after wear these headphone for 30 minute , my ear begin to hurt . I be not sure if I be wear they wrongly , but these headphone press my ear against my head .  because these be closed ear headphone , you should expect the discomfort normally associate with wear headphone for a extended period of time . so , it be a good idea to remove the headphone every so often . however , discomfort should not include cause my ear to hurt .  the sound be pretty good for the price . I would not say it be great ; my Harmon Kardon speaker be better . I use these headphone to listen to audio when my roommate be in the room .  these headphone come with a volume control as part of the cord . I do not use the mute button because you have to hold it down , but I just turn the volume all the way down if I need to .  countless time I have drop the headphone , bang it , yank it when the cable be catch on something , but the headphone still work . the 2 meter cable be nice and long , longer than the usual 2-5 foot you usually get . my final recommendation : if you be look for cheap cheap headphone with good audio , get these , but do not wear they for exten period of time .