Being an audiophile for the last couple of years and dealing with IEM’s has truly be a blessing. I have learned so much from people and have seen the goodness and the not so good from this world and its fans. I think this is the way of things with all things, not just with Audiophile groups. But when I look back over my life and just how blessed I’ve been to be able to find ways to afford this very expensive hobby that it can end up being, two brand standout the most in my whole life for IEMs. Those brands are MoonDrop and Thieaudio. These brands have served as the backbone of greatness from mid tier to killobucks IEM’s. And sitting here listening to my Monarch MK2 I’m in sure marvel of the richness and mid range magic …I see the steps I took to reach this point. From the Starfield to the Kato, blessings 1,2,3, and others, from the Oracle MK2 to the Monarch MK2 and all things between. These brands have meant the world to me. The slow progress I took to build to this moment of my endgame and understanding the law of diminishing returns to keep myself from spending unnecessary money on side-grades, all played a big part in my life. The role each step I took to understand what I loved so much about the timbre, tonality, imaging, mid range flat frequency love, to the sub bass, and treble extension. Every one of my steps taken gave more education and discipline into this hobby. So I’m so thankful for companies like Moondrop and Thieaudio for their amazing creations and tiers of art that they brought to my life and to this IEM hobby. So grateful, so blessed, and so indebted!