These headphones are as comfortable as they are brilliant-sounding. 

I've listened to a great many headphones over the years. My go-to headphones for listening to an audio playback of things like voiceovers have been the Audio-Technica ATH M50X for years. But that's a very specific purpose and it has nothing to do with listening to music. When I'm exercising, I use the Mojawa Run Plus bone-conducting headphones. As for listening to music when not exercising, I've used a mixed bag of earbuds that rarely gave me the sound I wanted.

So, when V-Moda reached out to me about theCrossfade 3 Wireless , I was more than happy to give them a try. I should preface this by saying any time a company contacts me to test headphones, I'm always skeptical. This is especially so when it's a company I'm not nearly as familiar with as, say, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, or Focal. Even so, I'm always willing to hear what a company has to offer.

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This time around, I was blown away. That may be partially because my expectations tend to be pretty low for most headphones on the market today (unless I'm looking at a$500+ piece of technology). So, when a company says its$300 headphones will impress, I tend to wobble between pessimism and optimism. 

That being said, I was certainly open to the new product and when it arrived, I immediately charged it up and connected it to myMacBook Pro . With Spotify open, I turned to my favorite band, Rush, to see how well these headphones withstood my scrutiny.

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Wow.

I could end this review with that single word. Or, I could continue... which I will.

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V-Moda Crossfade 3

The latest version of the Crossfade headphones will blow you away with rich sound, comfortable ear cups, and both wired and wireless connectivity.

The specs

Let's take a look at some specs, which are:

• Qualcomm aptX HD and AAC codecs for premium Bluetooth sound
• Wired operation (using the included cable) further improves the audio quality to an impressive 5