Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) vs Monoprice Monolith M565

The Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) has managed to impress reviewers from some of the most highly trusted sources on the internet, including SoundGuys and Wirecutter. It performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups - it was awarded the "Ranked 1 out of 5" title by SoundGuys and "Ranked 1 out of 4" by Wirecutter in their respective Over-Ear Headphone roundups. That's high praise, especially when coming from such high-quality sources.

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 Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) 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 Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) most impressed the reviewers at Head-fi, who gave it a score of 9, whereas the Monoprice Monolith M565 did best in its SoundGuys review - it scored 8.9 points.

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 Monoprice Monolith M565 received an average of 8.9, compared to the 7.5 average of Over-Ear Headphones in general.