Got these for my wife and I to use on a airplane trip . figure I could use they at home some too . the quality be about what you would expect for $ 43 . the noise cancellation be okay and the sound be pretty good . I compare they to my isolation ear bud and they definitely have better sound . then I compare they to the Bose Quitecomfort 15 -lrb- airport store have they out to try -rrb- and it be night and day . the noise cancellation on the bose be far superior , but for $ 300 they should be . also , I think these be around the ear like the bose , but turn out they sit on the ear . I prefer around the ear like the bose . the cord roll up into the headset which be very convenient , but it be a little finicky sometimes . it be plastic and the spring roll up be very weak . I worry it will break one day . overall , my wife and I both enjoy they and they be worth $ 43 . I do not think I would pay full price -lrb- $ 79 -rrb- for these though .