For a few years now I've only listened to them EQ'ed to some Harman-esque variant on Oratory and they're unbeatable, IME. Purchased the Monarch Mk-II when they first came out and was prepared to let these go if I preferred, but they're so far ahead on technicalities once you fix the FR it wasn't...

Just out of curiosity, do most of you good folk hang out over at ASR now? I dipped my toes in this subforum's water about 10 years back but was a bit turned off due to one particularly acerbic prominent member here, have been mostly at ASR since 2018 or so.

Seller paid quickly and was pleasant to deal with. Enjoy your new IEMs!

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Chord Mojo I've had for about 5 years or so. Has been used quite a bit, but battery seems to hold strong and looks like new. Just the unit only, has no box/accessories. $225 shipped conus.

IER-Z1R with box and all accessories... purchased from the original owner after he had only used them for a month, and have seen light use by me in the last 3 years as I primarily use my KSE-1200. Priced is shipped CONUS.

Had the MKIIs and found the FR awesome... just felt they lacked in technicalities, esp compared to my Harman'eqd KSE1200. Can't put my finger on what exactly, just that they seemed to lacked precision/speed/details. Of course it's a bit of unfair comparison considering they're more portable...

IME, it's really between the KSE1200 or KS03. Just get a Quedelix 5k and use the oratory EQ. The 1500 DAC sucks and the EQ does not give you nearly enough control - you do need a full 10 band PEQ. Plus you get 50% more battery life w/ the 1200 amp. Or if you have PEQ on your laptop, get a...

Why not Monarch Mk II? It's literally retuned in the bass region to deal with this very issue.

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FWIW, these are ported, there's a hole on the bottom. In addition to the shallow fit probably lends to the somewhat expansive staging.

Can someone clarify replacement cable options? Ultimately just looking for a more minimal cable, and would prefer not to pay some $70 for the OG Monarch cable (quite frankly would want something more minimal than that). Is this a fairly universal 2 pin connection? For instance, would something...

This is the Amazon US Page. Maybe there's a complement on the UK site?

Just got these in as well from headphones.com. My daily drivers - KSE1200s tuned to a slightly tweaked Harman - are pretty tough to beat. These sound remarkably similar... somewhat more of a sense of space (likely attributable to the shallower insertion), not quite the detail/precision/speed...