Monoprice Monolith: A new planar?

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  1. AllanMarcus

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    It appears that with some simple mods, the 1060 is pretty good. I worry about quality issues, and I'm waiting to see if the second batch has better quality. A 5 year warranty is useless if you have to keep sending it back.
     
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    These cans are pretty damn good with the two mods @cskippy referenced in this thread (aka leather free pads + toilet paper at the back). When I say they are pretty damn good it's in the sense that I am not using my LCD-3 pre fazor anymore. I like the darkish sound (@DaftBunny M1060 + mods it is a no brainer for you, really ;) ).

    @AllanMarcus also referenced in this thread : quality issues. We are talking here about crappy cable's connectors and a not very well built headband system (go back few answers before and you'll find in details what am I referring to). They certainly both can be improved in terms of robustness. Both are fixable by the way.

    Some pictures :
    http://dayviews.com/valolilol/522028477/
    http://dayviews.com/valolilol/522028478/
    http://dayviews.com/valolilol/522028479/
    http://dayviews.com/valolilol/522028480/

    In the end I would sum it up this way : yes you have quality issues and you need to mod these cans, but the result is wonderful. As one would have said : JUST DO IT ! :cool:
     
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  3. cskippy

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    Glad you like the mods! They really do change the cans for the better. They're now my preferred movie cans.
     
  4. Valolilol

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    I guess it makes sense considering what a movie brings at the front in terms of music, sound and so on... Good to know :).
    I still have the HD800 SDR on the side for 3D rendering though, I couldn't find better so far. We'll see :).
     
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    Thanks @Valolilol ! I managed to order them yesterday when they were available. I think with taxes and import costs they will cost me around 450 dollars though... Still, it might be less if the Dutch customs are kind to me :)
     
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    Guys, m1060 is back in stock at monoprice.
     
  7. Gemini

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    Wow that was fast, now showing out of stock.
     
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    I wonder if they are selling returns/refurbs because those stocks must be really low to sell out in a matter of a couple of hours.
     
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    Back in stock once more and seems to be remaining in stock.
     
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    Yeah, I also just noticed that they are back in stock. This is so weird. I have not seen anything quite like this.
     
  11. Gemini

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    I just ordered one, but for some reason the BRING20 20% promo code didn't work. (I added a small connector to get the total over $300). Sent them an email about it.
     
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    I don't think it works for the M1060, there was a 20% discount when I ordered mine but I think because they are so new, they won't offer discounts on them.
     
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    They seem to have revised the 1060: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/67bt05/monolith_1060_25_connection/

     
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    That is impressive. Monoprice seems to really be on the ball with the 1060 problems.
     
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    Considering the potential of these cans I wouldn't be surprise that Monoprice invest on it. I'm wondering how far we can go with the mods actually.
     
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    I cave in and had to order one.
     
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    It's especially impressive considering that they are a big retailer, not a tiny boutique headphone maker.
    2.5mm connectors... that's an interesting choice. I wonder if they're made in the same factory as the Hifimans. There seems to be more than a passing resemblance.
     
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    Ordered M1060 for the loaner program.
     
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    I knew the guy was deaf about DACs; then all the shilling of the Alpha Dogs, which didn't correspond and I sold in disgust.
    But now I wanted to upgrade from the T50 mods and I almost fell for it again. Thanks for the warning!

    Did I understand correctly? You're going to model and 3D-print the HD800 frame?
     

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