Reddit reviews V-MODA Crossfade M-80 Vocal On-Ear Noise-Isolating Metal Headphone, White Silver

Well if you're looking for headphones I just ordered these, they seem pretty awesome.

Hi there, I'm looking to buy headphones for my wife this Christmas. Since they're for her and not for me, they need to be visually aesthetically pleasing (not giant honking, relatively stylish, etc). I know this is subjective, and they don't need to be sparkly and whatever, but just reasonably stylish/compact.

Budget - $100-200

Source - iPhone/iPad

Isolation - required for flights. Doesn't have to be active, but could be active.

Preferred Type - full-sized, over-ear or on-ear. Not IEM or earbuds.

Preferred tonal balance and Preferred music: - balanced, decent bass for top 40 music and rap, will watch action movies on her ipad.

Past headphones: Apple iPhone headphones.. ya. She's used my Sennheiser HD 25-1 ii and she liked them, but honestly she's not an audiophile. I'd like to get her something with a reasonable sound quality that balances aesthetic appeal.

I am currently looking at the V-Moda Crossfade M-80s, which look like they get a good rating on the headphone guide here. Thoughts on these? How do they differ from the XS model that is double the price?
Thanks!

I noticed some V Moda M 80's for sale the other day at Amazon. Didn't think they were still available new. On ear, $118.

If that's the case try this combo:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IYH1UBY/ref=psdcmw_12097480011_t1_B00GO4GMAI

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https://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-BoomPro-Gaming-Headset-Headphone/dp/B00BJ17WKK


No need for amp or mod mic.

Look for something from V-Moda. There's four main models, the M100 and LP2 are over ear, M80 and XS are on-ear. The price varies so look for all of them, they often dip very close to your budget ($160-175), for Black Friday you might find them cheaper. There's the M80 silver for $120 on Amazon for example. And the LP2 is currently exactly $150 on their website – also if you order directly from them they throw in custom shields for free – add them to the cart to see the bonus. Also the Crossfade Wireless model seems to be reduced to $180 if you think he'd prefer wireless (but the wired versions have better sound).

Rock solid, all-metal build. Warm fun sound with bass emphasys. The cups are foldable, the XS and M80 get super compact when folded (here's the silver version). All models come with an excellent cable with mic and play/pause button that works with Android.

Late to the party, but I use V-Moda M-100's combined with Creative Sound Blaster E5 High-Resolution USB DAC 600.

At $299 (for the bluetooth headphones; 199$ for the non bluetooth) and $170 (DAC) definitely busts your budget, V-Moda does sell a pair for ~$100 -- the V-Moda M-80, which might be worth checking out.

While the M100 and M80 audio drivers (50mm vs 40mm) aren't the same, the quality of manufacturing "should" be. My headphones are amazingly comfortable and solidly built with metal parts and a kevlar braided cable (that will disconnect from the headphones if you accidentally snag it on your desk/chair). I've broken a few pairs of chinsy plastic headphones in my day; I never feel like I'm going to do that with the M100's.

One thing to note and I think it's worth mentioning; M80's are "on ear" headphones, where the M100's are over the ear. Even so, I still think the M80 will be comfortable because the leather ear padding is super comfortable; like sitting in one of those $5000 leather lazy boys that you sink into, comfortable.

Last thing, I'm by no means a audiophile/snob, but sound with a DAC was noticeably better than using my mobo's sound card. IMO, might be worth considering in a future purchase.