DITA Audio Introduces Project M, its First Resin-based, Hybrid Dynamic + BA Universal Earphone Hybrid arrangement featuring DITA PM1+ Dynamic driver and Knowles 33518 BA Boasts full-range sound with clarity, speed, and punchy bass Comes with TANOS® Systainer® Carry Case Includes MOCCA cable with Cardas Copper conductors and both 4.4mm and 3.5mm modular plugs Check out our measurement of Project M Grey + Pink candy versions now available! Bloom's Take If you’re the type of audiophile that doesn’t need the most expensive IEM on the market, and you have no qualms about finding your IEM apex with a more mid-tier grab, DITA Audio’s Project M presents a compelling case to be your IEM at $325 with its balanced sound signature and captivating aesthetics. Project M is immediately alluring with its packaging and inside, you’re greeted with a helpful and creative accessory kit along with the resin-based, transparent, gorgeous earphones. Project M is amongst the most attractive IEMs we’ve seen in its price point, presenting as a much more expensive in-ear. Project M walks a fine line between technically resolving and tonally pleasing, making for a thoughtful but engaging listen. You get weighty, sub bass-focused lows, sweet, prominent, polished mids, and controlled highs that invoke brilliance and resolution. The cherry on top is its excellent staging and imaging characteristics. Summarily, Project M challenges you to “Know Thyself”: if you want Summit-Fi, budget-busting sound that will cost you to get it, it’s probably not your answer. But if you know where you are in the hobby and are looking for a highly versatile and well-balanced listen without climbing the bank-breaking mountain, Project M is a darn-good choice for a “Wow, these are surprisingly incredible” experience. Check out the full review here. DITA Presents Project M DITA introduces its first resin-based, hybrid earphone, Project M. Its physical appearance departs from previous designs, taking a more ergonomic form factor that's at once familiar, yet uniquely DITA. Project M is a hybrid arrangement that consists of DITA’s all-new PM1+ Dynamic Driver and Balanced Armature driver. As with all of DITA’s pieces, Project M aims to be something that can be kept and enjoyed for a long time. It will be backed by a 10 year parts or replacement availability that speaks to DITA’s commitment to stability, long term viability, and re-sale value. A New Driver Concept Project M features DITA Audio’s newly developed, custom-built PM1+ 9.8mm dynamic driver. The main engine behind the sound, the PM1+ is responsible for the texture and characteristics behind the M’s signature. The driver itself boasts a full-range sound with clarity, speed and punchy bass. The PM1+ driver performs best with additional technology, leading to an augmentation of Project M’s soundstage with its single Knowles BA driver. Both drivers are housed in a highly optimized stainless-steel chamber, and sound is projected through a custom molded transfer tube terminating in an aluminum nozzle. MOCCA / CARDAS Custom-Built Cable Keeping with DITA's tradition of custom-building cables for every earphone, Project M is equipped with the MOCCA cable that utilizes conductors made by Cardas in the USA. It's constructed with 16 strands of Cardas conductors per cable, twisted to DITA's specifications, and jacketed in a flexible PVC outer layer. The cable also comes equipped with DITA's APV2, future-proofing the Project M for use in the modern listener's ever-evolving rig. Acoustic FEA is used in close conjunction with a series of both objective tests and subjective listening experiences to produce a sound tube profile that is optimized for Project M’s dynamic driver. This continues the DITA ethos of delivering a coherent, full range experience largely based on 2 channel systems. This entire assembly is finally encased in a slow pour, transparent resin mix, resulting in the earpiece’s elegant, intriguing visuals. The resulting sound is one that bears all the hallmarks of a DITA product, positioned in a new, attractive price bracket. Mini Systainer Carry Case by Tanos In a nod to Project M's minimal industrial aesthetics, each unit comes with its own Systainer Carry Case, made by Tanos for DITA Audio. Each case comes with custom-made silicon inserts for protecting both the case and the cables during shipping and before purchase. Feel free to remove the top and bottom case linings post-purchase. Both inserts are molded to the Tanos Case, but DITA added two pieces of double-sided tape on the bottom lining for extra security (easily removed if desired.)
