I can hear every word being sung and what seems like each instrument played. Its really important that I have ropes that will hold. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 for ONE reason. I wish it?s longer though, cuz it only hold 5 things. Same dimension as the original imo. PROS:- Adjusting headband is comfy and doesnt make the top of my head sore after hours (unlike my $300 headphones) and in case of the unexpected video call, you can pop the ears right off of you want just normal pink headphones. Softest I?ve tried and I sampled more expensive brands in a shoe store. But dont let that stop you from buying this product. It needs to be able to connect to both the Polycom phone and a computer so I dont have to unplug it from one device to another in order to use it. The microphone worked well for phone calls and the callers I spoke to did not have any trouble understanding me.