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Originally Posted by
randomZash 
I have about 40hours by now and I got the black ones. I use PC->grubDAC->E6.
Sound quality-wise I think Monoprice>MEE M6=CK700. My main gripe with the CK700 is that they sound rather distant and also lacks detail.
There's something really odd going on in the upper end. Female vocals sounds quite distant and there's a definite spike in the highs that make certain sybals/claps sound harsh. I do like the lows though, good impact without sounding too muddy.
It's not bad for its price, it's probably better than most iems you can find for $6 but it's just not worth keeping for me.
No. I think your ears are more tuned to vocals that are very forward which is why you place the Monoprice above the CK700. The Monoprices are in NO way above the CK700. I'm not saying the CK-700 is better either. Everyone should go with what the reviews are saying - these sound just like your CX-300s and EP-630s, just with a disco EQ placed over its sound sig (by disco EQ I mean a smiley face / V-shaped EQ).
Whatever the Monoprice beats the CK-700 at would be whatever aspect you would think the CK-700 fails at.
Recessed mids? Depends on what you like.
Peaking in 5khz area? Depends if you like the sound that way.
Tiny but intimate soundstage? Again, depends on your preference.
Sparkly treble? Might sound like nails on a chalkboard to some.
Anyways, I've only just received my black CK-700s though so I'll probably come back much later to give a brief review :)
As for first impressions, I would think my JVC HA-FX1X did better overall compared to these. The funny thing is that they both have something similar - a peak in the 5khz region, which makes certain songs unlistenable if you don't EQ it down (like what Ranked says in the review on the first page).
For one thing, fresh out of the box, the CK-700s had a small-ish soundstage (but still wider than the EP-630). As for the bass, the JVC's seem fuller. Perhaps that's because I'm used to mid-bass humps that the EP-630/CX-300 has.
