I'd guess that somebody is thinking 2/9/2017 is Winter of 2017. Their stock availability projections for new products have been hit and miss in my experience. I waited what seemed like years for their tube guitar amplifiers to be available. The ETA date kept getting pushed back. That said...

Just an update on the amp. I listened to some symphonic stuff on it and noticed some noise during the quiet portions of songs. Loud enough to be noticeable and annoying. A little experimentation revealed that the USB cable was creating a ground loop antenna with the power of my computer and the...

I have had this for a couple of weeks now. Unfortunately, I bought it before the deal came out. I think it's still a good deal at full price. The only other amp I have used before this one is the Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amplifier (product number 11567). Compared to that amp, I would say...

  Cool, let me know if you pick these up and take them apart, I'd love to see the guts, and it would be interesting to know what kind of sound character you can get from different tubes. What would you expect with 12ax7's vs. the 6n2's?

Nice! Glad to have helped. I got lucky in that I saw the markings rather quickly. I like that they are so subtle (easy to say when I know where they are!) because I think it allows the outward appearance a cleaner look. I actually really love the look and build of this headphone. The one thing I...

Fantastic, glad to hear it!   A moment ago I was listening to Stairway to Heaven, and I thought I had found an example of distortion, but it was actually in the song. Checked it with two other pairs of headphones and it's there as well. Even the remastered Mothership version has it. The part...

Unfortunately does not apply to these headphones. They are on free shipping right now, though. That'll save you about $8 or so.

Interesting, I have not heard any distortion at all at any frequency on these headphones.   The L/R indicator is inset on the inside of the round pieces where the headphone cups attach.

You're welcome! They are actually 6N2 tubes. Being a tube newbie, I have no idea what that means. One thing that was interesting is the manual mentioned that the tubes would be shipped not installed, but they were actually pre-installed in mine. The tubes are enclosed in cages, and the amp...

:joy: Yes, I have gotten that same kind of cereal in my last few orders from Monoprice. It's like when I order from Sweetwater, and they send me a little bag of candy. It's a nice touch.   Good to hear your first impressions, and I'll be interested to hear how they break in for you.

I am with you, I was pretty sure I was going to return them initially, but I am strongly leaning towards keeping them now. They are shaping up to be great sounding headphones.

In my opinion, they are very detailed. I think I mentioned before (maybe on another thread), I noticed new things in songs I have listened to hundreds of times before. Since then, I have noticed a few more. I should really be taking notes, but a few are: 1) Robert Plant's faint ghostly singing...

Interesting to hear your first impressions differ from others, and after more ear time with mine, I have to say they are really growing on me. I put my old headphones on now and they sound bad: bass heavy and very muddy. I'm curious, what was your daily driver before these? (Mine were the...

  The problem with the HifiMan stuff is that they are open back, which I can't do at work. If these don't work out for me, I have my eye on the  Audio Technica ATH-MSR7's or the M50x's to try out next.   All that said, these headphones are really growing on me. I don't know if it's the...

I saw that, but that's the wrong amp. The one I bought is this one:   http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=16154   It's newer, presumably better, but who knows. I have yet to hear an amp that I could actually hear a difference in the sound coming out of the headphones, but I've only heard a...

Some more of my thoughts and review, over on my introduction thread:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/826076/monoprice-tube-headphone-amp-and-planar-magnetic-headphones-m560

So, after several days of listening, I'll just say that I have reservations about both the tube amp and the headphones.   First, the amp.   I bought the tube amp because I like the look of tubes and tube technology in general, I'm just going to be honest! I really would like a tube guitar...

It's true, and a point well taken! They are definitely not cheap headphones. Monoprice is venturing into higher end territory, and they could get burned if they're not careful. I'm a fan, but I have mostly bought their lower priced stuff up until now, and it has always been above average bang...

I've had mine for a few days now. First impressions are very much in line with what has been reported already. Build quality is fantastic, they are very comfortable, if a bit heavy. They look great, better in person than in the pictures. The case they come with is really nice. Cable is a good...

Hi all,   I guess this is my introduction.   I ordered the Monoprice tube amp/DAC with bluetooth, (item number 16154) last week, and it arrived today. It's for my birthday, so I won't get to test it out until the weekend. I've been waiting on their new M560 planar magnetic headphones...