My first pair my best friend in NY sent them to me, they were perfect! I absolutely loved them! Then my ex roomate stole them.. I bought another pair from PartsPeople.com, they seemed to be defective, the metal parts on them scraped my ears a little. I want to get another pair when I am able and hopefully they will be perfect again! Overall, they are beautiful, had great sound quality, cancelled out the outside noise very well, and were stylish! I loved them!