I bought these as a Christmas present to myself and am very pleased with them. They have a very smooth and non-fatiguing sound that lets me listen for hours. No obvious response peaks or dips and they provide clean deep bass when called for - not exaggerated or fat. Some people have commented that they do not clamp your head hard enough. I suppose it depends on the wearer but I find these to clamp just right and have not had any problems with them falling off or shifting. I have several other pair of phones that clamp much more aggressively and are not as comfortable to use as the M1070. Recommended.

Amazing sound - I am very happy with them

crisp, raw, immersive. see title for thoughts on why i didn't dock a star for clamp issues

Great sound, clear and precise. No weird peaks or drops across the frequency range. I would recommend these to anyone looking an excellent sounding headphone. BUT - as they come out of the box they are not wearable. The clamping force is way to weak. The only way to fix this is to bend, yes I did say bend the metal part of the headband. Yes it is that soft. And that is the problem. The head band will continue to bend as you adjust them to fit. Other than that I would recommend these without hesitation. your review here. It must be at least 10 characters long. Consider whether you would recommend this product and what you like or dislike about it.

I’ve tried the following: DT 1990, Sundara, Aeon X, Philips X2, 58x, and Philips SHP 9500.

These M1070 sound better then all the above. However the DT 1990 (because this is their purpose imo), has pretty incredible detail due to its high treble, but they are way too analytical to the point I can only see them being used in a studio or sound mixing. I could never enjoy the 1990s because they felt like every song I tried to listen to, I was trying to find every imperfection with the song (which I did) instead of just trying to enjoy the music. The Aeon X Open were really good too, but sounded more like closed back headphones which I’m not a fan of, but were very comfortable and lightweight. The Aeon X were not as good for gaming in terms of locating footsteps as well as the DT 1990s and M1070.

The M1070 work great with every genre and also has amazing detail, although the detail isn’t quite in your face like the DT 1990s (which is a good thing to me), but still easy to hear. These like the DT 1990s, are also pretty great at gaming. Footsteps are easy to detect even from far away to the point where the M1070 and DT 1990s could be considered cheating at times.

Now for the bad...this headphone could have been end game but the headband, metal and yokes are really bad. The quality and comfort are not there at all. The metal that attaches to the yokes bend and move around very easily, not a lot of clamp force which is good and bad, and the headband foam is not enough and has a pleather headband. On top of that the headband is pretty hard to change.

Truthfully I broke my first pair and ordered another pair right after, except this time through Amazon. The pins/screws that go into the actual drivers and holds them into the yokes, does not have a fitting so you can’t unscrew them. I couldn’t believe it, which caused me to take apart the headphone more than I should have and caused me to break them. I just couldn’t believe they would use a screw that:

1. Is hard to remove regardless of the screw, due to the limited space
2. Requires the tiniest pliers in the world to remove or maybe even a drill bit

If they could improve the headband this headphone could be lighter and more comfortable, or simply change the screws so I can easily swap out and put my own headband on.

With all this said I highly recommend these headphones, although the headband might be an issue I was able to get around this by putting a piece of extra foam underneath the headband. This improved the comfort at least, allowing me to wear them for hours. Also note the position of the headband (due to the weight of these headphones) is pretty important. If I had it too far back I could feel it my neck depending on how I was sitting, but once I would adjust them I felt fine and wore them for 6 hours straight.

Finally you can sometimes find these for $350 on Monoprice website, which then competes with Hifiman Sundara. The Sundara's were nice but they sounded too airy, I can’t put my finger on it but something felt off when listening, almost like I was in a very detailed concert. The detail on Sundara’s were great, although bass was lacking a bit. The clamp force on the Sundara’s was also so strong, that it would hurt my jaw only after a few hours.

Even with its headband flaws I still love the M1070.

Monoprice if you read this please on the next iteration let me easily change the headband or simply improve it. I know they’re had to be budgets cuts somewhere for these to sound as amazing as they do at this price, but just change the screws and I’ll be happy.

These are a bit different from their 1060 open back planar headphones which I also have. I’m running them through a Monoprice Liquid Spark headphone amplifier.

The 1070 did not sound as good as the 1060 initially. I tried switching from the vinyl to the velour ear cups, but with those it sounded worse to me. I honestly set them aside for a few weeks, thinking I’d made a mistake buying them. I went back to my 1060. I almost returned them, but decided to put the vinyl cups back on, and gave them another chance. As I put the hours in on them, they began to improve noticeably. They need more power than the 1060 to sound good; I run them often at 60-70% volume compared to usually less than 50% for the 1060. I now use them exclusively. Better bottom to midrange, and a more even and overall balance to the sound. They need at least 20-25 hours of use to break in though, and they are heavy which causes fatigue after a couple hours. Still, they’re a great value for the money.

Huge package, and fast.

I've had the 1060 and 1060c... the 1070 is a clear upgrade over both.

There isn't much mention of these headphones around yet, but there should be. It would be nice to see some frequency response graphs to verify what I'm hearing. It's clean, has a good soundstage, and doesn't sound overly peaky in any area.

Running these off the Monoprice THX amp and Topping DX7s is a stellar combo.

All I can say is WOOOOW.
I AM AN AUDIOPHILE AND LOVVEE THESE. CANS WORTH EVERY PENNY. BETTER WHEN YOU GIVE THEM PURE POWER!!!

This is best Monoprice headphones I have heard. I have owned the M1060, M570, Monoprice Electrostatics and M650.. I like the M570's, as well ,.but the M1070 's just have more body and sound is bigger.. I It is in my top 8 headphone.s. Sounds like the Audeze LCD-2.