[miceblue]

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A would like to see a "light-bass Version" of these. Would be a pretty cool option.

 
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I think it's called "Sennheiser".

Sonically, a light bass version of the M-100 would bear some resemblance to the Roc Nation Aviator or B&W P5 IMO, but you wouldn't get quite the same soundstage or midrange detail.

Hm, now that you mention it the Aviator does kind of sound like the M-100 from my experience. The P5 was more warm from what I recall too (I don't think its sound quality is good for the price though).
 
 
Out of curiosity, does anyone here listen to Japanese music at all? I was browsing some channels on my "Douban.fm" app (it's basically a Pandora service for Asian music) and I liked how some artists sounded with some Japanese music. Perfume, some Kalafina, Tokimonsta, and Nujabes sounded pretty awesome. Most of my Chinese pop music just sounds OK with the M-100's since a lot of what I have is more of the soft kind of pop music (i.e. soap opera or karaoke-like) and has more of an emphasis on the midrange than the treble or bass.

 

 
And because it sounded fun:

 

 
 
I would be interested in hearing how math rock band "LITE" sounds with the M-100's, but I don't know where to get their music. >.>

 

[DrSheep]

Yes, in fact most of my stuff are J-pop, game and anime songs, Voicaloids, and sound tracks.  And I do have Don't Say "Lazy" from my Japanese iTunes account.

 

[Jerryberry]

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[musical-kage]

Trust me if you think they don't sound all that great, as I thought exactly the same. Read my previous posts.
They are a completely new beast now.
Put the towel mod in before you do anything else. It does make a difference, but the biggest difference comes from burn in 
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Everything is so well controlled now, and I can hear instrument details I couldn't before.
I'm very hard to please and I can safetly say I love the M-100s now.
I was like you a couple of weeks ago.
Everything sounds good on them, including classical, for the price in portability factor.
 I was listening to Mahler last night
 
The bass (esp with the mod) is no longer boomy and he mids settle, as does the treble.
The treble isn't fatiquing now. At first I thought they were a bit.. off the boil, along with the bass.
 
Give them a few weeks.

 

[Apo0th3karY]

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Over hyped to the Nth degree, over priced ( in the UK at least ), and the sound is overcooked. The kids and vampire fans will no doubt go crazy for them.
 
After a few days of trying hard to like their odd/wonky sound, I respected the repeated cries for mercy from my ears, and moved on!
 

 

 
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Trust me if you think they don't sound all that great, as I thought exactly the same. Read my previous posts.
They are a completely new beast now.
Put the towel mod in before you do anything else. It does make a difference, but the biggest difference comes from burn in 
.
Everything is so well controlled now, and I can hear instrument details I couldn't before.
I'm very hard to please and I can safetly say I love the M-100s now.
I was like you a couple of weeks ago.
Everything sounds good on them, including classical, for the price in portability factor.
 I was listening to Mahler last night
 
The bass (esp with the mod) is no longer boomy and he mids settle, as does the treble.
The treble isn't fatiquing now. At first I thought they were a bit.. off the boil, along with the bass.
 
Give them a few weeks.

 
+1 to musical-kage
 
I was in the same boat. I wasn't so sure if I was gonna keep them. "A dew days" is not nearly enough time for these to get proper burn in, be it the pads or drivers, the difference is huge.  I cane safely say that I'm entirely satisfied with these, after almost returning them myself. 

Like I said, a few days is not nearly enough time to judge these, or any new, out of box headphone for that matter. Brain bias/burn in play a huge role here. I used to think the bass was non-existent, and whatever bass was there was flabby. After a few weeks, the bass showed its power, and I'm not even EQing them anymore. With my CKM500s I EQ'd them a lot to get the highs more forward and the mids as lush as the bass, but M-100s deliver.

 

[musical-kage]

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+1 to musical-kage
 
I was in the same boat. I wasn't so sure if I was gonna keep them. "A dew days" is not nearly enough time for these to get proper burn in, be it the pads or drivers, the difference is huge.  I cane safely say that I'm entirely satisfied with these, after almost returning them myself. 

Like I said, a few days is not nearly enough time to judge these, or any new, out of box headphone for that matter. Brain bias/burn in play a huge role here. I used to think the bass was non-existent, and whatever bass was there was flabby. After a few weeks, the bass showed its power, and I'm not even EQing them anymore. With my CKM500s I EQ'd them a lot to get the highs more forward and the mids as lush as the bass, but M-100s deliver.

Yeah, I was setting myself up to buy the Momentum's and prepare to get ready to send these back. Not any more.
 
