Thieaudio Monarch Mk3: The New King? 

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People complained MKII was too boring so MKIII had to be “more exciting” 😭

He didn't ask me to buzz off again

Please keep updating your ranking list 😢

Make more videos on unobtainaium. There is way too much saturation of reviewers talking about the same value picks with the same opinions, but almost no one to trust at the high end.

Finally after the release of mk 3 I can afford mk 1

Regarding comfort & fit many users would prefer the Mk3 over the Mk2 as ThieAudio has improved the shell curves on the current iteration for better ear ergonomics.

Love everything you do man, you have changed my life by reading your recommendations

The first time you said you were in Chinatown I was so excited to go to nyc to see your shop.

MMK3 is a straight up upgrade to MMK2. Better everything except mids, which is similar to MMK2. In my opinion, it's the best overall IEM under 1,000 USD brand new. Other IEMs might do some things better but it's just the best in general. I've listened to IEMs that costs 3-9x more than the MMK3 and some do sound better, but not thousands of dollars better. The summit-fi IEMs are mostly just more refined, smoother, and/or more detailed compared to MMK3, not that the MMK3 is harsh or not detailed.

I own both the mk2 and mk3 and I agree pretty wholly with everything in this video. I still prefer the mk2 but I use both regularly as the mk3 is similar with just more spice. My only real complaint about it is that sometimes the s sounds can sound a bit spicy from the increased treble but it’s an incredible IEM

I had the MK2 that got accidentally swapped for a new set of MK3's when I sent them in for repair. Decided to keep the MK3's and I prefer them most of the time. Whenever I find myself missing the MK2's, I have an EQ profile to bring them close to that.

It's definitely not the most natural sound, but I enjoy the mk3 more for electronic music.

The Monarch MK3 with the Chord Mojo (that has a more Mid focused sound) balances the IEM perfectly and sounds simply addicting

I've got a very good deal on the Mk3 a couple of months ago as a "spicy" complement to my Hisenior Mega5 EST. The Mk2 makes little sense in my case since the Mega5 EST is rather close to it in sound signature and costs about half the price. Btw, luckily I don't have small ears and the Mk3 feels _very_ comfortable (I use Spinfit 100+ tips on both the Mega5 EST and the Monarch Mk3). These IEM's do depend a lot on the DAC/amp pairing - I found out that the Monarch Mk3 pairs very well with the Questyle M15i dongle (a very good Delta-Sigma DAC with current mode amplification) and the Mega5 EST, on its turn, with the Cayin RU7 dongle (a resistor-ladder 1-bit DAC with all-to-DSD conversion in the digital stage). Swap these and both sound weirder, especially in the Monarch Mk3's case - the bass starts losing control and the treble gets harsher than it should.

imo if you’re spending a lot of money you want something more exciting. I certainly do, and I really like my mk3. I haven’t heard the mk2 but I suspect it would leave me wanting.

I tried the Mk3 today and it is tonality-wise the best sounding IEM I have listened to so far, there was nothing I disliked about it.

I personally love the excitement of the MK3.

I love my MK3 but it does get fatiguing or overwhelming in certain genres! Wish I could get to Singapore to try the MK2 one day! Also just curious, why Prestige over Prestige LTD on the store?

I'm curious to see a video on budget picks, not necessarily only by you but also by your team and what their thoughts are on some of the community's and their picks of that segment. Would be interesting to see their takes on the delci and the e20

How about prestige LTD?

Why not update the ranking list anymore?

THIEAUDIO ORIGIN REVIEW WHEN!???!???

How's the Oracle Mk.III?

Monarch MK 3 is far superior for gaming which I do appreciate.

Thieaudio Origin next? Really curious about the BC implementation. I asked Thieaudio about it and they said the mids of the Origin resembles that of the Mk ii.

requesting kiwi ears cadenza measurments

U guys have prestige ltd and oracle mk3?

Now that i got my bro his first KA13 (He has latest F/W, but iOS support for Fiio is still weak) maybe have to ask him to the Hangout and test with me more IEM there (he is on iPhone 15) I just use a simple Fiio KA17 (Yes on latest F/W) with FD15 on 4.4 Bal, on Nothing Phone 2a (with Dirac OFF). Sounds good (I mostly test on FLAC) for now. A Good video and straight to point, and customer always needs to hear Both sides of the story. Peace :-)

Slightly better detail is probably because the MKIII seems to have better treble extension than the MKII.

Enjoying my Hype 4 which are pretty darn close to the Monarch Mk III. I would even call the Hype 4 “Monarch Mk III Lite”. And I may even go as far as saying that the Hype 4 are basically a non-V-shaped version of the Mk III. Yeah, the Hype 4 is that good imo.

Love my Monarch MK3, though, I suspect my new (when it arrives) Aful Cantor will edge it out of my favourite "King of" IEM.

I still enjoy my MEST MK2 (bought it at S$1400) although i think for S$800 you can get good ones or even better ones now

I wanna get this but their new Thieaudio Origin with BC is really whispering to me

I was considering taking a vacation to visit the hangout, but it’s a 27h flight for me one way. Guess it’s not gonna happen anytime soon.

The semi custom molded designs just doesn’t fit me well, so the mk2 are the only thieaudios that isn’t painful to wear. Luckily I love its tuning aswell.

Plssss review the samsung buds3 pro and compare them to sony wf1000xm5 and bose qc ultra

Do you like the mk2 the best for under 1200$? Is divinity v16 worth the extra money? What's from your store is the absolute best? Please

Did you try prestidge Ltd?

Funny how crin said he was never going to do iem reviews ever again and we then get this.

So yeah ,my ear suddenly thie target bass and treble high cause I want it now 😂.

Crin can you try out the meze alba? Heard a lot of good things from a lot of reviewers and I would like to know what you think of it

I love my mmk3 but the bass is a bit loose. Quantity is good but i wish it were a bit tighter and punchier. Treble is good for me but I like the treble of the mest mk2 more.

vs the Hype 10?

Can you not eq the mk3 to sound more like a mark 2. The driver configuration is largely the same so it shouldnt be too far off with some eq'ing.

Review the 7th acoustic supernova plsssss

Elysian pilgrim reviews when

this dude now has another channel? lol

Hey Crin, how come you gave 3 stars to the Zetian Wu and never made a video about it? D:

yes.

How do you describe the Tonality?

3:11 "I" is missing. lol

omg yes

Thanks for this but the mk3 does not cost $8000 dude

Neither even get close to touching the Prestige Ltd. Monarch this/Monarch that... meh at best.

bro is like a year late with this review still a nice video ofcorse

danggggg never been so early.

Uh... I'd rather spend that money on quality Pho. Thanks though?

Same as me, oracle 1 is the best then the others sibling..hmm monarch?..not my taste sory...I'd prefered sumthin' like abravo ra-c-cu sorta..n all this cheapo2..Naa .ha4..Peace!

What?

More simplier answer: just buy the dusk

nuh uh

I wish I liked this iem. It improved the bass over Mk2s really weak bass but still is pretty meh to me. I don't like the increased treble. Though the ever slightly less upper mids was for sure an improvement.

Wazzap crin... How about review Thieaudio Prestige LTD or the OG one, could it be a new S Tier ranking? Love to heard you reviewing it🥹🫶🏻

Mk3 is definetley a bit too much, Definitely not natural.