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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ vs V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ
V-MODA Crossfade 3

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AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Picture
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  2. DJ

Variants

  • TMA-2 DJ (Black)
  • Crossfade 3 (Bronze Black)
  • Crossfade 3 (Gunmetal Black)
  • Crossfade 3 (Matte Black)

Our Verdict

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ

V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless

The V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless and AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ are both headphones tuned for bassheads. The V-MODA are over-ears with better build quality, and you can replace some parts, but they're more complex to fix. They work both wirelessly and with analog. You can EQ them with their app when used wirelessly. They're more comfortable and stable, although their sound is negatively impacted by glasses and thick hair. On the other hand, the AIAIAI are rather simple analog-only on-ears. You assemble them yourself, and they're easy to repair. They feel less comfortable, largely due to the headband being lined only with silicone, but they weigh much less. Unlike the V-MODA, you can swap out virtually every component easily.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

5.9
6.9

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

4.5
7.5

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

1.5
4.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Design Picture 2
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Comfort Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.45 lbs
0.68 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
1.1 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
6.8

Controls Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Controls Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

No Controls
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

No Controls
Good

Feedback  

No Controls
Good

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

No
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
Multi function
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

5.7
6.2

Portability Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Portability Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Portability Picture

 

7.9" (20.1 cm)
5.6" (14.3 cm)

 

6.4" (16.4 cm)
4.5" (11.5 cm)

 

2.9" (7.3 cm)
3.3" (8.4 cm)

Volume  

146.85 in³ (2,406.37 cm³)
84.30 in³ (1,381.38 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

5.5
8.5

Case Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Case Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
5.9" (14.9 cm)

 

N/A
5.6" (14.1 cm)

 

N/A
3.7" (9.5 cm)

Volume  

N/A
122.79 in³ (2,012.21 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Build Quality Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Stability Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Angled Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Side Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Front Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Rear Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Top Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ In The Box Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

750 Hz
400 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

1.8 dB
2.4 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-10.0 dB
-4.3 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.9
6.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.63 dB
0.66 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.6
8.6

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.5 dB
3.5 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
20.15 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-1.11 dB
-0.16 dB

Mid Bass 
 

2.97 dB
3.81 dB

High Bass 
 

5.14 dB
4.76 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

4.5
7.5

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.35 dB
2.45 dB

Low Mid 
 

4.4 dB
1.28 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.17 dB
-1.88 dB

High Mid 
 

-7.21 dB
1.47 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

1.5
4.7

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

10.28 dB
5.35 dB

Low Treble 
 

-11.27 dB
-2.25 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-8.29 dB
-7.11 dB

High Treble 
 

-13.09 dB
-9.92 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.8
7.5

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.26 dB
1.26 dB

Dips 
 

1.47 dB
2.36 dB
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Imaging 
 

7.6
7.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.11
0.23

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.69
4.04

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

2.8
3.67

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.21
2.42
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.4
4.7

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.57 dB
2.78 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.07 dB
2.78 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

8.34 dB
4.88 dB

Openness 
 

5.0
5.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.4
3.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Virtual Soundstage
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

6.7
6.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.798
0.748

WHD @ 100 
 

0.257
0.250
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
1.2

Power 
 

Passive
On

Connection 
 

Wired
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
aptX HD, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

No EQ
Off

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

4.9
4.6

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-11.93 dB
-11.17 dB

Bass 
 

3.29 dB
1.47 dB

Mid 
 

-10.30 dB
-7.59 dB

Treble 
 

-32.18 dB
-30.45 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

3.9
4.0

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-7.94 dB
-7.93 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-8.42 dB
-9.11 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-9.56 dB
-9.11 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ ANC Wind Handling Graph
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage 
 

7.9
6.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

34.02 dB
41.07 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

No
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

0.0
5.8

Microphone Frequency Response  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Microphone Frequency Response
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Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

N/A
164.69 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
3.02 dB

HFE 
 

N/A
1,140.35 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
0.186

Gain 
 

N/A
18.48 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

0.0
6.0

SpNR  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ SpNR
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SpNR 
 

N/A
11.96 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A
6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
8.6

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
25.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
25.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
2.4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Yes

Charging Port  

None
USB-C
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App Support 
 

0.0
7.0

App Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ App Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
V-MODA

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.8
9.9

Cable Picture  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Cable Picture
V-MODA Crossfade 3 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.99 ft (1.52 m)
4.49 ft (1.37 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.5 ms
0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
8.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
297.90 ft (90.80 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
269 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio
SBC

AAC Support 
 

No
Yes
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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Black
TMA-2 DJ
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Bronze Black
Crossfade 3
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Gunmetal Black
Crossfade 3
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Black
TMA-2 DJ
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Matte Black
Crossfade 3
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TMA-2 DJ
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AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ

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