Greetings everyone. I'm currently looking for a Bluetooth wireless headphone that will top my V-Moda XS in terms of sound quality and based on the following: Budget - Sub $400 USD. Source - iPad, Galaxy S7, Desktop (no DAC). Preferred Type of Headphone - Full-sized/On-ear. Preferred Music - Any...

Gizmodo's review suggests that the Momentum On-Ear is better sounding than the XS, albeit with poorer build quality.     http://gizmodo.com/v-moda-xs-headphones-review-indestructible-cans-with-r-1551890986     For those who are privileged to hear both, do you agree that this is true?  ...

  You keep recommending the V-Moda XS but have you actually heard them? Momentum On-Ear's may be sub-par in terms of sound quality and value, but the XS could be worse. I would like to see a full SQ comparison between these two.

Thanks for clarifying! I thought you were judging them based solely on their increased bass response.   In comparison with the M80, Head-Fi'ers seem to be split 50/50 between the two from what I've been reading , lol.

  Are you saying that they're losing to the MDR-1R's, FC300's, UE6000 etc. solely because the Momentum On-Ear don't have a frequency response curve as flat as those? Or is it more such as you believe that the soundstage, imaging and definition is poorer than the ones you mentioned?

^ Fair enough. Is there any reason why you would place the Momentum On-Ear above the M-80's though?

Any plans to add the Momentum On Ear to the list?   Great reviews, by the way.

^ New 'phones only. Those 4 (minus discontinued Amperior; High Impedance Beyerdynamic DT1350) seem to be best in class.   I'd really like to limit my choices to those four only.

  At $130 and least expensive of the four, the L1 seems like a great deal. I would be hesitant to eliminate the cheapest pair when it could possibly provide SQ to rival and maybe even surpass the other three.

I'm trying to decide between the V-Moda M-80 ($190); Sennheiser Momentum On Ear ($200); Onkyo ES-HF300 ($180) and the Philips Fidelio L1 ($130). It would mainly be used to listen to a wide variety of music genres including Country, Pop, Rock, Rap and Electronic music on an iPod/iPhone and laptop...