Monster Turbine High-Performance In-Ear Speakers
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Manufacturer: MonsterBrand: Monster
Edition: Electronics
Format: CD-ROM
Model: 127593
Publisher: Monster
Studio: Monster
Music Label: Monster
Product features:
- Low mass, wide bandwidth driver for precision response
- Black chrome all-metal housing eliminates vibration for pure sound
- Monster sound isolating eartips in multiple sizes provide a perfect fit to seal out noise
- Tangle-resistant cable design
- MicroStrand cable for extended frequency response
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Customer Review: Monster Turbines Vs ER-6
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a review of the Monster Turbine earphones. I will compare them to the ER-6 headphones that I have been using for years.
When I got the Monster Turbine Earphones, they came in a really cool box! I was not expecting headphones to come in an elaborate book-style box, but it is really cool! The packaging and the graphic design of the box and materails are very nice. Not that they have anything to do with sound quality or product durability, but they do look really good and the box is so strong it will protect the headphones well during shipping. The headphones are all metal with a nice heavy & cool feel to them. It is a great looking pair of earplug style headphones.
I must tell you first about my old headphones, the ER6. I got the ER6 about 5 years ago to totally block out all outside sounds so that I could listen to my music at a much lower volume level to protect my hearing and allow me to enjoy my music. I could actually mow the lawn with them in my ears and not hear the lawn mower, but be able to hear my music just fine! This is something that everyone should have. Standard earphones that come with MP3 players, i-pods, cellphones and other gadgets are always of the lowest quality for sound and the worst for your ears! The reason they are so bad for your ears is because they do not isolate/block all outside sounds. So you end up blasting the sound at a much higher level to compensate for the outside noises around you like the subway, traffic, crowds of people, etc. With earplug isolating headphones like the ER6 and Monster Turbines, the headphones totally seal around your ears so that the only thing you hear is your music. Thats why they are way better for your hearing because you can then lower the volume by a huge amount and still be able to enjoy the music and not hear any outside noises.
The experience I had with the ER-6 was good. I listed to music and I also used it on my DVD player, played PC games, xbox 360 games and PSP games using these ER6 headphones. Everything sounded good, but over time I noticed that I was having trouble with the sound on the left ear. I thought the wire may have broken. I figured out that it was poor product design that causes the ER6 to break easily. The ER6 almost goes entirely into your ear which means the only way to get them out is to pull on the wire and if you do that twice a day, the huge stress eventually breaks the wires. So then a few months later, the right ear started to have the same problem. When I wiggled the wire and twisted it, the sound would come back partially, but never as good as it was before. It was also awkward to have to hold the wire in a bent shape while I watched a DVD just to keep the sound good.
Another problem with the ER6 was when I wanted to walk around while listening to the headphones, the wire would cause a strange sound. Its not that bad, but a small annoyance. Also eating tough food while listening causes the tight seal on the headphones to push on your ears which can pop open the seal breifly or cause another slightly annoying sound while chewing, but not that bad. For the first month or so of wearing the ER6 daily, my ears would hurt. This is not pain from listening to music for long periods of time and its not pain from loud music.. it was just pain from my ear muscles being stretched open larger than normal from the very tight seal and very hard earplugs of the ER6.
So anyway back to the Monster Turbines! When I first tried them on, I assumed they would offer a similar experience with probably the similar problems. but I was in total shock from the difference in these 2 heaphones! I tried song after song, various action DVD's and the latest games on PC and XBox360.. and the difference is huge! Where I thought was good sound in the ER6, I was wrong! The Turbines produce such a great range of sound, that I can now hear things in my songs, movies and games that I could never hear before in my ER6's or regular speakers! The Monster Turbines add such a depth in sound quality at the high, middle and low end that all of your songs, movies and games sound better! I can now hear separation between individual instruments, voices and sound effects that were only muffles of blurry noise or muted sounds on the ER6! And the bass is so much greater that it sounds like you are in a movie theater! The only thing missing is the whole body vibration of true speaker bass in a movie theater. Other than that, these headphones are the best I have ever listened to. Movies like the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars showed the biggest difference in sound from the incredible musical score to the powerful battle scenes were all way better with the Monster Turbines. You really feel the warmth of the sounds and the weight of the deep bass. Its an amazing difference! On CD songs, it was equally amazing.. I would listen to some of my favorite songs, and it was like I was hearing them brand new for the first time. Voices have more character and definition. The separation of the instruments and sounds brings such a 3D sound depth that you feel like your inside the song. The craziest thing that happened to me is that I heard an old song that I hated before on one of my CDs, and now with the Monster Turbines, the song actually sounds good! On lesser quality speakers and headphones, that song could not perform well enough, so the highs, mid tones and lows all got muffled into a mess of sound and noise, but when listening to it on the Monster Turbines it just all made sense! The noises were actually sounds that were well beyond the high and low range of my other headphones and speakers which is why it sounded bad on those others and so good on the Turbines.
Then I listened to some MP3 songs. Wow I can now tell the difference between standard MP3/itunes compressed songs and uncompressed WAV songs! You can really hear the huge difference when a song is uncompressed. I think most people will never know with their regular headphones because the sound range is not wide enough. But with the Turbines you really hear such an incredible range of sounds that you begin to realize why uncompressed sound is the best format for all music. You begin to appreciate music and recording quality more than you ever could before. Most songs on itunes and standard quality MP3s are so heavily compressed that you miss out on a lot of great sound from your favorite songs. A lucky few like me have most of their CDs converted to WAV or low compression MP3. I made most of my CD songs into WAVs many years ago when MP3's were still new. The hevily compressed songs on itunes sound like they are recorded underwater with muffled sounds, less bass and poor highs/mid-tones compared with WAVs and CDs. Its amazing how much better they sound with the Turbines and when its from an uncompressed source.
