Going from personal ownership these are the favorite set I own. Preferred over my elex and aivas. Cleaner then the aiva with pronounced mids and less aggressive highs then the elex while having a similar Soundstage. They really showcase the difference in sound and quality between my amps too.
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That is very high praise indeed – though I have heard the Blon B20 and not the Aiva. Elex is probably my favorite headphone right now.
I find the graph posted above slightly troubling, though home-rigs being what they are, I’m not entirely sure how much weight to give it.
Also hearing about the cable (possibly) issues, and the current-protection tripping on some amps has me slightly concerned. I sure would love to know these are giant killers, though!
From my experience no they aren’t giant killers but they are pretty good if current units sound as good as the one’s I heard
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Any Amp I’ve used has had no problem. I think the issue is people are using audeze cables on a set of headphones that are internally wired differently.
SE cable was also causing issues.
Graphs again:
I would love to try a pair of these as most people seem to agree they’re a superb sounding pair of headphones. And the price isn’t that high in today’s market. The thing that doesn’t attract me is the weight.
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To those who were interested in these, Monoprice has some of them open-box on sale for 449, on top of the 449 you can get 15% off using the code ex15 bringing them to 382+shipping.
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Same code applies to the open box M1070, listed at $287.99, bringing the total to $244.79
Are these headphones dark? seems like all the monoprice headphones are dark
I only have the M1070 for reference, and yes I’d say they lean dark, but that tends to be my preference.
Have you done a review or write up on those?
I would like to learn more about them.
I have not…have been enjoying just listening for pleasure too much to do much critical listening. Here’s the link to the official thread, though (first time trying to link to a thread, so hope it works). I will say that I prefer the sound with the Dekoni Elite Velour pads over the stock (PU?) leather.
large_orange_diamond Monolith M1070
Headphones [Official] Open Back
Dec '19 - This is the official thread for the Monolith M1070 This thread is for discussion and reviews. image Type: Over Ear Amp recommended: Yes Open Back https://www.amazon.com/Monolith-Headphones-Lightweight…
Just rebought these for 380 and did a little arts and crafts. I liked em enough to rebuy them, but only at a lower price. Like I said earlier I didnt want to do TLC on a $600 Headphone.
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How’d you do this?
Also what parts do i need for this swap?
Audeze headband of your choice, a set of the audeze yokes and dremel or file. All you need to do is take out the stock headband and yokes, then widen the holes enough on the audeze yokes so that you can fit the monolith pins into the audeze holes
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This looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Does this improve the comfort and sturdiness?!? (At least enough to justify the cost)
How did it improve comfort/weight? I am getting a pair delivered Dec 22, and was planning on putting the HiFiman 560 V2 headband on it. Also planning on opening them up and switching the pins on the mini xlr jacks so it will take standard cables.
It gives you a better seal to be honest, the cheap metal bending was not ideal so this provides a more consistent fit/feel.
it did improve comfort a good bit, the additional yaw movement from the yokes + the increased clamp gave a better seal.