I'll explain my self better: i used to be a ****** newb about headphones before discovering this forum (still i am though..indeed!) but reading on all reviews and stuff like that i expected these cans as big jump forwards compared to my old and cheapy Skullkandy Hesh headphones...
The super WEIRD thing is that (maybe just cos i'm a super noob as i said) i can't notice that huge gap between the vmoda and the hesh...not only that, but the hesh seems to have more powerfull and warm basses compared to the vmoda's one...
How is that possible?
I knew that the vmodas weren't the ass "bass head" as Ultrasone pro 900 are.. but i expected them a little more powerfull than that piece of "Crap" of SC hesh..
For some people, it takes time to adjust to a new sound signature. I would say give it two weeks and if you are still unsatisfied, then return them.
Audiophiles and audiophile bassheads are looking for bass QUALITY over quantity. While a pair of headphones may give out a large amount of bass, this often results in excessive bass distortion, which is generally considered to be bad quality bass here. The extra boomy or bloated feel that can occur with excessive bass can drown out the rest of the sound spectrum. People here generally dislike headphones that produce bass that muddies up the rest of the sound frequencies.
People here are usually looking for well-done quality of bass rather than simply excessive bass. Most people here are looking for clean, unbloated, tight, accurate, detailed bass that you can hear the distinctive bass notes, textures, and details very clearly and the bass extends down into the deep low frequencies. This type of bass also minimizes bleeding into the mids and treble. This may not be what you are looking for.
That said, i also considered that i'm not listening to all that difference just cos i'm usining them, even if with a fiio e11, but with mp3s songs downloaded from youtube...could it be?
Music ripped from youtube will sound crappy!! To get the best sounding music for portable use, rip songs from CDs using 320kbps LAME mp3. If you are only going to use it with iPod/iPhone, the AAC file format is an alternative, but note that that is only usable with apple products. FLAC takes up a ton of space and does not work with the majority of portable music players currently available. I wouldn't go FLAC unless you are listening from a computer that has tons of hard drive space. For most people, it is difficult to hear the difference between 320 kbps mp3 and lossless compression (like FLAC).
And also, it may be that i'm noticing lots...no sorry, let's say TONS of little one, and bigger "imperfections" in every single track that i never used to find b4 with the hesh? Is that due the quality of the m100?
The imperfections you are hearing are due to the poor quality of the audio source files, not the headphones. A lot of consumer headphones are not accurate or detailed enough to pick up on those flaws, but the higher quality headphones allows you to hear things clearer and more detailed, so flaws in the audio source will be revealed. Really overly bass heavy headphones can also often drown out the details in the other frequencies, so it "hides" audio source imperfections. The M100 has a strong bass-emphasis but does not boost the bass to the point where it drowns out the other frequencies. Audiophiles are usually looking for headphones that accurately reproduce the audio source, so poor-quality audio files sound bad and good-quality audio files sound good.
I will be gratefull to everybody who will have the WILL to answer to all the questions of a uber noob as me, thansk to everybody in advance,
p.p.s. is it actually even possible to DAMAGE the headphones by turning too high the volume with the fiio e11?
I do not know anything about damaging headphones at too high of a volume. I imagine it is possible as speakers can be blown out for inappropriate use. As long as you keep the volume within normal hearing limits, I highly doubt you will have any issues. Just don't use headphones as speakers! lol. Be careful as you can blow our your eardrum if you go too high in volume. V-Moda has a very nice warranty policy, so you are covered there as well.
and what is the "burn time" or whatever it's called that hear about so many times?
Burn-in time is the idea that the sound of the headphones change after being used extensively as headphones have moving parts. This idea is a THEORY and has not been proven or disproven conclusively. Basically, you can just play your headphones at normal volumes using either white noise or pink noise or looping through your music for an extended period of time to "burn" them in. People have different ideas of how long it takes to burn in a pair of headphones.
I personally do not believe in burn in, and many M100 owners report that there is NOT a significant change in sound with burn in. For the M100 in particular, I do not believe the sound quality changes noticeable with burn-in. I had two M100s and I compared my "burn-in" pair with my new pair, and I could not hear a difference.
However, if you do believe in it, just do it before you start critically judging your headphone's sound quality. I think 2-4 nights while your sleeping is enough and if you play your headphones for a week continuously, there will not be any more "burn-in" time required.
how can i say when the cans are ready to perform at their best? o.O?
After listening to your headphones a lot for 2-3 weeks using high quality audio source material, I would say that whatever you think about the sound quality would be accurate for you.
(Yep, headphones are COMPLICATED, lol)
Don't worry about it or overthink it too much. Just get good audio source (like 320kpbs mp3) and then plug in your headphones. If you like it, you like it... if you don't, don't let the opinions of other people outweigh your ears.
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