Contender for the crown of its bracket!
The MP145 is a phenomenal planar IEM that performs above its price point. I was in the Kickstarter and managed to snag this at the lowest bracket, I feel like I stole it! While the physical size is much larger than many IEM’s, it fits very comfortable in my ear and stays put. It does have some heft to it but again, stays in place and is very comfortable, does NOT weigh my ears down. The tuning filters absolutely change the sound and the various tips also contribute to different tunings. There is a night and day difference between the Vocal filter/Vocal tips to Bass filter/Bass tips combinations while the other combos you can make are a little more subtle. But yes, their marketing of 9 different tunings is not wrong. The clarity, soundstage, timbre, it’s all very well done. The highest treble tuning never pierced my eardrums and I am a bit treble sensitive. The lowest Bass tuning very much brought the thump and bump to the table and I would say it brings dynamic driver quantity while keeping the planar driver quality. Wide range of tips to chose from, very good 4.4mm cable and while the ear hooks do work for me, I definitely prefer a tighter hook and I totally get the complaints about it not being the best fit for some. The MP145 is easily a Top5 favorite IEM for me and I’d be shocked if it doesn’t get mass market hype and appeal like the S12/Pro gets. The MP145 has made MANY of my IEM’s obsolete.