Got the 185 a couple months ago to replace a 180 from 2010.
Overall, relatively happy with most aspects. The inability to decode any digital format is pretty broken and suggests the left hand (put a digital audio in port on it) has no idea what the right hand is doing (but don't give it the ability to decode anything digital), but I have worked around most of that with a combination of analog and digital and needing to manually switch from time to time.
The *real* issue however is the clamping force. I really cannot wear these for more than say 90 minutes without a 5 minute break. I thought this would go away but it hasn't. When I go back to my 180 for just a moment, it is such a light clamp it almost feels broken compared to the 185 which is nearly head crushing. But the "broken" clamping of the 180 feels beautiful to me now in retrospect.
I can't tell if the headband of the 185 has a metal interior or plastic. Does anyone know if it is safe to bend these significantly such that they form into a less head numbing clamp?
I am actually considering this a deal breaker though it is too late to return. This is my last gasp effort. I am probably going with an Oppo HA-1 and Oppo PM-2 with 25 feet of cable. Then I discovered they don't sell a 25 foot cable so I am trying one more time to get the 185 to be comfortable.