This is my first review on this website.  Wish me luck.  I've had these almost two months
 
Crossfade LP2s - Amazon Link - Official Link
Price: $199.00
[size=small]Type:[/size][size=small] Circumaural (over-ear)[/size]
Speaker Drivers: 2 x 50mm dual-diaphragm driver
Impedance: 32 Ohms
Frequency Response: 5 - 30,000 Hz
Sound Pressure Level: 105 dB
Standard Cables: Kevlar-reinforced, extended length audio-only cable, and 3-button remote/mic cable
Plug: 45 degree, 24k gold-plated 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo plug, 1/4" adapter
Weight: 260g (headphone only)
 
I. Packaging
II. Build Quality
III. Comfort
IV. Customization
V. Sound
 
 
I. Packaging
The packaging was great.  It reminded me of an Apple product so the packaging engineers at V-Moda are doing their jobs.  It comes with a hard case, a cable about 3.5 feet with iPhone controls and a mic, a cable around seven feet long, a 1/4" adapter, a clip, and of course the headphones themselves.  I love the hard case, it really protects the headphones and I am a swimmer and bring the headphones to swim meets, so it's comforting to know that it is somewhat water-resistant when it's sitting in my bag.  I use the headphones with my iPhone so the three button control cable is a nice touch.
 
II. Build Quality
These things are built tough.  I mean real tough.  Most of the headphone's makeup is metal, so the inside of the headband is metal along with the part that connects the headband to the speakers.  These babies are also certified as being military-level quality.  I am never worried about breaking them which is nice because being new to buying headphones, and being only a high school student, two hundred dollars is an investment.
 
III. Comfort
This is where these headphones lack, but possibly only for me.  The headphones feel great when you first put them on, but after a half hour, my ears started to feel sore, and I need to adjust them so one side if the hexagon shaped earcups are resting on my ear so it gives them a break.  This ruins the isolation, reduces bass and ruins the sound quality.  The earcups are made of memory foam and by themselves they are very comfortable.  I think the reason these are so uncomfortable to me is because the driver is not far away from where the earcup starts, so there is not enough room for you ear in the headphone.  If you have small ears, then maybe these headphones are right for you.  My ears are average sized, so anyone with big ears should stay away.
 
IV. Customization
I can't say first hand anything about customization but I can tell you about it.  One of the really cool things about these headphones is that you can order custom ear plates to put on them.  That is perfect for DJs that want to put their logo on it or something.  There are many colors and textures of plates for you to order.  They cost twenty-five dollars.  The limited edition black matte ones come with chrome plates for you to try.  You just unscrew the ones on the headphones and screw the new ones on.  It's an interesting option.
 
V. Sound
The sound on these headphones is great.  I'm a basshead and I listen mostly to dubstep, so these headphones are great for me.  the bass response on these is fantastic, and the mids and highs survive through the intense bass.  When I was considering buying headphones, all I wanted to know was a comparison to beats by dre to these headphones, so I want to tell you.  The beats bass has more quantity and is louder.  I'll just say that right now.  But the beat's bass almost sounds like frequencies that aren't supposed to be bass do sound like bass, whereas the LP2s don't have this effect.  When you read "the bass on the beats is overexaggerated" and you think "I want as much bass as I can get" you are wrong!  At least that's what I thought, and now that I've heard these I have changed my mind.
 
In conclusion
I like these headphones, but I would only give them a 7 out of 10 because of the size.  I can not wear these for a long time which defeats the purpose of having them.  They have a 60-day test trial where you can return them as long as they are in good condition, and I highly recommend that you try these to see if they are right for you.  Next on my list are the Audio Technica M50s.  Wish me luck.  I'll leave a link here to their review when it's done.  Let me know things I can improve upon below.  Thanks a lot!

Nice review! But I must add something to it. About the isolation that it claims to have. It doesn't isolate very well at all form my experience. It says that the "air ports" give them minimal leakage. But without the air ports, they would leak a lot less sound. Just my 2 cents.

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rezound sound said:

Nice review! But I must add something to it. About the isolation that it claims to have. It doesn't isolate very well at all form my experience. It says that the "air ports" give them minimal leakage. But without the air ports, they would leak a lot less sound. Just my 2 cents.

