Exactly my thoughts , such carefully executed tuning with subtitles yet likeable and modern sound with a luxury and original packaging and better make than most for that money can only come from a top company willing to show great things don’t have to cost the greedy amounts!Love mine, and definitely a set that is going to sell incredibly well - I feel had I been presented with this set taking into consideration the style, build quality, packaging and accessories, and then on to the wonderfully competent tuning, I’d probably have guessed the guts of $1k.
Would love to hear your impressions vs the Monarchs. Big price difference but those are the last I tried from your current daily drivers.A few hours with the Project M after about 30 hours of burn in. I am very impressed with the resolution most of all. It does require quite a lot of power to unlock the full potential of this IEM, but with dongles, you can still enjoy it too.
Tonality is initially neutral-bright, but the brightness does get more mellowed after the burn-in period. The bass may feel normal at lower power, but once you pair it up with more power (like with my desktop setup), it opens up and give quite a satisfying punch. Not basshead level for sure. The DD certainly takes the centre stage here. I can't see any crossover here, so likely it's a full range DD that's supplemented by the BA on certain frequencies (likely upper treble). The shell is also very pretty now I can see it in better lighting condition.
I'll spend some more time with it before reviewing it. At the moment, I'm quite impressed.
Totally different from Monarchs.
Tonally different. Monarch has that very clean presentation with that distinct layering between bass-mids-treble, making each frequency range to be very detailed and layered yet balanced. Project M is a bit more blended with more focus on upper mids and treble, but that nudges it to be more natural and musical overall.
