The sound and comfort or the actual earbuds are top notch. The lightning cable connection removes the need for the dreaded dongle. The ability to record and change between various noise canceling and active listening modes is also a better big plus. I found the length of the cable to be too short and the “console” in the middle of the headset too bulky and awkward. I returned this unit back to Best Buy after a few days because I didn’t love them and the awkward design offset the hefty price.

these are extremely comfortable and they fit and stay on extremely well. I was very interested in the recording technology and the ability to have enhanced listening capabilities. I give it a A+ for this. I've been pretty blown away by this headset. Although I think the binaural recording aspect may be more of a novelty than anything else for most people, the quality of the sound from this headset is worth enough on its own even if you do not use the recording function as much as you imagined. (My frame of reference for sound recording and playback comes from working in the sound department on movies such as Scarface, The Cotton Club,and Dirty Dancing.) Recording with this set - a microphone is part of each earpiece - is an amazing experience. Instead of a rather flat soundtrack, what you record is a completely immersive sound experience. You are recording the sounds happening all around you and when you play it back, you feel as though you are still in the place where you made the recording - you not only hear what was in front of you, as you would if recording with a directional microphone, but you hear what was to the left, right and behind you. It really is a 3D sound-surround experience. Listening to binaural recordings, depends of course on how well they were recorded, but the good ones can be a truly wondrous experience. Although binaurally recorded music and videos are not commonplace, I expect that they will become more and more popular now that the means of recording has been simplified to the point where anyone with this headset can make a recording that was once the province of professionals only. Aside from making and listening to binaural recordings, this headset is phenomenal for listening to pretty much any well-done recording. The sounds are crisp, clear and separate. The upper, mid and lower ranges of both treble and bass are nicely delineated and don't mush together (except in the case of bad recordings). The drums in a jazz recording I have became a revelation when heard through this headset. Classical recordings have nice depth, but those recorded binaurally can be simply amazing. Be aware that looking for binaural recordings to listen to on the internet will yield a lot of questionable results - "binaural" is also the word used for mood, "brain wave" and white noise recordings. So you have to work at it to get sense of the good stuff vs the junk. A unique feature of this headset is Situational Awareness, which is really two different modes of listening. One is Noise Cancellation and this headset does that as well as can be expected with earbuds, but it also has a Transparent mode that allows you to hear what's going on around you. Needless to say, this is the feature you want if you listen to music while out on the streets. It's a great safety feature. The earpieces are the most comfortable I think I've ever used. The part that loops around the ear is made of a very soft and pliable rubber that you honestly don't feel. It comes with a variety of different sized soft caps so you can get a good fit without being to loose or too tight. I actually have to wear two different sizes, so I really appreciate having the option to do so. Headphones and earbuds are very hard to review because no one hears exactly what another person hears. But I really love this headset. It is fun to make and playback recordings with it and it offers an extremely high level of listening. As headphones go, with few exceptions like perhaps KOSS which offers both value and quality in certain of their headsets, you really do get what you pay for. This headset is expensive but, in my opinion, the quality matches the price.