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I'm gonna have to mail you about the Metallo. Didn't see that coming!
Interesting that overseas the Shadow and the White are sold out. In Japan's e-earphone, it's the matte black that's sold out whilst the White and Shadow are still in stock. I managed to get 2 of my friends buy the Shadow even.
#1...that is an -awesome- design for the denim! What a pity you're not selling them.
Quick update, I am so sorry for being gone for so long but I have never ever been busier with CES and planning global supply chain of M-100 and the launch of M-100/VAMP VERZA/METALLO globally. We have 11 new SKUS launching in the coming weeks and we are opening a Milan location.
I have marked my last post and will read all posts since then soon. I sincerely hope everybody is happy overall, as you know we'll do ANYTHING within reason to ensure a 6-star experience.
Supply Chain Headaches
We sold out completely of White and Shadow, but it is because we have made so few M-100 units compared to normal in order to have the highest QC and monitor the community feedback. I am surprised that even though Matte Black outsold shadow almost 3 to 1 initially that Shadow is almost 1:1 lately. Any ideas why?! It helps my forecasting
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METALLO
Our next product is called metallo... shhhh.... it launches soon and is quite amazing. It is not a headphone but fits into our new "trifecta" line.
VAMP VERZA
the main reason I've been so busy... this thing is complex but worth the wait...
DD EAR CUSHIONS
we have not forgot but we have hit a holiday that delays testing. Don't worry! we have prototypes for testing.
BOOMPRO MIC
Shipping soon, I have to finish photos and copy. It passed our "VMQA".
DEFECT ANALYSIS SINCE LAUNCH
So far we have seen a very very low % of defects for a new product and every defect we have analyzed and made additional QC processes to ensure 6-star satisfaction. We make a few in every batch so that quality is #1. Obviously, every single issue I take very personally as I deeply care about customer satisfaction. Happiness is V-MODA's objective and your reviews = our incentives.
Overall, I am extremely happy to have seen Avicii's FIRST M-100 that was used nightly for 3+ months auctioned on eBay. It was heavily abused but still functioning even though the screws were starting to become a tad rusty. Yet this first unit I gave to him at Radio City had more character, sounded amazing and it still worked like a charm after months of heavy abuse on tour. Our other "beta" test musicians have had similar positive results. I tightened a few tolerances in small areas but I wouldn't compare it to the "revs" in most production runs of other products (and I know from seeing them first hand at the factories). Keep in mind, I am obsessive about QC as we build these to be professional gear that must not fail under extreme circumstances.
Crazy quality is what delays us so long on launches, one of our competitors said correctly "Val is V-MODA's main competitor"!
COILPRO CABLE
The latest test hit 250k bends in our cable flex machine today, I think it'll hit 1M+ bends easily so I am giving it an okay to go. It uses a spring strain relief that I was curious about, but it definitely works. Look for late March.
SPECIAL EDITION M-100s
We made a few special edition Subliminal 24k gold models and Avicii models using denim. I'll post pics on Facebook soon, they are incredible but we don't have plans to sell them. The denim models will be in stores worldwide for listening stations.
RETAILERS
We added more USA and worldwide retailers, but we are out of stock for almost 6-8 weeks of shadow/white. M-100s should be in many stores worldwide soon on listening stations, has anybody seen them?!!
PICTURE!!!
I'm gonna have to mail you about the Metallo. Didn't see that coming!
Interesting that overseas the Shadow and the White are sold out. In Japan's e-earphone, it's the matte black that's sold out whilst the White and Shadow are still in stock. I managed to get 2 of my friends buy the Shadow even.
#1...that is an -awesome- design for the denim! What a pity you're not selling them.