The cable fell apart after less than a month. I was then told by the warranty department that they weren’t expensive enough for Sony to honour the warranty. Avoid!

I've had these headphones for more than 2 years and compared to other headphones of the same price range, it sounds really good, especially with bass. Treble response could be improved a bit though but this would be the first pair of headphones that have a freq. response of above 20000Hz. However, the body feels a bit flimsy. What can you expect from this price? Nevertheless, good value for money and a good budget buy. P.S. I didn't buy the headphones because of the brand, which Sony thinks most of its customers do even in this century.

I needed to replace a pair of expensive folding headphones that had served me well for a number of years until the foam perished and they became uncomfortable. I favour 60's music with variable tones and bass so I bought these and found the sound was very good with much deeper bass than my previous headphones, they are a little heavier having a battery in but are quite comfortable to wear. They also twist fold down to a compact size to travel. Great used with my notebook. a nice touch was the inclusion of the airline adapter plug, would have been nice to have had a case but for the price who's complaining