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": Ve. "O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube" (Etwas bewegter) Text after F.G. Klopstock: "Auferstehung"
 
Listen to that on them if you have Spotify... Love that track (if you can even call it a track)
 
Also, I bought that song on your sig by the way after hearing it a few times, to put it on my player
 
One thing I have realized is that a bad mix is a bad mix, and can't really be improved. These headphones in my opinion do show a good mix from a bad one. I don't think any headphone can save a heaped mess into a masterpiece.
But when the seperation is there, it is there!
 
I never thought I would be showing these headphones off, and giving them to co-workers to listen to. But I have been, and the impression has been a "wow, I didn't think they would sound that good!"
 
Its no joke that a couple of weeks back, I tried them outside, and had the trebles and bass reduced to help me listen to them.
I now have everything flat, except for a "little" bump in the mids, and treble regions, and I mean a little bump (like 1-2db).
During burn in time, I had the trebles lowered almost -6, -7db.
 
I was listening to Afterglow by Phaeleh the other day, and the whip of the trebles on the claps is so... I can't explain it, and then you get taps of other types of drum, and you can hear the differences in each drum, I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to on my older set.

 

[simonpking]

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Over hyped to the Nth degree, over priced ( in the UK at least ), and the sound is overcooked. The kids and vampire fans will no doubt go crazy for them.
 
After a few days of trying hard to like their odd/wonky sound, I respected the repeated cries for mercy from my ears, and moved on!
 

 

 
Odd and wonky? I can't say I agree. Over priced for the UK? Sure thanks largely to customs duties.

 

[NewSound86]

What price are UK buyers paying for these? £235 (including any customs fees) is the cheapest i've found them via amazon.

 

[musical-kage]

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What price are UK buyers paying for these? £235 (including any customs fees) is the cheapest i've found them via amazon.

I got really hit by custom fees, and it was a whopping £60.
 
I pretty much paid around (I posted it on here but can't remember the exact figure), around £280-£290 in the end, but that included a audio only cable, and the second fastest shipping option

 

[robble]

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Hm, now that you mention it the Aviator does kind of sound like the M-100 from my experience. The P5 was more warm from what I recall too (I don't think its sound quality is good for the price though).
 
 
Out of curiosity, does anyone here listen to Japanese music at all? I was browsing some channels on my "Douban.fm" app (it's basically a Pandora service for Asian music) and I liked how some artists sounded with some Japanese music. Perfume, some Kalafina, Tokimonsta, and Nujabes sounded pretty awesome. Most of my Chinese pop music just sounds OK with the M-100's since a lot of what I have is more of the soft kind of pop music (i.e. soap opera or karaoke-like) and has more of an emphasis on the midrange than the treble or bass.

 

 
And because it sounded fun:

 

 
 
I would be interested in hearing how math rock band "LITE" sounds with the M-100's, but I don't know where to get their music. >.>

 

 

Every once in awhile I poke my head around jpop, although I haven't really done too much recently. But I did do a bit of poking around now because JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is getting a fantastic adaption, and I found something pretty excellent.
 

 

[Minarets]

if anyone is looking to get rid of theirs, i am looking to trade for some MDR 1r's....if interested.

 

[Apo0th3karY]

musical-kage and I have had very similar experiences with these. They're definitely revealing headphones. The detail retrieval is amazing. I've yet to hear a 'bad' mix on these, but some over produced music seems to suffer from the studio mixing. I'm not sure if over producing coincides with a 'bad mix'.
 
Also, similarly, co-workers just drop their jaw and say "I always thought a headphone was a headphone"
 
Yeah it's a great track My number one dnb track for 2012. Break's jazzyness is refreshing. 

 

[miceblue]

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musical-kage and I have had very similar experiences with these. They're definitely revealing headphones. The detail retrieval is amazing. I've yet to hear a 'bad' mix on these, but some over produced music seems to suffer from the studio mixing. I'm not sure if over producing coincides with a 'bad mix'.
 
Also, similarly, co-workers just drop their jaw and say "I always thought a headphone was a headphone"
 
Yeah it's a great track My number one dnb track for 2012. Break's jazzyness is refreshing. 

I have no idea what a bad mix sounds like either. XD
I do find the M-100's to be more forgiving than a SRH940, so I am able to enjoy some songs that I couldn't with those. I can still pick out some mastering flaws though (i.e. Loudness War clipping).

 

[musical-kage]

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I have no idea what a bad mix sounds like either. XD
I do find the M-100's to be more forgiving than a SRH940, so I am able to enjoy some songs that I couldn't with those. I can still pick out some mastering flaws though (i.e. Loudness War clipping).

That is mostly what I meant by bad mixing. That, and some tracks just don't take use of good separation. Loving the soundscape on pretty much everything now though
I'll try and find a few examples of a crushed mix tomorrow.
Been listening to some Phaeleh and Poets Of The Fall tonight.

 

[largemouth bass]

vneumonia. Buckets of never ending black phlegm. I enjoy nothing. Staring at the m100's in the corner of the room, they mock me.