverick is?  I was told it was designed by an engineer here in Japan, and tuned specifically for Japanese anime music, which in my personal opinion is not music at all, so I am surprised I like the sound of it so much !
 
 
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The maverick is a re-tuned Merlin. Here is the page:http://uniquemelody.co/lineup/merlin/
 
There have been many positive comments about the Merlin on the forum. I do think it is supposed to be a bit bass heavy but I haven't heard it. I think both the Mason and the Maverick are just re-tuned models specific to Japanese taste and their music. That doesn't mean they would not be great for our music as well I haven't heard them. The price of the Merlin is very reasonable compared to some of the TOTL iem's around.

 

[Dopaminer]

  The maverick is a re-tuned Merlin. Here is the page:http://uniquemelody.co/lineup/merlin/
 
There have been many positive comments about the Merlin on the forum. I do think it is supposed to be a bit bass heavy but I haven't heard it. I think both the Mason and the Maverick are just re-tuned models specific to Japanese taste and their music. That doesn't mean they would not be great for our music as well I haven't heard them. The price of the Merlin is very reasonable compared to some of the TOTL iem's around.

But there`s a pretty significant difference between the Merlin and the Maverick.  They are both dynamic + quadBA, however . . . 
 
Merlin`s configuration is 2x high BA + 2x mid BA + 1x low dyanmic
 
Maverick`s configuration is 2x high BA + 1x mid BA + 2x low (1x BA + 1x Dynamic)
 
Balanced armature bass and dynamic bass.  Which, I guess, is why I hear such a pleasant amount of bass detail. . . .  
 
I`m struggling not to buy the Maverick tomorrow. . .   
 
Unfortunately, there is another difference between the Maverick and Merlin: the former is a lot more expensive !  

 

[Chodi]

 
But there`s a pretty significant difference between the Merlin and the Maverick.  They are both dynamic + quadBA, however . . . 
 
Merlin`s configuration is 2x high BA + 2x mid BA + 1x low dyanmic
 
Maverick`s configuration is 2x high BA + 1x mid BA + 2x low (1x BA + 1x Dynamic)
 
Balanced armature bass and dynamic bass.  Which, I guess, is why I hear such a pleasant amount of bass detail. . . .  
 
I`m struggling not to buy the Maverick tomorrow. . .   
 
Unfortunately, there is another difference between the Maverick and Merlin: the former is a lot more expensive !  

Sounds from your description like the Maverick would be a bass monster. So what is the retail on the Maverick? I'm guessing it is a universal?