There is proof that it was listed on the website — just check web.archive.org. I've even linked proof with a direct link right here, in this thread, several days ago. Here you go again:
http://web.archive.org/web/20161027231226/http://v-moda.com:80/crossfade-wireless
I said people were initially using the video as source but proof has been provided. I'm not trying to diminish that but people were already lighting up their pitchforks before someone, like you, went back and dug up more information. It seemed like people were quick to jump on the "let's burn V-Moda" bandwagon because they were upset about something else (like the lack of AAC in the CF2W's).
We do know that MDR's support AAC, as it is easy to validate that on any Mac computer. Linux, probably, too. Sure, the host can decide to use SBC, but the fact is, several people here aren't even able to run a single AAC connection for CFW.
My main point is that, if we are going to scrutinize V-Moda (and rightfully so), others should also be held to the same standards. I haven't come across a post testing every codec that the MDR-100's advertise they're compatible with. As we all know, from V-Moda's example, advertising isn't everything. That's my main point. It's not to diminish or overlook what V-Moda has done, it's not to stand up for them or write of some silly excuse. What they did is clearly wrong and they should definitely be more open with niche customers especially if they are going to post on websites and forums that those niche customers follow.
First, I think you disrespect "the average consumer", whoever that is. Just operating on the hypothesis that people are sheep is not something I can relate to.
It wasn't meant as disrespect but it is the truth.
Third, a codec is something the general public actually understands quite well, as most pricey Bluetooth headphones right now have AptX support, and they have that advertised right on the box, as well as in any online profile.
It might be printed on the box but the average consumer definitely doesn't know what it means. They aren't going to take the time to research different codecs, especially in a store when they're holding the box, written on the box for the MDR-1000's.
I would say the same goes for Sony, B&W, Sennheiser, and any and all vendors who claim to be pushing the state of the art. If I owned a pair of Sony or Senn headphones that claimed to support AAC, or MP3, or aptX, and then didn't, I'd be shouting just as loudly.
I agree with what you're saying. My point is that some people here seemed a little too eager to start shouting at V-Moda for what they did. Again, I'm not saying it's right and they should definitely be held accountable but some people started getting mad without showing any proof. Additionally, complaints about the lack of AAC on the CF2W seem overblown based on reviews, that the quality of the rose gold models is the same in either aptX or SBC mode so having AAC wouldn't of made a difference. I just haven't come across the same level of scrutiny in other sub-forums for different headphones. I haven't come across a post where someone tested and verified all the codecs that the Beoplay H9's work with. B&O didn't initially deceive their customers but, as V-Moda showed us, there's always a first time for everything.
It's ok to deceive your audience as long as they're not aware you're deceiving them and as long as the only people aware of your deception is a "small/niche" group? I'm sure your attempts to minimize V-Moda's anti-consumer actions are appreciated at the home office. If you have evidence of Sennheiser or Sony lying about the codecs they support, present it.
It's not OK to deceive people, the common consumer is just none the wiser as to what's going on. What I'm trying to get across is that people, including myself, looked into matters regarding the CF2W's and tested the codecs that they work with yet I haven't seen the same level of scrutiny for other companies. It's just a general assumption that they work with all the codecs they advertise as being compatible. If we are going to test V-Moda's headphones, why aren't more people in the Sony MDR-100ABN forum asking that theirs be tested too? People are rightfully upset over what V-Moda did with the CFW1's and are (I think, wrongfully) up in arms over the lack of AAC support in the CF2W's. They wanted those headphones tested so people (again, including myself) did so. But I haven't come across similar requests in the forums for other headphones.
