I recently bought a pair of the Nomadic's in gunmetal, and have been using them everyday for two weeks.

Nixon had the headphones designed by Fuseproject here in San Francisco, which is why they looking f–ing rad. I tried on the MasterBlasters and they are ridiculously huge, so I opted for the Nomadics. They still are large for what they are, and the memory foam isn't as soft as you think. It's kind of a rough foam, nothing like a soft memory foam pillow. They do squeeze into your head, so you will notice discomfort about after and hr on your ears. As thin as the Nomadics look, the arc is like a huge halo over your head, so can't reallly snowboard with them on.

Sound was a disappointment as well. The sound seems like its muffled through, and only certain songs sound nice. Go to the Apple store and try those BEAT's by Dre headphones to have something to compare to. Those headphones are insanely clear, as if someone was singing in your ear. They're not cheap though, and not as stylish as the Nixon's. I will keep these headphones since I can't return them anymore, but try them out for yourself if you have the chance. They just look cool, that's about it.