"Passive" noise cancellation is just a factor of these things cover your ears like any other over ear headphone.

Good, but even the XL cushions hurt my ears after around 2 hours

The build quality feels very sturdyCons:- Headset is tight and uncomfortable, even after bending per v-moda's instructions (my head isn't that big, either)- Audio always starts at 50%, regardless of previous level, This is shocking when you're laying quietly in bed and not expecting it (I use Android)- Startup and shutdown sounds are very loud and pretty annoying (much like every other headset I'm used, so not a big deal)- Ear pads are tiny - my ears barely fit in the cup (and not comfortably)

My ears ache after about 30-45 minutes of wearing the headphones

The downside when I wear it for too long my ears feels uncomfortable

It is only when you need to extend past that time, that I can start to feel my ears becoming a little sore!

so while previous was killing my ears (till i got XL cushions), this one sits just perfect

Only Con here is that wearing this headset for 6-8 hours a day, this can start to hurt your ears

I do confess though that my ears initially felt a bit cramped inside the earpieces though.

after just 15 minutes my ears began to hurt from the ear pads cramping them?!

The materials in the next generation seem to be of a higher quality, but overall my ears do seem to fatigue faster than with my previous pair

On the right outer ear cuff is where the controls are.

I have quite a few ear piercings and getting headphones that do not feel like they are squeezing my ears is huge

The ear cushions on these V-Moda headphones isolate sound really well, though, so unless you demand ANC for air travel

I could only wear them for short period, my ears got sore and had to take them off

The sound is fabulous-crystal clear with easy to use buttons on the right ear piece

Pretty great set of Cans except for the fact that the right ear sounds much lower than the left

(probably not $350 good)Cons:- Uncomfortable (creases your ears and gives you sharp pain after a very short period of time

The bass that could vibrate your ears on the LP/LP2/M100/CFW is more subdued and doesn't rattle your head quite as much, but you can tell there is the

They dont go even close over your ears and will sit on your ears around and after like half an hour, your ears will hurt like hell

There’s not too much padding that causes your ears to get hot like the XL pads

This point is important in hearing the difference in bluetooth/aptx mode because I can say there’s EQing (due to bluetooth technicalities) at work which is only noticeable if your really listen and have a fairly good ear for these things

One positive is that I don't have to turn up to hear the bass and the vocals and highs won't be killing your ears

They do not breathe well at all and will make your ears hot and sweaty after prolonged use which just wont work for me considering I spend over 8hrs/day wearing a headset

They dont go even close over your ears and will sit on your ears around and after like half an hour, your ears will hurt like hell

I surprisedly give the "is this thing on" finger tap to the right ear and the loud pop happens

Shallow as it might

Sound wise, I would have liked that the high freq range was as crisp as with Sennheiser, however you can live with that

, it's not as good as

The fit so much better, on your head as well as in your bag if you’re heading out to the gym and what not