Monster Turbine Appreciation Thread - Page 74

I really cant wear those stock flange tips anymore after going to foam tips.

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the Turbines, but I'm seeing a lot of negative reviews on Amazon about lousy build quality that's making me hesistate. And I hear Monster is a headache with customer service.

Any input on build quality?
I've heard from some people that drivers blow in 2 months or the housing just comes apart.

I've read several reports of housings coming apart, it's only glued to my understanding, metal on metal doesn't like to stick, one solid drop to the concrete would break the bond. Driver flex also troublesome over time, I think they're decent sounding, though becoming a little dated now. I wouldn't pay over $50 for them personally. Owning them I can say a $35 SoundMAGIC E10 is not far behind SQ wise imo.

i tried my friend's copper last night, dont wanna touch them again. They are trash to my ear

it's really a nice earphone!

I really like mine, only my warranty replacement set is coming apart now, so that's two sets. yeah, monster isn't great with build quality.

wow, just hatin' on the appreciation thread! lol

build quality is bad, but I once called them and got them to send me a new pair of 400 dollar headphones even though I broke them. I called just to see what they would do, and because they felt bad they covered me. I don't know, not all bad anyway

I don't know about any build quality issues on mine. I have had them 2 years and they went through the washer and dryer once. They still sound and look new. I'm pretty gentle on my IEMs though.

I just got a pair of turbine pearls that I bought as a warehouse deal on amazon, I must admit there was a daunting amount of tips, I'd guess at least a dozen pairs with these.  So far, I'm really enjoying them on some bass-friendly music like Puscifer.  And as much as I hate to admit it, I really love the pearl look to these.  I know I shouldn't really take aesthetics into consideration on the quality of an IEM, but I must admit its a nice perk.  I might need to take a little time to go through the single flanges, triple flanges, and foam tips to see which I enjoy the feel/sound of most.  Also on a side note, I really like the carrying case.  All in all, for the $67 or so I paid for it, I'm quite happy with the purchase!

Nice! Hope you enjoy them! I'm kinda like you...my eyes must give the "thumbs up" before they go on(or in) my ears. I must say that my gold is currently my go-to iem.

These vs Soundmagic e10 and Hippo VB? I've been looking for comparisons but can't find any