bought mine off of platinum buy here on Amazon for about $ 121 . have own this for a mere 2 day . Box come with everything expect except the side-plate be matte black instead of gunmetal like I order and a bonus pair of red shield , new screw , and a tool to fit em in . it be color scheme do not seem to exactly fit any model that V-moda advertise either , so I be concerned I may have a knockoff -lrb- but if it be , it be a good knockoff -rrb- . I have since replace the black plate with the red one . much more stunning . style : Sleek , non-intrusive , but still a piece of eye-candy . the plate be what give it its distinct appeal . when choose , be sure to pick the variation that come with you preferred color of headband and miscellaneous decal since customize side-plate can be order separately . ear piece be not bulky-looking when wear . Headband flare out quite minimally , and stay pretty close to head . fit : I have get a fairly big head but it fit pretty comfortably . ear cup do not completely surround my ear , that be to say that it be still partially lay atop my ear . hug head pretty firmly , but not painfully so . at the moment , I can sport these fella for 5 hour until my ear need a break from the pressure . that be say , you may or may not have to break the headband in a bit . if you have get ear that be big or tend to jut out , you may need to find a roomier pair of can . as for weight , they be definitely on the lighter side of the spectrum . CONSRUCTION : seem pretty tough . have test bend the headband in various and seemingly dangerous way . have maintain its shape and tension . drop it once only 2-3 foot . not a big fall , but hey lot of headphone splode at the slightest impact . not much else to say here until time have take passage . I 'll be sure to come back if anything concern its hardiness have change for better or worse . sound : you skip to this part do not ya ? Anywho , to start off , I have pretty sensitive ear and tend to keep my music play fairly low that most people would be struggle to listen . keep that in mind , straight out of the box , the sound be not as balanced as I would hope it be . be a bit bass heavy and it overpower vocal . however , consider the many review and account I hear about crossfade and many a pair of good headphone need a time to burn-in and loosen up , I dose it with full blast frequency sweep and white noise overnight . this morning , the sound quality improve , and even now in the evening it have improve in comparison to this morning . mid be fantastically clear and be warm and organic sound , high be perfectly crisp . consider this , listen to music at higher volume make the bass a bit painful for my sensitive ear . however , at low volume the bass be perfect and do not disappear from the track like it would in many other headphone . now , I have never own any other high end over-ear headphone , but I do own a pair of monster turbine which be fantastic soundwise . compare the sound quality , there be really little to no difference of how good the mid and high be . both be fantastic in that regard . both be also a tad bass heavy . however , the turbine 's bass feel tighter . by that I mean , each bass note be clearly define and it do not sound muddy at all . the crossfade be just a tad muddy -lrb- and I mean just a tad -rrb- and a little harder to distinguish but they hold a bit more punch as they be 50mm diaphragm . so if you want to feel the rumble of thunder or that explosion , crossfade be the one that 'll make ya jump outta you seat and proceed to duck 'n cover . there be no innate buzz unless it be you machine , there be no clipping or distortion as far as I can tell , and the noise isolation be purely passive and I can still hear the environment pretty well with these headphone on -lrb- this may be due to my sensitive hearing -rrb- . the music that I feel best fit these be electric\/techno and all of its subgenre , but I have enjoy all sort of music include heavy metal , orchestral , acoustic\/folk , classical , chiptune , ethnic\/world , and more . to summarize , these headphone be : for the audiophile . for the fashion conscious . build tough . Pretty Comfy . fairly price . a very good buy ! Hope this help ! EDIT : Jan. 6 , 2012 - after play around with equalizer and again run these through a lot of different type of music . I have conclude that these can limelight low and high while the mid frequency be not feature as strongly as the latter two . thus music such as classic rock and orchestral performance be not as full and warm . vocal be also a bit push back behind bassline and\/or percussion . however , they be totally capable of very nice sound mid . just up the mid frequency on you equalizer and vocal will be bring to the forefront and nearly all type of music have a warmer\/fuller effect .