Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) vs Focal Elear

The Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely SoundGuys and Wirecutter. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 5" and "Ranked 1 out of 4" awards from SoundGuys and Wirecutter, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

As for the Focal Elear, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Headphone Review, Headfonics, Head-fi, and Rtings enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We also performed a thorough Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) vs. Focal Elear review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Closed-Back Headphones, including Head-fi, preferred the Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) over the Focal Elear.

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) turned out to be most loved by Head-fi, which gave it a score of 9, whereas the Focal Elear got its highest, 9, rating from reviewers at Headphone Review.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) earned an average review score of 9.0 out of 10 points and the Focal Elear received an average of 7.7, compared to the 7.4 average of Closed-Back Headphones in general.