Nice review! Love the LOTR references 
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Great review, also enjoy the Dark Souls reference lol.
Being serious though, I had to choose a keeper between U12T MEST & A8000 as complimentary to Z1R, and brain said U12T, ears said A8000 but heart went with MEST. I also think A8000 is the best or 2nd best iem at rendering dynamics and microdetail, and sometimes sounds exceedingly “real-life” something U12T & MEST have never achieved due to resolution limitations and a lower tier of transparency & detail.
Cheers!
Being serious though, I had to choose a keeper between U12T MEST & A8000 as complimentary to Z1R, and brain said U12T, ears said A8000 but heart went with MEST. I also think A8000 is the best or 2nd best iem at rendering dynamics and microdetail, and sometimes sounds exceedingly “real-life” something U12T & MEST have never achieved due to resolution limitations and a lower tier of transparency & detail.
Cheers!
