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Hey since you have the shadow headband material and the matte black leather headband to compare, which one do you like better? And which one is les prune to scratches?
Both are scratch resistant and both headbands are comfortable and look nice therefore they both work for me.
If nobody minds I'd like to post a general response on the thread concerning some PM's I've been receiving. I've had some people PM me concerning the M-80 vs the M-100 sound so I thought I'd just post a general response on the thread. For whatever reason people seem to think I know everything there is to know about V-MODA gear and truth be told nothing could be further from the truth. I just know what I like and not much more then that.
The M-80 is a fluid like (when I say fluid like think melodic) sounding headphone with very polite highs that roll off early. It's bass is clean and only slightly leeches into the mids. Sound stage is good for such a tiny headphone and instrument separation is also good. For the price the M-80 is a very good headphone. It's not the most detailed I've heard but it was never designed to be. It's a very very good sounding entry level can that is very sonically capable and competes very well against other bassy cans in it's price range. Bass is very punchy and can slam very very well. It's bass is where it shines the most in my opinion with it's mids not far behind. If your ears are sensitive to high frequencies then the M-80 highs might be for you. Personally, I like my highs with more shimmer and bite so for me the M-80 highs leave me wanting. That being said this can brings enough to the table in that I can still continue to enjoy music on it highs or no highs.
The M-100 has a more energetic and extended top end and a far more deeper sounding low end. The bass is quite forward (think powerful) and due to that the treble in comparison can sound a little distant at times. That being said I find the highs more to my liking and rate it far better then the M-80 highs. The mids are more laid back (especially the lower mids) compared to the more linear sounding M-80. Detail and sound stage wise the M-100 has far more of it when compared to it's M-80 little brother. I'm not fond of using it to listen to rock (I don't like my rock overly bassy) but in my opinion it crushes a lot of other headphones when it involves the various electronica genres and modern pop. I've kept an eye on this thread over the last few weeks and I've noticed the odd passers by have commented that the M-80 has more bass. To my ears nothing could be further from the truth. The M-80 bass extends nowhere near as deep as the M-100 which has a full three bass ( upper bass, mid bass, lower bass) hit while the M-80 sounds more like a two hit bass due to it's far less bass extension. Impact I would also rate the M-100 ahead of the M-80.
Some things both of these headphones share in common is they're not audiophile cans, they're not studio monitors, they're not neutral, and they're not giant killers. What they are is extremely fun to listen to and will make you want to bop your head to your music.
This is only my view of coarse and I'm sure others on here could/will disagree with my view which is perfectly fine. I suggest if anyone is unsure about which one to buy they look around a bit, or at the very least research more online, and try and find a place where they can demo both cans before they buy. If you don't mind paying shipping costs on a return V-MODA does have their 60 day test drive no questions asked return policy so you'll get the vast majority of your money back if any of these two cans don't work out for you. Just thought I'd throw that in so potential buyers who are on the fence on which can to buy could mull over.
As an after thought something else I'd like to add, I've also had various PM's concerning the paper towel mod. For those interested there's more then enough info on this thread from both me miceblue and LeonDota and others detailing how to do it. Granted this is a very long thread but with a little patience using the thread search function anyone interested in that information should be able to find it within 5 or 10 minutes. I suggest to especially pay special attention to miceblue's posts on the paper towel mod because he has posted quite a few detailed posts with pictures showing exactly how to do it. Truth be known it's not rocket science and a little patience and trial and error and anyone should be able to find the sweet spot as far as modding the cups is concerned.
I'm probably going to buy my own pretty soon. I really liked it at RMAF last year and would like to give it a formal spin.
), I've been satisfied with my M-100. It survived a frozen lake afterall!!
