I bought my first pair of these a few months ago, and I really felt as if they were ok, but nothing to write home about, having to EQ the Heck out of them for decent sound;....BUT WAIT!!!...I just ordered a new pair, thinking that I would change out the drivers to the Hyperx Cloud Core II, and upon plugging these puppies in, the sound is...Pretty Darn Good!!!! - I don't know what they have done differently back at their HQ, but it is a winner; the bass is dominant, this is a gamers' phone, after all, but a little adjustment on your handy 5-band equaliser will do the trick nicely...the rest of the audio spectrum is quite good without a ton of EQ; I'm wearing them as we speak, listening to Steeley Dan's Greatest Hits (Dude!), and they are more than up to the task of proper reproduction. For $40, you are getting some really decent phones, that are actually very well made, almost to the heavy side with the quality...they are a nod to the AKG 7-series by looks alone, and they sit pleasantly upon the head ......"Hey Nineteen" is going on very well, and I can hear all of the little things that a lot of cans miss; VERDICT: BUY THEM, YOU WILL ENJOY THEM!!!!!****OKAY, OKAY, AS OF JULY 2021 - WHEW!!! - HAD TO GO UP TO FIVE STARS!!!! - BUT WHY??? - WELL....I'm sitting here, listening to Bobby Caldwell (Amazing Vocalist, 2nd Only to Sinatra) on AMAZON PRIME MUSIC UNLIMITED HI-DEFINITION SOUND (!!!!!!!!) - Best Audio Buy on the Web, and I am actually getting GOOSEBUMPS from the sound; Imagine a Large, Fashionably-attired Black Guy sitting in his lovely Man-Crib at 3:45am, in headphones, and darkness, Giggling like some Idiot because the sound from the combination of His system, Amazon HD, and these Fabulous Headphones...O.M.G. - I paid $35 for these, two times; I've got Stax electro-Stats that aren't as natural and open...It just goes to show you, you don't have to spend Mad Bank to get Great Audio...Get Amazon HD, Cougar phones, a decent equaliser (5-band; so important), and a good amp for your phones....AMAZON has a CLASS A MINI AMP for your phones for $37 that is absolutely INSANE - REPEAT...CLASS A $37!!! THESE COUGARS ROAR, BABY!!!