I buy these headphone for work to try and shut out the noise from some of the adjacent cubicle . they work nicely for the purpose and do not pinch you head like some of the other headphone I have try . they do fully enclose you ear - they do not sit on top of you ear like some headphone . sit over the ear like that be nice especially if you wear glass because it mean you do not get the arm of you glass smash into you head . generally speak , these be pretty comfortable . I do not like the band on top of my head , but that be not a issue with these headphone specifically - it be just one of those thing that come with the headphone territory . the sound be decent , but not super rich . there be point in the music where it sound a little hollow , like the low-end of the midrange be miss . it become particularly noticeable when listen to electronic music . the bass be decent but not ear-thumping . high be reasonable . if you be look for some decent-priced headphone that will get you through the work day , these be fine . if you be look for reference-quality sound or be uber-picky about sound quality , these be not for you . one note - with the over-the-ear fit and the corresponding headband , these headphone be huge . I mean , no one be go to walk past you and miss these bad boy . you can see they on you head from space . if you be try to impress someone of the opposite sex or look cool in you headphone groove to the music , you will have better luck carry a 80 's boombox on you shoulder - they be roughly the same size , but at least one have `` retro style '' go for it . give what I be look for , and that I have some headphone that be uncomfortable that I want to replace , these fit the bill . I will probably look at a more expensive in-ear set next time so I can have better quality sound and lose the headphone-hair effect that the band on these give I .