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Ok, I've had enough.. I will make my first post even though I have nothing USEFUL to add at this time.
The reality is that 99% of posts on this thread (with the exception of Val's posts) are complete and utter crap. I suspect that like myself, a lot of the lurkers, have nothing useful to add and therefore know that they should keep quiet. I've been checking this thread every day for many weeks to see if Val has any updates. Every time, I have to waste my time scrolling through tens of useless and completely speculative posts that contribute absolutely nothing.
I just want to take a minute to thank all the lurkers that have kept to the sidelines and waited for Val's updates without adding more nonsense to the thread. Also, I would like to apologize to those same readers for my one indiscretion. I will not post again until I have something USEFUL to add. Thank you.
Edit: P.S. Shockingly, I do enjoy writing and reviewing products. The difference is that I wait for those products to be released before I "review" them.
This is a thread for discussion as much as it is updates from Val and many people have contributed to this. Not every post is interesting, but that's just like any other discussion. For the most part it's quite enjoyable and there are many solutions to problems, in fact the first question I asked got answered in two posts.
Lurking is great, and finding out information is what we're all here for, it's awful when people buy things without doing research. However, this thread is more than just a stream of updates from Val.
The last point in my post was to discuss the problem and dangers of basing interest on post count and I tried to do this as objectively as I could. I am sorry if it was coarse and I offended you and any other lurkers.
Perhaps I should clarify what I meant by as "polished" as the eventual retail version. I have been reading Val's posts and was not doubting that V-Moda was putting attention and care into the sound quality of the prototypes, my concern was the possible resulting changes from prototype reviews.
Reviews are sure to generate interest in the headphones, especially if favorable. However, it's never been said that additional changes after the PPU are not possible. If many reviewers who receive the PPU note complaints or tweaks that they desire, such changes might well make it into the end product. Perhaps nothing will change and the PPU perfectly achieves what it set out to. But there's always that chance.
Because of that, I personally am waiting for the final product to come out in retail form. Of course buyers of the prototype will enjoy the first mover advantage of being the first people to listen to the headphones and to possess them, but I'll be happy enough on the sidelines listening to those peoples' impressions.
It's quite a valid concern, I think there are 3 changes that could occur:
Features - Cables, boxing, look/feel and anything else that's not contributing to the sound directly. This is probably the most likely to change, however, these are unlikely to be deal breakers and every new item will likely be on the V-Moda store. Anything that severely compromises the product will likely fall under durability changes.
Durability - Anything that causes failure of the product would invoke our warranty, which comes with the product, all PPUs being covered. I'll be interested to see if anybody goes in depth with the T&Cs of the PPU warranty to see if there are any differences with the standard issue ones.
Sound Signature - Val's had this locked in since:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/592389/v-moda-m-100-discussion-feedback-reviews-pics-etc/390#post_8181964
Any changes would probably be in the V-Moda M-1 thousand.
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