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I agree with what you say, but my personal preference is that the isolation excludes me from reality, but I am still aware of my surroundings.  Again, that's just personal preference.  I have tried plugging the "air ports" before and I think they make the soundstage better.  Leakage isn't a huge deal for me, so I'm indifferent on that.  Thanks for your input!

Excellent first review, mate. Just a few questions, though:
 
Apart from dubstep, what other genres would you say these are good for? How do they compare to the basic Crossfades? Oh, and I get that the mids and treble manage to survive the massive amount of bass (which is a good thing), but how's the imaging and soundstage on these cans?
 
Thanks!

zetsubozu0012 said:

Excellent first review, mate. Just a few questions, though:
 
Apart from dubstep, what other genres would you say these are good for? How do they compare to the basic Crossfades? Oh, and I get that the mids and treble manage to survive the massive amount of bass (which is a good thing), but how's the imaging and soundstage on these cans?
 
Thanks!

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I would say these headphones are good for pop music and could survive rock, by I don't think they'd work well for country. I never tried the original crossfades, but judging from what I've read, they are almost exactly the same, put the original LPs got pulled because of some legal troubles, a patent or something. I'm not a total audiophile (yet) but I've read what others have said about soundstage and I agree. The soundstage is really good at the price of leakage. There are little slits on the side of the headphones, they decrease isolation and increase leakage, but the soundstage is good. I think that's what the soundstage is. I'm sorry I don't know what imaging is. If you explain that to me I'm sur I could help with that as well.

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I would say these headphones are good for pop music and could survive rock, by I don't think they'd work well for country. I never tried the original crossfades, but judging from what I've read, they are almost exactly the same, put the original LPs got pulled because of some legal troubles, a patent or something. I'm not a total audiophile (yet) but I've read what others have said about soundstage and I agree. The soundstage is really good at the price of leakage. There are little slits on the side of the headphones, they decrease isolation and increase leakage, but the soundstage is good. I think that's what the soundstage is. I'm sorry I don't know what imaging is. If you explain that to me I'm sur I could help with that as well.

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"Imaging" is basically what happens when you're able to tell the location of the instruments playing. For example, let's say that the headphones' sound stage is the "room" where the band you're listening to is performing. Headphones with good sound stage but sub par imaging will sound okay; you're listening to the music as if the band was playing from a good distance. However, you won't be able to tell where each sound is coming from. The sound will seem to come from everywhere at the same time, or the instruments in your mental "room" might appear to overlap at some points. I guess that's what may be referred to as a muddied presentation?
 
But if you're listening to headphones with good imaging, then you'll be able to close your eyes and say: "Oh, the bass guitar's about ten feet to my 11 o'clock, and the drums are right behind him. The lead guitar's somewhere to my right, a good way away from the others", etc. There's a pretty fine line between "imaging" and "instrument separation", though I'm not quite sure as to the difference myself. Hazarding a guess, "imaging" is more about the manner in which the sound is projected, while "instrument separation" is being able to distinguish one instrument from another while they're being played simultaneously. 
 
... Someone who knows what he's talking about please feel free to join in and help. My explanation's going nowhere XD
 
Hope that helped, even though I don't believe my explanation to have been too coherent
 
P.S.
100th post XD
 
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Tried explaining the difference between imaging and instrument separation in a more articulate manner.

the air ports are for better bass response

Hi! Great review!
 
Not really an audiophile but got my eyes on these headphones as my outdoor headphones. Now I'm interested in the leakage to the outside, you guys mentioned some leakage but didn't make clear if it was leakage from the outside world or from the headphones to the outside world. I don't want to sit next to someone and be that annoying prick which is blasting music to people that doesn't want to hear it if you get what I mean.
 
Could you give me an hint as of how much they leak? Would people on the buss near me be annoyed more or less? Also would the headphones perform well with House(Daft Punk) and Nu Jazz(Goldfish)? If you aren't familiar with Nu Jazz then imagine live instruments like saxophone combined with vocals, samplers and synths.
 
Thanks on before hand
 
Edit: Sorry didn't see how long time ago this thread died. Hope people don't mind.