the music to which I listen for this review be -lrb- the whole album -rrb- : the Rolling Stones - sticky Fingers Led Zeppelin - physical graffitus Tool - Aenima Radiohead - ok computer OutKast - Aquemini The Black Keys - Rubber Factory I 'll start with the sound quality . for they price range , it be about par . when you pay this much for headphone , the great sound quality should not be that big of a surprise . obviously , compare to $ 20 headphone , they be go to sound spectacular . however , the bass be hardly existent . and they be super quiet . I have to have my volume at least 3\/4 of the way to full blast on my mp3 player to enjoy it . and that be in a quiet setting . at work -lrb- warehouse setting -rrb- , I almost have to have the music deafeningly loud , and that be not good for my hearing . the quietness would be manageable if these headphone block out even a little bit of ambient noise . they do no such thing . you can hear everything around you . I realize they be not noise canceling , but I have a pair of Shure 's over the ear headphone -lrb-  shure srh840 professional monitoring earphone -lrb- black -rrb-  but they block out a good amount of noise . heck , with my $ 14 Auvio earbud from Radioshack that I buy for use while run , I only have to have my volume about 1\/3 of the way up , and that be plenty . and I have to take they out to hear people talk to I at work . the noise leakage be well document here , so I 'll save space by leave that out . for intangible , I 'll start with the audio cable . the end be not a `` l '' , so it plug straight in to you mp3 player . it come lose and out easily if you be move around . also , the attachment be for the 3.5 mm jack -lrb- for mp3 player -rrb- , instead of the other way around , so you have a monstrous jack to plug into you mp3 player . the cable be some 35 foot long , so it be not good for put you mp3 player into you pocket while work . that would be fine if the cable be detachable , because you could buy a shorter one to plug in , but , alas , it be not . which bring I to a point : if you cable become distressed or be , say , chew up by you dog or cat , you have to get whole new headphone , not just a audio cable . on style , they be pretty nice look . the build quality seem decent , but not heavy duty . however , I buy these after return my shure , because they be almost 1\/2 the weight -lrb- ! -rrb- , but these headphone be still huge , and look fairly goofy on I at work . you would think with all that room , they could fit in a better bass driver and noise canceling . honestly , what be in these speaker size headphone ? why be they so big ? I will say they be comfortable to wear , and my ear get warm after 8 hour at work , but not hot . they be light and can be wear all day -lrb- as oppose to the shure -rrb- . in conclusion , I be almost upset at the product I receive . at the very least , severely disappointed . the sound quality be great , but nothing more than most other at this price range , and even less , factor in lack of bass and quietness . the intangible make these almost completely impractical at work , and\/or with a mp3 player . my search for a practical set of mid range audiophile headphone continue ...