Monolith M570 Over Ear Open Back Planar Magnetic Driver Headphone With A Plush, Padded Headband And
Monolith M570 Over Ear Open Back Planar Magnetic Driver Headphone with a Plush, Padded Headband and Earcups
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- Features a 97x76mm Planar magnetic driver enclosed in an gorgeous wood, open back housing.
- With a plush, padded headband and earcups for comfortable listening over an extended period.
- With an extended soundstage, lush, rich sound, and excellent build quality.
- The Monolith M570 brings a massive price to performance ratio to the headphone market.
- Zebra wood wood type.
Brand : Monoprice
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Over-Ear Headphones
Rating : 4.2
ListPrice : US $219.45
Price : US $188.7
Review Count : 134
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Monolith M570 Over Ear Open Back Planar Magnetic Driver Headphone with a Plush, Padded Headband and Earcups
- I got the Monolith M570 when they were on sale for about $199. It\'s a good headphone at that price but I would have to really want it if I had to pay more. At the its $299 regular price I\'d more be more likely to pay another $50 to get the Hifiman Sundara. The M570 are not a bad set of headphones, I just think that under $200 us where they deliver really good value.What you get in the box are the headphones, a cable terminating in a 3.5mm plug (headphone side is dual 2.5mm mono), a 3.5mm to 6.35mm adapter, and a carrying case. The cable is decent but I upgraded to a cable with 4.4mm balanced plug because my DAC and headphone amp have balanced connections.The headphones seem well built with good quality materials. Nothing makes me think they won\'t last for a long time. The angled earpads have a smooth microfiber fabric on the side that touches your face and perforated faux leather elsewhere. These earpads feel very nice with soft foam inside. The top of the headband is wrapped in synthetic leather and the piece that touches the top of your head is also perforated. The rest of the headband and the brackets that hold the driver housings are mostly metal. There are detents in the headband\'s slider mechanism to help set the correct size when worn. The housing of the drivers are made from zebrawood and stained dark. I might have preferred a lighter stain that further emphasized the wood grain but they look nice enough as is. Since these are open back headphones there are also metal grills on the housing.The wood is mostly nicely finished but mine have some slight blemishes, not noticeable at a distance but are easy to spot when inspecting the wood. The grills look good but are somewhat sharp. Not razor sharp but enough to be uncomfortable when you run your fingers across the grills. These are only minor imperfections however and would not turn me off of the M570.These headphones can sit comfortably on the head and have just the right amount of clamping force. But they are heavy at about 500g so some might not like them for long listening sessions. For my own comfort I modded the headband with a leather suspension strap.Soundwise, the M570 have good sub-bass extension with some bass emphasis peaking around 40Hz. The low mids and mids seem full with a small peak between 700-850Hz. There is a dip between 1500-2500Hz before rising to a peak at around 3000Hz. There is also a little treble valley between 4000-6000Hz which isn\'t as deep as the dip in the upper mids. It does keep the M570 from being characterized as bright even though there\'re peaks between 8000-10,000Hz. I don\'t consider these a bass-head set but they do bass very well. There\'s bass emphasis but no boominess or looseness.The M570\'s sound signature is not flat nor neutral but is reasonably balanced. Bass has impact but isn\'t muddy. Mids are full but not forward. Treble has clarity and sharpness but isn\'t sibilant or piercing. The defining characteristics are in the bass and mids. The tuning seems unique so whether you like it or not comes down to personal preference. But the M570 can be EQ\'ed, I use EqualizerAPO when it suits the music. If you don\'t like EQ but don\'t exclusively use only one pair of headphones, the M570 can be a good complement to the Sennheiser HD 560S.With regards to power requirements, the M570 are not very sensitve if looking at the specs but they aren\'t too hard to drive. I can listen to these on my Xperia XZ with the media volume about 5 steps down from maximum. In comparison, the HD560S are one click lower and the Philips Fidelio X2HR are another click down. On my FiiO M11, when using the M570 my volume will be anywhere from 56-70 (out of 120) depending on how loud the music actually is. Yes, these need the most power of my headphones but not really by a lot. I do tend to listen at reasonable volume levels. Those who really want loud might prefer to have dedicated headphone amps. I have the iFi Zen Can at my desk and at 6dB gain setting my volume will be somewhere between 11:00 and 3:00 on the volume knob. Feeding this amp my Windows volume and my DAC volume are not maxed out.I bought the Monolith M570 when they were on sale below $200 because I was interested to try a pair of planar magnetic headphones. At the price I paid for these they do well as a complement my other headphones. I like the look of them and the build quality and materials are quite good. I do enjoy using the M570, I would call them a fun set of headphones. I like having several different headphones that I can pick among to best suit the music or just to experience the music I like in a different way. These definitely have a place in my headphone arsenal. For those who simply want one headphone, I think someone looking for a thick, rich, full, lush sound might enjoy the M570.
