Great review. For my use and sonic preference, I have found my reference headphone as soon as new pads come out.

A wonderful review Anakchan, they are a bit colored but in a really good way, definitely an enjoyable and fun pair of cans. I am a bit sensitive to peaky treble but the V-Moda's slight peak is still quite comfortable to listen to.

Sounds kinda M50-ish, but I assume without the absolutely terrible mids. I don't mind recessed mids, but crappy mids are another story. You've put more info into the other ranges than the mids, can you give us more about the mids?

I guess not?

I guess he doesn't read this. lol

all i am waiting for is v-moda to make a pad as magical as the one on these, but thicker at the back for those of us with ears that stick out, and i won't hesitate to sell my m50 and jump on these

@takato14, thank you for your comments and I actually did read it but got busy and distracted. Anyhow, I'd probably like to clarify that I mentioned the mids were pulled back somewhat but not recessed. I view recessed to be really pulled back of which the M-100 isn't (as such I chose the words carefully when I wrote the review/impressions). As such I personally interpreted it to be slightly less than neutral but in my discussions with Val it is neutral except the forward bass give the perception that is not.

I found the mids not to be as clear as I like - and admittedly I've been spoilt by headphones that are 6-7x the cost of the M-100s so it's not really a fair comparison. What mids I do hear, I feel is not as clear as I'm used to. I'm not too certain where to describe it but say something like the tenors Il Divo, I feel the M-100 perform well, whilst something like Ann Murray or Lana Del Rey, I think I'm more accustom to a pair of headphones that emphasise mids for that vocal range. I know, the M-100 wasn't designed with Ann Murray and Lana Del Rey in mind. As such my comments about the M-100 being genre specific - just as it was designed to be.

Good to know, thanks.
I really liked my M50s a while ago, until I really got to know their one true flaw, the mids. Maybe the M-100 will be a good replacement.

Forget about the M-100 ... excellent PHOTOGRAPHY and review layout; and clear/succinct prose. Val ... you OWE some of these reviewer-fans, like AnakChan (et. al.) free cans for life for all the attn they lavish your products!

Can you give me any updates on how being submerged affected them?

will you use the immortality or keep them as is