The vTrue lack the million-dollar bass performance of the vPulse, but the vTrue sound much, much better otherwise because they are so much smoother.

The vTrue sound big, smooth, full and warm; just not as clear and detailed as brighter-sounding headphones and without as much deep bass. To 99% of listeners the bass is fine, but the bottom octave (16 ~ 32 cps) isn’t really there.

The blue cables are incongruous and freak me out. Cables are supposed to be black; black is beautiful. They are detachable, so no worries.

What is really good about the cables are the angled plugs. I’ve destroyed plugs and iPads when dropped with a big headphone plug attached. With the angled plug, it’s much less likely to get damaged from sticking out if dropped – or someone bumps into you.

The 90º angled plug also has a slim profile, so it pushes-in easily if you’re using a device in a thick case.