I myself was set to buy the Odin, but before I dropped my cash, I decided to give the MEST a try figuring that if it was all hype I would just return them and get the Odin. Well, I ended up keeping the MEST. So although I still do not know what the Odin sounds like, I must say that for what I paid for the MEST on Black Friday, it was a steal…and I am quite happy. ..For the times I am in the mood for a ‘big’ slamming, rich, deep and tight base like when I’m in the mood for Metallica and such, I just grab my Campfire Audio Atlas…which are actually unbeatable for very specific sound-engineering. Still, maybe some time I may also try the Odin. I think I paid $1,200 for my Mest…and in truth, I simply can–not–believe how spectacular they sound for most of my extensive high-res library. In addition, I find that the MEST respond very well to EQ’ing….which makes them that much more dynamic. I still favor my ATLAS for many of my most favorite albums. Nothing comes close to doing what the ATLAS seems to do so long as the sound-engineering was meticulous. The one negative of the ATLAS is that they are quite selective relative to sound-engineering. The MEST…not so much. Only with the MEST was I finally able to FULLY appreciate my vast collection of movie / film soundtracks….which seem to be the most demanding on an IEM. I would imagine that the Odin would be even more staggeringly good for soundtracks. ….but the price. Over 3 grand is kind of bordering on ridiculous. Still, you only live once….and time is ticking! Thanks for the review.

Yeah, that one sneaked in just as we published and was corrected – cache takes time to flush out. Glad you enjoyed it!

Intro was updated from “single” to ” dual”

Also, awesome review :)

“On the low-end, Empire Ears have used an improved W9+ 9mm dynamic subwoofer design over the original Weapon IX driver used in the likes of their Legend X and Valkyrie monitors. You get two of these bad boys in tandem for the sub-bass and bass response.”

Yup, it does :)