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Sep 21, 2017
Received the M100s which was neither a surprise nor a particular disappointment, because that was the highest probability outcome from this drop and they aren't for me. My summary impression - everything that has been said about them previously is true. Good build quality and comfort, mediocre sound, EQ can improve them. To describe it in non-audiophile terms, the uncorrected effect is like listening to music if you have a cold (especially if you are used to good quality, more neutrally tuned headphones). The average person on the street will be fine with them (heck, I would have a couple years ago), but if you can recognize high quality sound, you likely won't be happy. I feel bad for people who spent $90 on them.
Here's my rather odd disappointment. These, along with the Mee audio blue box iems i purchased previously were supposed to be stocking stuffers for my 3 kids this Christmas. However, the packaging on these is way too nice. My kids don't care about audio quality, but they would totally have thought that whoever got these was the favorite child. Oh well, just joined the current Mee blue box to fill out the third stocking. These will go in the car for when the kids forget their headphones.
So here's the good part for me. The tips included with these are pretty good quality, and fit my 1More Triples. They are way more comfortable than the ones that came with the Triples, and solve my only real complaint with them - that I couldn't quite get a perfect fit. The better seal and isolation actually even improved their sound a bit on top of it. Unexpected score!
What follows doesn't change my fundamental opinion of the M100, because I think EQ and tweaks should be for fun and flavor, not to get to basic good quality. This is just intel as a starting point for others to experiment if they want, because I won't be spending more time messing with these. For the heck of it, I put the foam 1More tips on the M100, and sure enough they did improve the sound. Combined with EQ (pasted my settings below), I was able to get much better (I'd even say pretty good) sound out of them. The 1More tips have a wider opening and placed the opening further in the ear than the ones included with the M100s. If you got these and are disappointed with them, it might be worth experimenting with different tips that vary those factors + EQ to see if you can improve the sound to your liking - it can definitely make a difference.

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