I've got my unit few days ago and marked me as impressed.
First impression builtwise it feels more premium than the the Audeze planar IEM line. Honestly when I look at this they remind me more of the Audeze planar headphone than when I look at Audeze IEM.
Now in terms of fit I find them less comfortable than the Audeze. However long term I found the Audeze over the ear hooks painful.
Now in terms of sound for me (without using DSP and bare in mind this is just based on an hour A/B testing in a store) it best the iSine 20/10 however the iSine cost less than the ME.1. In terms of transparency and speed the LCDi4 best the ME.1
Now in terms of isolation ME.1 best the three Audeze IEM.
Now what makes things even more exciting ME.1 comes in custom form, now for home usage I am more than happy to live just with ME.1 and HUGO if they were my only two product I get to keep. Now I am tempted to get the custom form however I do want to review the universal as I know more people will be interested in the universal form.
More to come later.
Just a small update: at higher volumes I hear the treble little too energetic and it appears to be source dependent.
I think maybe while you don't need an amp to get an idea how the ME.1 sound however they ME.1 require steady source of current to remain stable.
Maybe sensitive to sources with poor IMD measurements, more to come.
Thank you for your impressions,
I'm surprise the earphone is less comfortable than the Audeze one, I've tested one back at CanJam NYC and I was pleasantly surprise regarding the fitting.
Regarding the treble, can you share with with sources you find it too energetic?
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