I did a lot looking before I finally decided on these headphones. The sound overall is so good, that when I went back to my woesome sony headphones I thought they were broken. After you hear these you'll whine about having to use any other headphones. I use them on my portable player, but not on the bus because the sound leaks too much and the person sitting next to you could probably tell you the exact song you're listening to. That's not really a complaint since I never expected them to be very portable. Some people have complained that there's not enough bass to these headphones but I think its just fine. It's nice and robust, but it doesn't drown out other sounds. I use these mostly at home and for gaming. As far as comfort goes, it seems there is a break-in period to them. At first I could only wear them about an hour before needing a break, but now i can wear them for hours. And if you have larger ears you may have a problem since the cups are smaller than the picture would indicate. You could still use them, the pleather part would just rest on top of your ear. They are very lightweight, but I think its pretty sturdy construction.

**Only the pickiest of people will not like these, and if they didn't they'd probably have a hard time finding anything.**
I did a lot looking before I finally decided on these headphones. The sound overall is so good, that when I went back to my woesome sony headphones I thought they were broken. After you hear these you'll whine about having to use any other headphones. I use them on my portable player, but not on the bus because the sound leaks too much and the person sitting next to you could probably tell you the exact song you're listening to. That's not really a complaint since I never expected them to be very portable. Some people have complained that there's not enough bass to these headphones but I think its just fine. It's nice and robust, but it doesn't drown out other sounds. I use these mostly at home and for gaming. As far as comfort goes, it seems there is a break-in period to them. At first I could only wear them about an hour before needing a break, but now i can wear them for hours. And if you have larger ears you may have a problem since the cups are smaller than the picture would indicate. You could still use them, the pleather part would just rest on top of your ear. They are very lightweight, but I think its pretty sturdy construction. **Only the pickiest of people will not like these, and if they didn't they'd probably have a hard time finding anything. **