The shells seem to be a better quality than the average MX500 shells. The colors are nice too but I am sad that he does not plan to release more. They seem almost like they are discontinued. I found a couple on ebay so I could recable with some pretty cables.
This one, is now no longer technically a Monk+. One of the drivers died while attempting the recable so my husband put in different drivers... some really cool reclaimed old stock driver of unknown origin.
So, they are now the Mystery Monk and they sound amazing. I still have my stock purple Monk+
Also seen in the photo is my recabled Coffee Monk+.... that one still has the stock drivers.