Question about the fit: how tightly do the M500s clamp? I've read that it's a light clamp, and that concerns me because I have a smaller than average head. For reference, I really like the SQ of my M-80s, but I just can't hold on to them any longer because of the fit (clamp is a little too...

Well, my Matte Blacks arrived Friday. That was just a tease as I went on a short weekend trip and left them at the house, got to experience the Bass Freqs though in the car and I'm pleased with them...I've only used earbuds and never used IEMs before and thought I would hate them. Turns out IEMs...

V Moda M80

Well, I finally bit the bullet. Just ordered Matte Black M-100s with an extra pair of Gunmetal shields, got the 2 free sets of Bass Freq headphones as well. Finally accepted that the M-100s simply provide a better overall package than pretty much anything else out there. Nothing offers as many...

Quote: Dude, they're over-ear. It's not even close. Just look at pics of them on people's heads. The cups are larger than my KRK KNS 8400's cups, which are also fully over-ear.

Whelp, I'm calling it quits until next year. The M100s were highest on my radar, until I've finally read enough to determine that instead of making an even more balanced M80 with better mids (my biggest complaint about the M80s), we've just got more bass and mids that still won't do enough for...

V Moda M100

Quote: DT 770s are most definitely over-ears.

I don't have the M-100s yet...been holding off because I'll be getting Windows 8 on my laptop as well as a nifty touch mouse/touchpad peripheral for it, saving my headphones purchase for the end of the year. But I have similar thoughts about the AKGs: the design is more flexible, the adjustable...

Thanks for the info BRS. I'm now finally down to just the AKGs and the M-100s. I finally could rule out the Sonys once I discovered that the NC cost $500.

Oh man, I am so indecisive...   So recently I posted that I've been thinking that I'll go with Shadow M-100s (after first thinking I would do white), and now I'm back to liking white more. I know, I know, good pictures of both have been available for some time, why can't I decide? Well...

Quote: M-80s are like 180 grams while M-100s are like 260+ grams lol.

After flirting with the idea of white M-100s, I think I've come full circle back to Shadow. They're just so signature with the gunmetal shields, red accents, and suede headband. And the white are just too flashy for me. 

It's been a long time since I've been in this thread, the good thing is that it appears things are closer than ever and the new pics are excellent. I'm excited because I just picked up a 2.1 computer speaker setup that delivers great clarity, it will make it much easier for me to let go of my...

^You mean on-ears.

Audioengine A2 are best of those choices. Personally, I think it is much better to get good speakers vs. bad speakers and a DAC (although the Promedia 2.1 and SSIII are actually respectable, from what I understand). It's still a better idea to go with the better speakers and no DAC.

^I highly doubt leakage/isolation will be a problem with the M-100s. With my M-80s, people around me can only hear my music if it is completely silent and I'm listening at a decent volume. They also isolate pretty well, as my KRK KNS 8400s isolate only a little bit better. Given the M-100s are...

Oh, goodness, the white.........   So glad I didn't jump on the preorder train. I probably would have gotten Shadow, but now I'm feeling the white more and more.

^This. I'm more involved in the smartphone world than the headphone world, and the S4 is used on virtually every new high-end Android device, and soon virtually all WP8 devices as well. S3 uses a quad-core Exynos (albeit Cortex-A9) SoC in international models and the S4 in the U.S. One X uses...

I'm expecting everyone on here who's getting one of the first pairs of M-100s to do A/Bs with all the headphones they own. Looks like Val is going for an Apple style launch: make the official announcement only days before the product will be available. Other tech companies are always criticized...

Quote: If you're going to mention the M-80s you might as well mention the M-100s, which are circumaural and foldable. They just aren't out yet. Pioneer HDJ-2000 for a foldable circumaural out right now, it isn't mentioned on Head Fi very much but it's worth the look.

Win over Headfiers? I thought Apple's bundled earbuds have been the reigning standard for what uninformed people thought was decent sound quality until they heard real headphones or IEMs. The vast majority of noobs on Headfi explain how they always thought their Apple buds were fine until they...

Gotta love the 8400s. I really wish KRK would get into the headphones game more because the 6400s/8400s were a fantastic first step into it. You just get so lost in the sound, because it's so good and so non-fatiguing. Total detail and clarity monsters for the price. The bass is definitely clean...

Inb4 thread blows up tomorrow...

Dang...I really like the look of those AKGs. The style and build quality look awesome. And Jude said he'd post his impressions of the Momentum tomorrow...looks like the Senns and AKGs are on top of my watch list, and the MDR-1Rs are still a wildcard, PSBs are ruled out for me at the moment, and...