The Monile has an unusual tweak to the majority of my IEM pairings with a considered focus on elevating the extreme ends of the frequency response of our paired IEMs. Certainly, the dynamic range is much better than stock cables and you will get some excellent separation, particularly in the mids and highs. 

The Monile offers a very noticeable change-up on the low-end, not the mid-bass, but rather the sub-bass response as well as tease out a bit more treble energy. This was particularly noticeable with dynamic driver or hybrid driver monitors with dynamic drivers dedicated to the low-end frequency region and BA configurations for the mids to high changes. 

With the likes of the 64 Audio Nio and Trio, the sub-bass was a lot more responsive, dynamic, and fuller sounding than 2 of the competing cables we compared the Monile to, namely the Effect Audio Cleopatra and PW Audio’s own Saladin. 

At the same time, the Monile pushed down a little more on any mid-bass warmth than those two cables so it can often sound fairly neutral and clean but when the audio signal dips low the Monile picks up a lot of that energy.

That unique response sometimes works really well for me when I want that low-end weight and power but not so much bloom creeping into the mids. Here, the Monile does well to retain that level of separation.

The cable that came closest for the excellent sub-bass response in our compared cables was the PLUSSOUND Tri-Copper but it also carried a more sustained mid-bass warmth and richness right up into the mids which is unsurprising given its entirely copper composition. 

The timbre is not all ‘low-end’ bounce though. The Monile will inject a bit of energy and zest into the treble and with the Trio, this altered the midrange timbre significantly compared to the stock cable as well as our comparison choices. 

The Monile does not make IEM’s brighter per se, but rather a little cleaner, more articulate sounding, perhaps due to the pure silver. Now the Cleopatra is also pure silver but it does sound a lot smoother and more liquid in comparison so it is not something as basic as raw material choices here. 

The resulting energy can be felt in the midrange and vocals with a clean and light tone but not necessarily a reference signature or a dry sounding tweak. There is just enough warmth from the low-end to keep the Monile pairings timbre on the natural side compared to the more linear PW Audio Saladin for example.

With the MMR Gae Bolg pairing, for instance, the overall effect is a lot more neutral-to-natural sounding than the stock cable which comes across as a good deal warmer and softer in its instrumental and vocal timbre. It also strips out a bit of that mid-bass bloom and tightens up and accentuates the treble performance so it gets a thumbs up from me here. 

I have to say the Monile does enhance the perception of depth and again, particularly so with dynamic driver infused low-ends. You do also get a clean well extended treble presence where one exists. If your monitor does well with treble, the Monile will tease that out without making it sound sharp or brittle. 

You do not get the same full-bodied midrange as some of the competing cables below which may alter your impression to that of a neutral midrange in terms of positioning. I personally think the positioning with the Monile pairing is fairly similar it just that the cable lacks that lush full tone from the likes of the Cleopatra and the Tri-Copper that seems to enhance midrange presence. 

Separation and clarity are excellent and that may well be due to the lack of enhanced warmth from the mid-bass and lower-mids coming through and allowing already dense and warm sound signatures such as the Gae Bolg or ItsfitLab Fusion to sound a bit cleaner.

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