[HeadQuest]

Hi head-fiers,
 
I was doing some web-searches about a R'n'B artist and landed in a chinese R'n'B forum. In its "general chat" forum i stumble upon a thread that included the image below. Besides saying that some units maybe leaked in the grey market, there wasn't more information about them. Do someone know anything about them?
 

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[Armaegis]

Kinda sorta looks like an electrostat... or a Cylon.

 

[REB]

Looks like the ankle bracelet they put on paroled convicts

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[maverickronin]

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Kinda sorta looks like an electrostat... or a Cylon.

Cylon electrostats!
 
Put an red LED chaser light on the headband and then flip it down over your eyes like a visor!
 
I like the looks, though I doubt its real since that's not a very good render.

 

[Anaxilus]

Durability looks great.  Looks heavy though.  Monster should make it an Ortho.  Monster would never make an electrostat.  Doesn't match the signature preference of the brand or the market target since stat buyers need a specific amp as well.  That shrinks your market potential.  

 

[maverickronin]

Yeah that makes sense.  Way different sound sig.  An ortho could give them the same credibility in the full size market that they have in the IEM market.  I doubt they'd use an unconventional technology like an ortho though.  All their IEMs are dynamic.  No BA drivers.

 

[kingtz]

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Looks like the ankle bracelet they put on paroled convicts

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They're appealing to their demographic.

 

[Anaxilus]

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Yeah that makes sense.  Way different sound sig.  An ortho could give them the same credibility in the full size market that they have in the IEM market.  I doubt they'd use an unconventional technology like an ortho though.  All their IEMs are dynamic.  No BA drivers.

Well they had a reason for not using BA drivers.  It goes beyond their published response to that question.  It had more to do with technical limitations within their signature preference and targeted market.  I'll leave it at that.  I bet they are dynamics as well due to logistical and economic considerations.  Though I agree a quality Ortho would skyrocket Monster's credibility in audiophile circles as you said.    
 
"Life is too short to listen to bad headphones."  

 

[zero7525]

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They're appealing to their demographic.

Made my day

 

[wortwortwort]

Those are hideous. 
 
That is all.

 

[giedrys]

No offense, but "Chinese R'n'b forum" sounds almost as weird as these headphones look.

Do they both really exist?

 

[EYEdROP]

It looks fake, you can see the aliasing along the edges of the image and the red on the headband can be done with Microsoft Paint ®. Also, look at the texture of the earpads.

 

[BlutoSlice]

I think they are one of the prototypes for the Yao Ming / Monster colaboration headphone.  Whether or not they will be produced is unkown allthough I hope they are.
 
...Beats by Ming ?

 

[SoSpecial]

I kinda like it, much better then that Vmoda crap.