Koss UR20 vs Monoprice Monolith M565

The Koss UR20 was loved by reviewers at headphonesaddict.com, a trustworthy source that performs objective hands-on testing. It did great in their "8 Best Headphones under $20 (2023) - Surprisingly Good" roundup - in fact, they named it their "Ranked 1 out of 8". That, by itself, points toward it being a noteworthy Over-Ear Headphone.

As for the Monoprice Monolith M565 - SoundGuys, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Monoprice Monolith M565 review roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We tried doing a direct Koss UR20 vs. Monoprice Monolith M565 review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Koss UR20 most impressed the reviewers at Rtings, who gave it a score of 5.2, whereas the Monoprice Monolith M565 did best in its SoundGuys review - it scored 8.9 points.

Finally, we compared them to other Over-Ear Headphones and found that the Monoprice Monolith M565, on average, got reviewed considerably better than most of its competitors - it earned a review average of 8.9 points, compared to the 7.5 out of 10 overall rating of Over-Ear Headphones in general, whereas the Koss UR20 performed worse than the majority of its competitors, with an average of only 4.6.