LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL M-100! LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL M-100!
Well, everyone, it's official: I've already made up my final decision to
reject the new M-100 Master, and stick with the original M-100 for many more years...or even longer.
Upon seeing the current inventory of original M-100s
at the reputable Chinese shopping site Tmall dwindling for the moment, and upon reading
this AWESOME review of the new M-100 Master on Amazon , I went ahead and ordered
two additional pair of original M-100s from Tmall!
This vendor is located in Guangzhou, and I bought their last pair of White Silver and their second-to-last pair of Shadow Black that they currently have in stock. I'm sure they'll restock eventually, but I wanted to get a good deal on these in China where I live. The price is 2,080 RMB (about $300 USD) per unit, and includes a one-year warranty.
(By contrast,
the other reputable online Chinese vendor at JingDong sells them for a more-expensive 2,620 RMB (about $380 USD), only includes a six-month warranty, and doesn't even keep them in stock. After a customer places an order, this vendor has to order the product from the U.S., must wait to receive it at their office in China once it goes through customs, and then forwards it on to the customer in China.)
At this current moment I've got the old Matte Black pair that I first bought 4 1/2 years ago (i.e., keeping it as a "spare tire" in case another pair gets blown), plus the Shadow Black and White Silver pairs I've had since 2017. I tend to blow one of the drivers in a pair about once every two years on average, due to the powerful sub-bass of my
EQ-preset app and portable system. So once I receive these two extra pairs by express delivery in the next several days, I'll start using the new pairs in my dual-listening setup right away, and will keep
three spare tires on hand!
And..........um...........
Yay! I won't have to redo my EQ presets after all! Yay!
Anyway, this is a long-running topic thread, and I'm happy to do my little part to keep it goin' as it deserves to.
LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL M-100! LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL M-100!