I am a pro-sumer not an audiophile, so I will not speak to the sound as much as others have.
I am not affiliated with the music industry in any way.
I have a full head of hair, no glasses, no TMJ, normal hearing.
 
As many others, I bought these based on the many positive reviews found elsewhere. (At the time of this writing there are no reviews here on head-fi for this product.) That and the fact that my wife was sick of having to turn off the lights to get my attention while listening to closed cans.
 
Pulling these out of the box you understand why people say these are big. They are mammoth. On my small-headed wife they look absolutely ridiculous. Even on my large-ish man-head they look a bit big. They come with the headphones themselves and a 3.5mm-to-1/4inch snap on adapter.
 
After unboxing, I plugged them in to check both ears produced sound, then started the burn-in process.
Whether or not you believe in this, I did it and the entire review is after the 100+ hours of burn-in with no modifications performed.
 
These are listed as circumaural and fit the bill. These easily fit my large noggin, and my large-ish ears stay inside the ears cups comfortably. My ears hit neither the cups nor the felt driver coverings. The headband-thing is comfortable as well.
 
I took these on my 90-minute commute a couple times and even on a plane once, just to test. Do not try this, kids. The vents in the cups let in all the droning sound you would hope to keep out. Take these to the office and leave them there. (At $35 you can afford it if the cleaning crew decides to lift a pair.) Beware-- they are open-back and if you crank the volume your cube mates may hear your music.
 
The cups swivel a tiny bit and rotate a tiny bit, but along with the headband adjustments this is all there is to adjusting these. While you are not going to dj with these, they are comfortable for normal listening sessions at work. I have never had to remove these due to fatigue of head or ears (though as I mentioned these are currently used in a quiet office environment).
 
The sound on these really is quite good. The lows reach deep and are pretty quick. The mids do not disappoint, and the highs are not overbearing. They will teach you how good sound can be coming from a couple magnets strapped to your head. And from there you will begin to wonder what else there is that you are missing. The answer is, plenty. But its gonna cost you. For beginners wondering what all the fuss is about, pick these up.
 
Pros:

1. Price. At $35 these aren't exactly spendy.
2. Decent sound. Good extension low and high. Plenty of volume, even on my phone, no amp.
3. Single-sided cable entry. Enters left earcup. (L and R marked on cups.)
4. Long, thick cable. (This is not a portable, so this is a plus.)
5. Metal headband components. Feels nice and durable.
6. Moddable. I have not done this, but understand these are great to get your feet wet in modding.

 
Cons:

1. Freaking humongous. I mean really. Long cord, big cups, large headband. (Though you can see from my ranking that I did not factor this in much.)
2. Fixed cable. I prefer removable cables as accidentally rolling over cords often occurs for me.

 
Now the question, when these fail/disappear will I repurchase? Not sure I would. As this is my office pair, I would likely shell out the extra $20 for the JVC HA-RX900 and see how I like those. (I could not audition these before purchase and was unsure if I wanted to spend 60% more and get the the 900s. Knowing now, I would probably just spend the extra $20.) But for those of you wondering if sound reproduction gets any better than your stock ipod ear buds, try these out. (Do not blame me if you realize you want to try the $200 V-MODAs in a couple months, though.)
 
 
 

I am a pro-sumer not an audiophile, so I will not speak to the sound as much as others have.
I am not affiliated with the music industry in any way.
I have a full head of hair, no glasses, no TMJ, normal hearing.
 
After reading reviews on the sonic qualities of these headphones, I could not resist a mere $23 purchase. I was wary of purchasing from the unknown monoprice.com, but this (my first) transaction with them went smoothly and my item was shipped and received quickly.
 
In the box is the headphones, a 3.5mm-to-1/4inch adapter, two male3.5mm-to-male3.5mm cables. One thick and long for home, one thin and short for travel. Both are rubberized, sturdy and tangle-resistant.
 
After unboxing, I plugged them in to check both ears produced sound, then started the burn-in process.
Whether or not you believe in this, I did it and the entire review is after the 100+ hours of burn-in.
 
These are listed as circumaurals, but on my large-ish man-head and my large-ish man-ears I found I had to cram my ears inside the cups. I used these multiple times on my 90-minute commute and did not want to spend more time with these (due to the ear-crushing, not the sound production). So they went to my kids, who love them.
 
Pros:

1. Price. For $23 you cannot go wrong. If nothing else you get a pair of beaters, portables, or kid 'phones.
2. Sound. These extend quite high and low and produce plenty of volume.
3. Portable. These fold flat and into the familiar headband ball.
4. Comfort. The headband and ear cup cushions are soft.
5. Adjustability. These fit my big head and my big 4 year old boy just fine. Both ear cups swivel and rotate.
6. Removable cable. The standard cables do not lock in place, and will come out rather than pull your headphones off.

 
Neutral:

1. Plastic construction. This makes these light, but a bit flimsy.

 
Cons:

1. Ear-cup size. These are on-ears.
2. Muddy/slow bass. Listening to techno, these just cannot keep up when the bass really gets going.
3. Plastic construction. After 3 months of daily unsupervised use by children the left cup has a squeak when being rotated. The sound produced by the can is unaffected by this, and it does not squeak when being worn, but smacks of cheapness. Your mileage may vary as kids have been pounding on these.
4. Cramped sound stage. Listening to classical it seemed like the instruments were sitting on my head with just a little separation (though I did not spend much time in this genre).
5. No carry case. These beg to be taken on your commute, but with no case you will have to borrow from another set.

 
Would I buy these again? For me and my ears, no. For my kids, definitely. When these wear out I will buy at least 1, maybe 2 more of these. My kids love them, and this way I do not have to share my nice cans with grubby fingers.

I'm a pro-sumer, not an audiophile, so I will not discuss the sound, really. These were purchased new, are still stock, not modded.
I have owned these cans for 2 years, so burn-in is complete. Full head of hair, no glasses, no TMJ.
 
Pros:

1. completely circumaural, even for my large-ish ears leads to great noise isolation. I keep the volume below 20% and can hear the music fine and no cube-mate phone calls.
2. Nice padding on cups and headband. I wear these for hours at a time at work and neither the clamping force nor the weight of these bother me.
3. Both cups rotate and swivel. You can wear them comfortably around your neck or off the ear of choice easily. They also lay flat and fold into the familiar headband ball.
4. The sound is pretty good for the price.
5. Single-sided cable entry (left side) with nice, thick coiled cabling.

 
Neutral (good and bad even out):

1. Plastic construction throughout. Seem a bit flimsy, but this also makes them light. I have had no problems with cracking or creaking

 
Con:

1. Fixed cable. I would use these for the bus commute but the cable is way too long and heavy. (In my opinion this is the only thing that keeps these from being viable portable headphones.)

 
If you buy your gear new, these are going to be a pretty good purchase, especially if you wait for a Black Friday sale. If you are willing to try used these may not be your best option as you can find the Sennheiser HD 380 used for about $20 more than these used. The HD 380 headphones sound much better, have metal components, and a removable cable, and possibly come with the stock carrying case. A much better deal.