[SpiderNhan]

Finally, some 3rd party XL pads for the M-100! They're from a company named ITIS(strange name), and there aren't any reviews on Amazon, but I would love to get some impressions if anyone takes the dive.

https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-XL-V-MODA-Crossfade-Headphones/dp/B01N1ORYIW/
 
Edit: Company is named It Is, not ITIS. Still strange.

 

[expontherise]

Finally, some 3rd party XL pads for the M-100! They're from a company named ITIS(strange name), and there aren't any reviews on Amazon, but I would love to get some impressions if anyone takes the dive.

https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-XL-V-MODA-Crossfade-Headphones/dp/B01N1ORYIW/

Edit: Company is named It Is, not ITIS. Still strange.

They look a lil diff material-wise.. i just got new xl pads tho or i would have. Their description is a cop/paste of vmodas haha

 

[MICHAELSD]

I stand by my statement that Tidal hi-fi is the best way to drive these. Any less than lossless and these feel underutilized. They're more transparent than most people realize, and I can clearly hear the difference between Apple Music and Tidal.

 

[SpiderNhan]

I stand by my statement that Tidal hi-fi is the best way to drive these. Any less than lossless and these feel underutilized. They're more transparent than most people realize, and I can clearly hear the difference between Apple Music and Tidal.

Tidal Masters sounds even better, even if you don't have a MQA enabled DAC.

 

[MICHAELSD]

Tidal Masters sounds even better, even if you don't have a MQA enabled DAC.

Was actually just coming back to post that. Coldplay's "Adventure of a Lifetime" sounds so detailed and nuanced with the M-100 in Master quality. I've heard that song hundreds of times, many of those with lossless files, and I can pick up new nuances in every aspect of the track with the Master version.
 
I think the M-100 may be more transparent than the Momentum. Honestly I think to get really amazing sound out of the M-100 it needs lossless files, AAC are just about adequate but the M-100 aren't as forgiving with compression as some users might think until they hear how lossless files sound on them.

 

[SpiderNhan]

It's really amazing what MQA sounds like, regardless of what people think is really going on. I can't wait until Audioquest releases the MQA update for the Dragonfly so I can fully experience what it brings to the music.

 

[MICHAELSD]

It's really amazing what MQA sounds like, regardless of what people think is really going on. I can't wait until Audioquest releases the MQA update for the Dragonfly so I can fully experience what it brings to the music.

I've never tried using an amp since my MacBook Pro's DAC can already get uncomfortably loud at 50% volume with the headphones I do have. Still not a believer in amps for low-powered headphones, but I guess I have to try for myself to see what I might be missing.

 

[SpiderNhan]

I've never tried using an amp since my MacBook Pro's DAC can already get uncomfortably loud at 50% volume with the headphones I do have. Still not a believer in amps for low-powered headphones, but I guess I have to try for myself to see what I might be missing.

Only two of my dozen or so headphones require an amp to shine, but every single one of them sounds better through a dedicated DAC/amp whether it be the analog distortion of the Aune T1's tube-based DAC buffer or the digital crispness of the Dragonfly Red.

I've recently started carrying the V-MODA Vamp Verza again and have made a few of my friends' eyes pop out of their heads with some Tidal streams of songs they thought they knew.

Macs have decent DACs, but a dedicated DAC might surprise you much like one's first listen of MQA. Don't knock it till you try it.

 

[flashmp3]

I've never tried using an amp since my MacBook Pro's DAC can already get uncomfortably loud at 50% volume with the headphones I do have. Still not a believer in amps for low-powered headphones, but I guess I have to try for myself to see what I might be missing.

try boom 2! Don't activate the volume booster but just use the equalizer and enjoy the sound you will get! Night and day with and without

 

[MICHAELSD]

try boom 2! Don't activate the volume booster but just use the equalizer and enjoy the sound you will get! Night and day with and without

I have tried it on a few occasions! Creating a bass boost EQ provides an incredible amount of bass, even if pushing any headphone I've tried too much gives it that "nothing but bass" sound Beats was infamous for. It's a great equalizer.

lol The volume booster could probably cause immediate hearing loss, the M-100 get extremely loud on my Mac already.

 

[m3t4lm4n222]

Hey guys. I just purchased the V-Moda M100's and a Fiio E10K AMP/DAC. What should I do from there to get the best possible audio quality?
 
Thanks! 

 

[flashmp3]

Which source are you going to use? (which phone or laptop?)

 

[m3t4lm4n222]

Which source are you going to use? (which phone or laptop?)

I'm using a desktop PC. 

 

[SpiderNhan]

  Hey guys. I just purchased the V-Moda M100's and a Fiio E10K AMP/DAC. What should I do from there to get the best possible audio quality?
 
Thanks! 

A Tidal HiFi subscription is a good place to start. Barring the $20 a month fee, just feed it the highest resolution files you can afford. The M-100 are more resolving than people realize.
 
Use software that won't use Windows resampling so you get bit-perfect playback. foobar 2000 or JRiver Media Center will allow you to do this, although there may be others I'm unaware of.
 
Here's a crazy one. Get this cable. You don't have to do it right away. Spend some time with the M-100s, get to know how they sound, and if you start to yearn for more you can try a $19 experiment. I have a detailed review of the cable here.

 

[expontherise]

  A Tidal HiFi subscription is a good place to start. Barring the $20 a month fee, just feed it the highest resolution files you can afford. The M-100 are more resolving than people realize.
 
Use software that won't use Windows resampling so you get bit-perfect playback. foobar 2000 or JRiver Media Center will allow you to do this, although there may be others I'm unaware of.
 
Here's a crazy one. Get this cable. You don't have to do it right away. Spend some time with the M-100s, get to know how they sound, and if you start to yearn for more you can try a $19 experiment. I have a detailed review of the cable here.

@m3t4lm4n222 I cant even use my m-100 without that cable anymore, it makes a difference, especially when amped.   They can take more power than that amp can dish out, so you don't have to worry about harming anything with it.  And the m-100 isn't power hungry, so you don't need to feed it a lot either.