I got these to replace my Infa Red Philips HC 200 (cheap) as i wanted to be able to walk around my house with them on and still be able to hear everything clearly. I've had them about 2 and half years now and they're still going pretty strong still holds a good charge and both speakers still work. The sound quality out of them is pretty good, not up there with my in ear headphones for my mp3 player which give very good bass response, but there good enough that i've kept on using them, they're also very comfortable. They've got big squishy bits on the ear muffs and they don't grip too tight, i can wear them for a good 3-4 hours at a time without them getting uncomfortable. I picked these up for 35 quid off of ebay and i would definitely recommened them. I purchased a top of the line philips pair with the surround sound business for over twice the price i ended up sending them back within a couple of days and got these instead.