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post #811 of 875
11/26/12 at 1:15pm
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Originally Posted by jonnio View Post


ABCP is Val's vision for fashion headphones, not a type of plastic.  The plastic breaking because of screws being too tight is nothing new in a product.  The only thing that is a little troublesome is that the design appears to be this picky about it (which is still not a big deal since we are talking about a sub 1% reported number so far).  Usually there is plenty of extra support and small enough screws that you have lots of slack in the screw torque.  It appears as though this may not be the case on our first run units, or the air screwdrivers that they most likely use were set to too high of a torque, which I have seen on numerous early production product runs.

I'm pretty sure that was a joke. :P


But yeah, they had this problem with the first run of LPs.  I hope they at least fixed this before the mass production of the M-100.

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post #812 of 875
11/26/12 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by MRiNiCK View Post

this or Momentum, so confused still.

I was not impressed by the Momentums at all, I A/Bed them (with the shareplay cable) for about 30 minutes against M-100s with a variety of different songs. The Momentums were easier to drive but to be honest the mid-range was lacking in detail and depth. The Momentums do win out in comfort, although this was a test pair in an Apple store so they've been worn out for some time; my M-100s are growing more comfortable daily.

 

 

As for the cracking issues,  I haven't got custom shields and so I haven't had to fiddle around with the screws and I can report NO cracking.  I've been VERY rough on my M-100s, dropping them a couple of times onto marble and gravel as well as forgoing the case and stuffing it in my bag and being generally mean to them, there are only a couple of scratches, I'll call them 'flesh wounds' visible.


Edited by dilinator - 11/26/12 at 1:44pm
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post #813 of 875
11/26/12 at 4:00pm
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I was not impressed by the Momentums at all, I A/Bed them (with the shareplay cable) for about 30 minutes against M-100s with a variety of different songs. The Momentums were easier to drive but to be honest the mid-range was lacking in detail and depth. The Momentums do win out in comfort, although this was a test pair in an Apple store so they've been worn out for some time; my M-100s are growing more comfortable daily. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

As for the cracking issues,  I haven't got custom shields and so I haven't had to fiddle around with the screws and I can report NO cracking.  I've been VERY rough on my M-100s, dropping them a couple of times onto marble and gravel as well as forgoing the case and stuffing it in my bag and being generally mean to them, there are only a couple of scratches, I'll call them 'flesh wounds' visible.

From Tyll's review of the M-100, he made it seem that the Momentum is a better reference headphone than the M-100. I haven't heard the Momentum in-person yet but I trust Tyll's words.
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If you're an audiophile, though, looking for transparency and color-free reproduction, these are not a headphone for you. I suggest the Sennheiser Momentum for a few dollars more, or the Logitech UE 6000 at $100 less.
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Audiophiles looking for faithful reproduction should look elsewhere for a full-sized sealed headphone (e.g., Sennheiser Momentum, Logitech UE6000), the M-100 simply are not transparent enough.
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post #814 of 875
11/26/12 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by dilinator View Post

I was not impressed by the Momentums at all, I A/Bed them (with the shareplay cable) for about 30 minutes against M-100s with a variety of different songs. The Momentums were easier to drive but to be honest the mid-range was lacking in detail and depth. The Momentums do win out in comfort, although this was a test pair in an Apple store so they've been worn out for some time; my M-100s are growing more comfortable daily.

 

My biggest issue with them too, I'm glad I'm not the only one having bad experiences with it. But I guess it's my taste that has developed to appriciate forward/in-your-face midrange sound as opposed to say already 5-6 or so years back I loved V-shape sound lol, weird how the preferences keep changing so drasticly.


Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 11/26/12 at 4:10pm
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post #815 of 875
11/27/12 at 9:09am
I can understand where Tyll is coming from though. The Momentums are more of a uniform U-shape whereas the M-100 is a mirror/reversed J (to my hearing). However, the Momentums just don't do such a good job with the U-shape.
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post #816 of 875
11/27/12 at 6:48pm

any one noticed the status states "shipping within 14 days" on their pre-order?


Edited by tim3320070 - 11/27/12 at 6:50pm
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post #817 of 875
11/27/12 at 7:10pm

Just checked my order.. it's there but it's so small that I may have missed it before. My order date was October 17.

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any one noticed the status states "shipping within 14 days" on their pre-order?

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post #818 of 875
11/27/12 at 10:17pm
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any one noticed the status states "shipping within 14 days" on their pre-order?

ahh youre so lucky. Currently still waiting awaiting for shipment. I hope its possible for me to obtain my custom pair before Christmas.

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post #819 of 875
11/27/12 at 11:39pm
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Originally Posted by Sniperbombers View Post

ahh youre so lucky. Currently still waiting awaiting for shipment. I hope its possible for me to obtain my custom pair before Christmas.

 

Yea. The wait is killin me.

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post #820 of 875
11/28/12 at 6:14am

14 days? Time to order! :)

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post #821 of 875
11/28/12 at 7:54am

Hoping for a smooth release. If these come in mid Dec I'll be a happy camper. Hopefully after the small QC issues with the VTF run, they have lightened the torque on screwing in the wingplates (rubber washers *cough). If not then its easy enough to relieve the tension with a micro phillips screwdriver and hex keys for the shields, assuming they aren't cracked from the get go :D  

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post #822 of 875
11/30/12 at 6:54pm
So release tomorrow? Hmmm December 1st right?
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post #823 of 875
12/2/12 at 10:47am
uhhh might get this and Momentum and figure out which I like the most.
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post #824 of 875
12/3/12 at 12:44am

That's the spirit.

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Originally Posted by MRiNiCK View Post

uhhh might get this and Momentum and figure out which I like the most.
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post #825 of 875
12/4/12 at 6:41am

Ship time is down to 3-5 days!!! :)

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