Designed and built by lifestyle and DJ brand V-MODA in collaboration with Roland, targeting fashion-conscious DJs pretending to be musicians by turning knobs, the new M-100 AIRA headphones combine the DJ-acclaimed V-MODA Crossfade M-100 over-ear headphones with the AIRA logo customized on each shield, along with AIRA-green chevrons on the headband.
The combination is just about right and a clever move from Roland. The Crossfade M-100 AIRA is an headphone for users of Roland’s AIRA range of electronic instruments and effects. Using a large sized dual-diaphragm 50 mm driver, with an extended frequency response able to match the sounds generated by Roland’s instruments, going as low as 5Hz and reaching 30,000 Hz with an incredible dynamic range, the M-100 AIRA headphones are designed to allow hearing and feeling every detail of a performance on stage or in the studio, from the deepest subs of the TR-8 drum machine and TB-3 bass synth to the incredibly annoying filter sweeps that are able to destroy any party mood and are responsible for making dogs go berserk.
As Roland explains, after a successful crowdsourcing project, they discovered V-MODA’s Crossfade M-100 ranked among “the most highly regarded headphones in the world”, with 18 editors’ choice awards and “Best DJ Headphones” naming rights by both DJ Mag and CNET. Roland also discovered that M-100 headphones are “worn by 36% of Top 100 DJs, as polled by DJ Mag”. Therefore, the Roland M-100 AIRA edition would include “all of the M-100’s superior features, specifications, and more.”
The M-100 AIRA headphones features XL memory foam ear cushions (with 30% increase in inner diameter, twice the depth and 55% increase in volume) for optimum comfort and sound isolation. Clearly developed with musicians, producers and DJs in mind, the M-100 AIRA feature an exclusive heavy-duty 2 meter cable that incorporates a secure and highly stable locking mechanism. An extra SharePlay extended audio cable with built-in 3.5mm jack that allows two headphones to share the same audio source is included in each package.
The Crossfade M-100 AIRA is also extremely roadworthy thanks to its steel-frame construction, metal CliqFold hinges and exclusive gig-ready AIRA edition travel case for storage of the headphones and its accessories. This “exoskeleton carry case” with strap system facilitates storage of M-100 AIRA and accessories such as included professional audio cables, USB memory sticks, earplugs and more.
Roland’s Atsuo Yukawa, Senior Executive Officer and RPG Company President, commented, “After testing countless headphones for the ultimate pair that accurately represented the music we created, we found V-MODA’s Crossfade M-100. We’re immensely proud of the M-100 AIRA headphones, released in conjunction with V-MODA. A true audiophile-quality personal monitoring system for AIRA users that looks as good as it sounds, it’s the ultimate music production accessory.”
V-MODA’s Val Kolton, CEO and founder, commented, “As a producer and performer at heart, I’ve had the opportunity to fine-tune our headphones using Roland’s legendary instruments. Not only did the TR-808, TR-909, and TB-303 lay the framework of modern dance and hip-hop music but they set the standard for V-MODA acoustics. It is an honor that our worlds have collided after independently discovering that our headphones and Roland instruments are perfectly matched at every frequency. Together with Roland’s legendary musical development and V-MODA’s accurate representation of each sound’s integrity, we fuel the ‘artists behind the artists’.”
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