I only have the Dusk as a reference for classical music and they sounded pretty good and clear with it, but the MEST makes it much more immersive and detailed as a whole and kinda closes you into a vortex of sound, which I enjoy. But yea, I'd imagine the Diva or something like that would be more appealing for classical music and vocals.

What in your opinion or experience would you say is the best?

I tried downloading an EQ software to my Mac but it didn't work. Will have to try again and experiment.

Honestly the bass issues don’t concern me as much, the Dusk bass was fine for me, even though I do really enjoy the MEST bass. I have been eyeing the Monarch and wish I could test them against the MEST. In Dan’s Audio Reviews, a video he recently took down, the MEST sound more open and lively than the Monarch but the Monarch sounds more textured and weighty, but I know audio demos on YouTube are far from accurate representations.

Thanks for the detail, yea once you have the Mest I wouldn’t suggest the Dusk, you’d be pretty underwhelmed. I use a Motu M 2 to power it and everything sounds at least 3 times better on it and fuller.