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I’m an audiophile, I admit… and specifically I like a deep, warm and lush bass. Unfortunately, most consumer headphones (won’t drop names, but you know which brands I speak of ) either have no bass at all, or have deep lows but absolutely no midrange bass. I found a solution for that in the Beyer DT 770 PRO, but walking on the street with a full-sized studio headphone looks kind of wonky, so I decided to look for something more compact for outdoor use.

The search led me to the V-Moda “vibe”, a pair of aluminum ear buds. I’ve been using them for about two months now, and think they deserve to be mentioned.

Most of the time, when a manufacturer makes some bold statements about its products, I tend to take it with a couple grains of salt; usually they’re rather exaggerated. In this case, however, the manufacturer really doesn’t bullshit you. Every promise that V-Moda made about the ear buds, they also made true. They claim the ear buds only weigh 12 grams, and indeed... the scale stops at 12.2 grams. They claim that the ear buds have a rich and precise bass, and yes… they sure have that!

The sound is just amazing. The highs are crystal clear, the mids are lush and alive and the bass is just all there. So far I’ve only discovered one negative aspect about them: if your MP3 file is poorly encoded, you will notice it. The ear buds are unforgiving and relentless when it comes to poorly encoded MP3’s, but that is a good thing as well. It means the ear buds don’t add any bullshit to your signal, but just give you exactly what you’re supposed to hear.

They’re pricy (€ 85,-), but they are worth every cent of that. They deliver what they promise and look stylish while doing it. In short: 100% kickass.