Had to pop my head in here to say the following:
In recent weeks I've tried the UM 3DT, Dunu DK-2001, FiiO FD5, FiiO FH5, Mangird Tea, Penon Globe, IMR EDP, Blessing 2 Dusk.
I've had the NM2+ up for sale, assuming something I tried would replace it. I was answering someone's questions about it and fond memories were stirred.
After over a week of not listening to the NM2+ at all, I just put on some short stem variant CP100's (CP100Z?) and attached a cable I had to hand (IMR stock cable for EDP).
Well.
The NM2+ aren't for sale any more. Everything else will be. I can try to go into specific details and comparisons if anyone wants, especially on IEMs I haven't sold on yet from the list above.
I have a Lokahi in the mail, an EST 112 as well. If neither blows my mind, I'll have saved a lot of money. At least for these ear canals and preferences, the NM2+ excels in the right ways in all the areas I listen for.
So to date, *still* my favorite IEM. I feel incredibly lucky that this exact IEM exists, and that I gave it a try over a year ago. I hated it at the start, believe it or not.