| | |  | ICON Fine Art | Home » » Monster Miles Davis Tribute Jazz In-Ear Headphones | | | | | | | Description: | | Limited edition Miles Davis Tributes are the ultimate jazz experience headphones. Engineered and tuned for the unique acoustic tones of jazz, Tributes reproduce the live experience with amazing accuracy, making you feel like you're in the room with your favorite artists. | | | Features: | |
• Technologically advanced driver for powerful full range sound
• Special shaped housing
• 24K gold contacts
• Comes with Monster Supertip Eartips
• Limited edition.
• Model No. MH MLD IE
• Precision tuned to accurately reproduce the unique acoustic tones of jazz
• Special case that pays tribute to Miles' trumpet case
• Stunning audio homage to Miles Davis & the sonic worlds he opened
• Superb musicality that makes tracks more vivid & real
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.49 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 26 reviews |
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16 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Monster Miles Davis Tribute In-Ear HeadphonesJul 20, 2010
By BraAd
Ok so I thought it was important to provide a review of my own for these headphones because a. there are very few other reviews online for the Miles Davis Monster Turbines and b. the product really does deserve a typed out review.
First let me say that for a long time (like many others) I searched for the best pair of headphones money could buy, and these were the ones I ended up selecting. I began my search for new headphones (preferably ones that were in-ear) that provided excellent base response and to put it bluntly, sounded good. After gathering information and sampling the Beats by Dre (out and in-ear), Sony Bass Boost in-ear Headphones and the Etymotic ER6i Isolators, I was still not fully content. Eventually I arrived at the Monster Turbine Pros, and because I attempted to buy the best of the best, I leaned towards these babys. In all honesty, although I could not sample the Miles Davis Monster Turbines (pretty sure its impossible to unless a friend of yours owns them), I was too curious to let the chance of not hearing them slip by. So here's what I feel are the pros and cons for these headphones:
Pros:
- Sound quality is amazing. Ive noticed pianos and guitars especially sound extremely clear (almost like someone is playing right next to you).
- Built with a lot of sense. These headphones are not only sleek looking (gold-plated), but very durable. The cord functions to de-tangle on its own, and after about a month of using it, I cannot see any weak spots along the cord that are liable to break, tear or rip in the future.
- Ear tips are built for comfort. The rubber is "insulated" with some type of gel which conforms to the shape of the inside of your ear.
- Clarity of Bass Response. It is refreshing to hear the bass in songs actually surface correctly outside the studio with these headphones.
- The entire package that comes along with these headphones is ridiculous. Miles Davis CD's, some 20 different types of earphone tips, earphone tip spin wheel, 3 different carrying cases, etc.
- Lifetime Warranty. Pretty sure that says it all.
Cons:
- Obviously the cost. Most people are outraged at a price tag of $400 for a pair of headphones. For most of us, that's more than we paid for our i-pod or maybe even computer.
- Amount of Bass Response. Now this may prove to be very different for most of you out there, but I listen to music which calls for heavy bass (hardcore music if you must know). Still I would not say I was disappointed with the amount of bass output, but it just would have been the ultimate package if the bass was boosted a little.
So that's my review guys. I hope it was helpful in some way. I really think these headphones deserve all of the hype they get. They are pretty much everything I have ever wanted in a pair of headphones (minus my one little con of a heavier bass response). And let me just say, if you are hesitant simply because of the price tag then remember "Life is too short to listen to bad headphones", it truly does make a difference in the listening experience.
P.S. I gave it 5 stars because I dont think you can find anything better out there on the headphones market.
23 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 monster jazz soloJul 08, 2011
By ronan
after paying $300.00 For these top of the range in ear headphones less than 25 hours use. one speaker stopped working. take in to consideration the cost of postage from the u s a to australia $38 and the same to return them
AMAZON also deducted $60 for the pleasure of using them. a total cost to me of $100. and on the case it says. (life is to short for bad headphones) I Know!..
