Crossfade M-100 Master

Excellent breakdown, thanks for taking the time to go into detail! I also found these to be a bit harsh at first, but then over time they mellowed. And that's just within a week or so. I was accustomed to V-Moda M100s sound-wise, which also greatly hype bass and have lower mids/highs. So at first I

You get used to a lighter bass. I started with cheap headphones with too much bass and stopped preferring them when I got the V-Moda M100. They have V tuning and despite that I felt that they lacked bass, but a month later headphones with excessive bass hurt my ears. I recommend that you buy some go

I had the V-Moda M100's before I dropped them and they broke. I replaced them with a pair of M-100 Masters and they sound much more bass heavy than my PX's and my PX-8's. Not a bad headphone, just different.

I'd say that 3.5mm jack + phone users are a small minority nowadays, with most people valuing good wireless codec support over built-in wired support. I'd even argue that the overall audio quality when wireless is higher when paired with a good set of wireless headphones like the b&w Px series or Fo

Welcome to the hobby. As for headphones, if you're just getting started, any over the ear or on ear headphones will work. Here's my take on several of the recommended headphones: Sony WH-1000XM series: If you already have these, they're fine. Not something I'd use long term. Too much to break. Audio