I bought 4 pairs of these guys at $16 a pop for the kids to play games/movies while traveling. So, portability, inexpensiveness, and isolation were mostly the point. These nail those pretty well at that price. As noted the way the ear cups fold into the headband is pretty cool. They are lightweight and less susceptible to breakage than my nicer cans. I'd compare to soundstage to listening to a miniature performing group (beetle-sized, say) in a humid broom closet. The midtones are very muddled, but the bass sometimes surprises. It may be muddled...