Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) vs HiFiMan HE-560 (2014)

The Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) got praised by SoundGuys and Wirecutter - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Ranked 1 out of 5" title from SoundGuys and "Ranked 1 out of 4" from Wirecutter in their respective Open-Back Headphone roundups.

As for the HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) - Head-fi, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its HiFiMAN HE-560 roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We also performed a thorough Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) vs. HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Open-Back Headphones, including Head-fi, preferred the Monoprice Monolith M565C (2018) over the HiFiMan HE-560 (2014).

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 HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) got its highest, 8.8, rating from reviewers at Head-fi.

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 HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) received an average of 8.8, compared to the 7.8 average of Open-Back Headphones in general.