# Monolith THX AAA 887 Headphone Amplifier - Official Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** DACs and Digital\ **Tags:** headphone-amp, monolith\ **Created:** [December 9, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/monolith-thx-aaa-887-headphone-amplifier-official-thread/4375 "2019-12-09T19:59:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![Torq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/torq/32/16384_2.png) [@Torq](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Torq)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/monolith-thx-aaa-887-headphone-amplifier-official-thread/4375/18 "2019-12-09T23:17:29Z")
> [@TylersEclectic](#): > > I almost literally “rolled on floor laughed” at this! 🤣 Well, _really_, the aesthetics here (which I appreciate are 100% personal) are not doing these products any favors - _for me._ The Massdrop/Drop version is, I think, the _prettiest_, but it’s pretty damn tinny and clacky in its construction … especially the push-buttons. The Monoprice/Monolith “feels” a bit better, but manages to look _very_ cheap in person. The SMSL version looks like a donut-tester sat on it and it didn’t fare too well … > [@TylersEclectic](#): > > I’m a fan of the simple yet elegant JDS Element/El amp John has very nice aesthetics in his Element line. > [@TylersEclectic](#): > > H.A.L. Amps and DACs (RNHP &Fidelice) That “H.A.L.” thing is perfect! Personally I think the Fidelice line **looks** a bit naff. Not bad, but definitely doesn’t appeal to me aesthetically (the Precision Headphone Amplifier looks a _bit_ better than the original RNHP … but that had “panel” gaps only a Trabant owner could be proud of). --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.headphones.com/t/monolith-thx-aaa-887-headphone-amplifier-official-thread/4375)._