- Let\'s start out with me stating that I did a lot research between the Sendy Aiva, Sivga P-ii, and Linsoul Blon B20. I really wanted the Linsoul, mainly because I have a pair of T2 Pro IEMs and I like them. It was a company I trusted, but I quickly realized that I would be waiting weeks for the headphones to arrive from China. So I looked at the rest of the lineup and \"clones\". I read all the forums and reviews, they all had one thing in common, Aiva\'s were the best and the Pii was next. But why? I noticed the grills, Pii cloned the Aiva\'s perfectly, what made it so different than the M570. It is the restriction of air! I luckily had some past knowledge with my Hifiman\'s HE-35x, sure, those are not the best, but they got me into the over-the-ear game. The HE-35x was upgraded with a filter from the previous model. This is important, because I looked at pictures of the box of the Pii and noticed they had a part break down of the headphones, how convenient! I noticed the M570 was missing something...a filter. Go figure, so I kind of sacrificed my HE-35x\'s filter and placed them in the back of the cups of my M570, super easy to do. Also, before you get mad, I was able to put back my HE-35x\'s and they still work and sound fine even without the filter. So why do this? I did hear the super high pitch vocals and way too airy or artificial soundstage. It gets rid of those and smooths it out to a headphone I can\'t put down. (Note, filter = some thing piece of felt padding that was between the earpads and drivers).Like others, I unboxed these beasts and fell in love with just the build. They are a bit hefty, but man are they really well built. I\'ve worn them for hours while playing games and listening to music, I haven\'t had any problems. Transitioning to the ear cups/pads, I don\'t think you need to replace them with the Sendy Aiva\'s, I like the originals. They don\'t make me sweat and they are super comfortable. I still have the sound stage, so I\'m not really sure of the problem that everyone makes them out to be.With the filter mod, the sound stage is less, but I\'m used to that and like that. Honestly, it sounds like I\'m listening to my Vienna Acoustic speakers or Fiio FA7 IEM\'s. I have listened to tracks that have directional sounds, and wow do these impress, I guess that\'s the benefit of the planar technology. They are fast and accurate. I\'ve been playing The Last of Us 2 on PS4 with a Fiio optical converter to RCA connected to my Drop THX 789 amp, I can\'t believe how good these sound. Mind you, the sound stage sounds fine to me, but I\'m not sure what some audiophiles are looking for. It\'s good enough for me when things sound like they are around me in different directions. It\'s no 5.1 or surround sound feel, but you do feel like you are front and center, or sometimes standing in the middle of the band. I think some people are looking for the auditorium sound, I rather just listen to my stereo bookshelf speakers for that.Other modification, I downloaded Equilizer APO and PEACE gui to utilized a Sendy Aiva EQ setting I found on a github page for a lot of different headphones. They are super clean now, I mean really clean. I find myself just sitting at my desk just listening to tracks over and over finding the details. Kind of neat. These are definitely different and fun. Also, one quick \"mod\", or note, I found that the headphones do sound a little better if you have them positioned correctly on your head and ears. For the ear pads, I make sure my ears are floating in the middle on the vertical position, for horizontal, I have the back of my ears just touching the very back of the ear pads. So the planars and ear pads are positioned more toward the front of my head. At this point, I like to tilt the top headrest half an inch forward or so. This gives it a little angle, seems to be the best resting and sounding position for me. I say, play around and see what works for you.The final quest or soap box note, is the amp. I noticed people saying they hear super high pitch sounds or not enough bass. The filter took care of the high pitch vocals and the shrills. However, I started on a Topping NX4 headphone dac/amp, it was clean and the bass was booming, but the mids were lacking. I was like, oh no, I need more mids...but these will still do. But of course as I kept falling down this rabbit hole, I noticed a reviewer Zeos and other people recommended the Drop THX 789 amp. Which mind you, he reviewed these headphones on that amp. This is a big deal, cause when I received the amp, I realized why. That amp is a neutral amp, meaning the low end bass isn\'t booming, but it comes through clean and when needed. The mids are now prominent and the highs are breath taking. I paired this with a cheap Aimpire AD10 clone of the Topping D10, something I got from Amazon Warehouse for $30 a while back and couldn\'t say no. This setup is definitely amazing. If I want boomy bass, I\'ll switch back to the Topping NX4. Otherwise, the filter, EQ and the new AMP is my favorite. Instruments and Vocals are definitely something to write home about. That\'s not all, it really immerses me in my games I\'ve played and music. So last thing to note, the amp is defintely important, in fact they sound amazing and different on my Marantz PM6006, with good bass, decent mids, and great highs. I don\'t really use that since power is a premium where I live, so I like the lower wattage desktop amps. Plus, the Marantz is way better with the Bookshelf speakers than anything else, but that\'s a different story.If you want fun headphones, these are it. I\'m not expert by any means, I just like a good clean sound. I do know some people have some vibration issue with these headphones from all brands, except the Sendy\'s...just a tip, some people say the 4 screws behind the earpads maybe too tight or not tight enough. I made sure mine were tight, but not too tight. Seriously you\'ll enjoy these headphones, don\'t let the negative reviews throw you off.
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