FatDoiFinally got a chance to listen to TA Monarch recently, and found them to be terrific...but from a build standpoint, not overly confident about longevity. I like what TA is doing overall, but all these acrylic pieces we tend to get from Chi-fi, I dunno...I care about build, so sue me, hahahaha. I can say this about DUNU: they are well-made. I'd like to see their tuning mature further, but that is mos def a YMMV thing.
feverfivedifferent buyers have their own priorities.. mine is sonic quality.. all my acrylic iems never broke so i'm not so critical on how they make the case....