The MEST, the MEST Mini, the MEST MKII, the MEST Indigo, and now...the Unique Melody MEXT. It's no secret that Unique Melody's MEST lineup is the brand's most successful; their most expensive IEMs like the FuSang selling out mostly because of exclusivity rather than excellent sonic performance. Nor is it a secret that bone conduction in IEMs has mostly been received as a gimmick rather than the next big thing it might have initially been touted to be. Some, myself for example, struggled to hear the benefits of the bone conduction technology that was first pioneered in the original MEST. However, with the third iteration of the BC technology in the MEXT, and what appears to be almost an overhaul (at least visually) of the driver, I remain cautiously optimistic that the MEXT might deliver. Let's take a closer look.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://headphones.com/blogs/reviews/unique-melody-mext-review-next