V-Moda M-200 ANC Professional Studio Headphones | Lightweight Metal Build | Adjustable Headband for Single Ear Monitoring | Matte Black

These are a completely different sounding set of cans than any previous V-Moda models, sound signature is different. I have the Crossfade Wireless 2 Codex, Crossfade Wireless, M-100, XS, and I think since Roland took over they tuned these headphones to sound more like Roland headphones than of V-Modas. Sound is still very good though, frequency is flat across the board and you can download the app and adjust the equalizer to your liking. Bass is deep, tight and punchy by default, punchier than any of the previous models. To me, these sound like they brought the lows, mids and highs to an even level, and some people may not like this sound, but as mentioned it all can be changed and tweaked in the app. One thing I don't know is if these M-200ANC's sound anything like the original M-200 wired ones, I doubt it though since the ANC uses smaller 40mm drivers and the original uses 50mm. For anyone who's a big V-Moda fan and owned a few pairs of other model V-Modas and looking to get these, just letting you know you'll be in for a surprise as these don't have that V-Moda signature sound that we're used to, but they're still really good.The noise cancelling is good, but not the best out there. They do a fairly decent job in blocking out external noise, but if you're walking down the street and someone drives past you with engine revving high then you could still hear it. I have a pair of Sony WH-1000XM4's, which have much better noise cancelling, the M-200 ANC's are nowhere near as good.These are very comfortable and well built, I could wear them all throughout work without any fatigue or discomfort, and they're very strong and sturdy. I think they have better construction than any previous models. One thing that sucks is the volume control buttons placement on the top of the right earcup, especially the button to lower the volume. It's a bit tight and awkward to get to, so you might have to tilt the ear cup outwards slightly to access volume lowering button.The app could definitely use some work. As of this writing, there's and issue with updating the headphone firmware, even though you've updated it, when you go back it'll still say the firmware is ready to be updated, no matter how many times you do it. I also found that updating the firmware from the app has caused issues later with trying to reconnect the headphones, so I just unpaired and repaired them and left the firmware settings alone (I'm gonna wait till they come out with one that actually works), and everything works fine.Overall, I think these are a great set of cans

These things are absolute tanks and can take a beating. Noise cancelling helps but is somewhat underwhelming especially with high pitched noises there is definitely some bleed through when not using the N.C. Seem to be made for someone with a larger head. I have mine to smallest adjustment. Having used crossfade2s for the past few years, I can honestly say that if you do not need noise cancelling then you should just get crossfade2s. Smaller cans with tighter/ more comfortable fit and better sound.

I didn't want to compare it with other noise cancelling headphones because I thought NC was a nice added feature to what I thought was going to be excellent sound quality; but after a few days using them, I had to send them back.For the $450 I paid I thought these were going to sound amazing, since I had the original Crossfade Wireless and they were just awesome. I sold them after five years and they still looked brand new.Sound Quality:The sound in these ones is not bad. It is just not so good. To me they have a high emphasis on treble and mids, leaving the highs almost down the spectrum. This was particularly noticeable during bluetooth usage, when wired the highs came up a little bit, but still was very warm sounding.Vocals were excellent, both male and female were very clear at all times.I paired it with my trusted Helm Bolt portable DAC/AMP and the sound was increased tenfold. It revitalized all frequencies and they sound awesome, but the lows were still falling behind the mids and highs.Noice cancellation:This feature on these headphones is, I am sorry, a gimmick. I never knew really when it was on or off, and when I knew it was on, it was almost doing nothing. Unless I was already in a relatively quiet room, the noise of pretty much anything was still coming through.I thought it would have been nice to have some NC on a V-Moda product even if was not going to compete against Sony's 1000X series, Bose or Apple or any other, but that is so unnoticeably present turned to be a feature I did not use.So in the end I was left with Bluetooth headphones I was using wired to improve the sound quality via my portable DAC/AMP and no noise cancellation. At this point I thought I should have bought the V-Moda M200 wired or straight up a Focal or HiFiMan at the same price point.Durability:As a V-Moda product I can say they are still the most durable pair of headphones I have had, they feel indestructible and that was a selling point for me because at work I can use them when working outside and I sometimes hit them with something, I didn't want to break the Sony XM4, the V-Moda are top notch in durability.Would I recommend these headphones?I would say, get the free ride from V-Moda's website first. They allow you to use them for sixty days and if you don't like them you can return them, or buy them here in Amazon and as well, return them if you don't like them.What I hear is not what you hear, to me they sound good, not great, to me they do sound like $500 headphones and the NC is not at all at that price range either.I honestly would not recommend them at this price when you can buy the Crossfade Wireless Codex Edition for like two hundred bucks less and get impressive sound (or that is what I heard, I didn't try them), or get some other brand you like depending on what you want them for. If you want NC, get Sony XM4 or XM5, if you just care about sound quality, get Focal or HiFiMan or Sennheiser.