[size=medium]Received my M80 just before the weekend, and was able to test it out during some last minute christmas shopping, cooking and cleaning around the house, running errands, as well as just listening while lounging about. Very pleased and suprised with the sound, very natural tonal balance, incredibly musical and easy on the ears. Great bass response - boosted enough where you can rock out, but never invasive of the overall sound. There is a slight midrange bump but being a grado-head it is not offensive to my ears, and the shout you get with the John Grado's is not present - this is a smooth can top to bottom. The treble is a bit polite but I don't mind as it provides a smooth, easy-going experience, while still conveying plenty of microdetail as well as transient attack and response. [/size]
[size=medium]Build quality is insane, overall look and presentation is really polished - this is probably the nicest looking can, in a modern-can-wear-in-public-and-not-get-ridiculed vein. I love my HP1000's but they do not fall in that same category and I would clearly get ridiculed if worn in public. Comfort is really nice for a supra-aural, the cushions are soft and I don't feel the headband whatsoever. Really really really impressed with about every single detail in construction. The 45 degree angled connector is just icing on the cake, and shows how detail-oriented Vmoda is about their gear and the big picture, not just sound but also of presentation.[/size]
[size=medium]I am really enjoying these, and is probably the best non-iem portable can I have ever listened to. Regarding IEM's, I have owned shures e500, 535, and JH13's, and I think I would still choose the m80 simply because they are really petite, don't need to plug in my ear, look great, and sound awesome, sacrificing some isolation. The tonal balance is just so perfect to my ears - no shrillness or ringing on top, just a slight midrange and bass hump, yet very even and consistent from top-to-bottom without drawing your ear's attention to any specific point in the overall sound spectrum. The overall gestalt is simply musical and incredibly fun. I listen to all sorts of different music, from jazz to choral works (I am a choir director), with classic and current rock, indie, a cappella, and even some hip hop/RnB (listening to Frank Ocean as we speak), and everything sounds good. Not as open sounding, with a flatter more compressed stage than my Grado HP1000, but that guy is just a beast and Vmoda really hit a bullseye in terms of the tonal balance with this can, and has nothing to be embarrased about being a $200 can.[/size]
[size=medium]Excited for the M100 as I think a true circumaural design can offer something unique and special, and I would hope Vmoda keeps the tonal balance exactly the same, and maybe just extend the treble a bit, maybe smooth out some of that midrange peakiness, and leave the bass the same, and I would probably pick it up in a heart beat. Never would consider myself a bass-head but after hearing the M80 a little bumped up bass never hurt anyone, reminds me of the JH16 in that regard. I would imagine the isolation would improve with a circumaural design, so that would really help getting the M-series from grocery shopping/work out/walk around the block mode, to possibly train/airplane/even lawn-mowing isolation capability, time will tell. From what I gather I trust Vmoda will create something that will look great, be built like a tank, be very functional and practical to use in a variety of environments with all sorts of music, with a near-perfect tonal balance. Kudos to Val and Vmoda for making all of this for around $200.[/size]
, but in terms of my bass thirst, a first degree bass boost with an e6 going to me hd25 is sufficient bass for me, I loved the lp2 bass except for maybe a bit too much impact that drowned out the detail (this is in my audiophile perspective). The mids was pretty good one of the better aspects, the treble was a touch murky, but not bad at all. All in all I just loved that mind blowing sound though XD. Not gonna lie as far as treble I'm with you all the way with the M-80 ear protection thing, but I still like extension, but not harshness ^^. 
