You know, Val, I have to thank you for getting me into the hi-fi audio scene, because you produce REALLY awesome sound.
As for my story, it begins after New Years 2012. I was the kind of kid that could wear out a cheap Creative Labs IEM in about 6 months. Thankfully, my dad somehow has a bunch of these (I don't wanna know, considering he's NYC DOE), but I was getting tired of IEMs and my Sony MDR-V150s were starting to show road tear. So, after that Christmas, I knew that a nice supra/circum-aural set was a priority.
I already did some preliminary research on the most common stuff, and like any real audiophile will tell you, it's mostly crap (Beats, cheap Senns, Skullcandy, etc.). Also, I like browsing the B&H catalogs whenever I get them, so I had some exposure to the really good names (BeyerDynamic, the more expensive Sennheisers and Sony's, AKG, etc.). So, I decided to randomly one day walk into my local RadioShack, and lo and behold, they were selling the Crossfade LP Phantom Chrome. Now, to me, V-MODA was an unknown brand, and that made me curious, so since I didn't have a smart phone (still don't and I REALLY want the RAZR Maxx HD), and they didn't have one out for testing, I had to call one of my friends and asked him to check up on the reviews on Amazon. And then after he got back to me, I bought it.
Yes, that's right, I dived off a figurative cliff, and hell, BEST. THING. EVER. Compared to even my computer setup (JBL Creature IIs, which I want to replace with Klipsch ProMedia 2.1s), these sounded heavenly, and for the first time, I had headphones that could prevent leaking, which was a problem before. Now, I see the release of the M-100 and my mouth drools in envy, because I really don't see myself getting one until at least New Years 2014, if I'm lucky. All in all, though, it is a credit to the extremely high quality that you hold yourself and your company to, and I will gladly say that I am now loyal to the brand.
As an aside, I know that I plan to be in California for vacation around mid-July, the same week as San Diego Comic Con (unfortunately, it looks like I'm not going
), but I figure that since I will be in Los Angeles sometime during, and I will definitely be touring Sunset, maybe you'd kindly allow the equivalent of a rookie a tour of the facility, and maybe even some testing?
Per Laborem ad Astra,
JbstormburstADV