The Monster Turbine bass is not like any bass I have heard before in a headphone. Usually the bass on other headphones is flat like in the ER6. But on the Turbines, the bass has a powerful presence from the deepest punch to the softest whisper. And its always sharp and clear bass, not foggy or muffled. Its a very powerful punch!
I have to agree with Monster's marketing claim that the Turbines sound like full range, full-size speakers. The sound quality is unlike anything I have had before. There may be more expensive super high-end earplug style headphones from other companies.. but if you compare large studio headphones, ER6 earplug headphones, full range stereo speakers and MP3 player headphones Vs the Turbines, you will find the Turbines are the best. At least for me anyway.
Even at a low sound volume level, the sound quality remains excellent.
Now if you are still reading this and remember from above, I had a few complaints about the ER6.
Here is how the Turbines stacked up against the ER6's problems:
-The ER6 cord makes a sound when you walk or run. This is not a problem on the Turbines!
-The ER6 cord breaks easily at the eartips where you pull the earplug out of your ear... This is not a problem on the Turbines because its a large and easy piece of metal to remove from your ear and the eartips are so soft that it comes off easy. Also the Turbines wires are of a way higher quality which makes them much much stronger and resistant to wear&tear from normal use. The Turbines wires are also thicker and not cheap looking like the new ER6.
-The ER6 hurts your ears for the first month from its large size and hard plastic. This is not a problem with the Turbines! The Turbines never hurt my ears and have much softer ear tips.
-The ER6 makes a popping sound when chewing food. This is not a problem for the Turbines because of the softer seal and smaller size tip.
-The ER6 wire gets constantly tangled. This is less of a problem for the Turbines since it is a thicker and stronger wire.
That said, I have only 3 complaints about the Turbines:
--The cord length is just short enough to not reach my head from my computer on the floor. If they could add maybe 1 more foot of cord length it would be perfect. For now I will just use a headphone wire extension.
--The included eartips are not as good as the ER6 for totally blocking outside sounds & noises. This could be considered a good thing if you are doing something dangerous like listening to your headphones while walking in a city/accross intersections... But I would like to see Monster build an eartip for the turbines that would form a perfect isolation seal like the ER6 for people who need to block out all sounds. You could always switch to the other eartips for city walking.
--The included pocket case for the Turbines has 4 very large gaps/holes on the sides that allow pocket lint, dust and dirt to get in. This is a very poor case design for such amazing headphones. The ER6 comes with a zippered pocket pouch that protects the headphones way better than the Turbine pouch. This should be fixed right away if you want to keep your Turbines in excellent condition longer.
So other than those 3 minor problems, the Monster Turbines are an incredible pair of earplug headphones with the power of full range speakers!
These are the best headphones I have ever had.
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What Critics Are Saying About Monster Turbine"Looks like Monster is doing more than just diversifying itself: It is serious about being a player in the headphone market." --David Worthington, Technologizer "We got a chance to try them out for ourselves and they are indeed very powerful and with an amazing amount of clarity for in-ear headphones...from the time we've spent so far with them - they're worth every penny." --Helena Stone, Chip Chick "Monster's Turbine in-ear headphone delivers excellent sound quality, with strong bass; robust, all metal construction; handsome carry case." --Steve Guttenberg, CNET.com "Monster hit their mark with the Turbines and listeners, both casual and discerning, will be satisfied with both their quality and value." --Sal Cangeloso, Geek.com "All in all, the Turbines are a nice entry into the in-ear headphone arena by Monster, and fantastic sound quality for the price?just make sure your music lives up to their high standards." --Benny Goldman, Gizmodo.com "?big sound, good bass, and comfort that you?d expect from full size high-end speakers." --Richard M. Sherwin, ElectronicHouse.com "How do they sound? In a word, fantastic." --Aric Annear, End User "At last, killer ear buds!" --Tommy Shaw, Styx "When paired with any of my portable devices (or non-portable ones for that matter) the Turbines sounded great. As promised, they deliver better bass than almost any other product at the price level, balanced out by solid mids and pretty clear highs. If volume is an issue for you, don?t worry, the Turbines can get quite loud without distortion, a feat that many in-ear headphones cannot accomplish." --- Sal Cangeloso, geek.com "... let?s do talk about sound. It?s stellar. Monster calls these ?in-ear speakers? instead of ?in-ear headphones? because they feel the sound is that good, and it?s not far from that. The audio is clear and full with impressive (but not muddy) bass for both music and games; sometimes annoyingly so, but that?s my own fault. Remember when you thought a 128 kbps bit rate was fine for your MP3s? You?re going to be paying for that with these headphones, because you?ll definitely hear all of the imperfections. It?s a fair trade-off, though, because you?ll also hear bits of your music that are lost on cheaper headphones."- Kirk Hiner, appletell.com The Turbine Pros are surely the best ear-bud-type headphones I've heard and ones I could be happy with for years to come. The Turbines are stylish, perform strongly across the board, are comfortable and built to last.- Todd Whitesel, Audio Video Revolution
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