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
WonderfulnessJan 24, 2011
By StevenK
I have earphones and ear-buds from BOSE, SENNHEISER, ETYMOTIC, SHURE, and these MILES DAVIS TRIBUTES. Each of these has good qualities and are certainly worthy for your consideration - so much of listening pleasure is a subjective matter. For me, the MILES DAVIS TRIBUTES are above and beyond the others for the simple reason that I can listen at a relatively soft level and still hear all the nuances in the music. They come with a large selection of earpieces to custom fit them to your ear so that you get both sound isolation and comfort. I feel that there is something of a "burn-in" time for them to settle in to their full richness, but they are spectacular right out of the box. Close your eyes and you are there in the studio or on the stage with the musicians. The soundstage is stunningly accurate and ALL of the music is there to hear. I am hearing things in music I have listened to for years that I had not heard before. For reference purposes, when I am listening on speakers it is with BELLES electronics and MAGNAPLANER speakers. The MILES DAVIS TRIBUTES are simply wonderful. A bit pricey, but how many times have you paid less and not been satisfied after a short time listening. These are the opposite - they just keep getting richer!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Good headphonesSep 04, 2011
By Miles
Ok the headphones themself are amazing, but after 2 months of use, (everyday at the gym) they seperated, pretty much fell apart, for that much money they shouldnt just fall apart. i ended up using glue to put them back together. The sound alone is very good i wont lie about that.
9 of 12 found the following review helpful:
I can see for Miles and MilesJan 17, 2011
By Brian Wachter
"The Argosy"
I kind of shocked myself plunking down the four bills for this. Especially for a Monster product, whose marketing focus I abhor. Sound is what it is, and all kinds of hype and fancy packaging have a shallow, psychological effect. But I had an instinct about these Miles Davis earbuds. Maybe--I have to admit--I just thought the marketing was cool, like, Monster finally gets a clue. The Miles Davis Estate doesn't go around putting his name on everything. Basing the concept around the Kind of Blue record was very smart; many people haven't heard the magnificent remaster put out a few years back.
Listening to that record through these will be a treat. For now I'm listening to a range of music, including recently recorded jazz of mindblowing power and subtlety, and the Miles are up to the test. Piano is tough to reproduce for any speaker, and in acoustic music like jazz, it's like there's a perfect speaker for every instrument. The trumpet sounds shockingly real through the solid metal horn tweeters of British Tannoys. Many speakers are designed specifically for the human voice. I think the Miles reproduce piano better than anything I've ever heard, and I've been listening critically for over 30 years.
I'm not going to talk about sources or break-in, because speakers can show as much character reproducing a mediocre source as an all-Krell stack like Fabio's ridiculous setup. And as for break-in, the reality is it's mostly our minds that get "broken in" not the gear. Listening to a new transducer of any kind is challenging. Subtle cues we relied upon are lost. New information is misunderstood or not even perceived.
Headphones and earbuds are tough for me because my mind doesn't want to believe a soundfield this large or bass this deep can be coming from something so tiny and close to my ear. Also, jumping from the control booth or your living room to the inside of your ears totally wipes out what the producer and engineer had in mind for the stereo image. Loudspeaker sound waves interfere with each other, softening the pans. Stereo pans are rock-solid in buds or cans because there's zero interference, not to mention all the acoustic properties of a listening room, mainly reflections and the resulting screwed-up equalization. If engineers could record for cans their jobs wouldn't be as fantastically difficult. But we try our best to record for rooms, and we end up panning HARD to make up for interference and reflections. So this "overengineered" sound is totally abrupt when you put on your first pair of cans. It's pretty annoying to me sometimes, and I vastly prefer loudspeakers.
But over the years I'm learning there are many things cans can do that rooms can't. Buds and cans blow away loudspeakers in nuance, for instance. If your mind can get used to the bass all seeming to come from the hard right, when the piano kicks in front you're ready for a treat.
The Miles exceed in this scenario. I'm still getting used to them but already I can hear there's a lot to play with. Relaxing with the Miles, eyes closed, I can start to get that rush you get when a live soloist bursts out of the jam with something sparkling, spectacular. I'll add to this one later when I've had more time to think, and listen.
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