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I think their main criteria were people who had other iem's they could compare them to and lived in the US. Its a pretty good marketing idea, and quite frankly (as I've stated before) I wish all companies would move into dynamic drivers. The only real downside I can tell from dynamics are the fit problems (because for some odd reason the nozzle's have to be larger than even the UE nozzles. And if you look at the turbines/IE8's they both have the same size. I think this is a design limitation that may have put people off initially because there are a good number of customers who can't get a good seal with these headphones (Then again this was before Comply Tips etcc..) I've been using a mod for the turbines and I'm still trying my best to get a decent fit (That I can achieve easily) with the IE8's. I've actually been using the Triple Flanges that came with the Monsters with the IE8's and it works quite well, I just wished there was a pair of tips from Senn that would work with the IE8. It seems like most IE8 users have resorted to the comply tips, and quite frankly with what I've heard from the IE8, its something that I wouldnt mind trying as well. But as of right now, I wouldnt hesitate recommending the Monsters to anyone (so long as you can handle a large diameter iem). I should be done with the burn in process by this weekend (For both) and I'll be able to start comparing the headphones. In the interest of fairness, I've been doing my best to get used to the monster sound sig so I havent touched any of my other iems (xcept the senn's to just try out).
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the nozzle size is not true: look at atrio m5, the same size as the westone and shure models. however, i think dynammics receive much greater impact with the tubes/nozzle material or echo chamber. these do not have that problem that i encountered with the atrio - whether it is due to the larger nozzle openings or better internal construction i am unsure. the same i can say for the fx500 from victor and to a lesser extend, the denon c700. -- all of them have a large nozzle and they all held up to poor echo (though the denon i think had some sibilance induced by the casing).
anyway, with foamies, i find the bass overwhelming but silicon tips really hurt my ears even though the monster silicon tips offer a softer tip than any i have tried and don't directly hurt my ears as do at, sony, victor etc. my fav have been panasonic and a certain softer victor, but the new monster are even better still.
i will get a review by end of week for headfi and for monster.
i will definately say: everything is far above my expectations in sound except stage which is stunted for some reason - almost as bad as a normal armature based phone but when i use foamies, it opens up a bit but the bass is overpowering then: not mid bass boomy but too much.
the cable is not worth the price of admission. microphonic, has plastic plug head, poor strain relief and not much support for insertion. i wish it was softer - atrio pliable or similar material to the hd650 cable used in the audio technica ck10 which outside of westone is my favourite portable.
monster have a winning headset and i am glad they make a great packaging that is worth keeping, a decent case, a driver that is obviously either light weight or has some godly magic to increase its speed and decay. lovely lovely phones for sound -- not great for ergonomics
