Nirvana1000
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iPod who?
Not to get off topic, but I see that the LCD-X was not on your list. You might have saved $1700 by skipping those.
Just came back from (probably that same) B&H Photo with some brand new M-100's...! right before they closed, insane in there
got the matte black, I liked the plates on the shadow but everything else on the matte black
--I would definitely prefer the XL pads(glasses too), but wouldn't want to take the bass cut. They sound pretty airy to me stock, so I'd rather not have to choose between the two.
also resisted trying a slew of top of lines, hd800's etc... I'll let these m100's settle for a bit.
Sounds great so far, everything's in their right place. Soundstage/imaging great... Bass not NEARLY as overpowering as I thought. 2013 Beats certainly takes that one... but the m100's destroy overall.
Is the Inner Diameter of the XL pads bigger or is just thicker/more cushion?
So I borrowed a caliper from a lab at school and decided to take some measurements of the earpads.
^ abbreviations/labels apply for all pads
All measurements are in millimeters.
Black XL (note the XL pad fans outward like a funnel; I took measurements at the bottom of the funnel since the ear is likely to be in there):
19.62 WT
15.46 WB
36.58 W
55.64 H
19.11 depth excluding driver cover dome (EDD)
17.89 depth including driver cover dome (DD)
Original Grey:
20.46 WT
20.45 WB
34.95 W
57.16 H
16.04 EDD
15.24 DD
LP? White:
18.70 WT
20.30 WB
33.72 W
57.23 H
16.26 EDD
15.28 DD
LP? Black:
18.55 WT
19.14 WB
33.00 W
58.46 H
16.34 EDD
15.20 DD
I don't think the WT and WB measurements are anything important, but it was something I was curious about since those measurements seemed to differ a bit.
Don't know about these, but I have the VMODA Vamp Verza and it plays well with the M-100.
The Vamp Verza sounds incredible with the M-100. SGD, if you had made the drive to AC Gears you could have demoed it. I think the best way to describe what it does is it makes the M-100 sound much "bigger." Energy, slam, clarity. It actually hurts to think about it because I can't get them to sound like that with the equipment I do have.
Whether or not it's worth $600 is another thing. I think it is, and if I had the money to blow (and a compatible phone) I would have done it upon first listen months ago. However, does it sound like $600 on top of your $300 headphones? No. You're paying for form factor, compatibility, R&D (it is a very niche product) and a bit of exclusivity. There are cheaper options that are just as capable. They just lack that V-MODA sexiness.
I think it's wider & longer and it's definitely deeper as I'm sure that was the most reported problem. Some people's ears were basically resting on the driver. Kudos to the company for looking after customers and responding to feedback. You don't see that a lot these days
What service you use? I've been bouncing around, currently on Google's All Access.