Pretty disappointed in the quality of the pair I received. It feels so clean. Wanted to love them but will not be purchasing them again. Fits perfect, true to size,and cozy. Being a mid-high range headphones, being marketed as Studio Quality Headphones, I didnt expect this from AKG. With regard to the sound, they feel very nicely balanced to my ear. They look like any high end shoe of this style and where would you find a price this. Comfy slippers! You?ll probably say, like me, now why didn?t I think of that? Just what I wanted. We had something similar to this years ago but they were made of plastic and eventually broke, these being metal shouldn?t!