Maybe i got a lemon. Crisp and clear---especially consonants. 4) He says its comfortable but does hurt his ears slightly. SOUND: The sound seems good to me, and even though Im tone deaf, even I can hear the base is nice and the high end sound is clear. Onto the item the cable is much thicker and I think a bit longer in length, feels quality and the plug ends are a bit longer so stick out a bit more but thats only cosmetic, sound quality I was worried about but its just as good as before but I think more bass from what Ive heard. This is a generally flat set of headphones - no one part of the spectrum overpowers any other. Its more the feel of it though, because my feet never actually slipped out, and you will become accustomed quickly. I shoot in full RAW + JPG(L) so each individual image taken is about 100MB. I have the Beats Tour and hate them. It is thick and made of strong material and it is beautiful to look at.