I was out of town for a month and needed a pair of headphones for walking.  I did not want to spend too much money for temporary headphones.  I went to the nearest Walmart and bought these headphones because they cost only 5 dollars and I trusted the Maxell brand name.  I was really shocked how good they sounded.  The sound was very clean and satisfying.  Of course they were a little shy on bass but for 5 bucks they served my purpose quite well.