Disclaimer: I purchased these CIEMs from the Noble website at the price of 1850$, before the markup. I do not have any interest conflicts or relations with any audio parties, and am writing this review as an individual enthusiast. This review is to share my early impressions of these CIEMs with the Head-Fi community. All listening is done with the Astell&Kern AK240 as depicted. Ever since I started this journey, I have been dreaming about the CIEMs that I would get once I felt like the time was right. And boy, did these CIEMs make my dreams come...

I purchased this player to upgrade my Fiio X3 and the Colorfly C4. Both good players in their own rights, but out-shined greatly by the AK240. As one of the most powerful player at the time of purchase (2015) and maybe today (2017), the AK240 packs punch, quality and great UI into a relatively small package--at a price.    Of course, Iriver products are known to be quite costly, but the 2,500 price tag will probably shy off most listeners. Is it worth it? I would say so. The sound quality and UI are both fabulous, and the battery life will last you...

  SO, lets get on to it. The MTPC's are a pair of IEM's that are in a very akward position. It is quite pricy and rejected by the "purist audiophiles" that dislike the brand of Monster, due to the Beats Phenomenon; it is not picked up that well by non-audiophiles due to the muddy SQ a bad amping process can give it. But these are actually a hell of a pair of headphones, and Monster is a company that has earned my respect.   So these were my first "Audiophile" grade headphones. I had been fine with my Beats Tours prior to this purchase, and I never...