[VeightTripleDivision]

M1070 uses the same grilles (and screw hole pattern) as the M1060 (NOT the M1060C, which is different). So any M1060 grille design will work with the M1070.

However, the cups of the M1070 are slightly larger so the the grilles will be inset from the edge of the cup compared to sitting flush on the M1060 cup. If that matters to you and you want the M1070 grille to sit flush with the edge, the M1070 grilles will need to be 108.7mm vs the 105.7mm of the M1060.

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Thanks for the input and the numbers provided.

 

[creepyg]

Currently £176.66 from Monoprice Ebay store

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40314338...rentrq:7ad70a2c1840ab9e6414bad8fff96dec|iid:1

 

[Chastity]

Currently £176.66 from Monoprice Ebay store

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403143383141?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160908105057&meid=485a789ddf2a4a939e7eab856cafb772&pid=100675&rk=6&rkt=15&sd=265977093384&itm=403143383141&pmt=1&noa=1&pg=2380057&brand=Monoprice&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci:8387233e-64d0-11ed-96a2-06657b9987c2|parentrq:7ad70a2c1840ab9e6414bad8fff96dec|iid:1

up to 211.99

 

[creepyg]

up to 211.99

Odd, still showing £176.66 for me?

TBH, I'd happily pay £211 for them. Really enjoying them so far.

 

[Chastity]

Odd, still showing £176.66 for me?

TBH, I'd happily pay £211 for them. Really enjoying them so far.

Perhaps it's because I am in the US, the price shown is still in pounds.

 

[j0nb0y]

Strange, not sure what's going on with eBay but the headphones are actually £176.66. Karoline from Monoprice confirmed import duty and VAT is included in this price!

Just bought a set

 

[j0nb0y]

Here is confirmation of the price

 

[Chastity]

I believe you, just that I'm not seeing it, and I am guessing the site is detecting me in the US and is pooching the price. So it's their server, not you.
Besides, I don't need to order them, since I have them already, along with a M1570.

 

[andione1983]

What are these like compared to sundara

 

[GalaxyS29]

I find it funny that on Monoprice's website, the M1070 is labeled as "Noise Cancelling" in the title

 

[maheeinfy]

Is there a reason to pickup 1070 if already own 1570
Are 1070 built mostly plastic?

 

[Chastity]

Is there a reason to pickup 1070 if already own 1570
Are 1070 built mostly plastic?

Build quality is similar, just uses 3.5mm plugs instead of mini-XLR, and it's lighter due to using less magnets.

 

[bebopdeluxe]

First day with the M1070's. Been waiting for a Monoprice sale for a set of planar cans, and at $175 I figured the risk/reward was pretty good.

Signal chain is SMSL Sanskrit 10th Anniversary Mk2 -- Monolith Liquid Spark -- M1070. Primary headphones before these is the AKG K-701's.

Relative to the K-701's, there is SO much more "junk in the trunk" with these cans. Listening right now to the Ultra HD version of SIde 1 of Zappa's "One Size Fits All". Wow. George Duke's piano on "Po-Jama People" is just jumping out of the mix. I understand that the DAC and amp are low-end, but for around $365 total it is pretty freaking amazing what I am hearing!

I think I have an old Sansui EQ in my storage area that I am going to pull out. Any help on rough EQ settings that I should boost or cut would be greatly appreciated (I am not sure what specific frequencies I can tweak).

My entire rig is due to recommendations from Head-Fi (with some ASR technical threads thrown in). Thanks to the board!

 

[Chastity]

First day with the M1070's. Been waiting for a Monoprice sale for a set of planar cans, and at $175 I figured the risk/reward was pretty good.

Signal chain is SMSL Sanskrit 10th Anniversary Mk2 -- Monolith Liquid Spark -- M1070. Primary headphones before these is the AKG K-701's.

Relative to the K-701's, there is SO much more "junk in the trunk" with these cans. Listening right now to the Ultra HD version of SIde 1 of Zappa's "One Size Fits All". Wow. George Duke's piano on "Po-Jama People" is just jumping out of the mix. I understand that the DAC and amp are low-end, but for around $365 total it is pretty freaking amazing what I am hearing!

I think I have an old Sansui EQ in my storage area that I am going to pull out. Any help on rough EQ settings that I should boost or cut would be greatly appreciated (I am not sure what specific frequencies I can tweak).

My entire rig is due to recommendations from Head-Fi (with some ASR technical threads thrown in). Thanks to the board!

Glad you are enjoying the M1070. At the $200 price point it's a great buy, which is around what I paid. After listening to them for a few weeks I felt there was something lacking, and I wanted more, so I got the M1570, and that had what I was missing.

 

[bebopdeluxe]

Glad you are enjoying the M1070. At the $200 price point it's a great buy, which is around what I paid. After listening to them for a few weeks I felt there was something lacking, and I wanted more, so I got the M1570, and that had what I was missing.

Thanks for the feedback. I am really trying to be price sensitive with my rig (I have learned over the years that you can ALWAYS spend more if you want to), and at $175 ($200 minus a $25 off coupon) it was right where I wanted to be. I was looking at B-Stock Sundaras for $209, but I was a little leery of buying HiFiMan B-stocks, and I have always had good success with Monoprice gear.

I guess my question for you is what makes the M1570's worth more than 2x the M1070's? The usual discount I have seen hit the 1570's is to $399, and I think that I once saw them as low as $349 - but that is still 2x the 1070's (I don't include the stupid recent $210 sale on the 1570C, as they were literally on sale at that price point for a day, they are now back-ordered for 6 months, and I really don't want closed cans). My sense is my rig (the Sanskrit and Liquid Spark) isn't so amazing that getting that extra performance over and above the 1070's isn't worth spending 2-3x to get it...but I could be wrong! My only complaint at this early stage (without a tremendous amount of experience in the headphone game) is that the 1070's could be slightly more open and airy in the mid-to-upper register. Is that what you get with the 1570's?