[Stoaty]

So I have given them a couple of hours now. 
 
Been listening to:
 
Ludovico Einaudi- Experience, Underwood. 
 
Progressive house Audiophile- Vol. 4
 
Khalid- Location, Saved
 
Listening through:
 
Jotunheim
 
Byerdynamic A20
 
XDuo XD-05 connected to my Galaxay S7
 
Comparing to:
 
Beyerdynamic T1
 
Sennheiser HD800
 
AKG K7XX
 
Build quality I think is solid if a little unrefined. The way the headphones spin off at all angles gets a bit annoying. Cable I find too short and the connectors are pants. 
 
Saying that for $300 I wasn't expecting much. 
 
Sound quality I am pretty impressed with given the price point. I agree with Ggroch they are a little bright but given chance they might settle down. Base is punchy and Mids are good to my ears. Sound stage is average. 
 
They will need a bit more listening too before I am screaming their praises. 
 
All told I am happy with the purchase so far. 
 
If you are comparing to headphones in the same price point these are streets ahead. 

 

[TWerk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlWaIDITScI
 
DMS3 Review

 

[cskippy]

@Stoaty If after burn in, you're still unhappy with the brightness try the Audeze Leather Free Pads from BH Photo.  Glad you're liking them so far!

 

[Libertad]

Getting mine in a few days ill be paring it with a Chord Mojo can't wait!

 

[vccasanova]

Does anyone know how to tell which side is left and right on the headphone? I'm not seeing any markings.

 

[m3t4lm4n222]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlWaIDITScI
 
DMS3 Review

Makes me really happy I jumped on buying them before they sold out. My body is ready!

 

[TWerk]

  Makes me really happy I jumped on buying them before they sold out. My body is ready!

 
Yeah, I'm glad I went for them also, even though I was at first going to wait till more reviews came in.
 
No doubt they are in high demand.

 

[Kazekeil]

M1060s in tomorrow, HD800 in Friday. Two enter, only one can remain. Fun weekend for me. Won't really be directly comparing them but I'll only be keeping one pair.

 

[PaddyPat]

angle of the pads 

 

[SerenaxD]

Created a product page for these in anticipation of the reviews that might come - 
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/monoprice-monolith-m1060-planar-headphones 

 

[RMac]

For those having issues with the cable connectors, is it also not an option to kind of put tape around them?
 
I know that's not an actual solution, more of a literal bandaid, but what I'm also prying at here is that it sounds like that could be a potential workaround.
 
Something about that DMS3 kid annoys me.  Sorry if you're reading man.  (I'm probably just jealous he gets his hands on all this gear) I appreciate the reviews hahah
 
Excited to hear extensive LCD-2 (fazor and non-fazor) vs. M1060 impressions and impressions with Chord Mojo.

 

[tuan2195]

  Day 2:
 
I ran these through my Bottlehead Crack instead of my solid state amp last night and was really pleased with how much better they sound. Big and full with deep bass and more present highs. Headspace is larger however these cans have a strong left/right center presentation and imaging is really poor but is more forward today than yesterday. The soundstage is pretty small and doesn't really reach beyond the ears. Upon inspection of the  driver its apparent its basically closed and does not allow of front to back air movement so I see why.
 

How;s your impression of driving them with the Crack? I want to grab one right now as it's on sale, but I've heard OTL tube amps do not pair so well with planars. Thanks!

 

[Povell42]

  I received my M1060 today with connector issues on the left. Looking at the connector closely, it's coaxial with the center receptacle being a clasp. Gently using the tip of a small paper clip (or x-acto knife) to push the edges of the clasp closer together fixed the issue. No more dropouts no matter how much I wiggle the connector.
I'm on the fence about returning it, no idea how robust this connector will be in the long run.

So, my right cup connection is cutting in and out.  

 In fact it actually makes my fulla 2 lose signal and starts playing audio through my motherboard sound.  I swapped the left right plug and it is now doing it on the left side....so pretty sure it is the cable.   But, I don't have any mmcx cables to swap it with.

 
 
I discovered it by letting someone else wear them and they were wearing a big jacket which when they moved it put pressure on the connection and it cut out. Now i discovered if I bend the cable right next to the right connection it cuts out. 
The weird part is I still receive some audio but but a voice or instruments stop playing in the right cup.
 
I am not quite sure what you did to fix it? Any one else fix it too?

 

[Marlowe]

  Something about that DMS3 kid annoys me.  Sorry if you're reading man.  (I'm probably just jealous he gets his hands on all this gear) I appreciate the reviews hahah

I really like his reviews, but I could live without the earlobe accessories (but I'm probably more than twice his age). He gives useful and succinct takes on gear. He's done before Z has finished showing off all the gear he's using just to test the item being reviewed and after 15 or 20 minutes he might spend 30 seconds telling you how it sounded.

 

[luvmusik]

@cskippy
 
How many hours of burn in playing are needed for the M1060 please ?